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✞ 18 / building b2b software / prev. content apps (500K+ users)

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An 18-year-old builder who turns side projects into real products and real users, fast. Metric-obsessed, pragmatic, and unapologetically transactional: ships, scales, and sometimes sells before breakfast. Loves sharing the receipts (and the headaches) publicly.

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Rexan treats apps like limited-run sneakers: build a batch, show the receipts, flip one for pocket money, and post the unboxing like it's a TED Talk, all while asking why startups around him 'don't get it.'

Built multiple public apps that amassed hundreds of thousands of users (notably text-behind-image with ~300K users) and turned candid, metric-forward tweets into multiple viral hits, proving traction beats hype.

To prove that young makers can ship impactful software at scale: build fast, learn faster, and convert ideas into sustainable businesses that reach hundreds of thousands of users.

Believes product > polish, metrics > buzz, and transparency accelerates learning. Values speed, iteration, and real user feedback over perfection. Trusts that shipping and community traction are the most honest validators of an idea.

Rapid shipping and product-market intuition, growth-hacking instincts, strong technical chops for building B2B and consumer apps, and the ability to translate metrics into shareable narratives that attract attention and users.

Can underprice or flip products too quickly, exposing long-term monetization weaknesses; prone to reactionary decisions when costs spike; sometimes prioritizes growth stunts over durable community and brand-building.

To grow on X: publish reproducible growth threads and postmortems (metrics, timelines, tooling); thread step-by-step case studies of wins and failures; share short demo videos and behind-the-scenes builds; pin a clear CTA (newsletter / product / convo); host regular Spaces or AMAs to convert curious followers to loyal users; collaborate with other builders/creators and cross-post code snippets or templates to attract dev communities. Prioritize consistency (weekly threads + daily micro-updates) and use measurable CTAs to turn views into subscribers and customers.

Fun fact: built and grew apps with 300K+ users (text-behind-image) and has been involved in content apps that reached 500K+ users. Started selling apps as a teenager and tweets candid breakdowns of bills, usage, and growth that routinely go viral.

Top tweets of Rexan Wong

if you use @shadcn ui for your apps, you're gonna love these 7 ui libraries: > https://t.co/0sXdm7WczL > https://t.co/j53JBBElqN > https://t.co/ZmxaHQUQvq > https://t.co/J4te2UlP7d > https://t.co/9kjw5Nvqug > https://t.co/qjtGIetdDJ > https://t.co/Cc3gv7TQVq imagine spending thousands on overpriced designers to make your app sexy when you have prebuilt components like these that elevate the shadcn experience i sprinkle em in all my apps and everyone loves using it for a reason...

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POV: ur on ur way to school and see ur @vercel monthly bill… $200 😱😱🤯🤯 For context: one of my free apps (text-behind-image) has 30K users this month Seriously considering the self hosting option rn… tf do I do rn

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for anyone wondering, here's how the @supabase bill looks like when your app has 200K+ users: $200 Merry Christmas to all 9,443+ of you 🎄🎅

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i never realized it, but if ur app doesn't support @Google auth, you're ngmi nobody wants to spend their time and energy entering their email and thinking of a strong password oftentimes google auth is all you need that's why in my auth, I display a nice oil paining

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rejected from @Stanford tough to take in but understand how hella competitive it is so kudos to whoever got in I'll do it 10x if I have to. They're not ready.

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if you're a founder looking for some BIG money - you're ngmi if you don't know these startup acceleratiors you can apply to rn: - @sequoia arc ($1M) - @openai converge ($1M equity investment) - @hf0 residency ($1M uncapped for 5% or $500k uncapped + 3%) - @speedrun by a16z ($750k–$1M for ~7–10%) - @southpkcommons ($400k for 7% + $600k guaranteed follow-on) - @neo ($600k via uncapped SAFE with $10M floor valuation) - @betaworks AI Camp ($500k) - @ycombinator ($500k for ~7%) - @btv_vc's The Mint ($500k for 10%) - @BoostVC (up to $500k for 15%) - @GreylockVC's Edge (SAFE note + $500k+ in credits) - APX (up to €500k, typically €50k for 5%) - @AforeVC Capital ($100k–$500k) - @join_ef (entrepreneurs first) ($250k for ~9%) - @pearvc ($250k–$2M) - @aigrant ($250k uncapped) - @AntlerGlobal ($200k–$250k for 8–9%) - @Techstars ($220k for ~5–7%) - @SkyDeck_Cal (Berkeley SkyDeck) ($200k) - @seedcamp (€100k–€200k for 7–7.5%) - @conviction embed ($150k uncapped MFN SAFE) - @joinodf founder fellowship ($150k for 5–10%) - @LAUNCH incubator ($125k for 6–7%) - @angelpad ($120k for 7%) - @500GlobalVC ($112.5k for 6%) - @Soma_Capital ($100k) - @GoogleStartups (up to $100k) - @StartupWiseGuys (up to €65k for equity) - @AlchemistAcc (equity-based, B2B focus) - @MassChallenge (non-dilutive up to $2M in prizes) - @founding (equity-based, global program) if you're funding in 2026 cash isn't the issue. picking the right people / groups to give you cash matters more these are only VCs - don't forget there are grants where they give money to you for free and fellowships (you need founder aura) bootstrapping is fine as well - software is getting cheaper, easier, and faster to build. you need cracked distribution whatever path you take to build + scale your software company go get it!

