Max Rozen
How code splitting can make your React app load significantly faster
Chances are, your React app's bundle is much, much larger than it needs to be.
over a year ago
Chances are, your React app's bundle is much, much larger than it needs to be.
Val Sopi
Focusing on progress, not the goal
<p><span style="font-size: 21px;">Rion, my 11-year-old son, plays tennis.</span></p><p>He first set...
a year ago
<p><span style="font-size: 21px;">Rion, my 11-year-old son, plays tennis.</span></p><p>He first set foot on a tennis court when he was 18 months or so. His cousin was practicing back then, so he would tag along with his aunt to the tennis courts.</p><figure class="none"><img...
Grow With Less
7 Dangerous Meta Description Mistakes That Are Ruining Your CTR
I have some bad news.
Writing great content, building quality backlinks and having catchy blog post...
over a year ago
I have some bad news.
Writing great content, building quality backlinks and having catchy blog post titles is not enough.
You could have all this and still get very little traffic.
Why?
Because you need people to choose your article over competing articles in the search...
Tony Dinh's...
It's the exciting time of the year!
This is not the monthly update, just a quick announcement ๐
over a year ago
This is not the monthly update, just a quick announcement ๐
Build In Public...
How I Built This In Public: Peter Mick
Lessons from building and growing Copylime to 6 figures all in public
a year ago
Lessons from building and growing Copylime to 6 figures all in public
Grow With Less
Here Is What a Disappointing Experiment Taught Me About Headline A/B Testing
After reading about the huge conversion boosts many bloggers got after A/B testing their headlines,...
over a year ago
After reading about the huge conversion boosts many bloggers got after A/B testing their headlines, I assumed A/B testing the headlines of 73 articles I have published on my language learning blog French Together would be a no brainer.
I could already picture myself writing a...
mtlynch.io
TinyPilot: Month 39
New here?
Hi, Iโm Michael. Iโm a software developer and the founder of TinyPilot, an independent...
a year ago
New here?
Hi, Iโm Michael. Iโm a software developer and the founder of TinyPilot, an independent computer hardware company. I started the company in 2020, and it now earns $80-100k/month in revenue and employs six other people.
Every month, I publish a retrospective like this one...
Dominik Sobe's...
The Six Best Practices for launching on Product Hunt in 2021
over a year ago
Val Sopi
A Successful Product Hunt Launch
<p>blogstatic's <a href="https://www.producthunt.com/products/blogstatic#blogstatic"...
5 months ago
<p>blogstatic's <a href="https://www.producthunt.com/products/blogstatic#blogstatic" target="_blank">first PH launch</a> (documented <a href="https://valsopi.com/launching-on-product-hunt">here</a>) was in December of 2022, three months after the <a...
mtlynch.io
TinyPilot: Month 5
Highlights TinyPilot revenue grew 20% to $12k. I released a new high-end model of TinyPilot. I...
over a year ago
Highlights TinyPilot revenue grew 20% to $12k. I released a new high-end model of TinyPilot. I launched my first ever paid course. Goal Grades At the start of each month, I declare what Iโd like to accomplish. Hereโs how I did against those goals:
Release a high-end version of...
High Signal
How Allison monetizes her programmatic SEO knowledge
Allison Seboldt is the founder of PageFactory, a service which helps websites grow their content and...
a year ago
Allison Seboldt is the founder of PageFactory, a service which helps websites grow their content and reach with programmatic SEO.
mtlynch.io
Noah Bragg's First Stoke Fire Livestream
Iโve been interested in Ethereum the past year, especially the Base ecosystem. The problem is that...
3 months ago
Iโve been interested in Ethereum the past year, especially the Base ecosystem. The problem is that after hours of reading about Base, I still donโt get what Base is.
Every few months, I check back in on the Base websiteโs developer section to see if thereโs a path to building on...
High Signal
$30k a month from a bootstrapped B2C company
Thankbox is a successful B2C bootstrapped website created by Valentin Hinov which is now doing...
6 months ago
Thankbox is a successful B2C bootstrapped website created by Valentin Hinov which is now doing $30-35k a month.
Max Rozen
OnlineOrNot Diaries 13
I tried building a monolith.
a year ago
I tried building a monolith.
mtlynch.io
I Sold TinyPilot, My First Successful Business
My first two years as a bootstrapped founder went poorly. I could barely find any paying customers,...
6 months ago
My first two years as a bootstrapped founder went poorly. I could barely find any paying customers, and all of my businesses lost money. I began questioning my decision to quit my cushy Google job.
In mid-2020, yet another of my businesses had flopped, and it was only kind of...
mtlynch.io
How I Tricked Myself into Shipping Too Late
Many software founders fail for a simple reason: they ship too late. They spend years developing a...
over a year ago
Many software founders fail for a simple reason: they ship too late. They spend years developing a product in a vacuum only to see it crumble the first time a real customer touches it.
The Indie Hackers podcast features many such stories. The showโs stated mission is to help...
Max Rozen
OnlineOrNot Diaries 5
In which I doubled my conversion rate without trying too hard.
a year ago
In which I doubled my conversion rate without trying too hard.
Dominik Sobe's...
You want everything at once โ me too
11 months ago
Max Rozen
Protecting your React routes
React apps send their code directly to users, so you might be a little confused about how React...
over a year ago
React apps send their code directly to users, so you might be a little confused about how React 'guards' routes from unauthorised viewing. This article explains how.
Max Rozen
OnlineOrNot Diaries 1
On marketing, and shipping a CLI
a year ago
On marketing, and shipping a CLI
mtlynch.io
Lessons from my First Exit
In April of this year, I sold TinyPilot, the bootstrapped hardware company I founded and ran for...
a month ago
In April of this year, I sold TinyPilot, the bootstrapped hardware company I founded and ran for four years.
I wrote a post in May that told the story of the sale, but Iโd like to share more about the practical lessons I learned from the experience.
In this post, Iโm sharing what...
mtlynch.io
Join My Six-Week Blogging Course
Iโm teaching a small-group, live course about attracting readers to your blog through Hacker News....
6 months ago
Iโm teaching a small-group, live course about attracting readers to your blog through Hacker News. Sign up by Monday (June 24th) to reserve your slot.
Why take a class with me? My blog receives 300k-500k unique readers per year. After Google, Hacker News is the primary way that...
Val Sopi
Test
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10 months ago
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mtlynch.io
Create Your Own Low-Cost Cloud Storage App with Sia and Nextcloud
In todayโs post, Iโm going to show you how to set up your own cloud storage web app, similar to...
over a year ago
In todayโs post, Iโm going to show you how to set up your own cloud storage web app, similar to Dropbox or Google Drive, but with substantially lower costs. This solution provides cloud storage at ~$0.60 per TB/month. By comparison, the same storage would cost $8.25 per month on...
mtlynch.io
Resurrecting a Dead Library: Part Three - Rehabilitation
I love refactoring. Nothing satisfies me more than untangling spaghetti code to reveal its...
over a year ago
I love refactoring. Nothing satisfies me more than untangling spaghetti code to reveal its underlying logic in a clear, intuitive way.
Iโve learned that refactoring requires diligence. In my younger and more reckless days, I would rush into a legacy codebase and tear apart the...
Max Rozen
OnlineOrNot Diaries 3
Marketing week? More like reliability week
a year ago
Marketing week? More like reliability week
Build In Public...
I just announced an AI accelerator program
Full story on my latest role at Paddle, the new AI program, and what it means for you
8 months ago
Full story on my latest role at Paddle, the new AI program, and what it means for you
Max Rozen
OnlineOrNot Diaries 6
A new monitoring service for OnlineOrNot, and new learnings for my pricing page.
a year ago
A new monitoring service for OnlineOrNot, and new learnings for my pricing page.
mtlynch.io
Testing Ansible Web App Roles with Selenium
Overview Ansible is an excellent tool for deploying web apps. Ansible allows us to define web apps...
over a year ago
Overview Ansible is an excellent tool for deploying web apps. Ansible allows us to define web apps in terms of the different โrolesโ that compose our web app (e.g. web server, database server, application server). As our roles and the interactions between them become more...
mtlynch.io
Installing Jellyfin on TrueNAS Core
I always run into issues installing Jellyfin on TrueNAS core. I fix them, and then I forget a few...
a year ago
I always run into issues installing Jellyfin on TrueNAS core. I fix them, and then I forget a few months later, so these are just my notes to myself of how to install Jellyfin on TrueNAS core.
Instructions Install based on these...
mtlynch.io
Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
Like all Gladwell books, Outliers does an excellent job of building an engaging narrative out of...
over a year ago
Like all Gladwell books, Outliers does an excellent job of building an engaging narrative out of topics that the average person might otherwise find inaccessible. His exploration into the causes of airline crashes was especially fascinating.
While it provides a nice collection of...
Max Rozen
Guidelines for choosing React Libraries
There are a *lot* of React libraries out there. So how do you pick which one to use in your app?...
over a year ago
There are a *lot* of React libraries out there. So how do you pick which one to use in your app? This article provides guidelines for choosing.
mtlynch.io
Delete the Timestamps from your Static Blog
I build this blog using Hugo, a popular static site generator.
The way Hugo works is that when I...
a month ago
I build this blog using Hugo, a popular static site generator.
The way Hugo works is that when I create a new blog post, Hugo generates a default template that looks like this:
--- title: "My New Post" date: 2024-11-16T20:33:09-04:00 --- The boilerplate for the post contains a...
mtlynch.io
TinyPilot: Month 33
New here?
Hi, Iโm Michael. Iโm a software developer and the founder of TinyPilot, an independent...
a year ago
New here?
Hi, Iโm Michael. Iโm a software developer and the founder of TinyPilot, an independent computer hardware company. I started the company in 2020, and it now earns $60-80k/month in revenue and employs six other people.
Every month, I publish a retrospective like this one...
mtlynch.io
Back Up Encrypted ZFS Data without Unlocking It
I recently built my first home TrueNAS server. I use it to store the bulk of my personal and work...
over a year ago
I recently built my first home TrueNAS server. I use it to store the bulk of my personal and work data, so Iโve been learning how to make the most of TrueNAS and its filesystem, ZFS.
Today, I want to tell you about backing up encrypted data.
My homelab TrueNAS server
One of the...
mtlynch.io
Installing NixOS on Raspberry Pi 4
Nix is a tool that allows you to define your software environment from code. Nix has several...
a year ago
Nix is a tool that allows you to define your software environment from code. Nix has several components to it, and one of the most interesting to me is NixOS, which lets you use Nix tooling to define your entire OS configuration using plaintext files.
I only recently started...
Build In Public...
How I Built This In Public: Louis Pereira
Lessons from building AudioPen to 600+ paid users to clinching #1 on Product Hunt
a year ago
Lessons from building AudioPen to 600+ paid users to clinching #1 on Product Hunt
mtlynch.io
TinyPilot: Month 2
Highlights I paused TinyPilot sales to address a design problem. Iโm manufacturing a custom USB...
over a year ago
Highlights I paused TinyPilot sales to address a design problem. Iโm manufacturing a custom USB power connector for TinyPilot. Revenue across all my projects was among my strongest ever, at $3.6k total. Goal Grades At the start of each month, I declare what Iโd like to...
Max Rozen
Start your own app with React, GraphQL and Serverless architecture: Part 3 - Let's build a GraphQL...
Start your own app with React, GraphQL and Serverless architecture: Part 3 - Let's build a GraphQL...
over a year ago
Start your own app with React, GraphQL and Serverless architecture: Part 3 - Let's build a GraphQL backend!
mtlynch.io
Want to Buy Is It Keto?
Iโm looking for someone to take over my old content website, Is It Keto.
Is It Keto is for sale
I...
5 months ago
Iโm looking for someone to take over my old content website, Is It Keto.
