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I keep building projects nobody wants. So this time I'm doing it backwards

thefern Thursday, March 05, 2026

The problem: You have an idea, you build, buy domain, spend weeks, months, no one shows up.

The idea: A profile page where you list all your project ideas. People can signal interest, and you collect emails — before you build anything. With hatchd, you wouldn't need to spin up a validation page in vercel, or other hosting platform.

Think Linktree, but for your side projects. One link to share everywhere.

Why not just use Product Hunt? PH is for launched products. This is for ideas you haven't built yet. It's your personal page, not a marketplace where you compete in a feed. No reviews or pressure to be polished — just "I'd use this" signals.

Why not Gumroad or a landing page builder? Those are for selling. This is for validating what's worth building first. One page holds all your ideas together, not scattered across platforms.

I threw up a validation page to see if anyone else has this problem: https://hatchd-validation.vercel.app/ If this sounds useful, vote on it, join waitlist. If it's not, tell me why.

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