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What I learned trying to sell an app nobody has used

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This summer I built Starling, a Chrome extension that drafts replies, quote posts and posts on X in your own voice. It learns how you write from your old posts, and nothing goes out until you press Post. Behind it there's a FastAPI backend, Stripe billing, an owner dashboard and about 5,500 automat…

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  1. 2026-10-30 16:54 · DEV Community — AI
    What I learned trying to sell an app nobody has used

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