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Heating clay and ideas — great thoughts take time to form.
How Idea Kiln Works
"Start with Validation. Build with Confidence."
The complete platform for indie hackers and entrepreneurs to validate ideas, build in public, and coordinate successful launches.
Your Building Journey
From idea to successful launch - here's how we support you every step of the way
Traditional Approach
Idea → Build in secret → Launch → Hope for the best → Often fail
Idea Kiln Approach
Idea → Share publicly → Get feedback → Build with community → Coordinate launch → Succeed together
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Start with Validation
Submit your idea at any development stage and get real feedback from our community of builders, not just friends and family.
Share concepts, prototypes, MVPs, or launched products
Get honest feedback from fellow indie hackers and entrepreneurs
Validate demand before investing months of development time
Build confidence in your direction with community support
02
Build with Community
Share your building journey publicly with progress updates, timeline milestones, and visual documentation of your development process.
Document your journey with Product Timeline updates and milestones
Share screenshots, mockups, and progress visuals with the community
Get technical feedback and implementation advice from experienced builders
Stay accountable and motivated with public progress sharing
03
Coordinate Your Launch
Use our Product Submissions Tracking to coordinate launches across multiple platforms and track where you've submitted and when they'll go live.
Track submissions to Product Hunt, Hacker News, BetaList, and more platforms
Coordinate timing across multiple directories for maximum reach
Monitor status of each submission and know when they'll go live
Get community support and amplification on launch day
Powerful Features for Builders
Everything you need to validate, build, and launch successfully
Product Timeline
Showcase your building journey with visual progress updates and milestone tracking
Share development milestones publicly with screenshots and updates
Build anticipation for your launch with progress storytelling
Keep your audience engaged throughout the building process
Create accountability and motivation through public commitment
Directory Submissions Tracking
Coordinate and track your product submissions across all major launch platforms
Track submissions to Product Hunt, Hacker News, BetaList, and more
Know exactly when each submission will go live
Plan coordinated launches for maximum community impact
Never miss a submission or lose track of your launch timeline
Community Feedback
Get constructive feedback from engaged builders who understand the journey
Receive honest, actionable feedback from fellow entrepreneurs
Connect with potential collaborators, advisors, and early users
Learn from experienced builders' successes and failures
Build relationships within the indie hacker community
Built for the #BuildInPublic Community
Join thousands of indie hackers, entrepreneurs, and developers who are building the future
Indie Hackers
Solo builders, side project creators, and first-time entrepreneurs
- • Get validation before building
- • Connect with fellow builders
- • Share your progress journey
Build in Public Developers
Open source maintainers and technical creators
- • Document your building journey
- • Get technical feedback
- • Engage with the developer community
Entrepreneurs & Innovators
Early-stage founders and business strategists
- • Test market fit early
- • Build audience before launch
- • Coordinate successful launches
Why Choose Idea Kiln?
More than just another directory - we're your complete building partner
Early Validation
Test ideas before investing months of development time
Build Community
Grow your audience while building your product
Launch Coordination
Track submissions across platforms from one dashboard
Quality Backlinks
Boost SEO with high-quality backlinks to your project
Ready to Start Building in Public?
Join the community of builders who believe that great ideas are forged through collaboration, refined through feedback, and launched through collective effort.
Start with validation. Build with confidence. Launch with community support.