Build in Public
We share the wins, the misses, and the occasional "what were we thinking?" moments.
harder.dev · Harder Labs · Austin, TX
We build awesome things from curious questions.
Harder Labs is an engineering-led product studio and venture laboratory. We build and operate online communities, diverse e-commerce brands, and software experiments. 25+ years of engineering experience, a bias toward shipping fast, and a genuine curiosity about discovering and using the technologies of tomorrow.
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AI Agents: Working with OpenAI Codex, GitHub CoPilot CLI, Claude Code, Gemini & Antigravity, OpenClaw, and more!
E-Commerce: Operating unique brands with real customers and real payment processing.
Community: Building platforms that bring people together, like puzzle exchanges and sharing networks.
Open Source: Sharing and contributing to open source tools.
Mostly Harmless: We try not to break the internet.
Purposeful Chaos
Small experiments with clear exits beat giant "strategic initiatives" every time.
Human-First
Architecture should be understandable by a human who hasn't had their first cup of coffee yet.
The Signal
A filtered stream of engineering updates, curated so you don't have to doomscroll.