Search
Login
Sign Up
Oliver Buchannon
Vulcan WM
day 140: traffic, traction, and more grind

Jan 11, 2026

•

3 min read

day 140: traffic, traction, and more grind

getting 60+ stars on saasheaven, prepping for swift student challenge, and mapping the next steps

Vulcan WM
Vulcan WM
day 133: revision, momentum, and shipping saasheaven

Jan 4, 2026

•

2 min read

day 133: revision, momentum, and shipping saasheaven

balancing revision with building, hitting b2b milestones, and launching a new open-source project in a weekend

Vulcan WM
Vulcan WM
day 119: slowing down, learning properly, and choosing depth

Dec 21, 2025

•

3 min read

day 119: slowing down, learning properly, and choosing depth

an experiment with vibe coding and learning that sql is amazing

Vulcan WM
Vulcan WM
day 112: shipping again, sharing work, and raising the bar

Dec 14, 2025

•

2 min read

day 112: shipping again, sharing work, and raising the bar

made an open source github template, a live waitlist, and committing to a real b2b push

Vulcan WM
Vulcan WM
day 105: real progress, new stack, and sharper thinking

Dec 7, 2025

•

2 min read

day 105: real progress, new stack, and sharper thinking

got a simple code runner working + setting a new goal for the holidays

Vulcan WM
Vulcan WM
day 98: almost done with drinkie, learning lots, and pushing forward

Nov 30, 2025

•

2 min read

day 98: almost done with drinkie, learning lots, and pushing forward

getting closer to launching drinkie while growing as a builder

Vulcan WM
Vulcan WM
day 91: packed week, no coding, but planning ahead

Nov 23, 2025

•

2 min read

day 91: packed week, no coding, but planning ahead

did no coding but have a good idea of what's next

Vulcan WM
Vulcan WM
day 84: slow progress, first real market research, and refocusing

Nov 16, 2025

•

3 min read

day 84: slow progress, first real market research, and refocusing

balancing studies, refining ideas, and learning what actually matters

Vulcan WM
Vulcan WM
day 77: building, learning, and a new idea brewing

Nov 9, 2025

•

2 min read

day 77: building, learning, and a new idea brewing

diving deeper into drinkie, mastering swift, and sketching my next project

Vulcan WM
Vulcan WM
day 70: lessons, launches + looking ahead

Nov 2, 2025

•

3 min read

day 70: lessons, launches + looking ahead

the last two weeks have been a mix of building, learning, and realising what actually fits me.

Vulcan WM
Vulcan WM
day 56: two weeks, one launch + a new direction

Oct 19, 2025

•

2 min read

day 56: two weeks, one launch + a new direction

mathhacks is live + i’m diving into ios development

Vulcan WM
Vulcan WM
day 42: building momentum

Oct 5, 2025

•

2 min read

day 42: building momentum

portfolio rebrand, math-hacks, math-forge, and my first hackathon.

Vulcan WM
Vulcan WM
day 33: joining athena + rebranding

Sep 26, 2025

•

2 min read

day 33: joining athena + rebranding

building in community, not just alone

Vulcan WM
Vulcan WM
day 27: hackathons, chaos & first sponsor

Sep 20, 2025

•

2 min read

day 27: hackathons, chaos & first sponsor

almost a month in - earned my first bit of money and submitted a hackathon project

Vulcan WM
Vulcan WM
almost the end of week 1

Aug 30, 2025

•

2 min read

almost the end of week 1

week 1: 3 projects shipped, building for fun

Vulcan WM
Vulcan WM
day 3: pivoting to open source + earn-grid sponsors

Aug 27, 2025

•

2 min read

day 3: pivoting to open source + earn-grid sponsors

shipping open source projects first to grow an audience, track progress, and get people involved

Vulcan WM
Vulcan WM
day 2: first project live, mini 3-project week underway

Aug 26, 2025

•

2 min read

day 2: first project live, mini 3-project week underway

kicking off a mini 3-project challenge before school and seeing where ideabench takes me

Vulcan WM
Vulcan WM

Daily Updates

Get daily updates on my Twitter

© 2026 100k Before Uni.

Report abuse

Privacy policy

Terms of use

Powered by beehiiv