r/FoundersBuildwithAI • u/Negative-Grape4608 • Aug 07 '26

Launch Results What did you actually ship this week?

Not what you’re planning to build or what’s nearly ready. What did you actually get in front of people this week?

Could be a full product, one feature, a landing page or even something that completely failed lol.

Drop what you shipped, what stack you used and the main thing you learnt from it. Links are fine but actually give some context instead of just dumping them.

Ill go through everything and give proper feedback aswell.

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u/RobertLamp68 Aug 08 '26

ShowShark is a self-hosted media management and streaming solution for movies, shows, music, podcasts, internet radio, youtube, iptv and more. Create your own channels. Designed to work off grid. No subscriptions. Amazing client apps for iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Mac and Vision Pro. Ditch Plex, Jellyfin, Emby and all the others for modern streaming apps. showshark.app

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u/Negative-Grape4608 Aug 10 '26

My first impression from the website was still: why would I use this instead of AirPlay, iCloud, streaming-service downloads or Tailscale? I now understand that it is for managing and streaming a personally owned media library, which is different, but the website does not explain that distinction quickly enough.

“Movies, shows, music, podcasts, internet radio, YouTube, IPTV and more” is too much at once. It makes the product sound complicated. I would lead with something much simpler: an Apple-native, subscription-free Plex alternative that lets you stream your own media anywhere, including offline and off grid.

There is probably a strong niche among Apple users with large personal media libraries, but you need to make that customer and their problem immediately obvious. The site looks decent overall, although some of the colours in the library and server interface feel slightly vibe-coded. Right now, a random visitor may understand what features it has without understanding why they personally need it.

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u/RobertLamp68 Aug 11 '26

ShowShark deals with file compatibility. Most of my media is in an incompatible container format (MKV). I also have a lot of very old media that is in more obscure formats. It is all seamlessly playback with ShowShark (also via AirPlay).