Why I'm Building in Public
I'm done building in private. Here's what I'm doing instead.
Done Building in Private
For years I built things nobody saw. Side projects that went nowhere, tools I never shipped, ideas that died on my laptop. When something failed, I moved on quietly.
That's over. From now on, I'm building in the open.
Why?
Simple — when you build in private, nobody holds you accountable. You can quit anytime and no one notices. Building in public fixes that. If I say I'm shipping something, now I have to actually ship it.
It also forces me to think clearly. Writing about what I'm building makes me understand it better. And people show up — they point out blind spots, suggest things I hadn't considered, sometimes even use what I make.
The Goal
Ship projects. Share what I learn. Build things people actually want to use.
No big MRR targets, no five-year plans. Just: make stuff, put it out there, see what happens.
Follow Along
Let's see where this goes.
— Alex
Alex Cretu
Developer from Romania. Building stuff and sharing what I learn. Follow along on X @0xcretu
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