bibinmohan

A little context on why I built this,

I'm a Type 1 diabetic and I've been building Gluco AI to help people make better day to day diabetes management decisions.

Healthcare software is expensive to build properly, especially when you get into medical compliance. I didn't want to make MillionGlucose another donation page, so I experimented with the old Million Dollar Homepage model where people get a permanent spot, and the project gets funded through those purchases. Also, seen variations of this model working with Outbid. lol and Marc Lous body bidding for the Hyrox race.

I also thought the idea of creating a permanent snapshot of the internet around a common cause was interesting in its own right. That's why I'm testing this.

I love the idea of keeping some powder dry — I think that’s a mindset I need to internalize more: pacing myself, staying sharp, and being ready when the right opportunity comes. But at the same time, I'm getting tired, failure after failure and words from my relatives and even from my wife. It's getting super hard. Still I want to move forward.

Appreciate the encouragement — and wishing you the best on your first one! Keep building.

Thanks for this perspective — truly appreciate your honesty. You’re right in pointing out that my wife has been incredibly patient and supportive through all this. I’m lucky there.

And yes, Quadregal has indeed been my safety net all these years. I’ve always seen it as a fallback, not the main bet — but maybe I’ve been undervaluing the fact that it has delivered consistently. I guess I got caught up in chasing bigger “startup-style” wins and forgot that there’s real value (and freedom) in growing something that already works.

That said, I still feel there’s something powerful in Tillit’s core idea — but you’ve made me realize that I need to draw a line between ambition and recklessness. Maybe there’s a middle path: treat Tillit like a disciplined side venture (with clear boundaries), and double down on growing Quadregal with the same energy I pour into these “new” ideas.

Thanks again for the much-needed reminder Would love to hear how you’ve approached similar crossroads, if you’ve faced them.

Thank you, this is something similar to what we have in mind.

And currently, as you told, we are focusing just on perishable bakery snacks, which only have 1 day life. And the credit period for that product is just 1 day. So with that, we are trying to capture 10 shops with in a month, who orders daily.

Thanks a lot. I’m going to sit down and define what success looks like for Tillit over the next 18–24 months — in terms of traction, funding, and team growth. But still with the current situations, I don't know, how long can I move.

Would love to know: What kind of milestones or decision points would you recommend for an early-stage marketplace like Tillit that’s solving cash flow and delivery problems for retailers?

Thank you, I will check.

Thanks for reading this long post!!

Just to add — I’m not looking for sympathy or praise. I genuinely want honest advice from fellow builders and thinkers here. If you’ve been in a similar place — hitting walls, pivoting endlessly, with family pressure mounting — what helped you decide to keep going or step away?

Also, if you think there’s a smarter way I should be leveraging my skills or experience, I’m all ears. I’m not married to any single idea — I just want to build something that works and helps people.

Thanks again.

wouldn't this get banned, if you send bulk messages, say 1000 at a time?