SpeedBump has just helped 1k people quit #doomscrolling! Slowly getting there :)

Just got intervewed LIVE on FOX KTVU's morning show about my app against #doomscrolling! 😱

Don't let my smile fool you – it was nerve-wracking. Having worked for Lyft, appearing on Bay Area TV was a huge deal for me.

Watch SpeedBump's section here: https://www.ktvu.com/video/1631122

MSN just featured my app against doomscrolling, SpeedBump! 🔥📈 Ironic that I now spend hours marketing an app designed to get people OFF their phones. From personal struggle to dancing cats & 'screen time police', read how my journey became a solution: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/former-doomscrolling-addict-makes-app-to-help-tackle-phone-addiction/ar-AA1DbTgP

My app to fight phone addiction just left 'Early Access' on Google Play. The irony? I need YOU to open your phone and leave a review: https://speedbumpapp.com/en/blog/play-store-release

Built an app to reduce screen time, then became a social media addict to market it 🤦‍♂️

The irony of making TikToks to promote an app that fights TikTok addiction...

With no budget & zero followers, I'm learning app marketing the hard way: https://speedbumpapp.com/en/blog/mobile-app-promotion/

For April's Fools, the screen time app Opal jokes about being bought by Meta. Is this something that could actually happen? https://speedbumpapp.com/en/blog/opal-bought-by-meta/

After learning so much about #screentime and #socialmedia, I have the urge to share the knowledge! Read >40 actionable tips here on how to limit your usage: https://speedbumpapp.com/en/blog/social-media-timer/ #productivity

Here is another one of the wonderful people and organizations we have on Feedle, who also happens to be active on Mastodon: @nullderef

Make sure to check them out and say hi from us! 👋

https://nullderef.com

The German language broke my website
L: https://speedbumpapp.com/en/blog/german-translation/
C: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43251868
posted on 2025.03.04 at 03:21:40 (c=2, p=3)

@max @hkrn haha, appreciate it! Adding it to the list -- which one do you use yourself?

The #German language broke my website... Did you know that Germans have 18 variations for "speed bump"? Well, I didn't.
https://speedbumpapp.com/en/blog/german-translation/

I'm using Bodenschwellen as per Claude's recommendation. But a German friend told me that's not used in German at all. So I'm open to suggestions :)

I wanted to use "speed bump" as a metaphor in my landing page. But in 🇩🇪 #German 🇩🇪, that word is "Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung". Lol.

My first #app idea bombed, but the feedback was priceless. Read more about my #entrepreneur journey with #screentime apps here: https://speedbumpapp.com/blog/v1/

This month was a fun one in my #entrepreneurship journey. Help me understand if I'm on the right track by taking the survey!

https://speedbumpapp.com/blog/launch/

New year, new silly app! https://nullderef.com/blog/phone-jan25/ :)

@oli haha it's such an ironic space! Reducing your phone usage by using an app on your phone... It will need many iterations, but that's the idea :)

Took inspiration from @raf and finally published a silly drawing on my site

Big news -- I've quit my job. This December I'll give #entrepreneurship a try, specifically to get you off your phone (yes, you). It was a very hard decision; working at Lyft has been awesome, but I want to explore and see what makes me happy :)

https://nullderef.com/blog/quit-job-2024/

New article about the scary topic of #Rust subtyping and variance! Hopefully this raises a bit of awareness about the whole topic. It's from my time at Tremor, featuring @heinz :)

https://nullderef.com/blog/rust-variance/