Q1 goal: build 4 tools. [this year was focusing on quarterly goals instead of annual goals]
Done. All 4. Live on the internet.
I'm not going to pretend it went smoothly. It didn't.
Approvals took weeks, integrations broke at midnight, and I definitely spent more time chasing shiny new tools than actually shipping.
TimePulse's own data called me out on that one — 8 hours on a broken setup vs 1.5 hours on Calmbook, which actually got 2 new users that same day. The data doesn't lie.
But here we are. End of Q1. Four real products that didn't exist 90 days ago.
Here's what I built:
1. TimePulse (timepulse.site) — WhatsApp check-ins that show where your 168 hours actually go each week. Built it because I needed it. Used it on myself first. Uncomfortable results, 10/10 would recommend.
2. Calmbook (calmbook.app) — WhatsApp booking for solo coaches. No app for clients to download, no inbox chaos, $15/month. Solves one thing and solves it well.
3. RivalNotify (rivalnotify.com) — Alerts when your competitors change their pricing, landing pages, or messaging. AI-powered. Haven't locked in the launch plan yet, still thinking this one through.
4. GetLaunchIntel (getlaunchintel.com) — Fresh B2B leads pulled from government business registries across 11 markets. New companies, before anyone's reached them. This one's going on Product Hunt — the place founders go to put their tools in front of the world.
Now comes the part I didn't expect to be this hard.
Building? Figured it out. Between AI tools, late nights after a full-time FP&A job, and a lot of trial and error — I can build things now. That barrier is basically gone for me.
Selling?
Completely different muscle.
Distribution, marketing, finding what actually moves the needle — that's where Q2 is going.
It's honestly exciting. A year ago I didn't think I could build any of this. Now I'm sitting here with 4 live products wondering how to grow them.
That's a good problem to have.
AI changed what's possible in a short time span. I'm proof of that, and I'm just getting started.