Is It Keto is for sale
I worked on the site on and off between 2019 and 2020, but I no longer have time for it, so itโs just been neglected for the past several years. Still, it consistently earns $1-2k/yr...
mtlynch.io
KetoHub: Month 2
Prior to February 2019, I published all my retrospectives on Indie Hackers:
KetoHub Month 2
over a year ago
Prior to February 2019, I published all my retrospectives on Indie Hackers:
KetoHub Month 2
mtlynch.io
TinyPilot: Month 24
Highlights TinyPilot reached an all-time high of $74k in revenue. Iโm trying to figure out the best...
over a year ago
Highlights TinyPilot reached an all-time high of $74k in revenue. Iโm trying to figure out the best approach to software licensing. Iโm still searching for a web framework I can love. Goal Grades At the start of each month, I declare what Iโd like to accomplish. Hereโs how I did...
mtlynch.io
TinyPilot: Month 36
New here?
Hi, Iโm Michael. Iโm a software developer and the founder of TinyPilot, an independent...
a year ago
New here?
Hi, Iโm Michael. Iโm a software developer and the founder of TinyPilot, an independent computer hardware company. I started the company in 2020, and it now earns $60-80k/month in revenue and employs seven other people.
Every month, I publish a retrospective like this...
๐ Hello, I'm...
Bootstrapping to โฌ600k MRR and getting killed by Shopify. The story of Checkout X.
...
a year ago
Tony Dinh's...
May 2023: I sold my 2 years old business for only $128K
Everything about the Black Magic's acquisition + May 2023 updates
a year ago
Everything about the Black Magic's acquisition + May 2023 updates
Max Rozen
Learn Integration Testing with React Hook Form
Testing is super important, and yet it's hard to find practical examples to show you what to do....
over a year ago
Testing is super important, and yet it's hard to find practical examples to show you what to do. This article intends to fix that, by teaching integration testing with React Hook Form.
Grow With Less
How to Get Interviewed (Even If You Are Not Well-Known in Your Niche)
When people talk about interview link building, they mostly talk about expert interviews, you...
over a year ago
When people talk about interview link building, they mostly talk about expert interviews, you interview experts on your blog in the hope that they will then share your interview and link to it.
But doing the opposite also works. If you have interesting hobbies or any kind of...
mtlynch.io
TinyPilot: Month 28
New here?
Hi, Iโm Michael. Iโm a software developer and the founder of TinyPilot, an independent...
over a year ago
New here?
Hi, Iโm Michael. Iโm a software developer and the founder of TinyPilot, an independent computer hardware company. I started the company in 2020, and it now earns $60-80k/month in revenue and employs six other people.
Every month, I publish a retrospective like this one...
Scott DeLong
Weeks 40-43: A $5k Month and Billion Dollar Idea
The second to the last update is focused and short. I have just one goal: convert subscribers into...
a year ago
The second to the last update is focused and short. I have just one goal: convert subscribers into paying customers.
The post Weeks 40-43: A $5k Month and Billion Dollar Idea appeared first on Scott DeLong.
Grow With Less
The 8 Best Free Blogging, SEO and Marketing Courses
Blogging is hard and the COVID-19 epidemic is not making things easier.
Luckily, several businesses...
over a year ago
Blogging is hard and the COVID-19 epidemic is not making things easier.
Luckily, several businesses have started offering their blogging, SEO or marketing courses for free to help bloggers and small business owners who are struggling because of the pandemic.
This page lists the...
mtlynch.io
TinyPilot: Month 43
New here?
Hi, Iโm Michael. Iโm a software developer and the founder of TinyPilot, an independent...
10 months ago
New here?
Hi, Iโm Michael. Iโm a software developer and the founder of TinyPilot, an independent computer hardware company. I started the company in 2020, and it now earns $80-100k/month in revenue and employs six other people.
Every month, I publish a retrospective like this one...
๐ Hello, I'm...
Seven deadly sins of a second-time founder
a year ago
mtlynch.io
Building My First Homelab Server Rack
Seven years ago, I built my first home server. It made my software development work faster and more...
8 months ago
Seven years ago, I built my first home server. It made my software development work faster and more enjoyable, so Iโve gotten more into the home server scene. I built a custom storage server, another development server, and a dedicated firewall.
At some point, my wife gently...
mtlynch.io
Paternity Leave: Month 2
Highlights Iโm finding it surprisingly difficult not to work. Sleep is getting a little better. I...
2 months ago
Highlights Iโm finding it surprisingly difficult not to work. Sleep is getting a little better. I used Nix to create a slick and reusable fuzz testing workflow. Goal grades At the start of each month, I declare what Iโd like to accomplish. Hereโs how I did against those...
mtlynch.io
A Survey of Applicant Tracking Systems for Bootstrapped Businesses
Iโm a bootstrapped founder of a six-person company, and I spent this week testing different tools...
over a year ago
Iโm a bootstrapped founder of a six-person company, and I spent this week testing different tools for hiring candidates.
This post summarizes my experience with the applicant tracking systems (ATS) I found and how well they serve small, bootstrapped businesses.
Note: This isnโt...
mtlynch.io
Takeaways from Cory Zue's May 2023 Livecoding Session
My friend Cory Zue has been publishing his live coding sessions, so I decided to watch one and...
a year ago
My friend Cory Zue has been publishing his live coding sessions, so I decided to watch one and record my notes.
My background vs. Coryโs Iโve read a lot of Coryโs blog. Weโre both Python developers, but he specializes in Django, whereas Iโve always worked with thinner frameworks...
mtlynch.io
Zestful: Month 5
Prior to February 2019, I published all my retrospectives on Indie Hackers:
Zestful Month 5:...
over a year ago
Prior to February 2019, I published all my retrospectives on Indie Hackers:
Zestful Month 5: Launched, but Still No Customers
Dominik Sobe's...
Next Milestone: HelpKit hit $2000 MRR
over a year ago
Max Rozen
Starting a Cloudflare Worker from scratch
We don't need no fancy tooling!
a year ago
We don't need no fancy tooling!
mtlynch.io
TinyPilot: Month 41
New here?
Hi, Iโm Michael. Iโm a software developer and the founder of TinyPilot, an independent...
a year ago
New here?
Hi, Iโm Michael. Iโm a software developer and the founder of TinyPilot, an independent computer hardware company. I started the company in 2020, and it now earns $80-100k/month in revenue and employs six other people.
Every month, I publish a retrospective like this one...
Tony Dinh's...
April 2024 updates, new product!
Traveled to Bali and Sydney, some updates on Typing Mind, and a new product.
7 months ago
Traveled to Bali and Sydney, some updates on Typing Mind, and a new product.
Val Sopi
On using time
<p>One thing I've gotten really good at over the years is using time in terms of how it affects my...
a year ago
<p>One thing I've gotten really good at over the years is using time in terms of how it affects my product-making process.</p><p>Back in the day, when I was greener, I used to rush things, not just for the sake of rushing to get them out of the door โ but I would get to...
Val Sopi
What it's like to make and launch a product, for me.
<p>I've been making Saas products since 2013. My very first product was a project management tool...
over a year ago
<p>I've been making Saas products since 2013. My very first product was a project management tool that included invoicing, time-tracking, and a plethora of other functions.</p>
<p>The idea was to be better than others at cheaper prices. Whatever "better" and "cheaper"...
Max Rozen
Methods for styling your React app
It can be pretty confusing to pick how to style your React app. This guide attempts to simplify your...
over a year ago
It can be pretty confusing to pick how to style your React app. This guide attempts to simplify your choice.
mtlynch.io
Use a Nix Flake without Adding it to Git
When I work in my own repositories these days, I always add a Nix flake to the repo so that I can...
11 months ago
When I work in my own repositories these days, I always add a Nix flake to the repo so that I can spin up a working development environment on any system with a single command.
What do I do when Iโm working in someone elseโs repo and they donโt want to adopt Nix flakes?
Normally,...
mtlynch.io
Experimenting with Lllama 3 via Ollama
I saw that Meta released the Llama 3 AI model, and people seem excited about it, so I decided to...
8 months ago
I saw that Meta released the Llama 3 AI model, and people seem excited about it, so I decided to give it a try.
I donโt have much experience running open-source AI models, and I didnโt see a lot of documentation about how to run them. I tinkered with it for a few hours and got...
High Signal
The ultimate guide to bootstrapping a business
Bootstrapping a business has come back into fashion lately, especially as investment from venture...
11 months ago
Bootstrapping a business has come back into fashion lately, especially as investment from venture capitalists is drying up and people want to increase their income due to the cost of living crisis. This article will teach you everything you need to know about bootstrapping a...
I Have No Idea What...
A Summary of My Learnings On How To Find Startup Ideas
Iโve been searching for new startup ideas and problem areas to tackle. Itโs quite difficult to do,...
over a year ago
Iโve been searching for new startup ideas and problem areas to tackle. Itโs quite difficult to do, especially when you begin adding constraints to the criteria such as โAm I excited about this problem space?โ. The internet is filled with helpful ways to come up with startup ideas...
Build In Public...
Building In Public 101
Here's a crash course on the rising trend of building in public
a year ago
Here's a crash course on the rising trend of building in public
Val Sopi
Going steady
<p>blogstatic has been going well. Better than any other app I've ever ran. Not sure what it is....
over a year ago
<p>blogstatic has been going well. Better than any other app I've ever ran. Not sure what it is. Could be that my experience over the years has caused for me to cover all the usual pitfalls, so everything looks good to the new client: from the marketing website all the way to the...
Grow With Less
The Best Headline A/B Testing Tools (And Why You May Not Want to Use Them)
What if you could bring 28% more visitors to your blog and get 75% more shares just by rewriting...
over a year ago
What if you could bring 28% more visitors to your blog and get 75% more shares just by rewriting your blog post titles?
Thatโs exactly what content marketing agency Priceonomics did.
And today, I would like to show you how you can do it too by reviewing the main AB testing...
Max Rozen
Prefetch your Google Fonts for Performance Gains in Gatsby
Self-hosting your Google Fonts can save your customers around 3-400ms per page load. There's a...
over a year ago
Self-hosting your Google Fonts can save your customers around 3-400ms per page load. There's a Gatsby plugin that makes it super easy.
Max Rozen
Books every developer should read
Whether you want to start a career as a developer, or have been a developer for 20 years, you should...
over a year ago
Whether you want to start a career as a developer, or have been a developer for 20 years, you should check out these books.
Tony Dinh's...
My new product on Product Hunt today
Not the usual monthly update, just a small update about Xnapper - my latest product
over a year ago
Not the usual monthly update, just a small update about Xnapper - my latest product
High Signal
The best no-code newsletters for founders to read
Want to find the best no-code newsletters for learning about what you can build without coding? You...
a year ago
Want to find the best no-code newsletters for learning about what you can build without coding? You came to the right place!
Scott DeLong
Weeks 22-25: Itโs A Growth Hackerโs Paradise
Growing and monetizing the email list is what these weeks were all about. Plus, things I would do...
a year ago
Growing and monetizing the email list is what these weeks were all about. Plus, things I would do differently.
The post Weeks 22-25: Itโs A Growth Hackerโs Paradise appeared first on Scott DeLong.
mtlynch.io
Hiring Content Writers: A Guide for Small Businesses
If you write original content for your business, you know how quickly it drains your time and mental...
over a year ago
If you write original content for your business, you know how quickly it drains your time and mental energy. Itโs extremely challenging to write articles or blog posts that readers find engaging, clear, and eloquent.
You may have considered hiring a freelance writer, but itโs...
mtlynch.io
GreenPiThumb: A Raspberry Pi Gardening Bot
Introduction This is the story of GreenPiThumb: a gardening bot that automatically waters...
over a year ago
Introduction This is the story of GreenPiThumb: a gardening bot that automatically waters houseplants, but also sometimes kills them.
