pdyc

pdyc

@newbeelearn.com

Always be learning. I share my leanings from time to time on my blog here newbeelearn.com #emacs #buildinpublic #indiehacker Currently working on dashboard builder from spreadsheet https://easyanalytica.com

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Redesigned dialog box for adding dataset in EasyAnalytica.com Now you can - preview data - Rename columns - fix headers - change type of data for analysis (e.g. percentage->numbers) here is the early demo #buildinpublic

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Still, new users keep coming in slowly. Up to 68 total users, +8 this week without marketing. People are discovering the product organically, which blows my mind.

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Meanwhile, UK’s new verification rules are… a lot. Seriously considering closing the company and switching to sole trading just to avoid the compliance pain, especially when the project isn’t profitable yet.

Funny enough, the limited Google Sheets scope turned out better than the more “powerful” wide scope. Wide scope = you can query any sheet… but you can’t list a user’s available sheets without another scope + a CASA audit (time + $$). Not great for UX.

With the limited scope, I added the Google Picker Now users can: • Connect their Google account • Pick exactly which files they want to expose • Use them straight in their EasyAnalytica dashboards Way better and users stay fully in control.

Finally, integrated google sheets with EasyAnalytica now you can also visualize private sheets in addition to public sheets (which is already enabled) here is what's coming 👇 #buildinpublic

Few clicks from google but most of them were branded clicks so not sure if i should be happy about it but good to know that google has indexed it. #buildinpublic

Added new multi select in Prompt Manager, it lets you pick and preview multiple rules, context and templates at once. Build cleaner prompts without the back and forth watch video to see it in action #buildinpublic

When your prompt grows with specs, examples, and docs from multiple files, it becomes impossible to navigate. added two new features Search → highlights the exact phrase. File view → takes you right to the snippet you need. #buildinpublic

I am an idiot. I spent a week thinking EasyAnalytica got zero new users. Kept refreshing my DB… nothing changed. Assumed the hype was dead. Today I accidentally clicked “next page.” Turns out I was only looking at page 1 the whole time. 😭

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I am an idiot. I spent a week thinking EasyAnalytica got zero new users. Kept refreshing my DB… nothing changed. Assumed the hype was dead. Today I accidentally clicked “next page.” Turns out I was only looking at page 1 the whole time. 😭

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Dev update: Google Sheets integration was supposed to be smooth… until I found out I’d need a Google audit to make it seamless. That audit = weeks of delay. So I built a workaround using non-sensitive scopes. Requires more setup from users, but at least it ships this week.

I’m also polishing the UI. It needs it. Which means marketing takes a back seat for a few days. The good part is making big adjustments is easier while the user base is small.

I am an idiot. I spent a week thinking EasyAnalytica got zero new users. Kept refreshing my DB… nothing changed. Assumed the hype was dead. Today I accidentally clicked “next page.” Turns out I was only looking at page 1 the whole time. 😭

Took a detour this week and built a tool for prompting. I was tired of copy/pasting rules + context across prompts. Even with notes, it was too much friction. Made a tool that cuts that down massively. If anyone wants it, I can make it public.

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This week’s goal is to finally ship billing. But something tells me I will miss the Black Friday window...and then spend days thinking about how I missed it.

Development was not great either. I planned to ship private Google Sheets integration and billing. Shipped neither. The shame is real.

To make things worse, I saw another product showcasing a side-by-side CSV comparison feature. I immediately thought, "I need this too." Turns out I already built it months ago. You just duplicate a table in EasyAnalytica and adjust it. I guess I am accidentally forgetting my own features now.

Vibe-coded new landing page for EasyAnalytica with Gemini 3 Pro and it straight up lowered my product price 😂 Even deleted the free plan (sorry folks) and slashed the paid one by ~55% to $14 But honestly i like the new design Should I swap it with AI-vibe one? 🤔 #buildinpublic

Shipped grouping by dates for Google Search Console data. Now I can proudly say EasyAnalytica makes cleaner dashboards than GSC by removing weekend noise. Take that, Google.

Activation metric was: create one dashboard. Users did exactly that. One dashboard. The same dashboard as my demo video. Then vanished like ghosts. Now I am wondering if my UI scares people.

Maybe the real activation metric should be: create a second dashboard. If they do that, I will personally send them a digital hug.

My weekly update is late, otherwise it would have been 20. Timing is everything in SaaS, including pretending your numbers look better.

Marketing strategy: look for Reddit posts like "what are you building, I will go first" and quietly drop my link. I am too cowardly to post my own. Respect to the heroes who do the lord's work so we can piggyback.

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I’m also trying to control my urge to build another tool just to attract users to my main one, since some tool on X said that “content is dead, it’s all about free tools!”

I also managed to find multiple competitors by accidentally pitching my product to them, which was kind of funny, I almost thought I’d finally found my ICP and that this person really got my vision… only to realize it was their vision 😀

I also nearly had a panic attack while recording a demo on how to build a GSC dashboard inside Easyanalytica to compare two sites (this is not possible in GSC). It detected different data types for the same CSV files from two different sites but it’s all good now 😅

The founder rollercoaster: one day Easyanalytica feels like a billion-dollar product, Other days I wonder why anyone would pay for it. #buildinpublic

Tired of opening 10 tabs to check 10 dashboards? View all your dashboards in one place. Just upload your spreadsheets → get branded dashboards → search across them instantly with easyanalytica.com #nocode #dashboard #SaaS #buildinpublic

Now add a Refresh Button to your branded dashboards! Let your clients refresh data or upload their own in just one click with easyanalytica.com. No code. No setup. Just fresh insights. #nocode #dashboards #buildinpublic

When your data refresh is so fast, you spend an hour debugging your app… only to realize it’s been working the whole time. 🚀🤦‍♂️ #buildinpublic

Auto-generating dashboards from your data. Started with Google Search Console 📊 , but it works for any dataset. One prompt → ready-to-use dashboard. #buildinpublic #DataViz #NoCode