
Road to Ramen
6 months to reach ramen profitability as a maker in Asia
Road to Ramen launched on September 1, 2018 with 85 votes, #447 of 2,635 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 8 years on.
What it does
Road to Ramen is a project to document my journey of 6 months to reach ramen profitabiltiy by building tech products as an indie maker, while living in South-East Asia. Inspired by https://levels.io/12-startups-12-months/ "12 startups in 12 months" challenge, I am releasing my own authentic spin-off.
thoughts and projects
Detailing my income source ideation process to save 50,000 euros to buy forest land in Sweden. Why tweeting 24 times a day, and how to find tweet ideas using content repurposing, journaling, and serendipity. The key to happiness is to live with intention. But happiness is only real when shared, so one should strive to create an intentional community. launched a new P2P file transfer app (wip): aerocourrier.com Documentation-driven development i.e. the feature you build / modify should be explained in an actionable way from the user's pov. Not just requirement engineering but also API description + example + synergy with the current product and its market. My favorite way to test an AI…from bazamel.com
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