The best feature is the one you didn't build
Every feature has a cost that never shows up on the roadmap. Field notes on why saying no is the most underrated product skill, and how I decide what stays out.
Currently building linkutm
I build clarity into the internet. / founder of linkutm
I make simple tools for cleaner attribution and better distribution decisions, and I share everything I learn along the way.
@smitatwork01 What I talk about
Where your traffic actually comes from, and how to stop guessing.
Getting a product in front of people when you are the marketing team.
How I ship faster with AI, without letting it think for me.
Real lessons and mistakes from building linkutm.
Boring setups that keep working.
New posts on Instagram every week. Follow @smitatwork
02 Latest writing
Every feature has a cost that never shows up on the roadmap. Field notes on why saying no is the most underrated product skill, and how I decide what stays out.
I started as a developer, but these days I spend my time on marketing and product. Field notes on how AI fills the gap, and where I still refuse to let it think for me.
The internet made location matter less for building, and more for perspective. Field notes on building a product for a global audience from a city better known for diamonds and textiles.
03 Try it
This is the thing I obsess over. Paste any link, tap a few options, and watch it become one you can actually track.
2 Where are you sharing it?
3 What kind of post?
Your tracked link
yourwebsite.com/page?utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=reel&utm_campaign=launch_week
Now your analytics says “launch week reel on Instagram” instead of “direct traffic”.
04 The story so far
@ ServerAvatar
Where code first met real customers.
@ Perrian
Shipped production software, learned what users ignore.
@ Wizcoder
Turned engineering output into product outcomes.
@ linkutm
Building clarity into how marketers read their traffic.
05 Follow along
What’s working, what isn’t, and everything in between, while I build linkutm in public.
Smit Vanani
Founder @linkutm · marketing + building in public