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May 6, 2026
Day 15: Why I Pivoted BuildEngine. The API Pricing Wall.
Twitter API at $750-1000 per month. Reddit Data API requires commercial approval. ProductHunt API restricted. Show HN gated for new accounts. The original BuildEngine plan died at the API wall on Day 15. Here is what I built instead.
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Day 14 - BuildEngine is live
Two weeks in. The first product is shipping, the storefront is up, and the build-in-public clock is running.
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