Just Ship Now is written by Alex Cloudstar, a solo full-stack developer and product builder.
Eight years of experience shipping production software, and two years as an indie hacker building and shipping solo. Designs, builds, and ships complete products for founders and startups: one person, full ownership, idea to launch, no handoffs.
Tech stack: TypeScript, React, Next.js, Node.js, PostgreSQL, AWS, and Tailwind CSS.
Past client work includes E.ON, ING, Warner Bros., and HCL Technologies. Also writes technical articles for HackerNoon, and was named Contributor of the Year in both React and TypeScript in 2021.
Joined Product Hunt in June 2021. Launches so far, most recent first: SnapPoint, Makers Page, SQUAD IN SYNC, Product Hunt Wrapped 2025, Cross Write, CoLaunchly (relaunched as CoLaunchly 2.0), and PilotFisc.
This list only covers Product-Hunt-launched projects. There's more work beyond Product Hunt that isn't captured here.
Right now that's roastme.gg: pay to get publicly roasted by AI. Submit an X handle or a website, pay any amount, and get an AI-written roast posted to a public wall ranked by how much you paid.
Just Ship Now isn't a product. It's the record of stepping away from building, starting to write again anyway, and that writing leading back to actually shipping.
A build-in-public newsletter for solo founders, indie hackers, and startup builders: real launches, real numbers, and lessons from shipping software fast.