The story begins about a year ago, when I was struck by a sudden desire to own a houseplant. A plant would look nice, supply me with much needed...
๐ Hello, I'm...
Why Iโm leaving the Shopify Apps business
a year ago
Tony Dinh's...
Get SOC 2 certified as an indie hacker
All the details about the process and the cost of getting SOC 2
4 months ago
All the details about the process and the cost of getting SOC 2
Max Rozen
Introducing PerfBeacon - Continuously Measure Site Speed via API or Schedule
PerfBeacon was a wrapper around Google Lighthouse that lets you continuously measure your site's...
over a year ago
PerfBeacon was a wrapper around Google Lighthouse that lets you continuously measure your site's performance via API, or a schedule
Val Sopi
Summer 2023 finances
<p><a href="https://twitter.com/valsopi/status/1680156076036030464" target="_blank">Monthly tweet...
a year ago
<p><a href="https://twitter.com/valsopi/status/1680156076036030464" target="_blank">Monthly tweet update</a></p><p>Looking back at the tough June, I thought I should clear up a few things as the much better July is almost over.</p><ul><li><b>๐ซฃ Bummer:</b> June tanked with...
Max Rozen
OnlineOrNot Diaries 20
Dipping my toe in enterprise sales
8 months ago
Dipping my toe in enterprise sales
Grow With Less
Minimalist Seo: How to Save Time and Ditch the Overwhelm
What do you do when you spent hours writing awesome articles only to realize your mom and your best...
over a year ago
What do you do when you spent hours writing awesome articles only to realize your mom and your best friend Dave are the only people reading them?
Thatโs the question I asked myself 7 years ago after writing dozens of articles for my new blog French Together.
I followed 10,000...
mtlynch.io
My Third Year as a Solo Developer
Today is the third anniversary of quitting my job at Google to build my own software business. I...
over a year ago
Today is the third anniversary of quitting my job at Google to build my own software business. I posted updates at the end of my first and second years, so itโs time to share my progress.
The year things clicked into place In my first two years working for myself, I earned less...
mtlynch.io
Hiring Content Writers: Part Five - Terminating Writers
Overview: Hiring Content Writers Part One: Finding Writers Part Two - Creating a Detailed Job...
over a year ago
Overview: Hiring Content Writers Part One: Finding Writers Part Two - Creating a Detailed Job Description Part Three: Screening Candidates Part Four - Working with Writers Part Five - Terminating Writers (this section) If youโve followed this guide, youโve hired writers on a...
Build In Public...
How I Built This In Public: Joshua Xu
Lessons from building HeyGen from 0 to $1m ARR in 7 months
a year ago
Lessons from building HeyGen from 0 to $1m ARR in 7 months
Max Rozen
How to style react-select with styled-components or emotion
Styling react-select can be annoying. Here's a quick guide on how to do it with popular CSS-in-JS...
over a year ago
Styling react-select can be annoying. Here's a quick guide on how to do it with popular CSS-in-JS libraries.
Tony Dinh's...
Early bird license of my new product
TypingMind.com is launching tomorrow on Product Hunt!
a year ago
TypingMind.com is launching tomorrow on Product Hunt!
Max Rozen
OnlineOrNot Diaries 14
Back to regular programming.
a year ago
Back to regular programming.
Max Rozen
Indiehacking: a review of my 3rd year
A review of my third year of trying to start an internet business.
over a year ago
A review of my third year of trying to start an internet business.
mtlynch.io
Strong Towns
I found it eye-opening in terms of understanding how municipal governments work in practice and how...
10 months ago
I found it eye-opening in terms of understanding how municipal governments work in practice and how perverse incentives lead to poor community outcomes. It had a huge impact on the way that I think about where to live and what policies I support in local government.
This book...
mtlynch.io
How to Republish or Adapt this Content
All original writing and images on this blog are released under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0...
11 months ago
All original writing and images on this blog are released under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
That means you can republish the content or adapt it as long as you honor the license.
What youโre allowed to do Republish the content in any medium or...
Max Rozen
2018: Reflections on trying to start an internet business
A review post on what I've done this year in terms of trying to start an Internet business
over a year ago
A review post on what I've done this year in terms of trying to start an Internet business
Max Rozen
OnlineOrNot Diaries 12
On failing customers, failing to ship a new feature, learning sales, and giving up on ads.
a year ago
On failing customers, failing to ship a new feature, learning sales, and giving up on ads.
Max Rozen
2023: Focusing on a single product pays off
The first year where I managed to keep my focus entirely on a single project.
a year ago
The first year where I managed to keep my focus entirely on a single project.
High Signal
Black Friday 2023 deals for entrepreneurs
Here's a list of some of the best Black Friday discounts for entrepreneurs and developers. This page...
a year ago
Here's a list of some of the best Black Friday discounts for entrepreneurs and developers. This page contains affiliate links.
Courses
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WesBos - Beginner JavaScript -...
Tony Dinh's...
Jun 2022 updates, $100K ARR, reflections, and a screenshot app!
Hello everyone ๐ Itโs Tony again with another monthly update! ๐Thanks for reading Tony Dinhโs...
over a year ago
Hello everyone ๐ Itโs Tony again with another monthly update! ๐Thanks for reading Tony Dinhโs Newsletter! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. Phu Yen Province, Vietnam Welcome 313 new subscribers since my last issue! ๐ If you are new here: My name is...
mtlynch.io
WanderJest: Month 2
Highlights Iโm betting big on a publicity campaign thatโs at risk of failing spectacularly....
over a year ago
Highlights Iโm betting big on a publicity campaign thatโs at risk of failing spectacularly. WanderJest finally earned its first dollar of revenue, but in a way that is definitely unsustainable. Poor work habits have left me with the most stress Iโve felt in a year. Goal Grades At...
mtlynch.io
Adventures in Outsourcing: Cooking with TaskRabbit
Overview For the past few years, Iโve been outsourcing tasks from my daily life whenever possible. I...
over a year ago
Overview For the past few years, Iโve been outsourcing tasks from my daily life whenever possible. I tend to be more limited in time than money, so if paying $30 can save me an hour, I consider that a good deal.
I recently started experimenting with the keto diet, which focuses...
Max Rozen
OnlineOrNot Diaries 16
On content marketing, starting a YouTube channel, and improving status pages
a year ago
On content marketing, starting a YouTube channel, and improving status pages
mtlynch.io
What I Learned About Upwork from a Bumbling Scammer
For years, Iโve hired freelancers through a site called Upwork. The site attracts many different...
over a year ago
For years, Iโve hired freelancers through a site called Upwork. The site attracts many different professionals, so Iโve used it to find everything from cartoonists to software developers to copy editors. Some were great, some were disastrous, but none of them had ever tried to...
Max Rozen
Why early stage startups are the worst for junior developers
Startups can be the best or worst thing for your career as a junior developer. Let's discuss why.
over a year ago
Startups can be the best or worst thing for your career as a junior developer. Let's discuss why.
mtlynch.io
Configure a Git Shell Prompt Under Nix
I recently read Julia Evansโ latest zine about git, and one of her tips was to configure your...
5 months ago
I recently read Julia Evansโ latest zine about git, and one of her tips was to configure your terminal shell prompt to show the git status.
Juliaโs terminal prompt looks like this:
~/work/homepage (main) $ main is Juliaโs current git branch. When sheโs in the middle of a git...
mtlynch.io
TinyPilot: Month 18
Highlights Iโve launched a new TinyPilot product and debuted a new logo. TinyPilotโs revenue...
over a year ago
Highlights Iโve launched a new TinyPilot product and debuted a new logo. TinyPilotโs revenue finished the year strong at $55k for December. Iโve learned to manage design projects more aggressively. Goal Grades At the start of each month, I declare what Iโd like to accomplish....
mtlynch.io
How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
I had a mixed reaction to this book. Some of Ibram X. Kendiโs ideas felt novel and compelling. It...
over a year ago
I had a mixed reaction to this book. Some of Ibram X. Kendiโs ideas felt novel and compelling. It broadened my perspective in thinking about race. And thereโs a lot of historical discussion of race and slavery that covered details I donโt remember from school. At the same time, I...
Tony Dinh's...
TypingMind is live
It's my first product launch of the year!
a year ago
It's my first product launch of the year!
Val Sopi
The incredible March 2024
<p>March was an absolutely insane month for <a href="https://blogstatic.io/">blogstatic.io</a>. The...
8 months ago
<p>March was an absolutely insane month for <a href="https://blogstatic.io/">blogstatic.io</a>. The majority of this spike I can attribute to the <a href="https://blogstatic.io/blog/pricing-2024">price change announcement on March 1st</a> and customers were rushing to lock in...
mtlynch.io
TinyPilot: Month 10
Highlights TinyPilot has its first official office space. I tried a marketing experiment that...
over a year ago
Highlights TinyPilot has its first official office space. I tried a marketing experiment that flopped. Designing IT infrastructure for a new office is fun. Goal Grades At the start of each month, I declare what Iโd like to accomplish. Hereโs how I did against those...
Val Sopi
Where is blogstatic now?
<p>blogstatic is growing slowly at around 20% month-to-month.</p>
<p>Currently, it's hovering at...
a year ago
<p>blogstatic is growing slowly at around 20% month-to-month.</p>
<p>Currently, it's hovering at ~$700/month in revenue.</p>
<p>Since pricing is currently "yearly" only, each month starts from zero.</p>
<p>It will be interesting come October 2023 when the first yearly upgrades...
Tony Dinh's...
February 2022 updates โ 6 months milestone
Hello everyone! Itโs me again โ Tony ๐ Time flies! February 2022 marks the 6 months milestone of me...
over a year ago
Hello everyone! Itโs me again โ Tony ๐ Time flies! February 2022 marks the 6 months milestone of me going indie hacking full time! ๐ฅณ In this issue, Iโll share my regular updates from February and some thoughts on the first 6 months of my journey. Letโs go!
Build In Public...
How I Built This In Public: Luca Restagno
Lessons from building, growing and selling SaaS Products all in public
a year ago
Lessons from building, growing and selling SaaS Products all in public
Max Rozen
How do you make relay-compiler run automatically?
Getting tired of running the relay-compiler every time you change your GraphQL schema/resolvers?...
over a year ago
Getting tired of running the relay-compiler every time you change your GraphQL schema/resolvers? There's a plugin in webpack for that!
I Have No Idea What...
Getting to 19,000 monthly clicks: Everything I've learned about SEO as a beginner
Itโs been a while since my last post! Since then, Iโve been focusing on growing Remote Rocketship....
a year ago
Itโs been a while since my last post! Since then, Iโve been focusing on growing Remote Rocketship. Iโm super excited to announce that itโs reached $2,000 MRR! ๐ฅณ You may recall from the last post that I mentioned that the only sustainable channel to grow the website is SEO and...
Max Rozen
OnlineOrNot Diaries 18
Starting the year by cleaning up even more
11 months ago
Starting the year by cleaning up even more
mtlynch.io
Takeaways from Charles Marohn's "Escaping the Housing Trap"
Last week, I stumbled upon a reddit post announcing that the author, Charles Marohn, was giving a...
a month ago
Last week, I stumbled upon a reddit post announcing that the author, Charles Marohn, was giving a free talk near my town the next morning. Marohn is the author of Strong Towns, one of my favorite books of the last few years. So, my wife and I attended the talk and enjoyed it.
The...
mtlynch.io
Questions to ask a potential 3PL vendor
Over the past six months, Iโve been transitioning the fulfillment processes at my e-commerce...
a year ago
Over the past six months, Iโve been transitioning the fulfillment processes at my e-commerce business to a third-party logistics (3PL) vendor.
I didnโt know anything about 3PLs before starting this process, so there were a lot of things I didnโt know to ask about. Here are the...
mtlynch.io
Why I Quit Google to Work for Myself
For the past four years, Iโve worked as a software developer at Google. On February 1st, I quit. It...
over a year ago
For the past four years, Iโve worked as a software developer at Google. On February 1st, I quit. It was because they refused to buy me a Christmas present.
