Youdu's indie products and long-term travel notes

Turning curious ideas into products, and the road into stories.

I'm Youdu, an indie developer and long-term traveler. TickleTickle collects the websites and tools I build, plus startup experiments, product thinking, AI tool explorations, and honest build-in-public notes.

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This is where I showcase the websites, small tools, and online experiences I build. Each page explains the use case, audience, context, and maintenance status.

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TickleTickle

Youdu's bilingual home for indie products, useful tools, build-in-public notes, startup lessons, and travel reflections.

Interactive sports page

World Cup Memorial Wall

A playful interactive page for remembering eliminated World Cup teams and sharing the emotions of the tournament.

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life progress bar

A lightweight browser tool for seeing life progress through clear, visual time bars.

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The blog records product logs, startup lessons, mistakes, reflections, and personal growth from building while traveling.

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2026-06-13T00:37:37.264Z

I Made a Very Mischievous World Cup Website

Most World Cup websites are doing schedule and score predictions, but I wanted a different angle: if a team is eliminated, where does it go? So I made a World Cup funeral home. All

2026-06-13T00:12:13.891Z

VibeCoding Week 3: Started Doing Promotion

This is my weekly report for vibe coding this week. I mainly did two things this week: First, I submitted everything related to Google AdSense. Second, I rode the World Cup wave an

2026-06-10T14:00:23.117Z

A Chilling Thought: Are You Being Defined by Memes?

Be careful not to be defined by memes. I don't know when it started, but we've gotten used to saying "worker" or "beast of burden" all the time. When chatting with friends, we alwa

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