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OnlineOrNot Diaries 17 On learning screencasting, cleaning up tech debt, and focus
17th Dec 2023
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OnlineOrNot Diaries 17

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17th Dec 2023
On learning screencasting, cleaning up tech debt, and focus
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Lessons from a “failed” Product Hunt launch
22nd Jun 2022
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Lessons from a “failed” Product Hunt launch

from Dominik Sobe's Thoughts ツ [alt+shift+b] in indiehacker

22nd Jun 2022
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Is It Keto: Month 4 Prior to February 2019, I published all my retrospectives on Indie Hackers: Is It Keto Month 4: My...
5th Jan 2019
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Is It Keto: Month 4

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5th Jan 2019
Prior to February 2019, I published all my retrospectives on Indie Hackers: Is It Keto Month 4: My First Dollar of Revenue
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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
31st Dec 2018
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2018: Reflections on trying to start an internet business

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31st Dec 2018
A review post on what I've done this year in terms of trying to start an Internet business
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Rejected from YCombinator and how I’m using their feedback to change my approach
27th Jun 2022
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Rejected from YCombinator

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27th Jun 2022
and how I’m using their feedback to change my approach
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9 Inspiring Examples of Successful Blogs (And How They Got There) Looking at blog income reports from popular blogs, you could think that the only way to make money...
27th Feb 2020
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9 Inspiring Examples of Successful Blogs (And How They Got There)

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27th Feb 2020
Looking at blog income reports from popular blogs, you could think that the only way to make money blogging is to blog about blogging. Luckily, you would be mistaken. The reality is that there are successful blogs in all kinds of niches. You simply hear more about the make money...
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I was living the dream, then my dream collapsed Everything was going great. My blog French Together had just hit 357k monthly visitors, the French...
1st Oct 2018
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I was living the dream, then my dream collapsed

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1st Oct 2018
Everything was going great. My blog French Together had just hit 357k monthly visitors, the French Together course had exceeded $300k in sales. Then COVID happened. My traffic slowly started to decrease, conversions got worse. I ignored it at first, I guess I was in denial. I...
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Demystifying useEffect's clean-up function useEffect's clean-up function can be pretty confusing, especially if you're still trying to think in...
2nd Feb 2021
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Demystifying useEffect's clean-up function

from Max Rozen [alt+shift+b] in indiehacker

2nd Feb 2021
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.
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Hatchbox price increase💰 Chris Oliver has announced the pricing of hosting on Hatchbox is going up. Hatchbox is a specialist...
2nd Sep 2026
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Hatchbox price increase💰

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2nd Sep 2026
Chris Oliver has announced the pricing of hosting on Hatchbox is going up. Hatchbox is a specialist hosting provider for web apps built with Ruby, Rails and Node.
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May 2023: I sold my 2 years old business for only $128K Everything about the Black Magic's acquisition + May 2023 updates
5th Jun 2023
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May 2023: I sold my 2 years old business for only $128K

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5th Jun 2023
Everything about the Black Magic's acquisition + May 2023 updates
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After 6m web apps, Bubble's ready to dominate the mobile landscape 📲 Featured: Exclusive interview with Emmanuel (CEO of Bubble) on the 10-year journey and why he's...
10th Jun 2025
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After 6m web apps, Bubble's ready to dominate the mobile landscape 📲

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10th Jun 2025
Featured: Exclusive interview with Emmanuel (CEO of Bubble) on the 10-year journey and why he's excited about the public beta launch of native mobile app builder
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TinyPilot: Month 18 Highlights I’ve launched a new TinyPilot product and debuted a new logo. TinyPilot’s revenue...
6th Jan 2022
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TinyPilot: Month 18

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6th Jan 2022
Highlights I’ve launched a new TinyPilot product and debuted a new logo. TinyPilot’s revenue finished the year strong at $55k for December. I’ve learned to manage design projects more aggressively. Goal Grades At the start of each month, I declare what I’d like to accomplish....
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Build In Public - Community Edition (Nov 2021) Hey everyone 👋 Here’s a powerful quote to kick us off into the Thanksgiving week: “Gratitude...
24th Nov 2021
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Build In Public - Community Edition (Nov 2021)

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24th Nov 2021
Hey everyone 👋 Here’s a powerful quote to kick us off into the Thanksgiving week: “Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more.” - Melody Beattie I’m grateful for many things this year including my son’s birth
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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...
31st Jul 2023
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Weeks 40-43: A $5k Month and Billion Dollar Idea

