Building innovative tools as an independent creator. Follow the journey of a solopreneur creating products like Maeka and sharing insights along the way.https://solojourn.com/en-ushello@solojourn.com (Solojourn)hello@solojourn.com (Solojourn)Copyright 2024 SolojournTechnologyEntrepreneurshipProduct Developmenthttps://solojourn.com/blog/blog/2026-03-30-onboarding-kimi-claw-my-new-virtual-engineer/https://solojourn.com/blog/blog/2026-03-30-onboarding-kimi-claw-my-new-virtual-engineer/Scaling development with Kimi K2.5 and Kimi Claw. A CTO’s approach to onboarding an AI agent as a formal team member for autonomous bug fixes and GitHub PR workflows.Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://solojourn.com/blog/blog/2026-03-30-one-month-post-launch-the-zero-user-milestone/https://solojourn.com/blog/blog/2026-03-30-one-month-post-launch-the-zero-user-milestone/One month after launching with zero users, I am documenting the shift from building deterministic systems to the unpredictable world of marketing. After realizing X is mostly for builders, I am pivoting to Reddit to find my actual audience. This is the reality of the indie maker grind.Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://solojourn.com/blog/blog/i-have-a-financial-stuck-during-the-year-so-i-built-this-to-solve-my-own-problem/https://solojourn.com/blog/blog/i-have-a-financial-stuck-during-the-year-so-i-built-this-to-solve-my-own-problem/On paper, 2025 should have been a great year for me. I had a steady salary and some freelance income on the side. But in reality, I spent most of the year feeling financially "stuck." Every time I checked my banking app, the number looked okay, but I felt like I couldn't move forward. I wasn't getting poorer, but I wasn't getting ahead either.Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://solojourn.com/blog/blog/2025-12-31-what-ive-learn-about-by-being-both-entrepreneur-and-solopreneur-in-2025/https://solojourn.com/blog/blog/2025-12-31-what-ive-learn-about-by-being-both-entrepreneur-and-solopreneur-in-2025/A transparent 2025 year-in-review of a 7-year developer and CTO transitioning into solopreneurship. From Shopify plugins to AI agents built with Claude 4.5 and Windsurf, this article explores the "Builder’s Trap"—how 1,255 GitHub commits resulted in $0 revenue and why coding speed doesn't guarantee business success.Sun, 18 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://solojourn.com/blog/blog/first-candlelight-digitalnomad-2025/https://solojourn.com/blog/blog/first-candlelight-digitalnomad-2025/One simple question at the Chiang Mai Digital Nomad Summit made me pause: what if I could work differently? This moment lit my first candlelight in SolojournTue, 25 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT