Attention Idea: I spent 292 hours and 30 minutes building this. -

I spent 292 hours and 30 minutes building this.

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Pat Walls

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Updated: March 13th, 2025

The Post

Title/Hook: I spent 292 hours and 30 minutes building this.
Format: Launch Announcement
Impressions: 14000
How many followers they had at the time: 0

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Why it works

This is how you do an “I built this” post. It’s not just “hey, I launched an app,” it actually tells a story. Dan puts in the exact hours he spent building it, making you feel the work that went into this. The way he frames the app is smart too—he doesn’t just say what it is, he tells you why it’s different. No hard sell, just a legit ask for feedback, which makes people actually want to engage. Stuff like this does well on Reddit because it feels real.

Results from this post in the first 48 hours:

14K Views
39 Upvotes
23 Comments

meet the author

Pat Walls

I'm Pat Walls and I created Starter Story - a website dedicated to helping people start businesses. We interview entrepreneurs from around the world about how they started and grew their businesses.

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