Well, I guess itโs a little more complicated than that.
The first two years Two years in, I loved Google.
When the annual...
Scott DeLong
Weeks 31-34: Banned
Sometimes business can be boring and sometimes you see set backs, but this is where you...
a year ago
Sometimes business can be boring and sometimes you see set backs, but this is where you perservere.
The post Weeks 31-34: Banned appeared first on Scott DeLong.
I Have No Idea What...
Rejected from YCombinator
and how Iโm using their feedback to change my approach
over a year ago
and how Iโm using their feedback to change my approach
mtlynch.io
TinyPilot: Month 32
New here?
Hi, Iโm Michael. Iโm a software developer and the founder of TinyPilot, an independent...
a year ago
New here?
Hi, Iโm Michael. Iโm a software developer and the founder of TinyPilot, an independent computer hardware company. I started the company in 2020, and it now earns $60-80k/month in revenue and employs six other people.
Every month, I publish a retrospective like this one...
mtlynch.io
Hiring Content Writers: Part Four - Working with Writers
Overview: Hiring Content Writers Part One: Finding Writers Part Two - Creating a Detailed Job...
over a year ago
Overview: Hiring Content Writers Part One: Finding Writers Part Two - Creating a Detailed Job Description Part Three: Screening Candidates Part Four - Working with Writers (this section) Part Five - Terminating Writers You canโt judge a writerโs skill accurately until they...
High Signal
How to make a $200k a year business - Mike Cardona interview
Mike Cardona is a solo founder who has managed to build a $200k online business by specialising in...
a year ago
Mike Cardona is a solo founder who has managed to build a $200k online business by specialising in automation content and consulting
Max Rozen
Using Tailwind CSS with React and CSS-in-JS
If you're already using a CSS-in-JS library, trying out Tailwind CSS with your existing app might be...
over a year ago
If you're already using a CSS-in-JS library, trying out Tailwind CSS with your existing app might be much easier than you think.
High Signal
Making thousands from a German learning online community
Rรณnรกn is the founder of Deutsch Gym, an online community for learning German. He's making thousands...
a year ago
Rรณnรกn is the founder of Deutsch Gym, an online community for learning German. He's making thousands in revenue from his startup which he made after moving to Berlin and wanting to improve his German language skills. Read on for his tips on making a
mtlynch.io
TinyPilot: Month 25
Highlights My blog post about redesigning the TinyPilot website became my second most popular...
over a year ago
Highlights My blog post about redesigning the TinyPilot website became my second most popular article of all time Iโm exploring ways to preserve more knowledge on my blog Iโve lowered TinyPilotโs prices in an effort to reduce inventory Goal Grades At the start of each month, I...
mtlynch.io
TinyPilot: Month 19
Highlights I published my fourth annual retrospective about being a bootstrapped founder. TinyPilot...
over a year ago
Highlights I published my fourth annual retrospective about being a bootstrapped founder. TinyPilot sales continue running strong despite a delay in launching our next product. I analyze how Iโm spending my time and figure out ways to allocate my hours better. Goal Grades At the...
๐ Hello, I'm...
Work-n-travel: A practical guide for staying productive while exploring the world.
...
a year ago
mtlynch.io
How to Do Code Reviews Like a Human (Part One)
Lately, Iโve been reading articles about best practices for code reviews. I notice that these...
over a year ago
Lately, Iโve been reading articles about best practices for code reviews. I notice that these articles focus on finding bugs to the exclusion of almost every other component of a review. Communicating issues you discover in a constructive and professional way? Irrelevant! Just...
Max Rozen
Understanding when to use useMemo
If you've just learned what useCallback is, you might be wondering why on earth useMemo exists, and...
over a year ago
If you've just learned what useCallback is, you might be wondering why on earth useMemo exists, and why we don't use it everywhere.
Max Rozen
How to choose a median result when running Google Lighthouse multiple times
Running Google Lighthouse five times will half the variability of your test results. So how do you...
over a year ago
Running Google Lighthouse five times will half the variability of your test results. So how do you figure out which run is the median?
Build In Public...
How I Built This In Public: Noah Bragg
Lessons from building and growing Potion to its acquisition all in public
a year ago
Lessons from building and growing Potion to its acquisition all in public
High Signal
The Ultimate Guide to Social Proof
Social proof is a powerful concept in marketing. It's the idea that as consumers, we are influenced...
6 months ago
Social proof is a powerful concept in marketing. It's the idea that as consumers, we are influenced by what others do, especially people we admire. If you have ever seen a website mention its number of users, a review from a customer, or company logos, you've
mtlynch.io
Failed Attempts to Install NixOS on the Raspberry Pi 4
In creating the tutorial, โInstalling NixOS on Raspberry Pi 4,โ I ran into a ton of paths that...
a year ago
In creating the tutorial, โInstalling NixOS on Raspberry Pi 4,โ I ran into a ton of paths that didnโt work.
Iโve collected them here for the sake of saving others time retrying the same steps.
The standard NixOS aarch64 image doesnโt work When I checked the NixOS download page, I...
mtlynch.io
TinyPilot: Month 15
Highlights TinyPilot had its highest-revenue month ever. One of TinyPilotโs competitors raised $800k...
over a year ago
Highlights TinyPilot had its highest-revenue month ever. One of TinyPilotโs competitors raised $800k almost overnight. Iโm working with a design firm to improve TinyPilotโs brand and website. Goal Grades At the start of each month, I declare what Iโd like to accomplish. Hereโs...
mtlynch.io
Hiring Content Writers: Part Three - Screening Candidates
Overview: Hiring Content Writers Part One: Finding Writers Part Two - Creating a Detailed Job...
over a year ago
Overview: Hiring Content Writers Part One: Finding Writers Part Two - Creating a Detailed Job Description Part Three: Screening Candidates (this section) Part Four - Working with Writers Part Five - Terminating Writers Screening writing candidates requires you to make decisions...
Scott DeLong
Weeks 19-21: Fortunately, I Wasnโt Lying
Incentive-based lead generation is a game changer and record days continue to become the new normal....
a year ago
Incentive-based lead generation is a game changer and record days continue to become the new normal. But it's not all good.
The post Weeks 19-21: Fortunately, I Wasnโt Lying appeared first on Scott DeLong.
mtlynch.io
Traction by Gabriel Weinberg and Justin Mares
This book was thoroughly underwhelming. Dozens of people have recommended it to me in the past...
over a year ago
This book was thoroughly underwhelming. Dozens of people have recommended it to me in the past couple of years, and I donโt understand the hype. It has some insightful ideas, but theyโre buried under questionable advice and poor writing.
Tony Dinh's...
My entire marketing strategy (+ December 2021 updates)
Hello everyone! This is Tony ๐ Hello Hacker News! For context, this post is the latest issue of my...
over a year ago
Hello everyone! This is Tony ๐ Hello Hacker News! For context, this post is the latest issue of my monthly newsletter where I share the progress building BlackMagic.so & DevUtils.app. Check my previous issues to see more details about the products and my journey. Cheers!
mtlynch.io
I'm Still Confused About Base
A year ago, I listented to an interview with Jesse Pollak on an episode of Into the Bytecode.
Jesse...
3 months ago
A year ago, I listented to an interview with Jesse Pollak on an episode of Into the Bytecode.
Jesse works for Coinbase, and he noticed that lots of developers building apps on top of Ethereum were solving the same problems over and over again. He started a project at Coinbase to...
mtlynch.io
Automated Prosper Investing with ProsperBot
Overview I started investing in peer to peer lending in 2014 through a site called Prosper. I...
over a year ago
Overview I started investing in peer to peer lending in 2014 through a site called Prosper. I thought peer to peer lending was a neat idea and could potentially earn lucrative returns.
When I began, I chose each of my loan investments manually, but over time, I have automated...
Max Rozen
How to implement a Higher-order component in React with TypeScript
You probably know how to implement a HoC, but do you know how to write types for one?
over a year ago
You probably know how to implement a HoC, but do you know how to write types for one?
mtlynch.io
Using Zig to Call C Code: Strings
Zig is a new, open-source programming language designed to replace C. Iโm still a Zig beginner, so...
a year ago
Zig is a new, open-source programming language designed to replace C. Iโm still a Zig beginner, so Iโm trying to learn the language by using Zig to rewrite parts of existing C applications.
One of the first challenges I encountered with Zig is understanding strings. I couldnโt...
mtlynch.io
My First Year as a Solo Developer
On February 1st, 2018, I quit my job as a software engineer at Google to start my own single-person...
over a year ago
On February 1st, 2018, I quit my job as a software engineer at Google to start my own single-person software company. Itโs exactly one year later, so it feels like an apt time to reflect on how that decision affected my finances, lifestyle, and happiness.
How I made and spent...
mtlynch.io
Go Programming Blueprints by Mat Ryer
Iโm a fan of Mat Ryerโs work, and his blog posts have had a significant impact on the way I program...
a year ago
Iโm a fan of Mat Ryerโs work, and his blog posts have had a significant impact on the way I program in Go. I found the book hit or miss. Some chapters were fascinating and taught me valuable Go lessons, while others felt boring and got too bogged down in the minutiae of...
Tony Dinh's...
Just two things
Hello everyone! Tony here ๐ This is not a typical monthly update, I just want to quickly let you...
over a year ago
Hello everyone! Tony here ๐ This is not a typical monthly update, I just want to quickly let you know about 2 important things Iโm working on that are time-sensitive! 1. DevUtils Black Friday Deal: 30% OFF Once a year, I run a promotion for DevUtils on Black Friday and Cyber...
mtlynch.io
Reset Month
No update this month Iโm skipping my normal retrospective this month, as I sold TinyPilot and am...
6 months ago
No update this month Iโm skipping my normal retrospective this month, as I sold TinyPilot and am taking some time to figure out my next project.
Retrospectives will hopefully resume in a month or two!
High Signal
Is Ruby on Rails dead in 2024? No!
Ruby on Rails, or 'Rails' for short, is a framework for making websites with the programming...
10 months ago
Ruby on Rails, or 'Rails' for short, is a framework for making websites with the programming language Ruby. The idea behind it is to simplify how programmers create websites and it caused a storm amongst developers when it was released in August 2004 by software engineer David...
mtlynch.io
Running Sia on a Synology NAS via Docker
Overview Sia is a decentralized, peer-to-peer network for buying and selling computer storage space....
over a year ago
Overview Sia is a decentralized, peer-to-peer network for buying and selling computer storage space. If you have extra storage space, Sia allows you to sell it to others who want to store their files on the Sia cloud network.
Hosting a Sia server on your personal laptop or...
Max Rozen
OnlineOrNot Diaries 8
Building a new feature in a couple of weeks.
a year ago
Building a new feature in a couple of weeks.
Max Rozen
Guidelines for developing Custom Hooks in React
You've just gotten over the fact we call them 'Hooks', but how do you stop repeating the same code...
over a year ago
You've just gotten over the fact we call them 'Hooks', but how do you stop repeating the same code everywhere? Let's learn about Custom Hooks.
Grow With Less
Don't Trust Keyword Difficulty Scores (Do This Instead)
Keyword difficulty or SEO difficulty is the likelihood of ranking for a keyword. And the way most...
over a year ago
Keyword difficulty or SEO difficulty is the likelihood of ranking for a keyword. And the way most bloggers estimate it is dangerous.
They use SEO tools like Ahrefs, Keysearch, or SEMrush and rely on their keyword difficulty scores to tell how easy ranking for a keyword should...
Dominik Sobe's...
