pov: you're building a startup from scratch because the job market sucks lol

[@MARKMARTIN-vp2tb]

This is actually top tier marketing. Very fresh and I wish you all the blessings

[@ryanburryy]

thank you bro 🙏🏼

[@yashvoladoddi]

i think i need to do this too. im 22, recently graduated engineering, its been three months, hunting for a fucking job. its ruthless, looking at others who were your friends and they ended up in amazing jobs already the companies take interviews and dont respond for weeks about it, even if i aced it which feels worse i should just start a fucking startup

[@ryanburryy]

i feel you bro, it’s super frustrating. it never hurts to try it on the side and see what comes of it. worst case you learn a bunch and have project(s) for the resume

[@milanlabus1582]

its frustrating because what they are doing is disrespectful

[@DenzilFerreira]

I subscribed. Just wanted to say, you go! Majority of folks don't understand the power of building step by step. Perfectionism is the enemy of getting things done. Iterate, learn, refine, ship, feedback, test, measure progress. I hear some hesitant thoughts, put those aside. You got this!

[@vectoralphaSec]

Lol same. Im starting my own company because i cant get a job. I graduated with my bachelor's of science in Computer Science in December 2019 and i still havent found a job in 4 years. If no one will hire me then ill just hire myself. Its most likely easier than actually getting a job anyway.

[@ryanburryy]

yeah it’s super demotivating sending 100s of applications to hear nothing back. pretty much no downside to atleast try to build something on the side

[@yokedss]

what are you working on tho

[@TopStrikerMaverick]

@@ryanburryydon’t you have friends and referrals

[@1kike31]

4 years is crazy buddy. Reevaluate how you’re approaching your interviews and get a professional to look at your resume

[@MELOTION-24]

brooo you miss peak season of IT jobs what you did 2020,21 and mid 2022 . what is your country ??

[@Logan_illis]

as a young founder myself who just exited first startup, want to wish you the best on this journey! you're on the right path documenting and asking for feedback along the way

[@ryanburryy]

thanks a lot logan, means a lot! i’m always curious, how does it feel after exiting? I hear a lot about founders feeling “lost” or unsure what to do next

[@Logan_illis]

@@ryanburryy it’s deff an interesting feeling… like giving away a child but I’m using my experience to help founders in meantime while I’m in discovery phase of next startup.. I could “retire” but too young and it’s in my DNA to build

[@SplutterAI]

Hey! Congrats on starting your journey by making a SaaS! You are on the right path with Function Calling or in general: "Tools" - You are also right on getting a product out early but keep in mind, when you have paying customers it can get messy! Usually new SaaS's with minimal features provide the service for free before adding "paid" features. Also make sure you choose a tech stack that you can easily migrate from if you do start growing!!! Good Luck!

[@ryanburryy]

@@SplutterAI thank you 🙏🏼 and yeah i’m going to go the free route until the first “actual” release. really appreciate your input

[@jasonpapi23]

The contents sick dude Very real content which is very rare and fresh nowadays. cant wait to see the progress

[@ryanburryy]

i appreciate it 🙏🏼

[@techitslow]

I have been in the field for quite some times now and built so many different things. But, you made me feel as a newbie 😮 Your application looks really slick and polish, have a very professional look as well! I admire your tenacity as it is always too easy to drop out of side projects and wish you the best!

[@ryanburryy]

really means a lot, thank you :)

[@_mattwelter]

hey! doing the same thing, quit my job 2 months ago (with enough savings built up) and am working on my saas project full time and documenting it in videos too (all videos private and for personal use only) anyways what you're doing is dope and i see a lot of myself in you, excited to watch your journey!

[@solar.andrea]

Really inspiring, thanks for taking the time of documenting the journey. I’m also trying to build something, not even to make money, just because I think it will be useful. Keep it up!

