How I Built and Shipped 2 Products in 30 Days as a Solo Developer

Most developers spend months planning. I spent 30 days shipping.

Here's the honest breakdown of how I went from idea to two live products on Gumroad — a Telegram AI Bot SaaS template and a Cursor rules pack — without a team and without burning out.

The Mindset Shift

I used to be the "perfectionist developer." You know the type — endless refactoring, beautiful abstractions, and nothing in users' hands.

Then I discovered the indie hacker community. People shipping in public changed how I think about "done."

Product #1: Telegram AI Bot SaaS Template

The Idea (Day 1–2)

I noticed a pattern: developers wanted to build AI-powered Telegram bots, but wiring OpenAI, admin panels, and deployment took forever.

What if I could package all of that into a ready-to-deploy template?

The Build (Day 3–12)

• Runtime: Node.js + TypeScript
• AI: OpenAI GPT-4o-mini API
• Database: SQLite
• Bot Framework: Telegraf
• Dev Tool: Cursor AI

The Ship (Day 13–15)

Listed on Gumroad. Promoted via Reddit, Dev.to, Twitter/X, and GitHub.

Product #2: Cursor Rules Pack

While building the Telegram bot, I refined my Cursor workflow — and packaged those rules as a second product.

What I Learned

1. Speed > Perfection — Ship first, perfect later.
2. Your Workflow Is a Product
3. Distribution matters
4. AI tools are a multiplier
5. Start before you're ready

What's Next

Building this portfolio and Incident Brief — turning raw logs into concise incident updates.

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• Products on Gumroad · GitHub