What I learned bootstrapping 8+ software products
3 weeks ago
mtlynch.io
A Simple Example of Calling a C Library from Zig
Zig is a new, independently developed low-level programming language. Itโs a modern reimagining of C...
a year ago
Zig is a new, independently developed low-level programming language. Itโs a modern reimagining of C that attempts to retain all of Cโs performance benefits while also taking advantage of improvements in tooling and language design from the last 30 years.
Because Zig is designed...
mtlynch.io
TinyPilot: Month 44
New here?
Hi, Iโm Michael. Iโm a software developer and the founder of TinyPilot, an independent...
9 months ago
New here?
Hi, Iโm Michael. Iโm a software developer and the founder of TinyPilot, an independent computer hardware company. I started the company in 2020, and it now earns $80-100k/month in revenue and employs six other people.
Every month, I publish a retrospective like this one...
High Signal
Making $6k from a baby AI photo generator
Ever wondered, "Is there an AI to see how your baby looks?" Well you're not alone! OurBabyAI is an...
a year ago
Ever wondered, "Is there an AI to see how your baby looks?" Well you're not alone! OurBabyAI is an app that shows how your future baby may look.
mtlynch.io
Nonviolent Communication by Marshall B. Rosenberg, Ph.D.
Nonviolent Communication describes a communication style centered around sharing vulnerability and...
over a year ago
Nonviolent Communication describes a communication style centered around sharing vulnerability and offering empathy. One of its biggest strengths is in how it highlights common patterns of lazy communication that exclude personal feelings or critical thinking. I also found its...
mtlynch.io
TinyPilot: Month 30
New here?
Hi, Iโm Michael. Iโm a software developer and the founder of TinyPilot, an independent...
a year ago
New here?
Hi, Iโm Michael. Iโm a software developer and the founder of TinyPilot, an independent computer hardware company. I started the company in 2020, and it now earns $60-80k/month in revenue and employs six other people.
Every month, I publish a retrospective like this one...
mtlynch.io
How Litestream Eliminated My Database Server for $0.03/month
Hereโs a riddle. My web app keeps all of its data in a SQL database. I can spontaneously tear it...
over a year ago
Hereโs a riddle. My web app keeps all of its data in a SQL database. I can spontaneously tear it down, deploy the code to a different hosting platform, and the app will still serve all the same data. Running my app in production costs $0.03 per month.
How is this possible?
Thatโs...
Build In Public...
Build In Public: Spotlight Edition (Nate Washington)
Hi everyone, welcome to the latest spotlight edition of the Build In Public newsletter. Every week,...
over a year ago
Hi everyone, welcome to the latest spotlight edition of the Build In Public newsletter. Every week, I interview one prolific creator or founder and unpack insights, strategies, and actionable advice from their story that can be helpful in your own journey.
Max Rozen
Fetching Data in React with useEffect
If you're confused about side-effects and pure functions, it can be hard to understand useEffect....
over a year ago
If you're confused about side-effects and pure functions, it can be hard to understand useEffect. Let's learn them both, to fetch data with useEffect.
Tony Dinh's...
Sep 2022: I'm on Indie Hackers Podcast!
Also in September: $12K MRR, built a small new app, SEO, and other updates...
over a year ago
Also in September: $12K MRR, built a small new app, SEO, and other updates...
mtlynch.io
An Unexpected Reset Month
Highlights My loved ones and I are safe and healthy. WanderJest is on hiatus due to the nationwide...
over a year ago
Highlights My loved ones and I are safe and healthy. WanderJest is on hiatus due to the nationwide shutdown. Iโm working on a product to help investors rebalance their portfolios. COVID-19 and me Obviously, the most relevant thing to happen in the last month has been the global...
mtlynch.io
TinyPilot: Month 29
New here?
Hi, Iโm Michael. Iโm a software developer and the founder of TinyPilot, an independent...
over a year ago
New here?
Hi, Iโm Michael. Iโm a software developer and the founder of TinyPilot, an independent computer hardware company. I started the company in 2020, and it now earns $60-80k/month in revenue and employs six other people.
Every month, I publish a retrospective like this one...
mtlynch.io
Fixing Memory Exhaustion Bugs in My Golang Web App
Earlier this year, I created an open-source app called PicoShare. Itโs a simple Golang web app for...
over a year ago
Earlier this year, I created an open-source app called PicoShare. Itโs a simple Golang web app for sharing files. I use it to send files that are too large to be email attachments, but I donโt want the recipient to deal with Dropbox or Google Drive.
A few months ago, I started...
mtlynch.io
Designing the Ideal Bootstrapped Business
Jason Cohenโs 2013 Microconf talk, Designing the Ideal Bootstrapped Business with Jason Cohen, is...
a year ago
Jason Cohenโs 2013 Microconf talk, Designing the Ideal Bootstrapped Business with Jason Cohen, is one of the most valuable resources Iโve found for bootstrapped founders. I watched it for the first time in 2020, and Iโve revisited it repeatedly since then.
If youโre new to the...
mtlynch.io
How I Collected a Debt from an Unscrupulous Merchant
A few years ago, I learned a handy technique for resolving disputes with uncooperative businesses....
over a year ago
A few years ago, I learned a handy technique for resolving disputes with uncooperative businesses. Itโs simple to understand and easy to implement. You donโt need lawyers or a prominent social media presence. All it requires is for you to behave like an organized professional....
Scott DeLong
My Predictions For The Future Of Content Sites (And How To Navigate Them)
With the rise of artificial intelligence and content being mostly commodotized, what's the future...
a year ago
With the rise of artificial intelligence and content being mostly commodotized, what's the future look like for websites? Let's predict it.
The post My Predictions For The Future Of Content Sites (And How To Navigate Them) appeared first on Scott DeLong.
mtlynch.io
Badass: Making Users Awesome by Kathy Sierra
Overall, this was an interesting read, but I found it hard to apply the lessons to my product. The...
over a year ago
Overall, this was an interesting read, but I found it hard to apply the lessons to my product. The book contains compelling case studies and ideas from the field of meta-learning, but most of the ideas were either too theoretical or too specific to large companies.
mtlynch.io
TinyPilot: Month 12
Highlights Iโm struggling to get unstuck in two areas that have stalled for months: hardware...
over a year ago
Highlights Iโm struggling to get unstuck in two areas that have stalled for months: hardware development and hiring. Iโm partnering with a distributor in Germany to begin selling TinyPilot within the EU. Goal Grades At the start of each month, I declare what Iโd like to...
Dominik Sobe's...
The reason I got hooked on being an Indiehacker
a year ago
mtlynch.io
TinyPilot: Month 9
Highlights I plan to open TinyPilotโs first real office next month. TinyPilotโs revenues continue to...
over a year ago
Highlights I plan to open TinyPilotโs first real office next month. TinyPilotโs revenues continue to plummet, but Iโm learning to accept it. Iโm inching ever closer to the freedom to take short vacations. Goal Grades At the start of each month, I declare what Iโd like to...
Dominik Sobe's...
Feedback, acquisition offer and the journey to product-market fit
over a year ago
mtlynch.io
My Second Year as a Solo Developer
Two years ago, I quit my developer job at Google to build my own software business. A year later, I...
over a year ago
Two years ago, I quit my developer job at Google to build my own software business. A year later, I posted an update about my finances, happiness, and lessons learned. Today marks the end of my second year, so itโs time for another update.
How I made and spent money Metric 2018...
mtlynch.io
The Perils of Outsourcing Your MVP
A few months ago, I had a brilliant idea for a website. Then, I had an even brillianter idea: build...
over a year ago
A few months ago, I had a brilliant idea for a website. Then, I had an even brillianter idea: build the website, but outsource all the work.
Every great website starts with an MVP: the minimum viable product. It demonstrates the idea in its simplest form to test whether anyone is...
mtlynch.io
Chaos Monkeys by Antonio Garcรญa Martรญnez
An insiderโs story about Facebook in the years leading up to its IPO. Itโs surprisingly candid โ it...
over a year ago
An insiderโs story about Facebook in the years leading up to its IPO. Itโs surprisingly candid โ it names names and exposes internal Facebook discussions that were never meant to be public.
An engaging read, but the narrator is painfully obnoxious.
Dominik Sobe's...
First, second, waitโthird customer
over a year ago
Val Sopi
The Word that guides my year
<p>Sort of without fail and unplanned, every year in December, I usually think of a word that I want...
over a year ago
<p>Sort of without fail and unplanned, every year in December, I usually think of a word that I want to live by the upcoming year.</p>
<p>Depending on what kind of year I have had, the Word for the upcoming one should represent the practical step ahead for...
mtlynch.io
Is It Keto: Month 7
Highlights Is It Ketoโs visits reached a record high of 11k pageviews. Revenues reached a record...
over a year ago
Highlights Is It Ketoโs visits reached a record high of 11k pageviews. Revenues reached a record high of $40.84 in affiliate income. Despite this, Is It Keto didnโt satisfy its critical goals, so Iโm putting it on the backburner. Goal Grades At the start of the month, I laid out...
mtlynch.io
Building a Budget Homelab NAS Server (2022 Edition)
This year, I decided to build my first ever home storage server. Itโs a 32 TB system that stores my...
over a year ago
This year, I decided to build my first ever home storage server. Itโs a 32 TB system that stores my personal and business data using open-source software.
The server itself cost $531, and I bought four disks for $732, bringing the total cost to $1,263. Itโs similar in price to...
mtlynch.io
Running NixOS on Proxmox
One of the stumbling blocks I ran into when trying out NixOS was that I couldnโt run it under...
a year ago
One of the stumbling blocks I ran into when trying out NixOS was that I couldnโt run it under Proxmox, my preferred virtual machine server.
Through some trial and error, I figured out how to install NixOS as a Proxmox container.
Download the NixOS container image First, download...
mtlynch.io
Pursuing a Business I'll Love
Highlights Zestful had its biggest month ever, with $3,936 in revenue. Is It Keto also had its best...
over a year ago
Highlights Zestful had its biggest month ever, with $3,936 in revenue. Is It Keto also had its best month ever, at $393 in revenue. After lots of research and customer interviews, I gave up on my idea for creating sheet metal software. I published my first version of an app for...
Max Rozen
The Definitive Guide to Commonly Used Words in React
Do some words in React have you scratching your head? Ref? Stateless component? Let's learn some...
over a year ago
Do some words in React have you scratching your head? Ref? Stateless component? Let's learn some words!
Val Sopi
What is leadership?
<p>With so much going on in the world and information traveling faster than ever before in the human...
over a year ago
<p>With so much going on in the world and information traveling faster than ever before in the human existence, it's easy to lose track of the basics.</p>
<p>Feeling overwhelmed is a result of our values, thoughts, being challenged.</p>
<p>The first response is naturally to...
mtlynch.io
TinyPilot: Month 38
New here?
Hi, Iโm Michael. Iโm a software developer and the founder of TinyPilot, an independent...
a year ago
New here?
Hi, Iโm Michael. Iโm a software developer and the founder of TinyPilot, an independent computer hardware company. I started the company in 2020, and it now earns $60-80k/month in revenue and employs seven other people.
Every month, I publish a retrospective like this...
Max Rozen
Understanding your webpack config
webpack is a complicated beast. The more you get to know it though, the better it can serve you.
over a year ago
webpack is a complicated beast. The more you get to know it though, the better it can serve you.
Max Rozen
OnlineOrNot Diaries 17
On learning screencasting, cleaning up tech debt, and focus
a year ago
On learning screencasting, cleaning up tech debt, and focus
mtlynch.io
An Unsuccessful Experiment with Nemotron
A few weeks ago, NVIDIA released Nemotron, a large language model that they derived from Metaโs...
a month ago
A few weeks ago, NVIDIA released Nemotron, a large language model that they derived from Metaโs Llama 3.1 70B.
