Ashpak Shaikh

An investor approached me for Nasx HR Solutions.

It's been 15 days after our first discussion, no reply yet.

But, attention from an investor is a good sign after all, so doubling down on marketing for Nasx.

Let's see how it goes!

Ever built something amazing and then stared at 0 customers wondering 'Why doesn't anyone care?'
Been there.

10 times, actually 😅

That's why I built aigen.sale - AI-powered outreach for devs who hate sales but love customers.

Launch day! Who's ready to never write another cold email? 🚀

It took 1 month to solve this issue.

Finally it has been resolved.

I had to move away from MongoDb and AWS amplify to solve Timeout issue.

Now time to launch aigen.sale 🚀

I'm done with MongoDB! 💔

After countless hours debugging, I'm migrating everything to @supabase + @DrizzleORM

Yes, it's a massive undertaking. Yes, I'm doing it anyway.

Sometimes you gotta know when to fold 🃏

#MongoDB #Supabase #Developer

Making problem solving SaaS💻and footwear brand👟
together.

Lesson:
The path to manufacturers is never straight - just middlemen everywhere! Almost launch-ready despite the hurdles.

That moment when you realize you can start ANY business from ANYWHERE ✨
Just contacted manufacturers for my clog brand while sitting in my hometown.
From coding apps to designing footwear - the journey keeps evolving.
Thoughts on "Comfigo" as a name?

Making progress on that MongoDB timeout issue. Code runs to completion now but still hitting timeout errors.

When you're building for scale (100s of contacts), every millisecond matters.

Not giving up until it's seamless - the difference between good and great is in these details.

After 133 signups but minimal conversions on Synthx, I'm learning that product-market fit isn't just about users—it's about value they'll pay for.

Setting it on autopilot while exploring fashion/electronics brand with development of aigen.sale

Each "failure" is just data for the next launch 📈

Today's score:
Code: 100% ✅(completing the task but takes time)
Timeouts: 10% ❌(can still see errors)

Like a 1000-piece puzzle - 990 pieces fit but those last 10 are hiding. 🧩

MongoDB team consultation next.

Building products = constant problem-solving.

Growing from 35 to 118 Synthx users feels like throwing a party where 117 people show up but only 1 person orders food 😅

The demotivation is real, but the learning is invaluable.

How do you stay motivated when metrics look grim? Actually curious.

Sometimes the most powerful decision is knowing when to pivot. After weeks of MongoDB timeout issues, I'm considering a complete DB change.

Lesson: Being attached to your tech choices can cost more than switching.

What DB would you choose with Next.js? 👇

That moment when a customer asks for a quotation even though prices are on the website 📝

Instead of saying "check the site," I created it immediately.

Small lesson: In India, documents still build trust. Every interaction is a bridge to conversion.

What's your customer quirk?

Update on issue I've been working since long time:

I am calling external apis and aws amplify doesn't like it to call api using fetch, so I used aws-sdk.

But, now I am facing another MongoDB issue - ReplicaSetNoPrimary

At least I've moved a bit forward.

Cheers!

Classic dev solution finder 😀

Seems like there are multiple issues at play, hence finding solution is getting tougher.

Atlas. IP whitelisting is done.

Been stuck on the same coding bug for days. How do you find motivation when a problem seems unsolvable?

What's your reset button?

3 days whole and other days I worked on other stuff.

Error - [cause]: [MongoNetworkTimeoutError: Socket 'secureConnect' timed out after 35999ms (connectTimeoutMS: 10000)] {

I have spent more than 7 days on it now..

Yes, they said sorry at the end. Even they could not find the root cause, but they suggested it could be aws amplify. Issue is that the connection is being timed out. It works fine on local, but on prod it fails to connect with mongodb.

Day 3 of wrestling with this MongoDB issue. The road from corporate dev to solopreneur isn't always smooth.

What I'm learning: persistence matters more than perfection.

If any MongoDB wizards are in my timeline - your guidance would be gold right now!

#BuildInPublic #MongoDB

Thanks Hussam. I agree finishing hardest part first gives lot of motivation and rest seems piece of cake.

Thank you Danny. I have asked MongoDB team for help. Let's see if they will be able to help.

Today's solopreneur reality: stuck on a MongoDB issue while simultaneously researching my next venture,

- an electronics brand!

Building multiple paths forward is how we eventually break through.

What problem are you tackling today?

#buildinpublic

After a 2-day break, I'm back with renewed energy for aigen.sale launch.

Set multiple launch dates (May 1/7/15) as a mental hack - no more feeling down about "missed deadlines," just continuous progress.

The best builders know flexibility beats rigidity.

What's your productivity hack?

I don't know what to share today.

They say showing up daily gives result, that is what I 'm trying to do.

Building aigen.sale feels like déjà vu:
- Hit roadblock
- Feel frustrated
- Debug
- Try again

Building isn't glamorous—it's stubbornly showing up. The best founders aren't the smartest, they're the ones who don't quit.

Honesty post:

Some days the code flows, some days nothing works.

Today's definitely the latter.

aigen.sale launch delayed due to some bugs.. not sure how to resolve them, feels demotivated.

#DevLife

Spent 3 hours debugging aigen.sale only to find I misspelled 'email' as 'eamil'.

Sometimes the biggest problems have the simplest solutions.

What's your funniest coding mishap?

My dad still asks when I'll get a 'real job' again.

But last week, a customer said my software saves them 5 hours weekly.

That single message fuelled the final push to finish aigen.sale.

Build for that one person who truly needs your work.