I built a side project that turns YouTube videos into study notes — here's what I learned shipping solo
Chun Jen Lim, a game developer, built Lynote, a side project that converts YouTube videos into structured study notes to improve learning retention. He shares lessons learned from developing the tool solo, including underestimating product decisions and overthinking pricing. The app uses a straightforward tech stack and is now live with a free tier and token packs for heavier usage.
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try { if(localStorage) { let currentUser = localStorage.getItem('current_user'); if (currentUser) { currentUser = JSON.parse(currentUser); if (currentUser.id === 3907125) { document.getElementById('article-show-container').classList.add('current-user-is-article-author'); } } } } catch (e) { console.error(e); } Chun Jen Lim Posted on May 1 I built a side project that turns YouTube videos into study notes — here's what I learned shipping solo #productivity #showdev #sideprojects #webdev I'm a game developer. I ship games at a studio for my day job. I thought that would make building a solo web app easier. It didn't. Not even close.
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