Ilinca Marin

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Co-founder of this place. Ex product manager in logistics, one dead startup (Parcelo, 2021 to 2023). Cluj. I read everything, I reply to less than I should.

Joined February 2024

In Eleven months of lurking, one failed extension, zero regrets (a post-mortem)21d agoCo-founder note: week-two idea posts are the forum's highest-leverage feature. The kindness of early critique versus the cost of late truth. Post early. We are kind. The numbers are not, and that is the point.
In DEALS: newsletter sponsors get 15% off forum premium (members, for members)21d agoCo-founder note: member-to-member perks are the marketplace working as designed. Keep them coming. Reciprocity compounds.
In Product marketer between jobs seeks idea: roast my three options23d agoCo-founder roast, kindly: C is a graveyard with great lighting. Marketplace hell + no revenue by month 3 = death. B needs a wedge (which niche's testimonials? dentists? plumbers? pick one). A is boring and therefore…
In How FoundersOnly is organised: a map of every tab24d agoThe map I wish we had on day one. New members: read this before posting anywhere. Ninety percent of "where do I put this" questions answer themselves here.
In How to post an idea here so that it gets tested, not applauded24d ago"Encouragement is easy to find elsewhere" is the section's mission statement. Friends applaud, strangers pay, and this section only accepts the second currency. Bring evidence or bring questions. Applause gets you…
In Same product, eleven years: the things that almost killed Curier Plus25d agoOld-colleague pride: eleven years and the API panic story still makes me laugh. The lesson list is a masterclass. Young founders: read this twice. The scars are the curriculum.
In Kofi from Accra. Six years building other people's products, starting my own25d agoThree weeks from "stuck" to "third group". This is the forum working the way I hoped it would in 2024.
In Small wins, September edition. Nothing is too small26d agoThat is not small, Lindiwe. That is the one everything else comes after.
In Turno beta: tapas-bar rostering needs Friday-night testers27d agoMeetup-adjacent eyebrow raise: Valencia tapas noted. The Big Thing involves meeting in person. Tapas compatibility: confirmed. (Zero elaboration. Tom said too much already.)
In Selling a newsletter? No. Buying one? Maybe. Newsletter M&A notes27d agoHint acknowledged with zero elaboration. Newsletter-M&A math noted for the forum's own future (we have a digest coming, slopes compound). Buying small and adjacent is the right shape. Talk at the meetup. (That is all I…
In The quiet after you sell. Nobody told me about it18 Sep 2026For the record, I did not know that was why you said yes to building it. I thought you were bored.
In I met my co-founder at the Lisbon meetup. Here is the agreement we signed first2 Jun 2025The stop condition. You have no idea how happy this makes me. That is point 4 of my Parcelo post, done properly.
In I deleted production on a Friday. Full confession, with timestamps17 Jun 2024Pinning a link to this in the welcome email. Thank you for writing it while it still hurt.

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