[@ryanburryy]

best way to start is to do it not even for the money 🙌🏻

[@BigStupidTech]

Love the resourcefulness and tenacity! Subscribed and excited to join your journey on here ♥

[@ryanburryy]

thanks a lot, i appreciate it 🙌🏻

[@LongIslandPB]

refreshing content. good luck man! job market is definitely not great-- app building is the way to go in your free time

[@ryanburryy]

i appreciate it! and it is for sure.

[@ew2430]

Good luck! I’m invested in your journey.

[@christian02183]

I would actually use this!!! It has a good name and the format looks better than other apps.

[@ryanburryy]

@@christian02183 i appreciate it 🙌🏻

[@diontaesimmons8568]

Notion?

[@Unortha]

This is amazing! Keep up the good work. I would take the best features from the other calendar applications and implement them into yours, because in the end you're not making a calendar app nor are you in competition with them, but you can still add what is known to do good and other quality of life features...👍

[@ryanburryy]

thank you! and yeah I agree, doesn't have to be perfect, just needs to do the basic things right.

[@garethandrews6816]

I start my first year of university in September in the UK. This sounds like my kind of thing so I'll totally be down for trying this out and providing feedback for you! Looking forward to seeing the progress in the startup and the channel!

[@ryanburryy]

awesome, i really appreciate it 🙌🏻

[@AiPluginGuru]

I like Paul Grahams essay 'Hiring is Obsolete' , he suggests that instead of applying for jobs, create a startup, and if its succeeds or shows potential, big tech companies will acquire them not for the software but to hire the founders.

[@ryanburryy]

i’ve seen a couple of paul graham’s quotes, i definitely gotta look into more of his stuff 🙌🏻

[@cod-the-creator]

dude I've got 16 years xp and feel the same. I've been working on a side project as well. Feels like a better use of time than applying to 100 jobs a day and getting filtered out by ai.

[@ryanburryy]

yeah man its tough for everyone right now. it’s supposedly picking up but idk i’ll believe it when i see it lol.

[@AlejandroOrtizJr-fi4xj]

Wow! You implemented blocks for Notion like text editing!!! That's amazing!!!

[@williamblezard7040]

make sure the app can like snyc with canvas and google classroom

[@ryanburryy]

@@williamblezard7040 yeah, integrations are on our list for sure!

[@_mattwelter]

i do want to add onto your point you made in the beginning of the video, saying you're trying to be the "everything" app for students with a bunch of micro saas products inside, i highly recommend finding the 1 best micro saas that notibly does best, create the mvp and iterate on that. you'd be able to move faster and then ask those customers (students) about what else they're struggling with in class management, then build on top of that feedback to find out which micro saas is 2nd most important etc

[@ryanburryy]

yeah that’s a really good point. could spend years trying to do it all, speed is definitely important. gives you more of a chance to pivot if needed as well. I’ll definitely keep that in mind, really appreciate the advice. do you have a site up for the project you’re working on? would love to check it out

[@rolyical1452]

I'm looking forward to it man!

[@alandlt01]

Hey man great video! If you have the time, could you make a video explaining how the backend of your website is structured?

[@ryanburryy]

yeah I could try to touch on it a bit more for sure

[@Boogeymayne]

the workboard seems like the best. a lot of other tabs and screens could be deleted and incorporated into the clickable assignments

[@rohitkumar-ku4ki]

A tech stack video will be appreciated.

[@ryanburryy]

@@rohitkumar-ku4ki it’s built with react/supabase/shadcn

[@Nova-m8d]

The easiest way to sell is to have affiliate marketers do all the selling for you.

[@0brooo]

Yea I realized that I can build a company and say I’ve worked there for the entire time I’ve been unemployed. That way all my side projects are case studies and thus work experience

[@moonlightlofi827]

Wish you the best! Actually crazy how an app taking off is probably more likely than landing a job these days. At least it feels like it.

