VODForge was a random tool I made because I needed channel partners' YouTube videos as MP4 files. There was a specific job in front of me, and I built something to do it.
Then real people started using it and liking it. People have also shown interest in a Pro version. That gives me something concrete to pay attention to: someone has used the tool, understands what it does, and sees a reason to want more from it. I still have to find out where that interest goes.
VODForge has shown clearer early demand than my more ambitious AI-agent project. The job is easy to describe. You have a video on YouTube, you need an MP4, and there's a tool for that. People can figure out pretty quickly whether it solves a problem they have.
Kryden Agent is still important to me. I want normal, nontechnical people to have approachable agents they can actually use. There's a lot I want to build there, and I care about getting it into a form that makes sense to someone who doesn't spend their time thinking about AI tools. That ambition is still there. So is the work of finding out what people will use.
I'm trying to get better at distribution by putting real products in front of people. VODForge gives me a concrete place to do that. I can explain the job, let someone try the tool, and pay attention to whether they come back or want to do more with it.
Posting impressions tell me how far a post travelled. I want product validation to come from people using the product. Interest in Pro is an early signal, and I want to give it room to become something more concrete without getting ahead of it.