I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again: I’m really proud of my most recent app, Too Phishy. It’s by far the best anti-phishing add-on I’ve seen in the Google Workspace store. That being said, it hasn’t caught on as much as I would have hoped or as fast as I would have hoped.
In an effort to build one app per month, I have to be more ruthless than other app builders in terms of timing. Things have to take off fast, or it’s time to pivot. So I’ve decided to pivot into new ventures. Here’s my blog post explaining why.
I'm trying to built momentum for my Gmail add-on, Too Phishy, by sharing my launch blog post on HN. Unfortunately, I've posted it 3 times already and they've all bombed:
* "I built an anti-phishing app. Here's what I learned (and why I hate Stripe)."
* "The highs and lows of building an anti-phishing app"
* "Launching Too Phishy"
My friend suggested giving my post the title "Phishing for Compliments." So let's see what happens.
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