Shipping while learning: the builder’s edge
What I’ve learned from building products in public is that momentum matters more than perfection — and the real growth comes from shipping the messy version first.
Software Engineer & Builder — Ghana
Designing and building web apps, Web3 platforms, and full-stack products — from Farcaster mini-apps to Celo smart contract tooling.
Updated August 2026
Building
Myth — auto-generating MCP servers for Celo smart contracts — and rebuilding this portfolio in Next.js.
Learning
Going deeper on onchain product design, Farcaster mini-apps, and AI-agent tooling via MCP.
Open to
Software engineering roles and builder engagements where shipping to real users actually matters.
(01 — 05)
Zyra helps you create invoices for your customers — a focused product build for businesses that need billing without the bloat of enterprise tooling.
Simple
Invoice creation
Shipped
End-to-end product
(1 of 5 projects shown)
Experience
What I work with
Frontend & Web
Web3 & Blockchain
Backend & APIs
Product & Shipping
AI & Tooling
Delivery
Not on the payroll
Founder — KNUST Updates Channel
CommunityCampus updates · KNUST · Present
Built a digital updates community with 2,000+ members — proof that I build audiences, not just code.
Open Source — GitHub
Buildergithub.com/gideonnut · 17 repos
Public builder log — Web3 products, developer tooling, client sites, and experiments. The work speaks before the pitch does.
Writing
What I’ve learned from building products in public is that momentum matters more than perfection — and the real growth comes from shipping the messy version first.
Good product work in Web3 needs clarity, user trust, and fewer abstractions. The best experiences still feel simple even when the architecture is complex.
Most product friction is not in the big ideas — it is in the small assumptions, edge cases, and missing polish that only show up after people start using it.