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31st Jul 2023
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.
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Stagnant MRR but experimenting in the background
1st Jun 2021
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Stagnant MRR but experimenting in the background

from Dominik Sobe's Thoughts ツ [alt+shift+b] in indiehacker

1st Jun 2021
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Building a Homelab VM Server Note: This article describes a VM build in 2017. For the 2020 version, see, “Building a Homelab VM...
7th May 2017
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Building a Homelab VM Server

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7th May 2017
Note: This article describes a VM build in 2017. For the 2020 version, see, “Building a Homelab VM Server (2020 Edition).” 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...
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I Sold TinyPilot, My First Successful Business My first two years as a bootstrapped founder went poorly. I could barely find any paying customers,...
29th May 2024
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I Sold TinyPilot, My First Successful Business

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29th May 2024
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...
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How I Built This In Public: Luca Restagno Lessons from building, growing and selling SaaS Products all in public
11th Aug 2023
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How I Built This In Public: Luca Restagno

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11th Aug 2023
Lessons from building, growing and selling SaaS Products all in public
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The IndieHackers podcast has ended - the 10 best episodes The IndieHackers podcast, which celebrated founders who hadn't raised venture capital, has now ended
2nd Jan 2025
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The IndieHackers podcast has ended - the 10 best episodes

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2nd Jan 2025
The IndieHackers podcast, which celebrated founders who hadn't raised venture capital, has now ended
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Running Sia on a Synology NAS via Docker Overview Sia is a decentralized, peer-to-peer network for buying and selling computer storage space....
30th May 2016
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Running Sia on a Synology NAS via Docker

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30th May 2016
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...
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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...
11th Dec 2017
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How to style react-select with styled-components or emotion

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11th Dec 2017
Styling react-select can be annoying. Here's a quick guide on how to do it with popular CSS-in-JS libraries.
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Oct 2022 updates: I will write a book! Also in October: Speak at JOM Launch Asia 2022, and the thing about Elon Musk.
4th Nov 2022
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Oct 2022 updates: I will write a book!

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4th Nov 2022
Also in October: Speak at JOM Launch Asia 2022, and the thing about Elon Musk.
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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...
1st Feb 2021
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My Third Year as a Solo Developer

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1st Feb 2021
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 it’s time to share my progress. The year things clicked into place In my first two years working for myself, I earned less...
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I made a game with AI Sharing a fun experiment I created recently: a top-down shooter game built with AI!
29th Aug 2026
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I made a game with AI

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29th Aug 2026
Sharing a fun experiment I created recently: a top-down shooter game built with AI!
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Seven deadly sins of a second-time founder Introduction
11th Dec 2023
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Seven deadly sins of a second-time founder

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11th Dec 2023
Introduction
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I'm on Product Hunt! + Updates Jun 2026 Experimenting with Claude Code + Mac Mini setup, building mobile apps, and so much more
10th Jun 2026
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I'm on Product Hunt! + Updates Jun 2026

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10th Jun 2026
Experimenting with Claude Code + Mac Mini setup, building mobile apps, and so much more
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freelancing: How I got clients, part 2 the uncomfortable reach out
18th Sep 2025
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freelancing: How I got clients, part 2

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18th Sep 2025
the uncomfortable reach out
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My 2020 Annual Review
1st Jan 2021
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My 2020 Annual Review

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1st Jan 2021
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Is It Keto - Month 10 Highlights I sold my first meal plan on Is It Keto. I then tried five different experiments for...
8th Nov 2019
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Is It Keto - Month 10

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8th Nov 2019
Highlights I sold my first meal plan on Is It Keto. I then tried five different experiments for increasing sales. Is It Keto’s revenue dropped for the month as I redirected resources toward its failing meal plans. Goal Grades At the start of each month, I declare what I’d like to...
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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...
1st Dec 2023
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Things I love about blogstatic

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1st Dec 2023
<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...
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Sep 2022: I'm on Indie Hackers Podcast! Also in September: $12K MRR, built a small new app, SEO, and other updates...
4th Oct 2022
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Sep 2022: I'm on Indie Hackers Podcast!

