Ethan Orenstein @slappshell.bsky.social · 14/01/2026I swear I work on projects that I scale and monetize too, but while I was working my TIDE LOG app I decided to remaster and re-release my retro surfing mobile game too. Flappy-surfing fun for the whole family! #buildinpublic #indiehacker 021
Ethan Orenstein @slappshell.bsky.social · 12/01/2026Just launched a quick app project to pass the time while I wait for some data from a paid campaign to roll in. #buildinpublic 050
Ethan Orenstein @slappshell.bsky.social · 31/12/2025One more to close out 2025: SLAPPlaunch. A platform designed to validate and share ideas (at any stage), find your first users, and collect feedback via simple surveys - all while building SEO to your owned properties with dofollow links & editable landing pages. Start for free - happy new year! 110
Ethan Orenstein @slappshell.bsky.social · 29/12/2025Not live yet, no users - I'm avoiding overengineering. Here's a little preview: 010
Ethan Orenstein @slappshell.bsky.social · 23/12/2025Easy meta tags template I use for all of my pages, just fill in a few variables and I'm good to go in seconds. Could even componentize it if I really wanted to. #buildinpublic 060
Ethan Orenstein @slappshell.bsky.social · 15/12/2025I almost quit at the beginning of 2025. At that point, my losing streak was almost legal drinking age. Then, I had one more idea I wanted to try (the initial test idea for SLAPPSHELL) and had my best single month in a very long time. 100
Ethan Orenstein @slappshell.bsky.social · 08/12/202510 years ago I started a project stitching together beer koozies from old wetsuits in a 100-yr old basement. Now I build "money printers" This is how I got here, and how you can build your own: 100
