EP 02 · Season 1
Shipping a Side Project in 48 Hours
35:52
Side ProjectsProductivityShippingIndie Hacking
What it takes to go from idea to deployed in a weekend — my process, the mistakes I made, and what I'd do differently.
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A raw, honest account of a 48-hour build sprint — what worked, what exploded, and the mindset shift that finally got me to stop polishing and start shipping.
Topics Covered
- The "good enough to ship" threshold
- Tech stack decisions under time pressure
- Why I always start with the data model
- What broke at hour 36 (and how I fixed it at 3am)
- Lessons for the next sprint
Show Notes
I've been sitting on ideas for years, waiting until they felt "ready." This episode documents the week I finally stopped waiting.
The project was a simple habit tracker — nothing groundbreaking — but the constraints made it real. No scope creep. No "I'll add that later." Just build the core loop and get it in front of people.
The most important thing I learned: the first version should embarrass you slightly. If you're proud of v1, you waited too long.
Timestamps
- 00:00 – Intro and motivation
- 04:30 – Picking the idea (and why simpler is harder)
- 12:00 – The tech stack I chose and why
- 22:15 – Hour 36: when the auth broke
- 30:00 – What I shipped and early feedback
- 33:00 – What I'd do differently