[@BigBrother04]

Really ? It is almost impossible these days to launch an app by yourself...even a small one with 10o users 😢

[@KeepItFresh02]

Looks good. I am also building a business with a friend. I got laifd off from a senior frontend engineer position and I cant get a job. We have been working on it for coming up on 4 years now. Its to sell produced music samples for hiphop production. Im waiting on him to get the music done 🤣 The longer he takes I just keep building more features.

[@felixj8097]

Nice work, don't listen to some of these comments, they've given up on their life and going for what they want and mistake their negativity for intelligence. Gained a sub.

[@ryanburryy]

@@felixj8097 i appreciate that, thanks Felix 🙌🏻

[@silligate3617]

beautiful. I cried

[@ryanburryy]

thanks mr. investment banker

[@rohitkumar-ku4ki]

Great work, this doesn't look like a junior's work.

[@spencerlepine704]

love this content, excited to see the progress. nice frontend too!

[@0xfps]

This is awesome 🚀! Good luck!

[@ryanburryy]

thanks 🙌🏻

[@kayohenrique5687]

Bro, KZbin just recommended your video to me lol. I'm also on this journey, I have a degree and I was fired at the beginning of the year from a job that had no relation to the area, but I'm trying for an opportunity, after 6 months and still nothing, the way is to start undertaking and see what happens. Greetings from Brazil.

[@ryanburryy]

i feel you bro, haven't gotten an interview in 8 months lol. there's no harm in atleast trying 🙌

[@tamoghnadey]

basically notion again

[@asomers205]

would be super useful if you could connect to canvas and have all your courses and assignments automatically imported in. massive help w user onboarding and keeping the setup time low, leading to better retention and usage

[@ryanburryy]

yes definitely, that’s on the list!

[@AlejandroOrtizJr-fi4xj]

Deserved a sub - I'm doing an All-in one app to combine a few SaaS services myself - love this idea this is what I'm doing too

[@ryanburryy]

really appreciate it 🙌🏻

[@anjogenow]

Love the landing page

[@ryanburryy]

thank you anjo 😄

[@MalwareCube]

This is awesome.

[@that_flight_guy]

One feature that would be nice as I found myself looking for an app that had the ability to take notes with pen would be nice. (I later found out my laptop is not compatible with a pen lol but it would be nice for taking notes in math, because for me, I cannot type for math, the symbols just make it impossible to keep up with the class after searching through a table for the delta symbol...)

[@ryanburryy]

yeah 100%. I just wrapped up an engineering degree so all of my notes are written, totally get the equation thing lol. Lab reports were a pain in the ass trying to write out the formulas 😂 plan is to add scannable documents (for written notes) and the ability to do hand written on the app itself will definitely be a future feature when we expand to ios but might start with trying to integrate with some popular note taking apps like goodnotes etc.

[@TopStrikerMaverick]

@@ryanburryyI’m pretty sure there has to be an API for that, like writing on screen (IPad) and storing it.

[@jameshizon4861]

Yo i am also laid off and first version is to be finished by end of this month (aug 31). A platform that combines mini features as part of all-in-one platform with unique style & integration. Bc you are right. There are tons of apps with X functionality but the value add of time & focus saved is still king.

[@ryanburryy]

awesome bro, what’s your app called?

[@70manequin]

Your desk looks interesting. Hope you can share the specs, where to purchase

[@ryanburryy]

got it off of amazon, I have the 63inch one: a.co/d/fjxz5eI

[@tolgaboroglu]

Looks great, good luck!👏

[@ivancamacho1383]

Love this idea, super useful. What tech stack are you guys using?

[@ryanburryy]

thanks Ivan! we’re using react (with vite), node.js and supabase.

[@TannerBarcelos]

OpenAI just announced structured outputs for their api and sdk. You can use the Typescript SDK and throw a Zod object onto it and it will 100% reliably give you the same response json every time. Look into it. Also Awesome tool, wish I had something like this / any AI when I was in college 😅 Can you divulge how you achieved those fluid animations that I saw on the Kanban board?

