https://ashishbuilds.io/blog Build logs, teardowns and playbooks from a 22-year-old solo founder shipping with AI. en-us Wed, 03 Jun 2026 19:04:06 GMT https://ashishbuilds.io/blog/how-i-write-an-alternatives-page-in-90-minutes https://ashishbuilds.io/blog/how-i-write-an-alternatives-page-in-90-minutes Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT The exact 90-minute process behind every alternatives page on this site. Research, draft, wire, ship. Reusable in any niche, with the actual timestamps and tools I use. https://ashishbuilds.io/blog/opc-day-28-the-week-seo-started-compounding https://ashishbuilds.io/blog/opc-day-28-the-week-seo-started-compounding Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Week four of the One-Person Company series. First real organic traffic, what shipped, the single decision that changed the trajectory, and the math behind the curve finally bending. https://ashishbuilds.io/blog/the-boring-seo-loop-that-actually-works-for-solo-founders https://ashishbuilds.io/blog/the-boring-seo-loop-that-actually-works-for-solo-founders Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Forget content calendars and AI spam. The loop that compounds for solo founders is ship, link, refresh, repeat. Here is exactly how I run it, with real numbers from /alternatives. https://ashishbuilds.io/blog/opc-day-21-what-broke-and-what-shipped https://ashishbuilds.io/blog/opc-day-21-what-broke-and-what-shipped Tue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Three weeks into the One-Person Company series. Two launches, one painful refactor, the single habit that compounded most, and the lessons I am taking into week four. https://ashishbuilds.io/blog/why-i-stopped-pitching-and-started-shipping https://ashishbuilds.io/blog/why-i-stopped-pitching-and-started-shipping Mon, 25 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Two years of pitch decks taught me almost nothing. One weekend of shipping taught me everything. Here is the full honest story, the math, and the exact loop I run now as a solo founder. https://ashishbuilds.io/blog/lovable-vs-cursor-which-one-i-actually-use https://ashishbuilds.io/blog/lovable-vs-cursor-which-one-i-actually-use Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Both are excellent and they are not competitors. They are tools for two different jobs. Here is the 5-second rule I use, the deep tradeoffs, and a real workflow that uses both. https://ashishbuilds.io/blog/the-mrr-math-no-one-tells-solo-founders https://ashishbuilds.io/blog/the-mrr-math-no-one-tells-solo-founders Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Everyone wants $10k MRR. Almost nobody does the napkin math on what it actually requires. Here is the full math: price, funnel, churn, and the strategy that follows from each.