Building in public is mostly screenshots and meaningless info. I say mostly, as sometimes I see some value, like suggesting products for day to day usage.
It can motivate some people to see others progress and succeed in entrepreneurship or side projects. Still, the reality is, running a startup is far more complicated than being squished in tweets and screenshots.
Building in public is public roadmap, being active in forums/chats as a rep of your product, putting out questions on debated topics, and of course, screenshots.
The meaningless info you're referring to are IMO copycats of Levels who thinks build in public is just screenshots of MRR.
> Why do you need a product to participate in online forums/chats? And how's posting your roadmap building in public? Isn't that a necessity?
I don’t build in public myself, but i do love reading the stories of others. I always took this behavior as “building [a business] in public” more than just the codebase or product. You want to interact and converse with your customers. Find out what they’re willing to pay for, what they want, share where you’re going (so people can get excited about what’s to come).
It can motivate some people to see others progress and succeed in entrepreneurship or side projects. Still, the reality is, running a startup is far more complicated than being squished in tweets and screenshots.