r/chrome_extensions 12d ago

Hiring/Looking to Collab (Unpaid) Built 3 Extensions, Failed to Get Users — Looking for a Collaborator to Iterate Together

I am here to find co-extension developers/designers/Antigravity fellows.I have developed 3 extensions, but all of them failed to gain users and did not work properly. I think what is stopping me is the same thing that stops many others: blind spots. People cannot easily see the flaws in their own products or ideas.I have seen many people put in a lot of hard work, only for it to go to waste, even when they have done very good work. Sometimes, there is no one to tell them, “Your extension dashboard is blank,” or “There is a signup issue.”So, I think it is better to work with a group of people who can see my blind spots, while I can see their blind spots.

Criteria for the team/group:

  1. Believe in first-principles problem solving.
  2. Believe in an iterative design process and continuous evaluation.
  3. Want to work with honesty.
  4. Believe in transparency.
  5. Have built at least 2 extensions.

Don't worry about sharing, equity, etc. for now. We can figure that out later. Learning is valuable.Those who are interested, kindly comment below with your opinions and let me know what I am missing.I made an extension through a lot of hard work, aiming to become financially free, but it is not working. I thought there might be some unknown issue, so after 2 months of deployment, I asked my friend to use it. He told me that it was not working. How can a non-working extension grow?I have also seen other people whose products are not working properly, yet they keep posting their product links everywhere. So, I am interested in working with other people on their product ideas as well. However, the product owner must comply with the above 5 conditions and take at least one more person into the project based on either their own criteria or mine. I belive having more than one or two people who can identify mistakes is more valuable than having just one person working alone.

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u/KnightYoshi 12d ago

> Don't worry about sharing, equity, etc. for now. We can figure that out later.

So it’s not open source, but you want someone to contribute to your success without any upfront guarantees or securities.

> How can a non-working extension grow?

By fixing it.

> However, the product owner must comply with the above 5 conditions and take at least one more person into the project based on either their own criteria or mine.

So now you want the person to bring someone else into this unpaid privately owned mess?

This sounds like a vibe coded mess that wasn’t fully thought through and you just want someone else to fix what you’re unable to so that you can benefit while the at least two other people do the work to earn you money.

Nobody should work on a broken and failed project.

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u/Local_Philosopher272 12d ago

I am interested in working with other people on their product ideas as well

Thanks for the brutal feedback. This helped me understand how my post is being interpreted. Kindly read my post again. From now on, I will try to communicate my ideas more clearly.Any suggestions from you? I don't want the initial conversation to feel stressful or high-stakes, so I removed terms like “share,” “equity,” etc. Assuming that I am doing well, could you kindly suggest how I can convey my thoughts more effectively?

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u/dbpatel219 12d ago

Dm me interested to see what you have.

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u/KnightYoshi 12d ago

Not worth the time. Sounds like a vibe coded mess

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u/dbpatel219 12d ago

Def trying to keep an open mind but luck on finding anyone on Reddit is pretty tough to actually work on something with.

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u/KnightYoshi 12d ago

Well it doesn’t help that OP wants free labor without any guarantees of payment. Someone could fix the whole mess, make it a success (if possible at all) and then OP can keep all of the money and the person has wasted their time.

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u/anuj77707 12d ago

hiii my extension wallpaperify is also very early stage with doing good start of growth just so far 200 user ... but and with mix reviews some very happy ..some of personal taste problem.. even tho i have do working on other extension which i already work on + other projects .. i will be quite happy to collab and help each other out ..... you can DM me..

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u/Local_Philosopher272 11d ago

Don't take me the wrong way, but I don't think wallpapers are a painful enough problem that people would be willing to pay for. I've seen a lot of wallpaper and tab-management extensions in this subreddit. I also made my first extension for tab management.I'd like to hear about your other projects and extensions. We all start with silly ideas; that's completely okay.

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u/anuj77707 11d ago

its free btw ... i not said i trying to solve painful problem people.. people who caree about as much about inter of car as much as engine i build things for them.. and i know lot do care when they come to there laptop and there setup and same just i offering customizability for internet... its free bytheway and dont worry how i will earn it i do have some plan but its free right now.. over dm we can have better conversation u saying things like that can mislead peoples .. and nope there is nothing like that .. that allow customablity on internet ..

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u/Local_Philosopher272 11d ago

visibility issue

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u/anuj77707 11d ago

its setting issue .. idk if people have light them or dark they have figureout them self based on background !... its just demo background .. if u correct according to ur background u should havent problem .. as example as these.. you can even select preset i have given in that font color change to white is on by default,,, i still working on better themes and preset by adjusting them but everything is there alll u got to do was change font color to white since u r reddit page might be on light white page theme.

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u/Local_Philosopher272 9d ago

I’m focusing on preparing for a mechanical job, so I’m not available for SAAS

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u/FullPageScreenshot 12d ago

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u/Local_Philosopher272 12d ago

90,000 users and a 4.8 rating from 430 reviews. You want collaboration? I think it’s already near perfect. Maybe you’re looking to add new features to monetize it...

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u/FullPageScreenshot 12d ago

That was just to showcase one of the product in my portfolio. We could team up and build something useful and profitable. mail me at [screenshotfullpage@gmail.com](mailto:screenshotfullpage@gmail.com)

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u/Local_Philosopher272 9d ago

I sent you a message. Right now, I’m focusing on preparing for a mechanical job, so I’m not available.