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Hiker's Voice

That I could deliver a real product end to end on AI, with no code by hand. The starting point for everything.

Designed, built and shipped by Philipp Gross Kochnov

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Quick facts
Launched
2025-10
Stack
Next.js · FastAPI · Postgres · Telegram moderation
Audience
Hiking community (Georgia / Caucasus)
Status
Live
What it proves
Zero upkeep still surfacing honest reviews on its own, no attention needed
First product I ever shipped, before Dreambook

Why I built it

I had been walking around for a while looking for something to build on AI, just to feel out what it could actually do. Then came a trip to Mount Ortsveri and a guide who put people in danger. The mission wrote itself: the mountains have to be safe.

A Hiker's Voice guide profile: 5-star rating, honest traveler reviews and real photos
A real guide profile: rating, honest reviews and photos from travelers who actually went.

The moment

The tool did its job. Honest reviews pushed the dangerous guide down in search, under the truth about him. A learning project that went on to complete a real combat mission.

Hiker's Voice guide directory: seventeen real guides ranked by honest reviews
Seventeen real guides, ranked by honest reviews. The page people use to pick who to trust.

Where it stands

It still quietly does its job: honest reviews keep surfacing and the dangerous guide stays buried, with no upkeep from me. New guides and reviews trickle in. Right now it runs without my attention while I focus on Dreambook and Dating Coach. I will come back to it.

The build

Different stack from the apps: Next.js, FastAPI, Postgres, Telegram moderation. Proof the range is real, not one framework deep.

What I learned
  • This was my first lump of clay. End to end delivery on AI with no code written by hand, just to find out if it was even possible. It was.
  • A small honest product can still do a real job. Hiker's Voice buried a dangerous guide in search under honest reviews. That was the whole point.