Starting With a Soccer Question
I began with one question about a soccer trivia game. A few hours later, I had accidentally started building something much bigger.
WinJuly 22, 2026
Top Corner Entertainment
A global soccer trivia game — the greatest football knowledge showdown ever.
The Prompt That Changed Everything
I started by asking for a blueprint, not an app. Within hours, my soccer trivia idea had turned into something much bigger.
WinJuly 22, 2026
The Button That Did Nothing
My first real wall was a signup button that seemed broken. It turned out the app was working better than I was.
WallJuly 22, 2026
When Trivia Got Bigger
I started with a soccer trivia game. A few hours later, one question turned it into something much larger.
PivotJuly 22, 2026
The Greatest Wasn’t True Yet
I wanted to call it the greatest soccer trivia game on the planet. Then I had to ask whether I had actually built that.
DoubtJuly 22, 2026
When It Started Feeling Real
A button failed, I felt ridiculous, and then one redesign made the whole soccer project suddenly feel like a real product.
WinJuly 22, 2026
Where Hat Trick Stands
The trivia works. The fantasy side works. But the hardest part now is earning the big claim I wanted to make.
LessonJuly 22, 2026
The Claim Comes Last
I started with a soccer trivia idea and accidentally built something much bigger. The hardest lesson was learning not to believe my own headline too soon.
LessonJuly 22, 2026
The Button That Broke Me
I thought account creation was broken. It turned out the app was working, but it forgot to tell me.
WallJuly 22, 2026
The Magenta Football
I spent far too long changing one word to magenta. Nobody needed it. Somehow, I did.
LessonJuly 22, 2026
The First Bill Felt Real
The first money I spent was $25 a month for soccer data. It was small enough to click, but big enough to make the whole thing feel real.
LessonJuly 22, 2026
The Scan I Couldn’t Read
A security report landed in front of me, full of words I barely understood. I had to decide whether to trust the fixes anyway.
WallJuly 22, 2026
The Magenta Word
It was just one word in one headline. But when “football” finally popped in magenta, the whole thing felt a little more alive.
WinJuly 22, 2026
The Part That Scares Me
The app works on my screen. Launching means finding out what happens when real people click the buttons.
DoubtJuly 22, 2026
Start Smaller Than I Did
If you’re 50+ and starting with AI, here’s the honest advice I’d give after turning a trivia idea into something much bigger.
LessonJuly 22, 2026
I Would Start Smaller
If I began Hat Trick again, I’d resist the exciting pivot and build a much deeper trivia game before adding fantasy.
LessonJuly 22, 2026