NVIDIA claimed at release that Nemotron outperformed GPT-4o and Claude 3.5 Sonnet on certain benchmarks. That was exciting news, as my experience with self-hostable AI...
mtlynch.io
TinyPilot: Month 16
Highlights I announced a new product and then discovered it was a mistake. I simplified the...
over a year ago
Highlights I announced a new product and then discovered it was a mistake. I simplified the TinyPilot website to focus on a single device. I tried taking my first real vacation from TinyPilot with mixed results. Goal Grades At the start of each month, I declare what Iโd like to...
Tony Dinh's...
$322 โ $2K MRR in 60 days by building in public
Hello everyone, this is Tony! ๐ Today is a special day. I want to share with you all this post I...
over a year ago
Hello everyone, this is Tony! ๐ Today is a special day. I want to share with you all this post I originally posted on Indie Hackers, but I think you all will also be interested! Itโs a long post about my journey growing Black Magic to $2K MRR in the last 2 months.
High Signal
Building a mentor marketplace to 20,000 users
Mentorcruise is an impressive mentor marketplace which has grown to 20,000 users.
a year ago
Mentorcruise is an impressive mentor marketplace which has grown to 20,000 users.
mtlynch.io
Using Nix to Fuzz Test a PDF Parser (Part One)
Fuzz testing is a technique for automatically uncovering bugs in software. The problem is that itโs...
2 months ago
Fuzz testing is a technique for automatically uncovering bugs in software. The problem is that itโs a pain to set up. Read any fuzz testing tutorial, and the first task is an hour of building tools from source and chasing down dependencies upon dependencies.
I recently found that...
Grow With Less
4 Simple Strategies I Use to Never Run out of Article Ideas
Want to know a secret?
I never run out of article ideas.
In fact, my main struggle is usually...
over a year ago
Want to know a secret?
I never run out of article ideas.
In fact, my main struggle is usually choosing between a myriad of topics I would love to write about.
You may think itโs because Iโm very creative but the simple truth is that I simply use 4 simple strategies that guarantee...
mtlynch.io
TinyPilot: Month 40
New here?
Hi, Iโm Michael. Iโm a software developer and the founder of TinyPilot, an independent...
a year ago
New here?
Hi, Iโm Michael. Iโm a software developer and the founder of TinyPilot, an independent computer hardware company. I started the company in 2020, and it now earns $80-100k/month in revenue and employs six other people.
Every month, I publish a retrospective like this one...
mtlynch.io
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey
Before reading The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, I thought of it as the canonical clichรฉ...
over a year ago
Before reading The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, I thought of it as the canonical clichรฉ self-help book. But as the saying goes, clichรฉs become clichรฉs because theyโre true. The bookโs insightfulness surprised me, and I found many of its ideas useful in my everyday...
Scott DeLong
AI-Integrated Search: The Latest Way Big Tech Is Stealing From And Crushing Small Businesses
It's Big Tech's latest way to steal the hard work of publishers, and there's nothing you can do...
a year ago
It's Big Tech's latest way to steal the hard work of publishers, and there's nothing you can do about it except adapt.
The post AI-Integrated Search: The Latest Way Big Tech Is Stealing From And Crushing Small Businesses appeared first on Scott DeLong.
Max Rozen
Managing your Node.js installation
If you're finding yourself manually installing different versions of Node, you need to know there's...
over a year ago
If you're finding yourself manually installing different versions of Node, you need to know there's a *much* better way.
Grow With Less
How to Write a SEO Title Google and Your Visitors Love
Writing a SEO title (also called page title or Google title) is considered difficult because you are...
over a year ago
Writing a SEO title (also called page title or Google title) is considered difficult because you are writing for 3 main audiences.
Visitors coming from search engines.
Search engines.
Visitors from social media.
And writing a SEO title that ranks high on Google and gets shared on...
mtlynch.io
How to Make Your Code Reviewer Fall in Love with You
When people talk about code reviews, they focus on the reviewer. But the developer who writes the...
over a year ago
When people talk about code reviews, they focus on the reviewer. But the developer who writes the code is just as important to the review as the person who reads it. Thereโs scarcely any guidance on preparing your code for review, so authors often screw up this process out of...
Max Rozen
Demystifying useEffect's clean-up function
useEffect's clean-up function can be pretty confusing, especially if you're still trying to think in...
over a year ago
useEffect's clean-up function can be pretty confusing, especially if you're still trying to think in lifecycle methods. Let's clarify the clean-up function in this article.
mtlynch.io
A Simple Pre-Rendered Web App Using Vue + Nuxt
In this post, Iโll show you how to pre-render pages using Vue and Nuxt. This method combines the...
over a year ago
In this post, Iโll show you how to pre-render pages using Vue and Nuxt. This method combines the convenient development experience of Vue without forfeiting critical features like social sharing or search engine optimization.
This tutorial assumes no experience with Vue or Nuxt....
Build In Public...
Build In Public: Spotlight Edition (Andrew Barry)
Hey everyone ๐ Hope you had a great week. In todayโs edition, I wanted to feature Andrew Barry....
over a year ago
Hey everyone ๐ Hope you had a great week. In todayโs edition, I wanted to feature Andrew Barry. Andrewโs a friend/creator/former colleague that you may already be familiar with on Twitter. Iโve admired his work from afar and always enjoy conversing with him on topics of...
Tony Dinh's...
Dec 2022 updates and happy new year!
Hello everyone! It's Tony again with another monthly updates.
a year ago
Hello everyone! It's Tony again with another monthly updates.
Tony Dinh's...
Why I run Black Friday deals (things I learned)
I also curated 300+ Black Friday deals for you
a year ago
I also curated 300+ Black Friday deals for you
Val Sopi
Things I love about blogstatic
<p>blogstatic had another above $1K month.</p>
<p>$1,208.38 to be exact.</p>
<p>This was the third...
a year ago
<p>blogstatic had another above $1K month.</p>
<p>$1,208.38 to be exact.</p>
<p>This was the third +$1K month overall, since <a href="https://valsopi.com/blogstatic-chance">rebranding</a> back in 2022.</p>
<figure><img...
High Signal
Selling Unicorn Platform for $800k
I was thrilled to see recently Alex Isora make $800k by selling Unicorn Platform, a website builder,...
a year ago
I was thrilled to see recently Alex Isora make $800k by selling Unicorn Platform, a website builder, as I previously interviewed him about learning to code without a CS degree. Alex has stayed on at Mars, the company which has acquired him and unlike a lot of founders, will stay
Max Rozen
OnlineOrNot Diaries 4
On ripping out product analytics, updating the pricing page, and adding multi-region monitoring
a year ago
On ripping out product analytics, updating the pricing page, and adding multi-region monitoring
mtlynch.io
Update: Stripe's Response Regarding User Tracking
Last week, I published a blog post describing how Stripe recorded visitor behavior on their...
over a year ago
Last week, I published a blog post describing how Stripe recorded visitor behavior on their customersโ websites. In short, Stripeโs JavaScript library collected information about URLs users visited and telemetry about their mouse movements, even when the site never displayed any...
Max Rozen
The books I read in 2018
A list of books I read in 2018
over a year ago
A list of books I read in 2018
Max Rozen
OnlineOrNot Diaries 19
Refactoring the business entity, thoughts on marketing and building
9 months ago
Refactoring the business entity, thoughts on marketing and building
Tony Dinh's...
July 2023: $6K MRR โ getting back on recurring revenue
small updates from me in July 2023
a year ago
small updates from me in July 2023
Max Rozen
OnlineOrNot Diaries 23
Working with big systems all day can slow you down.
a week ago
Working with big systems all day can slow you down.
Max Rozen
Strangers from the internet paid for my MacBook Air: on my 4th year of indiehacking
In which I finally make money from strangers off the internet.
over a year ago
In which I finally make money from strangers off the internet.
mtlynch.io
WanderJest: Month 1
Highlights Three businesses agreed to form affiliate partnerships with WanderJest. Two of my blog...
over a year ago
Highlights Three businesses agreed to form affiliate partnerships with WanderJest. Two of my blog posts reached the front page of Hacker News. Is It Keto earned its all-time-highest monthly revenue, doubling its previous record. Goal Grades At the start of each month, I declare...
Grow With Less
Is Your Article's Date Destroying Your Rankings?
Having a recent date associated with your article could be the difference between a page 1 ranking...
over a year ago
Having a recent date associated with your article could be the difference between a page 1 ranking and a page 5 ranking.
This means that you should not only keep your content up-to-date but also make sure that Google knows itโs up-to-date.
This article will show you how to find...
Val Sopi
On the first page of Hacker News with Subsection
<p><i><a href="https://subsection.io/" target="_blank">Subsection</a> is an app that helps create...
over a year ago
<p><i><a href="https://subsection.io/" target="_blank">Subsection</a> is an app that helps create support docs, such as user guides, knowledge bases, documentation, and changelogs. </i></p><p><i>Below I describe the launch of Subsection of <a...
mtlynch.io
Reset Month
No update this month Iโm skipping my normal retrospective this month, as I sold TinyPilot and am...
5 months ago
No update this month Iโm skipping my normal retrospective this month, as I sold TinyPilot and am taking some time to figure out my next project.
Retrospectives will resume in July.
I Have No Idea What...
I Have No Idea What Iโm Doing: Introduction
In this blog โI have no idea what Iโm doingโ Iโll be chronicling the progress and discoveries I make...
over a year ago
In this blog โI have no idea what Iโm doingโ Iโll be chronicling the progress and discoveries I make as I build a startup for the first time. The name of this blog comes from a talk in 2015 by former Facebook engineer Graham Lee. In his talk, he admits that although at the time...
mtlynch.io
Building a Homelab VM Server (2020 Edition)
For the past five years, Iโve done all of my software development in virtual machines (VMs). Each of...
over a year ago
For the past five years, Iโve done all of my software development in virtual machines (VMs). Each of my projects gets a dedicated VM, sparing me the headache of dependency conflicts and TCP port collisions.
Three years ago, I took things to the next level by building my own...
High Signal
$200k from selling Google Sheets tutorials
Andrew Kamphey is a creator who has made $200k from teaching people how to use Google Sheets over...
a year ago
Andrew Kamphey is a creator who has made $200k from teaching people how to use Google Sheets over the past three years. Think 'Miss Excel' but he's a beardy guy who doesn't dance in his videos. In this interview Andrew shares his marketing wins,
mtlynch.io
Is It Keto: Month 3
Prior to February 2019, I published all my retrospectives on Indie Hackers:
Is It Keto Month 3:...
over a year ago
Prior to February 2019, I published all my retrospectives on Indie Hackers:
Is It Keto Month 3: Returning to a Site that Grew without Me
mtlynch.io
TinyPilot: Month 31
New here?
Hi, Iโm Michael. Iโm a software developer and the founder of TinyPilot, an independent...
a year ago
New here?
Hi, Iโm Michael. Iโm a software developer and the founder of TinyPilot, an independent computer hardware company. I started the company in 2020, and it now earns $60-80k/month in revenue and employs six other people.
Every month, I publish a retrospective like this one...
mtlynch.io
Debugging VLANs on my TP-Link Managed Switch
I recently bought my first-ever managed networking switch, a TP-Link JetStream TL-SG3428X.
The main...
a year ago
I recently bought my first-ever managed networking switch, a TP-Link JetStream TL-SG3428X.
The main feature of a managed switch is that it lets you segment your network into VLANs. I was excited about this functionality, but it took me hours of trial and error to get VLANs...
Grow With Less
This 20-Minute On-Page SEO Checklist Could Save Your Rankings
Whatโs the worst thing that could happen to your blog?
For many bloggers, the answer is getting...
over a year ago
Whatโs the worst thing that could happen to your blog?
For many bloggers, the answer is getting blacklisted by Google and seeing all their organic traffic vanish overnight.
And a common way this happens is when Google realizes your blog is infected before you do and simply...
Dominik Sobe's...
