u/sandromunda

Struggling to get Github stars

I’m building RootCX in public. Instead of flexing revenue, I want to share a real bottleneck. Im struggling to get GitHub stars.

People call them a vanity metric. They aren't. I target builders. For them, a GitHub repo with stars is the ultimate proof of trust and confidence.

If I wanted traffic, I would just apply SEO best practices. But there is no "SEO playbook" for GitHub stars. You can't hack developer trust. It's just hard.

Has anyone here successfully built credibility with developers from scratch? How did you get your first 100 organic stars without begging for them?

u/sandromunda — 1 day ago

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What makes a CRM actually hard to build?

Everyone says building a CRM is a massive technical challenge. I’ve never really understood why.

Strip it down. It’s essentially a UI on top of a relational database. You have contacts, companies, deals, and custom schemas. That is standard CRUD.

I get that email and calendar sync is a nightmare. Microsoft and Google APIs are a mess. But what else is there?

I’m asking transparently because I'm building RootCX (github.com/RootCX/RootCX). It’s an open-source platform for creating ambitious internal tools with built-in enterprise governance.

I'm trying to figure out if factoring this "CRM complexity" into our core engine, so teams can build custom CRMs effortlessly, is actually a viable bet. Or am I completely underestimating the problem?

What are the hidden dragons? I'd love a comprehensive list.

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u/sandromunda — 1 day ago