[@ryanburryy]

oh that's awesome thank you, I'll definitely take a look into that :) as for the animations, I did the board a more custom route with just framer motion for the animations. although i know react-beautiful-dnd is another great option and probably much easier to setup.

[@PhilPicksAI-x3l]

What camera are you using I’m trying to get my content to look as clear as yours

[@ryanburryy]

i just use my iphone 14 pro right now lol

[@colemckain]

Great Idea man

[@cotyhamilton]

Wow 👏 that’s a lot of stuff! How did you do the notes editor?

[@ryanburryy]

I used blocknote, super easy to integrate. docs are useful but there's also a few tutorials online!

[@juandavid5867]

Hey man, just came across your channel. Liked and subscribed. How does your app compete with other well established competitors like Notion or Todoist? What is your competitive advantage? Its key to have that clear because that is the first thing investors or VCs ask (which hopefully you will get to that point) keep it up

[@ryanburryy]

appreciate it bro! and yeah totally valid question, I actually talk about that in the video after this one. (there’s chapters to skip right to it)

[@CodeByCradle]

High five, we are on the same path. Keep it up and good luck. 👍

[@ryanburryy]

@@CodeByCradle love to hear it, you too 🙌🏻

[@pseudo-aleatoire]

Hello, do you use a component library for the front end and the design ? like flowbite or shadcn ?

[@ryanburryy]

it’s a mix between shadcn and custom components :)

[@TrxsTer]

amazing stuff, definetely inspiring

[@ayeshkantamohanty2346]

Is this app similar to notion in terms of functionality?

[@Yanat3]

This is sick. I am currently learning frontend so looking forward to create something like you in a year or two. Best wishes for your journey.

[@kullaniciadam34556]

Which technologies are you using? For example shadcnui... etc.

[@ryanburryy]

we’re using react, supabase, tailwind and shadcn. a few medusa ui components are in there too

[@kullaniciadam34556]

@@ryanburryy Thank you so much for your response Ryan :)

[@g.k.9686]

There is a slovenian ai tutor similar to your idea called astrai, although it is strictly a tutor for math at the moment it could be worth checking out.

[@ryanburryy]

@@g.k.9686 oh cool, i’ll check it out

[@RazorIance]

This is pretty cool, but can you explain what it offers that Notion doesn't?

[@ryanburryy]

notion is great, we’re not trying to compete with that. i’m a firm believer that the best tool for studying is whatever works best for you. we’re more so targeting those who want to try something new, and/or who find notion too complex to setup properly. also since our main focus is on students, we’ll be able to put more focus into features that students specifically will use, whereas notion is more general/broad. although notion is a great tool and will do some things better than us, it won’t include everything that we’ll offer since it’s specifically tailored for students. e.g. if you had a problem with your phone, would you rather go to someone who fixes all sorts of technology, or someone who specializes in fixing your exact model of phone?

[@TheMorhaGroup]

​@@ryanburryy So it doesn't do anything better than Notion? Honestly no hate, but I don't think targeting people who don't like Notion is a valid approach, because all Notion has to do to sap away from your target market is to add features catering to them🤔

[@ryanburryy]

@@TheMorhaGroup yeah no problem, this is totally fair. in simple terms, it will make studying better/easier for those who don't already have a good system in place. It's not all black/white so I can't just say it will be the best student app, nor can notion claim that. everyone's different and learns differently, we're trying to create something that's well rounded to every student, without the lengthy setup, and combining a bunch of external tools that specifically help students. the easiest way I can describe it is if you look at linear vs asana. linear is doing amazing because its focus is on smaller dev teams. Can asana do everything linear can do? Probably, but when you are so broad (like asana), you inevitably miss out on certain pain points because your net is cast so wide. Since linear is focused on a sub group of their users, they can easily solve ALL of their pain points, because it's catered specifically for them. Making it the preferred tool in that sub-group of users. (small dev teams) i do really appreciate the honest input, you got me thinking. and I may as well be wrong, but being wrong and learning from it is a big part of this process

