@ben_makes_stuff

Quit my Staff SWE job at DoorDash to build my own businesses ✈️ https://xitter.cf/t.co/l0v0iL9f3R (learn to fly) 🐶 https://xitter.cf/t.co/bO0FDpwqHP (ai moderation) 🗽 https://xitter.cf/t.co/bvpd5BsBe2 (nyc makers)

 New York, NY
bio.link/ben_makes_stuff
Joined June 2012
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Ben has been protecting my "Solo Founders" group from spammers for over a year. Kudos! 🙏
Ben Katz@ben_makes_stuffJan 13
🚀 Major improvement just shipped for Watchdog customers: Punishment durations are now configurable for Discord and Telegram groups! Had > 3 customers ask me to change the duration on their "mute" punishment to 3 different values recently - that was my cue to ship!
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Watchdog is pretty good at moderating X communities 😌
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If you’re sick of LemonSqueezy nonsense then check out downloadpage.io It enables you to use Stripe and handles your product delivery. Built by @ben_makes_stuff

DownloadPage - Digital Downloads for Stripe

Launch a professional Stripe-powered download page for your digital products in 1 minute — no code needed, with custom branding that fits your business.

downloadpage.io
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@CreatedByJannn4 Jul 2025
whats the fcking point of having a status page if your complete payment system is down and it says no problems detected? @lemonsqueezy this is my last straw
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My newest product, DownloadPage, is live on Product Hunt! producthunt.com/products/dow… Sell digital downloads via Stripe with: 😌 0 extra transaction fees 🎨Custom branding for your business 🧤 Free white-glove migration If you like the product, I'd really appreciate your support!
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I'm excited to try this product out! Now I can ditch Lemon Squeezy and use Stripe. Ben's product will deliver the goods to my customers!
Ben Katz@ben_makes_stuff30 May 2025
Just shipped my first new product in over a year, would love to hear what you think 👇 Particularly if you're a non-technical founder or business owner!
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Replying to @pizzaboy
watchdog ai does 99% of the moderation otherwise it would be impossible @ben_makes_stuff
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New Youtube video just uploaded: A new AI moderation bot that works for telegram, discord, reddit and X communities! This goes beyond many other bots because it uses CONTEXT (thanks to AI). I walk through this tool and the benefits in my video. youtu.be/Ff4VeN_6Cg0
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Replying to @pauxels @marclou
If you spend time trying to comply with every single regulation to the letter of the law you won't get anything done No sense in worrying about it upfront, worry later when you have millions in MRR at stake
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Solopreneurs vs co-founders Is it best to go solo or team up? Indie hackers share their experience, plus tips for doing it right. indiehackers.com/post/solopr…
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Replying to @IndieHackers @csallen @petecodes
Prioritise your ideas using the following criteria: 1. Idea description 2. How will you monetize the idea 3. How excited are you about this (1-5) 4. How much specialized knowledge do you have about this(1-5) 5. What’s the market size (1-5) Credits: @ben_makes_stuff
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Simple OTP by @ben_makes_stuff lets you add magic sign in link authentication to your (Vue) apps easily 🔮 - madewithvuejs.com/simple-otp
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This is going to be fun! I have no idea what to expect, but it'll be a good time with cool people and if we make enough noise we may be able to convince Ben to rename the project to "Unicorn Secret Portal Gate 5000" or something. #livecode #otp #nerdlife
Ben Katz@ben_makes_stuff9 Aug 2023
Building simpleotp.com live on twitch next week, join the invite below to get notified when I'll be going live! #buildinpublic linkedin.com/events/building…
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Thank you @itsevalieu for sharing your coding bootcamp experience! 🙏🙏 @mrsaeeddev I think some of your followers might find this interesting 🙂 swepro.co/engineer-stories-e…
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Wondering how to get promoted to staff engineer in tech? @suhailpatel from @monzo shares his story here - swepro.co/engineer-stories-i… Thanks Suhail 🙏🏽
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Gear up, Silicon Valley. TikTok is coming for ya. @MelissaOng69420 @VCBrags #fintok #startup #entrepreneurs
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Ben Katz retweeted
PHP CEO@PHP_CEO5 May 2018
NEW PULL REQUEST POLICY: ALL ENGINEERS MUST STARE ME DIRECTLY IN THE EYES FOR A FULL TEN SECONDS WHILE SWEARING A BLOOD OATH THAT THEY ARE NOT ADDING ANY NEW BUGS NO BLOOD NO MERGE
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Ben Katz retweeted
Laurie Voss
@seldo30 Sep 2018
When you can't be bothered to finish migrating your legacy system:
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Standard tech recruiter somehow lucks out and places a CTO with a tiny startup no-one has ever heard of... ...immediately updates bio to "Executive Headhunter & Startup Advisor"
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"I've set the wedding date. I've not asked her out yet."---how software projects are managed.
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