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How to Build in Public as a Founder (+20 Examples)

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This is the mechanics behind our answer: a global investor cannot warm-intro someone they have never heard of, so you make yourself findable first. It maps exactly what to post (work in progress, real metrics, launches, hard lessons) onto the channels that matter, X for technical founders and LinkedIn for B2B, and names the two fit tests that keep an Indian founder from wasting nights: channel-market fit (be where your buyers are) and channel-founder fit (a format you will actually sustain). Concrete, example-heavy, no fluff.

  • Build in public is your discovery engine: post progress and metrics so investors and buyers find you before you email them
  • Pick channel by product, X for technical/dev-tool founders, LinkedIn for B2B, and stay consistent or the audience dies
  • Transparency compounds into inbound, early feedback, trust, and warm intros you did not have to chase
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It answers 2 questions

  1. Should I open-source my MVP or build in public to get early users, or does that just help competitors copy me?
  2. As a founder building from India, how do I build a network with global investors and operators without moving abroad?

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