Why I build five focused tools instead of one sprawling product, and what Git Dojo, OhNine, and Statusline Builder taught me about scope.
I have shipped five small tools this year instead of one big product, Git Dojo, OhNine, Statusline Builder, Claude Blueprint, and RAXXO Studio
Each tool solves exactly one problem and stops there, no feature creep, no internal roadmap fights
Shipping small forces me to finish things, a habit a single sprawling product lets me avoid indefinitely
The pattern only holds because every tool has to earn its own attention, nothing rides on the others
The Big Product I Never Shipped
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