---
title: "YTMetrix"
slug: ytmetrix
url: https://ashwat.me/work/ytmetrix
author: "Ashwat"
description: "An analytics SaaS, built in public. Including the parts I got wrong."
tags: ["Software & experiments"]
---

# YTMetrix


## From an idea to working software

AI opened a way for me to explore an analytics product I had wanted to build for years. The process exposed the distance between getting a prototype to work and engineering something dependable.

## Keeping the lessons visible

I wrote about the mistakes and why I chose to open-source the project. That account is the most useful place to understand the work: decisions, missteps and lessons, rather than a polished success story.

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Role: Independent builder
Canonical: https://ashwat.me/work/ytmetrix
JSON-LD: https://ashwat.me/work/ytmetrix.jsonld
- Project: [The build story](https://ashwat.me/work/ytmetrix/the-build-story)