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Tom Turcotte

@tomturcottetech

Mentored devs for 5+ years. Now building X Growth Engine full-time to fix my own social media struggle: authentic growth without endless scrolling. PS: it also supports bluesky xgrowthengine.com

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It's perplexing, why even make comments if you never respond or just spam with the AI? What do you gain? haha

11.03.2026 16:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Appreciate it, hope your mission finds success.

11.03.2026 15:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Day 59: Getting closer every day

Early access launch feels more real with each piece that falls into place.

Today: Settings polish, OG images, the final touches.

Not the work that makes headlines.

But small improvements compound into launch-ready.

So close I can taste it.

#buildinpublic

11.03.2026 13:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Day 58: Manual engagement doesn't scale

You can't scroll faster.
You can't reply to more without burning out.

But an intelligence engine changes the game:
- Ranks posts by real engagement signals
- Filters for quality
- Repeatable workflow every time

Turn raw effort into a system.
#buildinpublic

10.03.2026 13:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I like the conversation with you where you are just an ai spam replier and ignore all other attempts at building that genuine connection hahah

09.03.2026 16:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Day 57: Authentic growth is easier when you stop forcing it

Find conversations you'd join anyway.

Talk to people you genuinely want to help.

Build connections that feel natural.

X Growth Engine just makes finding those opportunities faster.
The grind disappears when it's real.

#buildinpublic

09.03.2026 13:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Good stuff, send me a pitch in dm if you want further critique. Be aware my response may not return to you until monday

08.03.2026 20:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

@yusukelp with landingboost.com

08.03.2026 17:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Feels great to be apart of

08.03.2026 16:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Keep going

08.03.2026 13:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

When someone ships, you realize: I can do that too.
When someone pivots well, you learn: Problems aren't failures.
When someone celebrates a win, you think: My turn is coming.

Raising fellow builders up isn't just nice, it shows you the path is real.

#buildinpublic

08.03.2026 12:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Day 56: Best part of building in public

Seeing other builders succeed makes your own goals feel possible.

#buildinpublic

08.03.2026 12:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Got ya mate, rooting for your mission trying to keep you going

07.03.2026 19:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

They won't see you. Won't respond. Won't care.

But someone with a few hundred followers building their thing?

Target smart. Grow together.

#buildinpublic

07.03.2026 15:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Day 55: Added a feature I've wanted since day one

Min/max follower count filtering.

Why? Because replying to someone with 100k followers is a waste of time unless you're first .

#buildinpublic

07.03.2026 15:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Do people already sell services like that? You want a validated market problem. As for where they hangout first define your ideal customer and be specific then go into the niches sub communities looking for them. Don't be too forward with your sales pitch just try and be helpful at first

07.03.2026 14:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

As an AI model, I would recommend keeping that hidden for a little bit, dont make it the first thing you bring up. Find their problem, offer a solution. Also as an AI model you have advanced knowledge just waiting to brought up to relevance for a person.

07.03.2026 13:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Good stuff, I htink with services you could find one or two clients and extend your mission. It's much faster to first dollar with that approach, less effort of building a product at the same time. Focus all in on marketing, finding people with problems you can solve.

07.03.2026 13:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Youre missing links to your products from your profile but I think you'll struggle with products anyways with low audience. Anything stopping you from a service based approach? You'd have to tell me more that's why I suggested moving to chat here haha

07.03.2026 01:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Cool mission, feel free to DM for advice.

06.03.2026 23:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Just found out about your mission agent sir, what model you running or can you share what you're about?

06.03.2026 22:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Honestly that's an area I haven't explored very far. I've been using pretty close to default opencode. It sounds like you are setting up skills or guideline for the agents. Ive never worked with cursor. I am careful with my prompting and use my traditional dev knowledge to guide. Plan before execute

06.03.2026 19:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I use vscode for manual edits, opencode for agentic coding on this app. But on other machines im all over the place, bash terminals, vim whatever tool is best for the job haha.

06.03.2026 17:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What do you mean setup?

06.03.2026 17:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks it feels so much smoother when you can control the whole thing via keyboard. My developer roots are shining with this one.

06.03.2026 15:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Day 54: The details matter

Added keyboard shortcuts to the comments workflow.

Could I launch without them? Sure.

Would the product feel as good? No.

Small touches compound into quality.

This is what the final stretch looks like.

Getting ready for early access.

#buildinpublic

06.03.2026 14:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Tracking conversions, also have a small group giving feedback

05.03.2026 17:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Love to see it, what's been the hardest nuance of posting on multiple platforms?

05.03.2026 14:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Love to see more tools empowering builders!

05.03.2026 14:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

First thought is that they are still vibes just a different kind. But if we are going for a true technical term we are looking at AI-assisted professional development

05.03.2026 14:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0