Solo builder · 8 apps live
Hi, I’m Reno Neto 👋
I build and run a portfolio of 8 self-funded iOS apps as a solo builder. A system of AI agents handles a lot of the day-to-day work: content, App Store submissions, metrics, and marketing, so I can spend my time on product and architecture instead.
I write here about how that actually works: the system itself, what's gone right, what's broken, and the honest state of the results. Find me on LinkedIn.
What I've built
Latest writing
- My Agent Server Was Running Out of Disk. The Cause Was Boring.A weekend fixing my Mac mini's storage and repo sync taught me two rules for agent infrastructure: find the boring root cause, and make automation repair itself safely instead of paging me.
- Zero Purchases Was the Most Likely OutcomeA StitchSnap conversion alert sent me looking for a broken funnel. The math said the opposite: at that volume, zero purchases was normal.
- I Let AI Agents Act Without Asking. Here’s Where I Stop Them.The autonomy rule behind my solo app business: reversible work moves by default; external actions need either bounded standing authority or a one-time approval tied to the exact artifact.
- Why I Keep Building Apps When the Results Are Still SmallI am building eight iOS apps with AI, and the money is not the whole scorecard yet. Here is the more honest reason I keep going.
- How to Give Claude Code Persistent Memory Across SessionsA flat directory of markdown files, an index that loads at session start, and one rule about when to write. No database, no embeddings. Here is the exact setup I run across 8 apps.