[@TheMorhaGroup]

@@ryanburryy Wouldn't the point be to be the best? From my observations, the most successful products are usually the best at what they do, either by being the only product to do what it does, or by being the best product at doing something others already do, either way, that product will be a top choice in regard to it's target market as your product is the best at doing what they want. I think allowing your product to just be another product gives it no edge, it has no advantage in the market, leaving you relying on the dissatisfaction consumers have with the already established players/products, instead of the satisfaction they have with your product. You can't forget that the Google play store alone has tens if not hundreds of similar apps, if what makes your product stand out, is not being Notion, I fear it will fall to the wayside like many similar products have already done

[@ryanburryy]

@@TheMorhaGroupyeah you’re totally right, of course the goal is to be the best. i was just saying I can’t claim it’s the best because what works for some people, won’t work for others. example, what’s the best form of cardio to do to lose weight? well I would argue it’s to do whatever exercise is the most enjoyable to you. there’s no “best” option. i do see and agree with what you’re saying though, maybe i’m just thinking too deep into it

[@saca653]

Working on the exactly same idea.. 😅

[@ryanburryy]

😳

[@lazaarhaythem9093]

Hey, I love your videos! Where do you usually get your feedback from?

[@ryanburryy]

Thanks 🙌🏻 and what do you mean by feedback? Feedback for the app?

[@nikhil_chauhan]

Good. keep it up

[@dantewins]

what tech stack and ui library does that app use app looks very clean and minimal i love the ui

[@ryanburryy]

thank you 🙌 it's built w/ react/node/supabase and it's a mix of shadcn and custom components :)

[@notmathz]

Good luck!

[@ryanburryy]

thank you 🙌🏻

[@codeapprentice5123]

What is your competitive advantage/ differentiator against notion and others

[@Gregory-o6v]

Since you are targeting students, perhaps designing for mobile devices (smartphone, tsblet) for the front-end (client) and store the data on the back-end (server).

[@kullaniciadam34556]

Hey Ryan, which text editor are you using in your app?

[@ryanburryy]

blocknote :)

[@kullaniciadam34556]

@@ryanburryy Thank you so much for you response Ryan :)

[@ShaneCurtis-nl2ev]

Hey bro. Im interested in how you approached making a notion style not taking system

[@ryanburryy]

i used blocknote for it, pretty easy to integrate by following the docs/youtube tutorials

[@RileyFreeman-bo1zk]

I’m joining you in your journey and if you succeed get me a job in your company. Wish you the best

[@daxaquaticx]

Good luck, bro! Gonna be following, from a fellow developer :)

[@ryanburryy]

thank you 🙌🏻🙏🏼

[@Nalnaokie]

Just wondering, how did you learn to code, and how did you learn about intergrating AI into your app/website (ofcourse you said you arent releasing that in august) cus i want to learn how do both but no idea where to start learning.

[@Nalnaokie]

Also, the UI looks polished. Do you have a UI designer, or did you guys do it yourselves?

[@ryanburryy]

I started learning on my own back in 2020 by following tutorials at first, then mainly projects. doing your own projects is by far the best way you can learn. even if you have no idea how to do it, it makes learning so much easier and enjoyable when you’re trying to find solutions for something you’re building for yourself rather than copying a tutorial. AI functionality I learn through youtube tutorials/openai docs. (still have a lot to learn i’m pretty new to it still) all of the ui has been designed by me, inspired by apps like linear and notion. shadcn is also used to speed up the development of things too. hope that helps :)

[@Nalnaokie]

@ryanburryy yea, it helps. Thanks for the info

[@joshuaborseth]

this is awesome

[@r4ranker905]

Amazing, you just earn a Subscriber, Keep going

[@ryanburryy]

truly appreciate it :)

[@AlejandroOrtizJr-fi4xj]

Do yall have UI/UX helpers? Would love to join in on this for experience if youre okay with this!

