Summary
Day 29 of the 30-day build in public challenge. Theme: retrospective covering what went right, what went wrong, and what's next.
LinkedIn Post
Hook: 30 days of building Slate in public. Here's what I got right, what I got wrong, and what's next.
Post published: Yes
Carousel: 9-slide PDF carousel created (Day29_BuildInPublic_Carousel.pdf)
- Slide 1: Cover - "30 days building Slate in public"
- Slide 2: What I got right #1 - AI Classmates
- Slide 3: What I got right #2 - One prompt, full course
- Slide 4: What I got right #3 - Building in public
- Slide 5: What I got wrong - Underestimated onboarding
- Slide 6: The surprise - People learn everything
- Slide 7: Biggest lesson - Ship fast. Talk to users. Repeat.
- Slide 8: What's coming next
- Slide 9: CTA with stats (97 courses, 73 waitlisted, 30 days)
Note: PDF carousel needs to be manually attached to the LinkedIn post by Rahil. File saved at: /Users/thunderbolt/Documents/Claude/Projects/Slate (1)/Day29_BuildInPublic_Carousel.pdf
Engagement
Comments left on other posts:
- Shubham Palriwala (EF S26, building self-improving agent infra): "The self-improving agent framing is fascinating. Curious what the actual infra layer looks like here -- is it mostly the eval loop, or something closer to the training pipeline?"
- Ayush Wadhwa (Founder OWLED, Forbes 30u30 - delegation post): "The shoots example is perfect. Delegation felt like losing control at first, until output actually went up. The hardest part is trusting that your absence in some areas is what enables everyone else to move faster."