Just crossed 10 paying customers
over a year ago
mtlynch.io
My First Impressions of Nix
Nix is a tool for configuring software environments according to source files. Iโve been hearing...
a year ago
Nix is a tool for configuring software environments according to source files. Iโve been hearing more and more about Nix on Hacker News and Twitter. The idea of it appeals to me, so Iโve been tinkering with it over the past few weeks.
My history with infrastructure as code Ten...
Val Sopi
Marching into March
<p>February was yet another month with unexpected expenses on top of my planned budget of -2500....
a year ago
<p>February was yet another month with unexpected expenses on top of my planned budget of -2500. They were again family related.</p><p>The lesson here is that my personal budget is way too tight without much margin for any unexpected expenses, especially with two growing kids and...
High Signal
Making $10k a month from a French learning app
Most founders dream of making $10,000 in monthly revenue. One founder who has made that dream a...
a year ago
Most founders dream of making $10,000 in monthly revenue. One founder who has made that dream a reality is Benjamin Houy
Tony Dinh's...
My solopreneur story: zero to $45K/mo in 2 years
Today is exactly 2 years since I quit my job and become a full-time indie hacker.
a year ago
Today is exactly 2 years since I quit my job and become a full-time indie hacker.
mtlynch.io
My Eight-Year Quest to Digitize 45 Videotapes (Part One)
For the last eight years, Iโve carried around this box of videotapes through four different...
over a year ago
For the last eight years, Iโve carried around this box of videotapes through four different apartments and one house. Theyโre family home videos from my childhood.
After 600+ hours of work, I finally digitized and organized them well enough to throw away the original tapes....
mtlynch.io
Educational Products: Month 1
Highlights Iโm rebooting my blogging course from 2020. htmx is pretty good but not everything I wish...
5 months ago
Highlights Iโm rebooting my blogging course from 2020. htmx is pretty good but not everything I wish it could be. Iโm looking for a buyer for Is It Keto, my old keto website. Rebooting Hit the Front Page In 2020, I created a video course about blogging called โHit the Front Page...
Dominik Sobe's...
HelpKit reached $1000 MRR!
over a year ago
Grow With Less
Statistics That Prove Blogging Is Not Dead Yet
Is blogging dead?
Thatโs a question thousands of people ask every day.
I was curious to know the...
over a year ago
Is blogging dead?
Thatโs a question thousands of people ask every day.
I was curious to know the answer so I looked for statistics
Letโs settle the debate once and for all!
Is blogging dead? Letโs look at trends! According to Google Trends, โbloggingโ peaked between 2004 and...
mtlynch.io
How to Grow Quickly and Never Turn a Profit
Early last year, I launched a nutrition site called Is It Keto. From November 2018 until March 2019,...
over a year ago
Early last year, I launched a nutrition site called Is It Keto. From November 2018 until March 2019, the site was my full-time focus. Every month, visitors increased by 50% to 150%, an exhilarating growth rate that far outpaced any of my previous projects.
There was only one...
mtlynch.io
Using Zig to Unit Test a C Application
Zig is a new, independently developed low-level programming language. Itโs a modern reimagining of C...
a year ago
Zig is a new, independently developed low-level programming language. Itโs a modern reimagining of C that attempts to retain Cโs performance while embracing improvements from the last 30 years of tooling and language design.
Zig makes calling into C code easier than any other...
High Signal
$100k from building a SaaS boilerplate for Django
Cory Zue has built a living making Django SaaS boilerplates for founders. It means you can get...
a year ago
Cory Zue has built a living making Django SaaS boilerplates for founders. It means you can get started with your SaaS much quicker
Build In Public...
Build In Public: Spotlight Edition (Prakash Chandran) โญ๏ธ
Hi everyone, welcome to the latest spotlight edition of the Build In Public newsletter. Every week,...
over a year ago
Hi everyone, welcome to the latest spotlight edition of the Build In Public newsletter. Every week, I interview one prolific creator or founder and unpack insights and actionable advice from their story that can be helpful in your own journey. In todayโs edition, I wanted to...
mtlynch.io
Paternity Leave: Month 3
Highlights Iโm finding it easier to balance my time as a new father. I moped about two of my blog...
a month ago
Highlights Iโm finding it easier to balance my time as a new father. I moped about two of my blog posts doing poorly, and then they did well. I experimented with a stacked diff workflow for software development and liked it except for gitโs weaknesses. Goal grades At the start of...
mtlynch.io
A Beginner's Guide to Mining Siacoin
This guide is out of date.
This post describes mining Sia with a desktop graphics card (GPU), but...
over a year ago
This guide is out of date.
This post describes mining Sia with a desktop graphics card (GPU), but custom mining hardware is now available for Sia. The custom hardware has made Sia GPU mining non-viable. This guide will still work, but you may never reach payout, even with a...
Max Rozen
Understanding useState's initial value
If you're used to class components and setState, the useState Hook might be confusing at first....
over a year ago
If you're used to class components and setState, the useState Hook might be confusing at first. Let's learn more about it in this article.
Val Sopi
A change in how I share my open finances and a new selfโimposed public challenge
<p>
A bit over a year ago, I wrote <a href="https://valsopi.com/setting-sail">a post</a> in...
a year ago
<p>
A bit over a year ago, I wrote <a href="https://valsopi.com/setting-sail">a post</a> in which I talked about embarking on a journey to financial freedom. Specifically speaking โ I took out a personal loan so I could focus on solely building products.
</p><p>
With that...
mtlynch.io
TinyPilot: Month 23
Highlights The TinyPilot website redesign is finally done. Iโve learned to make Debian packages, and...
over a year ago
Highlights The TinyPilot website redesign is finally done. Iโve learned to make Debian packages, and itโs surprisingly simple. Iโve given up on Vue and frontend frameworks in general. Goal Grades At the start of each month, I declare what Iโd like to accomplish. Hereโs how I did...
mtlynch.io
Notes from PyGotham 2019
Overview This past weekend, PyGotham invited me to speak at their annual conference in Manhattan. In...
over a year ago
Overview This past weekend, PyGotham invited me to speak at their annual conference in Manhattan. In an effort to maximize the benefit I get from the event, Iโve prepared notes that capture what I learned by attending. Iโm sharing them in hopes that it might be interesting or...
mtlynch.io
TinyPilot: Month 14
Highlights A redesign of TinyPilotโs website seems to have increased sales. TinyPilot now has a...
over a year ago
Highlights A redesign of TinyPilotโs website seems to have increased sales. TinyPilot now has a European distributor. After three years, Iโve earned back my investment in Zestful (and I might sell it). Iโm still ruthlessly delegating every task I can. Goal Grades At the start of...
mtlynch.io
TinyPilot: Month 34
New here?
Hi, Iโm Michael. Iโm a software developer and the founder of TinyPilot, an independent...
a year ago
New here?
Hi, Iโm Michael. Iโm a software developer and the founder of TinyPilot, an independent computer hardware company. I started the company in 2020, and it now earns $60-80k/month in revenue and employs seven other people.
Every month, I publish a retrospective like this...
Val Sopi
Quitting when I sense โthe grindโ
<p>One change Iโve made recently in my product making process is that I stop as soon as I sense that...
over a year ago
<p>One change Iโve made recently in my product making process is that I stop as soon as I sense that I am โpushing itโ.</p>
<p>I quit immediately.</p>
<p>Right there and then.</p>
<p>If I donโt feel fresh, my work will look stale.</p>
<p>I hit more โin the zoneโ states this...
Max Prilutskiy
How we're using email on a custom domain for $0/mo
Google has announced yet another price increase for Google Workspace. Here's what we've done to...
9 months ago
Google has announced yet another price increase for Google Workspace. Here's what we've done to avoid paying anything at all.
Max Rozen
What is the difference between style-loader and mini-css-extract-plugin?
Looking to optimise your webpack config? Understanding the difference between style-loader and...
over a year ago
Looking to optimise your webpack config? Understanding the difference between style-loader and mini-css-extract-plugin can help you speed up your page loads.
Tony Dinh's...
Oct 2022 updates: I will write a book!
Also in October: Speak at JOM Launch Asia 2022, and the thing about Elon Musk.
over a year ago
Also in October: Speak at JOM Launch Asia 2022, and the thing about Elon Musk.
mtlynch.io
Staying Motivated by Sending Status Updates to Nobody
At my last job, status meetings with my manager were outstandingly efficient. He never ran me...
over a year ago
At my last job, status meetings with my manager were outstandingly efficient. He never ran me through the typical drill of listing list off everything I did since our last meeting. Instead, we jumped right to the meaty topics of career growth, team development, and challenging...
mtlynch.io
Hiring: Freelance Blog Illustrator
Iโm a blogger, and I often commission custom illustrations for my blog posts like this one:
An...
7 months ago
Iโm a blogger, and I often commission custom illustrations for my blog posts like this one:
An example of an illustration I commissioned for the blog, part of my year-in-review series
The blogโs previous illustrator was the awesome Loraine Yow, who worked with me for six years....
Tony Dinh's...
$500K milestone โ my reflections after 1 year of building Typing Mind
Also in this issue: one-off purchase vs. subscription, selling Xnapper, and other updates from me in...
10 months ago
Also in this issue: one-off purchase vs. subscription, selling Xnapper, and other updates from me in Feb 2024
Build In Public...
Your New Brainstorming Buddy ๐ง ๐ก
Meet Scrintal, a new canvas that's like a playground for your mind.
2 months ago
Meet Scrintal, a new canvas that's like a playground for your mind.
High Signal
Making thousands from Bubble courses
Kieran Bell is a founder specializing in teaching people how to use the no-code software Bubble.
a year ago
Kieran Bell is a founder specializing in teaching people how to use the no-code software Bubble.
Scott DeLong
Weeks 48-52: My Final Update
It's been fun (kinda). Here's where it ended up and where I'm going next.
The post Weeks 48-52: My...
a year ago
It's been fun (kinda). Here's where it ended up and where I'm going next.
The post Weeks 48-52: My Final Update appeared first on Scott DeLong.
Val Sopi
Financial Update: February 2023
<p>In January, I managed to pay myself $500 for the first time โ from my Saas making โ since...
a year ago
<p>In January, I managed to pay myself $500 for the first time โ from my Saas making โ since setting sail on <a href="https://valsopi.com/setting-sail">my journey to financial freedom</a>.</p><p>The plan is to keep paying myself at least $500 each month going forward, hoping...
๐ Hello, I'm...
The dead horse framework: How to evaluate the potential of a startup.
a year ago
mtlynch.io
What I've Been Doing Since Quitting My Job
I worked as a software engineer for Google from 2014 to 2018. On February 1st, I quit my job and...
over a year ago
I worked as a software engineer for Google from 2014 to 2018. On February 1st, I quit my job and formed my own single-person software company.
That was four months ago, so I thought Iโd share an update on how things are going.
Whatโs it like not having a job? Thatโs the most...
mtlynch.io
How to Do Code Reviews Like a Human (Part Two)
This is the second half of my article about how to communicate well and avoid pitfalls in code...
over a year ago
This is the second half of my article about how to communicate well and avoid pitfalls in code reviews. Here, I focus on techniques to bring your code review to a successful close while avoiding ugly conflict.
I laid the groundwork in Part One, so I recommend starting there. If...
Val Sopi
AI will make humans better
<p><i>Context: Read <a...
a year ago
<p><i>Context: Read <a href="https://www.theredhandfiles.com/chatgpt-making-things-faster-and-easier/" target="_blank">Nick Cave's letter</a> first.</i></p>
<p><i></i>โ</p>
<p>ChatGPT (or similar) are just tools!</p>
<p>Nothing more.</p>
<p>They're akin to when tools...
