Hi, I'm Nico. I build small internet products and write about the journey.
Tools for developers, experiments with AI, and honest notes on what works and what doesn't — while trying to turn this into a living.
Latest
- Day 1: 0 sales. Day 2: a stranger said "hold the price". I'm holding.Aug 17, 2026– views
- I will not lower my price to $4.9. Here's why.Aug 17, 2026– views
- I run 3 things on a free GitHub board. It costs $0 and beats every paid tool I triedAug 16, 2026– views
- I'm a Java backend dev who can't do frontend. I built a 20-tool site in 3 weeks anyway.Aug 11, 2026– views
- I tested 10+ online JSON tools so you don't have to. Most suck.Aug 11, 2026– views
- My JSON formatter is 80 lines of code. The hard part was everything else.Aug 11, 2026– views
- My side project makes $0. Here's the math for when it won't.Aug 11, 2026– views
- I built an AI headshot app for $9.9 once. No subscription.Aug 14, 2026– views
- I'm a Java dev. I learned frontend by shipping, not by courses.Aug 14, 2026– views
Now
- Building my second product (AI headshots) and growing my first one (JSON tools). Writing as I go.