[@K2W-Verv]

im soon to be a student in january, i would love to test

[@ryanburryy]

@@K2W-Verv you can sign up to the waitlist at the link in the description :)

[@ShaneCurtis-nl2ev]

Also did you use a ui framework and if so what one?

[@ryanburryy]

there’s a mix of shadcn, and custom components.

[@bastilavarias]

Aha! We have similar concept of videos but my viewers are Filipinos. Wish you the best man!

[@ryanburryy]

thanks! you too 🙌🏻

[@atemlovesu]

this is awesome you're awesome

[@theoglenn]

What’s unique about your app compared to notion? It looks exactly the same 🤷‍♂️

[@aidanmoore622]

amazing

[@nikhil_chauhan]

please also share details about the tech stack u r using

[@ryanburryy]

definitely should've touched on that lol. using react (w/ vite), tailwind css + supabase and openai for the ai features

[@palidad1]

What ui library is that? Shadcn?

[@ryanburryy]

it’s a mix of shadcn and custom components!

[@Diedhard]

What are you doing for marketing? Just curious

[@ryanburryy]

@@Diedhard mainly reddit and social media right now

[@salmabas3896]

Hey, since the job market sucks and the juniors suffers. i am thinking why dont we the juniors come together and build our own company? that would be fire. maybe an app that connect startups/companies and juniors. a system where juniors gets the shared profit based on the amount of work the put in.

[@ryanburryy]

almost like paid open-source. that is pretty interesting because both parties would benefit. first thing that comes to mind would be a system that you’d only get paid when a pull request is approved (to ensure quality). then i fear there would be just as much competition. i do like the way you’re going with this though because there definitely should be something that solves this. definitely a huge problem right now

[@ЕгорПечерский-я3щ]

so cool bro

[@mrman991]

how is it an "ai", what is it that makes it ai?

[@ozigbumichael3949]

Is it an app or a website ?

[@ryanburryy]

it’s starting as a web app (browser only) then we’re going to expand to ios/android later on

[@sinnombre658]

suerte, ojala te valla bien

[@ordinarygg]

It’s becoming a mainstream that will fall off soon, Wordpress effect incoming

[@jurassicthunder]

who needs a job when you can make a SaaS that nobody hears about except your friends and the hosting it costs you more so you make no profit and actually lose money unless you use one of the nodejs hosters who only allow you to have few free apps and then you end up trading your time and energy on an app with no return that it's only benefit is to make your resume look better for the inhumane job market and gives you hopeful cope to think one day it might scale.

[@ryanburryy]

@@jurassicthunder what a winner mindset you got there 🙌🏻

[@jurassicthunder]

​@@ryanburryy sure buddy keep selling shovels to the normies. not every has a youtube channel to advertise their saas nor want to.

[@jurassicthunder]

fogot to add: a SaaS that absolutely no one wants and if they did, there's already a product which is made by people who eat code for a living.

[@niallokane9976]

Keep it up Ryan, no one doing better than you will ever hate on you…

[@ryan-kys]

why so angry?

[@TidanOfc]

No Literally...... horrible job market man.

[@tapsel9961]

Looks like a notion clone wow

[@AntonioMkt-xn4zz]

you look like a brazillian youtuber called reisraff

[@ryanburryy]

🤣🤣 don't know if that's a good or bad thing

[@EndzyAckerman]

Basically a Notion clone

[@sudididnotdache]

if u need a pm, reply pls 😴

[@mazera3]

I would recommend remaking the thumbnail, give the text and you a glow and drop shadow effect and give yourself a orange pop/ tint, anything else should be darker also try using more video tags and say what the video is about in the description

[@ryanburryy]

@@mazera3 yeah the thumbnail could be better. i appreciate it, i’ll keep that in mind for the next one 🙌🏻