Val Sopi
Year in review: 2021
<p>
I had a solid year compared to the shit-storm 2020 had brought on.</p>
<p>Back in January...
over a year ago
<p>
I had a solid year compared to the shit-storm 2020 had brought on.</p>
<p>Back in January 2021, I had made a pact with myself that I would be more mindful about my time and the things I would get myself into throughout the year (personally and...
Build In Public...
๐จ Announcement Alert ๐จ I'm dropping a mega Twitter resource on BUILD IN PUBLIC
Hey everyone, Some of you know my story but if I have to summarize the last 3 years in 10 bullets of...
over a year ago
Hey everyone, Some of you know my story but if I have to summarize the last 3 years in 10 bullets of inflection points, hereโs how it would look like: Jan 2018, I was a nobody in startups, stuck in a dead-end corporate job due to visa challenges Oct 2018, read a book called...
mtlynch.io
Building a Homelab VM Server
Note: This article describes a VM build in 2017.
For the 2020 version, see, โBuilding a Homelab VM...
over a year ago
Note: This article describes a VM build in 2017.
For the 2020 version, see, โBuilding a Homelab VM Server (2020 Edition).โ
Overview I do the bulk of my home development work in virtual machines (VMs). My main desktop PC is a Windows 10 machine, so I had always run my VMs from...
mtlynch.io
TinyPilot: Month 3
Highlights TinyPilot generated $3,800 in revenue with zero marketing. I went from zero to a...
over a year ago
Highlights TinyPilot generated $3,800 in revenue with zero marketing. I went from zero to a complete, custom manufactured product in 26 days. Iโm still struggling to manage my inventory. Goal Grades At the start of each month, I declare what Iโd like to accomplish. Hereโs how I...
Max Rozen
A Guide to Commonly Used React Component Libraries
There are a *lot* of React Component libraries to choose from. This guide attempts to put them all...
over a year ago
There are a *lot* of React Component libraries to choose from. This guide attempts to put them all on one page.
High Signal
Starting a successful business at 50 - Devan shares his tips
Ever thought if 50 is too old to start your own business? Devan is proof it's not. He was 50 when he...
a year ago
Ever thought if 50 is too old to start your own business? Devan is proof it's not. He was 50 when he created his startup and at 56 years old, he has made a million-dollar business!
Can you tell us about HR Partner and your achievements?
HR Partner
mtlynch.io
End-to-End Testing Web Apps: The Painless Way
Okay, I know youโre skeptical. Other guides have promised you painless web app tests only to reveal...
over a year ago
Okay, I know youโre skeptical. Other guides have promised you painless web app tests only to reveal that their solution requires some hyper-specific tech stack or a paid third-party service. I wonโt do that to you.
This guide provides a straightforward and flexible template for...
Val Sopi
Punctuality Above All
<p>Here's a quick rundown about the article. For more read on below.</p>
<iframe width="400"...
over a year ago
<p>Here's a quick rundown about the article. For more read on below.</p>
<iframe width="400" height="225" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Qn_jAtoDieY?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe>
<p>//</p>
<p>There are these two small restaurants close to one another...
mtlynch.io
My Feedback about Hello Base
The cryptocurrency language barrier Thereโs an unforunate language barrier among technologists right...
2 weeks ago
The cryptocurrency language barrier Thereโs an unforunate language barrier among technologists right now.
Cryptocurrency enthusiasts are excited about the ecosystem and whatโs going on in crypto-world right now. Theyโre trying to bring new people in, but theyโre often so...
Max Rozen
OnlineOrNot Diaries 2
In which I ship a CLI (for real this time), and improve a few things
a year ago
In which I ship a CLI (for real this time), and improve a few things
Build In Public...
Meet Turf
Imagine having a Swiss Army Knife for your community use cases
5 months ago
Imagine having a Swiss Army Knife for your community use cases
mtlynch.io
GUIs are Antisocial
Last week, I was listening to the CoRecursive podcast interview with PowerShellโs lead architect,...
5 months ago
Last week, I was listening to the CoRecursive podcast interview with PowerShellโs lead architect, Jeffrey Snover.
One moment in that interview has been stuck in my head the whole week is when Snover argues that graphical user interfaces (GUIs) are inherently โantisocialโ:
I...
mtlynch.io
Guidelines for Freelance Developers Working with Me
Iโve been hiring software developers and other freelancers for the past seven years. Even though I...
over a year ago
Iโve been hiring software developers and other freelancers for the past seven years. Even though I write most code myself, hiring other developers is a tremendous force multiplier that frees up time for other parts of my business.
Freelancers work well if you manage the...
Build In Public...
Build In Public - Community Edition (Nov 2021)
Hey everyone ๐ Hereโs a powerful quote to kick us off into the Thanksgiving week: โGratitude...
over a year ago
Hey everyone ๐ Hereโs a powerful quote to kick us off into the Thanksgiving week: โGratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more.โ - Melody Beattie Iโm grateful for many things this year including my sonโs birth
Grow With Less
Do Headline Analyzers Work? A Data-Driven Answer
Headline analyzers are a popular way to come up with great headlines and try to predict their...
over a year ago
Headline analyzers are a popular way to come up with great headlines and try to predict their effectiveness.
All you need to do is write your headline and the tool will give it a score telling you how effective itโs likely to be.
But can these free headline analyzers accurately...
Val Sopi
The Benefits of NOT Being Online
<p>Hey, you probably know me as the founder of <a href="https://claritask.com/">Claritask</a> or as...
over a year ago
<p>Hey, you probably know me as the founder of <a href="https://claritask.com/">Claritask</a> or as a Podcaster where I nakedly talk about my <a href="https://bootstrapping-saas.transistor.fm/">Bootstrapping Saas</a> journey.</p>
<p>Since early this summer I took a sabbatical...
Tony Dinh's...
Jun 2023: How I work with employees
Some quick updates from me in June 2023
a year ago
Some quick updates from me in June 2023
Max Rozen
Deploying Node and React Shopify apps on Vercel
Shopify's tutorial is awesome for getting started, but doesn't let you deploy onto Vercel. In this...
over a year ago
Shopify's tutorial is awesome for getting started, but doesn't let you deploy onto Vercel. In this article, I'll show you how.
mtlynch.io
Run a Simple Go Web Service on NixOS
I have a few toy utility apps that I run 24/7 on cloud infrastructure. One example is PicoShare, a...
2 weeks ago
I have a few toy utility apps that I run 24/7 on cloud infrastructure. One example is PicoShare, a simple web app that makes it easy for me to share files with friends and teammates.
There are several convenience apps I would run if it were easy to run them constantly. But...
Val Sopi
blogstatic numbers for October
<p>I announced the new blogstatic pricing ($19/year) and launched the <a...
over a year ago
<p>I announced the new blogstatic pricing ($19/year) and launched the <a href="https://blogstatic.io/blog/rebrand">new website</a> on October 11th.</p>
<p>As I was considering the new pricing and the pros and cons, I wrote this in my daily business journal:</p>
<figure><img...
mtlynch.io
The Goal by Eliyahu M. Goldratt
The Goal is an attempt to reevaluate business management from first principles. The book explains...
over a year ago
The Goal is an attempt to reevaluate business management from first principles. The book explains Goldrattโs Theory of Constraints, which states that in any business, the sole determinant of output is the bottleneck resource. To grow, a business has to identify its bottlenecks...
Max Rozen
2019: Further reflections on trying to start an internet business
A review of what I said I would do in 2019, and what I actually did.
over a year ago
A review of what I said I would do in 2019, and what I actually did.
mtlynch.io
Resurrecting a Dead Library: Part Two - Stabilization
In this post, I demonstrate how to retrofit automated tests onto an untested legacy library.
This is...
over a year ago
In this post, I demonstrate how to retrofit automated tests onto an untested legacy library.
This is part two of a three-part series about how I resurrected ingredient-phrase-tagger, a library that uses machine learning to parse cooking ingredients (e.g., โ2 cups milkโ) into...
High Signal
Productized service businesses - the ultimate guide
Productized services are growing rapidly in popularity. For founders, they offer a way to make a six...
a year ago
Productized services are growing rapidly in popularity. For founders, they offer a way to make a six figure salary relatively quickly. For companies, it means paying top talent without the downsides of hiring an employee like paying for a recruiter, paying extra taxes etc.
...
Max Rozen
A Walkthrough of migrating MaxRozen.com from Gatsby to Next.js
I recently migrated MaxRozen.com from Gatsby to Next.js, in this article I'll detail the steps it...
over a year ago
I recently migrated MaxRozen.com from Gatsby to Next.js, in this article I'll detail the steps it took.
mtlynch.io
My Eight-Year Quest to Digitize 45 Videotapes (Part Two)
In part one, I described my arduous journey to capture my old home movies in digital format and...
over a year ago
In part one, I described my arduous journey to capture my old home movies in digital format and divide them into individual scenes. After processing all the clips, I wanted the experience of exploring them to be as simple as looking up clips on YouTube. Because these videos are...
High Signal
Making $12k from podcasts - James McKinven interview
James McKinven is an entrepreneur who has succeeded in making money from podcasts - no easy feat. He...
a year ago
James McKinven is an entrepreneur who has succeeded in making money from podcasts - no easy feat. He earns money by editing podcasts for companies
Tony Dinh's...
Oct 2021 Updates: Vietnam, DevUtils 1.12, and Magic Sidebar โจ
๐ Hello everyone, itโs Tony again. Lots of things happened in October 2021. I released DevUtils...
over a year ago
๐ Hello everyone, itโs Tony again. Lots of things happened in October 2021. I released DevUtils 1.12, worked on a new exciting feature for Black Magic, moved back to Vietnam, and other small updates. Just want to say this quickly: Thank you all so much for following my journey!...
mtlynch.io
Paternity Leave: Month 1
Highlights My wife and I became parents. I realized that caring for a newborn takes more time than I...
3 months ago
Highlights My wife and I became parents. I realized that caring for a newborn takes more time than I expected. Iโm unsure what to do with my partially-finished Hacker News course. Goal Grades At the start of each month, I declare what Iโd like to accomplish. Hereโs how I did...
Grow With Less
A Bittersweet First Blog Income Report
The internet is full of success stories and my 6-figures language-learning blog French Together...
over a year ago
The internet is full of success stories and my 6-figures language-learning blog French Together could be considered one of them
But things donโt always go as planned and every business experiences ups and downs.
April was definitely in the down category for me and thatโs great...
mtlynch.io
Sia-Minio Integration Postmortem
One of the best things I learned from working at Google is the practice of blame-free postmortems....
over a year ago
One of the best things I learned from working at Google is the practice of blame-free postmortems. When something goes wrong, you wait until the dust settles, then write a report analyzing what happened. The report explains how the problem occurred and defines concrete steps the...
Tony Dinh's...
May 2022: $7,839 MRR, travel, experiments, and a new app.
Hello everyone, itโs Tony again ๐ These days time flies so fast to me! Iโm having so many updates...
over a year ago
Hello everyone, itโs Tony again ๐ These days time flies so fast to me! Iโm having so many updates in May that I want to share with you all. Letโs go! Welcome 128 new subscribers since the last issue! If you are new here, this is a monthly newsletter of my indie hacking journey....
Tony Dinh's...
March 2022: $5,316 MRR and my journey to 30K followers
Hello everyone! ๐ Iโm happy to share that this newsletter has now reached 2,000 subscribers. Yay!...
over a year ago
Hello everyone! ๐ Iโm happy to share that this newsletter has now reached 2,000 subscribers. Yay! ๐ฅณ Iโm very grateful to have your support, and I hope what I shared here has been helpful for you! Letโs dig in. Here is what happened in March 2022. ๐ Reached $5K MRR, but it's...
Max Rozen
Stop useEffect from running on every render with useCallback
Did ESLint tell you to add a function to your dependency array, and now you're getting infinite...
over a year ago
Did ESLint tell you to add a function to your dependency array, and now you're getting infinite re-renders? Let's learn how useEffect can help.
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