Code Walkthrough - how i built CoverLetterGPT (1,000 signups in 1 month)
So it's been a fun ride building CoverLetterGPT in public. It's been a bit over a month since launch and I have over 1,150 sign-ups and $200 MRR.
It's all open-source, so to continue in that spirit, I made a code walkthrough video that explains how I built the main features!
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Looking good Vince! I'm glad you took the time to give us a guided tour through the process 🙂
Thanks 🙏
That's a great guide, keep going!
Thanks, Vlad.
Will do 👍
This is super useful, thanks for sharing! I've been following your journey and even saw other cover letter generators emerge, but afaik yours is the OG :)
haha I didn't know that. Proud to be the OG 😆
Congratulations on your impressive progress with CoverLetterGPT!
Your commitment to open-source principles by sharing a code walkthrough video showcases your transparency and willingness to contribute to the community. It's actions like these that demonstrate your dedication to the product and its growth, and they go a long way in building trust and gaining traction in the competitive business landscape.
Keep up the fantastic work!
thanks
its amazing, in just one month 1000+ signups and $200 MRR, but brother what coverletterGPT do??
I explain that in the second chapter of the video before I go through the code ;)
Amazing .You have provided very detailed explanation
Thanks :)
Wow nice job Vince. Thanks for the tutorial. I’m bogged down with projects right now and won’t have time to use to bring my ideas to life but want to follow along!
Hey there! Thanks for sharing your progress with us. Congrats on getting over 1,150 sign-ups and $200 MRR in just over a month since launch! It's amazing to see how you've built CoverLetterGPT in public and made it open-source. Your code walkthrough video sounds really interesting. I'll definitely check it out. Keep up the good work!
Thanks for such transparency and detailed walk through, I've been curious as to how everyone was leveraging chatgpt abilities and buidling on top of it. This got me excited !!
you're welcome 🙏
Awesome job, Vince! It's amazing that you're building it as an open-source project while also making money from it. That's the dream of so many developers, and you're making it a reality. Kudos to you!
thanks so much! Yes, oddly enough I think this has actually helped a ton with marketing!
Great guide!
thank you
Great guide! Never used Chakra UI before. Will definitely give it a try.
i love it. let me know how it goes for you!
Nice idea, Thanks for sharing!
you're welcome!
look good!
thanks 🙏
Really nice! Congrats
thanks so much 🙏
Congrats!
How important was it to build in public and which channels did you use to make others aware of your product while you built it?
Thanks.
I have a whole section that goes more in depth on that in the video (you can skip to the chapter), but TL;DR is building in public works and use the channels where you're naturally active/have good "karma"
I saw your app shared on Twitter the other day! Love it.
I have a similar app (https://magicinterviews.com) that uses AI to help people prepare for job interviews. I think both of our projects could be helpful to the same folks. Mind if I add a link to https://coverlettergpt.xyz to the "interview resources" section of my site?
I join to vincanger. It would be great to have a free trial period.
Hey Behn.
Very nice app! It would be cool to try it out first without purchasing though. I'd love to give it a spin and see if its worth recommending, because, yes, CoverLetterGPT and MagicInterview are very complementary!
There are a few demo's on the home page, but yeah I see why it'd be nice to test the app's ability to extract job details from a link before paying!
I tried to create a 100% off discount for you with Stripe, but it seems to only work with subscriptions 😅. Weird Stripe limitation.
you could just update my user in the db to have access, right?
Awesome job, can't wait for the next update on your journey!
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hmm.. something to think about for sure
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thanks