## Origins: From Building in Public to Learning in Public The concept of "learning in public" is a natural evolution of the **"building in public"** movement that gained momentum in the startup and indie hacker communities around 2019-2020. Building in public emerged as entrepreneurs and developers began sharing their startup journeys transparently on platforms like Twitter, documenting everything from revenue numbers to product failures. Pioneers like Pieter Levels, who built Nomad List while tweeting his entire process, and companies like Buffer, which openly shared their revenue dashboard, demonstrated that transparency could be a competitive advantage rather than a liability. The philosophy was simple but radical: **instead of working in stealth mode until you have a perfect product, share your messy middle—the struggles, pivots, and small wins.** ## The Shift to Learning As this movement matured, people realized the same principles could apply beyond building products. Why not apply this transparency to the learning process itself? **Learning in public** takes the core idea and applies it to knowledge acquisition and skill development. Instead of studying privately until you've "mastered" something, you share your learning journey as it unfolds—notes, questions, misunderstandings, and all. ## Learning in Public Andy Matuschak -- [Working with the Garage Door Open](https://notes.andymatuschak.org/About_these_notes?stackedNotes=z21cgR9K3UcQ5a7yPsj2RUim3oM2TzdBByZu) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IE94ZZo6IVw https://www.swyx.io/learn-in-public https://medium.com/@kazuki_sf_/learning-in-public-the-most-effective-way-to-learn-e14564d611b ## Critically Examining Learning / Building in Public [When Everyone Builds in Public](https://medium.com/@hnshah/when-everyone-builds-in-public-40cff0b17679) ![[Screenshot 20251015 at [email protected]]] ![[Screenshot 20251015 at [email protected]]]