6 months ago I published a repo called "Business MCP Servers" on GitHub. 15 production-ready MCP server examples. Built with FastMCP. Open source. MIT license. Just a side project. Something I made because I couldn't find good examples anywhere. Yesterday I Googled "hamishfromatech MCP servers" and here's what I found: → Google AI wrote an entire summary calling me "a popular creator in the AI and developer space known for practical, production-ready tutorials and codebases focused on MCP servers." → My repo is listed on MCPMarket.com → It's on LobeHub (one of the biggest MCP directories) → There are 10 PAGES of results → My YouTube videos on MCP servers have collectively hit thousands of views Here's what nobody tells you about building in public: The moment you stop trying to "go viral" and just solve your own problem in the open — that's when the internet finds you. I didn't launch on Product Hunt. I didn't run ads. I didn't cold-email influencers. I just... built something useful and left the door open. And now there's an entire ecosystem of developers discovering MCP through my repo, my videos, my code. But here's the thing that's really messing with my head right now... I almost didn't publish it. I almost kept it private because "who cares about 15 example MCP servers?" The lesson? Ship the thing. Even if you think nobody's watching. Because the algorithm doesn't reward perfection. It rewards consistency in public. What's something you've been holding back from shipping? Drop it below 👇
Hey legends, Now that we've got some traction building in our little community I've been thinking how I can give something back to you for being here and appreciating what I'm trying to do. So if you want some one on one time with me each week to go over things about local AI or open source software Comment DM And I'll reach out to tee up a time :) Appreciate you all Hamish
Man, I would certainly love that, I just feel so betrayed getting out of corporations, its so hard I have 0 energy. EVERYTHING is hard, I am on a crusade against Google, etc etc etc, all for the same reaosns