Idea Surfr

I’ve been working on this to send (violently) startups to 1999.

2 weeks ago I released Destroy My Startup, and it gathered over 51k users in a few days. Even got someone on Reddit saying “Damn, I got roasted so hard I'm going to take my site down”.

Right now, this new landing got 32 users in 1 hour, and just saw 13 more visitors on it as I write.

That feeling never gets old

disclaimer: if you don’t like profanity or seeing your startup look ugly, don’t use it. You’ll hate it.

If you open TikTok, Reddit or any other social media platform, you get the feeling that it doesn’t make sense to build an app or something digital. It seems like everyone is doing it. Let me tell you one thing: most people are lazy. The majority is tired after coming home from work. They go to the gym (best case) or just scroll on their phones sitting on the couch. Many won’t even pay for the Apple developer account + monthly Claude subscription. Of the ones who do, maybe 20% finish an app, 80% might fail at marketing, 5% build another app. This is only a math example, but what I want to tell you: working with Ai tools has never given you a higher leverage than now. In times where everyone builds sloppy fast products, use Ai for weeks/months as a helping hand and build something exceptional. It will pay off! I’m currently at 50$ MRR after months of hard work. It’s not much yet but if you stay in the game, I guarantee you, you will succeed! Study ASO, tweak your features and design and don’t stop until you are proud. I met lots of founders who failed building 1-2 apps but I never met someone who built 5-10 and didn’t make it. Don’t listen to social media, algorithms can demotivate you and support procrastination.

Keep going!

Have you ever noticed something strange?

In your native language, you can tell amazing stories. You can convince people, make jokes, and have deep conversations.

But the moment you start speaking English… everything feels harder.

Your mind suddenly goes blank.

I had the same problem.

In my native language, I can easily talk to anyone. But in English, I felt like I lost half of my personality.

So I started asking myself a question.

Why does this happen?

Then I looked at how we actually learn language as children.

When we are kids, we don’t start with grammar books.

First we listen.

Then we start speaking.

Only later do we learn reading and writing.

But when we learn English in school, the process is completely reversed.

First we read.

Then we write.

And only after many years… we try to speak.

That’s why speaking feels uncomfortable.

But there was another idea that helped me think about a solution.

Imagine you receive a group photo.

What is the first thing you do?

You zoom into yourself.

Humans naturally focus on themselves.

So I built an app based on this simple idea.

The app lets you record yourself speaking.

Then it reflects your speech back with subtitles, grammar corrections, and suggestions for improvement.

Instead of memorizing grammar rules, you improve by observing how you actually speak.

Because sometimes the best way to improve your communication… is simply to listen to yourself.

And that’s the idea behind this app.

so try to solve your own problems