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💫 Introducing text-behind-image💫 I'm a 16 y/o from Hong Kong 🇭🇰 What started off as an experiment to see how I could build an app with @cursor_ai and @v0 drew the eyeballs of many. Now, you can easily create text behind image designs! Try it on your images - link below👇

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i use @supabase as the database and auth for ALL my apps 420K users combined. 100K monthly active, and my apps are still running smooth like butter and i'm only paying $50 / month 'oh but u can run ur apps on Postgres on a $7/mo VPS' but where else can you find a REALLY simple interface that handles auth, rls, dashboards, logs, storage? most importantly it saves time for MANY devs who can use the extra time & energy to focus on growing & scaling the app so you can spend time talking to users, making banger content, fixing app bugs, improving ui/ux, etc

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Demo of the app I built in three hours with @cursor_ai and @v0 (as a 16 y/o) Shipping fast is super important so you need these tools to help you accelerate the shipping speed 🚢

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here is a list of all the tech and tools I mainly use: building apps (this stack has been used to build apps for 300K+ users): > @nextjs + @reactjs + @typescript🔨 > @shadcn - UI components 🎨 > @supabase - database & auth 🎁 > @vercel - hosting 🧱 > @Remotion - video stuff w/ react 📹 > @stripe - payments 💰 > @framer - landing pages ⭐️ > @GoDaddy - domain names > @cursor_ai + @code - coding 💻 tools: > @arcinternet - browser 🔎 > @screenstudio - screen recordings 🟣 > @NotionHQ - note-taking 📜 > @ChatGPTapp + @perplexity_ai - general ai 🧠 other: > @X for distribution & growth (building an online personal brand to 14K+ followers) and a bunch more as well! but this is what I predominantly use - might be missing a couple feel free to suggest some other tech and tools in the comments :)

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build sexy software most apps look like they were designed by engineers who hate beauty here's a 'playbook' i use to ensure my software products' ui/ux are smooth like butter (my software products serve 500K+ users): > study the best (find your north stars) - go on @mobbin & study top app onboarding flows & aesthetics - screenshot interfaces that make you go "damn that's clean" - analyze what makes them feel premium vs cheap > steal design systems - use @shadcn for components that don't look like Bootstrap trash - copy color palettes from apps you admire (use coolors[.]co) - find your design inspiration on dribble/behance > focus on micro-interactions - add smooth hover states & loading animations - use Framer Motion for React or CSS transitions - make buttons feel satisfying to click > perfect your spacing & typography - use consistent spacing (8px, 16px, 24px, 32px system) - pick 2 fonts max - one for headers, one for body - white space is your friend, cramped layouts look amateur > test on real devices - your app might look good on desktop but trash on mobile - use actual phones, not just browser dev tools beautiful software gets shared, ugly software gets forgotten make your product so visually appealing users screenshot it to show friends literally cannot miss and can always ball with this playbook so your apps look smooth like butter

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Most engaged tweets of Rexan Wong

POV: ur on ur way to school and see ur @vercel monthly bill… $200 😱😱🤯🤯 For context: one of my free apps (text-behind-image) has 30K users this month Seriously considering the self hosting option rn… tf do I do rn

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i never realized it, but if ur app doesn't support @Google auth, you're ngmi nobody wants to spend their time and energy entering their email and thinking of a strong password oftentimes google auth is all you need that's why in my auth, I display a nice oil paining

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rejected from @Stanford tough to take in but understand how hella competitive it is so kudos to whoever got in I'll do it 10x if I have to. They're not ready.

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introducing @Makead_ai i'm a 17 y/o high schooler about to disrupt the entire ecom / saas space it's an AI app that helps you create high-converting ADS for your product / startup - in seconds built w/ @aribk24 & the team @ 24Labs - let us know what you think (link below)👇

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i use @supabase as the database and auth for ALL my apps 420K users combined. 100K monthly active, and my apps are still running smooth like butter and i'm only paying $50 / month 'oh but u can run ur apps on Postgres on a $7/mo VPS' but where else can you find a REALLY simple interface that handles auth, rls, dashboards, logs, storage? most importantly it saves time for MANY devs who can use the extra time & energy to focus on growing & scaling the app so you can spend time talking to users, making banger content, fixing app bugs, improving ui/ux, etc

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💫 Introducing text-behind-image💫 I'm a 16 y/o from Hong Kong 🇭🇰 What started off as an experiment to see how I could build an app with @cursor_ai and @v0 drew the eyeballs of many. Now, you can easily create text behind image designs! Try it on your images - link below👇

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