Launching a startup in 3days — a story about fighting founder procrastination

Hey Hunters 👋 Marc here, building startups from Bali 🥥 Last week I had a startup idea, bought a domain name, and imagined tons of features. After procrastinating for 24h, I realized I was falling into the perfectionism trap... So I scheduled a Product Hunt lunch in 3 days with 0 lines of code and committed publically on Twitter. Here is a recap of the story, and why you should set up short deadlines to boost productivity. --- Day 1: Building I wanted to show the compound effect of tiny habits. For instance, if you read 10 minutes a day, you'll finish 12 books in 2023. I manage to get an ugly prototype working by the end of the day but I'm already late on the schedule. --- Day 2: Instagrammable Showing the compound effect of habits is great. But it won't be enough to motivate people to stick to it. I must find something else... So I create a sharable Habits Grid with fancy gradients: New Year resolutions here we go! --- Day 3: Joe Rogan To compete on Product Hunt, I need to stand out. But I'm a poor indie hacker with no employees. So I make a simple, hopefully fun, YouTube video using clips from Joe Rogan's podcast. I also build a feature so users can directly import their habits to my gamified habit tracker—Habits Garden 🌱 https://habitsgarden.com/ --- That's it! Building a startup is hard. It's easy to get trapped, slack, or procrastinate. I really recommend you add constraints to your workflow for better productivity. My app is live today on Product Hunt, if you have a minute, I'd love your support ❤️ https://www.producthunt.com/posts/visualize-habit