I went from 10,000 followers to 400,000 in 3 years

Hey Marc, You just created a Twitter account. Your wildest dream is to reach 10,000 followers one day. Today, 400,000 people follow you here. You’ll meet some of your best friends. Build companies. Travel the world. Have strangers recognize you in places you’ve never been. Your entire life will look different. You’re not going to believe any of this. Just keep building. Keep sharing. Trust yourself. You have no idea what’s coming.

Marc Lou@marclou · Nov 15, 2021I was stupid... I spent 5 years building apps in the shadow, coding for months to merely ship something and shy away. Today, it's over; here are 3 promises to myself.
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  1. @marclou · Sep 25, 2026

    When I started building startups in public in 2022, I wrote down everything I hoped to achieve over the next 10 years and stuck it on the wall next to my desk in Bali. Funny how almost everything happened within 3 years, often way beyond what I had imagined.

    When I started building startups in public in 2022, I wrote down everything I hoped to achieve over the next 10 years…
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