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4th Oct 2022
Also in September: $12K MRR, built a small new app, SEO, and other updates...
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Subscribe to Burnout+ I tell this story, not to gain your sympathy, but more to be a cautionary tale. As we head into...
13th Sep 2021
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Subscribe to Burnout+

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13th Sep 2021
I tell this story, not to gain your sympathy, but more to be a cautionary tale. As we head into Apple’s OS release cycle, I don’t have a lot to show for it this year. Not nothing, but not anything I would consider actually substantial. I know a lot of people who are in the …...
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TinyPilot: Month 2 Highlights I paused TinyPilot sales to address a design problem. I’m manufacturing a custom USB...
2nd Sep 2020
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TinyPilot: Month 2

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2nd Sep 2020
Highlights I paused TinyPilot sales to address a design problem. I’m 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 I’d like to...
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Lessons of a failed app
28th Oct 2025
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Lessons of a failed app

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28th Oct 2025
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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...
2nd Dec 2024
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Run a Simple Go Web Service on NixOS

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2nd Dec 2024
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...
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Is It Keto: Month 7 Highlights Is It Keto’s visits reached a record high of 11k pageviews. Revenues reached a record...
3rd Apr 2019
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Is It Keto: Month 7

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3rd Apr 2019
Highlights Is It Keto’s visits reached a record high of 11k pageviews. Revenues reached a record high of $40.84 in affiliate income. Despite this, Is It Keto didn’t satisfy its critical goals, so I’m putting it on the backburner. Goal Grades At the start of the month, I laid out...
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Getting to 19,000 monthly clicks: Everything I've learned about SEO as a beginner It’s been a while since my last post! Since then, I’ve been focusing on growing Remote Rocketship....
3rd May 2023
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Getting to 19,000 monthly clicks: Everything I've learned about SEO as a beginner

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3rd May 2023
It’s been a while since my last post! Since then, I’ve been focusing on growing Remote Rocketship. I’m super excited to announce that it’s reached $2,000 MRR! 🥳 You may recall from the last post that I mentioned that the only sustainable channel to grow the website is SEO and...
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Early marketing efforts showing results
12th Oct 2021
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Early marketing efforts showing results

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12th Oct 2021
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Weeks 44-47: The end is near As this challenge comes to an end, it feels good to be at a point where I'm about as immune as...
31st Aug 2023
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Weeks 44-47: The end is near

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31st Aug 2023
As this challenge comes to an end, it feels good to be at a point where I'm about as immune as possible to looming threats The post Weeks 44-47: The end is near appeared first on Scott DeLong.
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Feb 2023 updates: Twitter API, ChatGPT API, Hackaigon. It was a such a short month!
5th Mar 2023
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Feb 2023 updates: Twitter API, ChatGPT API, Hackaigon.

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5th Mar 2023
It was a such a short month!
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Skip the 5-day wait: Get UX insights in minutes Featured: Exclusive interview with founders of Uxia who are making user testing accessible to teams...
7th Sep 2025
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Skip the 5-day wait: Get UX insights in minutes

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7th Sep 2025
Featured: Exclusive interview with founders of Uxia who are making user testing accessible to teams of any budget
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WanderJest: Month 2 Highlights I’m betting big on a publicity campaign that’s at risk of failing spectacularly....
3rd Mar 2020
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WanderJest: Month 2

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3rd Mar 2020
Highlights I’m betting big on a publicity campaign that’s 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 I’ve felt in a year. Goal Grades At...
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opinion: in-office is good, remote is great, hybrid is hell (8min read) Most knowledge workers are in hybrid teams—the setup most likely to desync. Notes from the remote...
3rd Aug 2026
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opinion: in-office is good, remote is great, hybrid is hell (8min read)

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3rd Aug 2026
Most knowledge workers are in hybrid teams—the setup most likely to desync. Notes from the remote trenches.
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TinyPilot: Month 14 Highlights A redesign of TinyPilot’s website seems to have increased sales. TinyPilot now has a...
8th Sep 2021
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TinyPilot: Month 14

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8th Sep 2021
Highlights A redesign of TinyPilot’s website seems to have increased sales. TinyPilot now has a European distributor. After three years, I’ve earned back my investment in Zestful (and I might sell it). I’m still ruthlessly delegating every task I can. Goal Grades At the start of...
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Is It Keto: Month 12 Highlights I added 88 new programmatically-generated articles to Is It Keto. With 100k monthly...
1st Jun 2020
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Is It Keto: Month 12

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1st Jun 2020
Highlights I added 88 new programmatically-generated articles to Is It Keto. With 100k monthly pageviews, it’s time to explore new ways of working with Is It Keto’s audience. I created a KVM over IP device that requires <$100 in hardware. Goal Grades At the start of each month, I...
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On replacing my MacBook Air M1 with a Thinkpad T480 In which you probably wonder, but ...why?
21st Feb 2023
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On replacing my MacBook Air M1 with a Thinkpad T480

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21st Feb 2023
In which you probably wonder, but ...why?
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Goals are deceptive I was walking on the beach. Hadn't walked on a beach in a while. Was loving it. The sea breeze. The...
20th Jul 2025
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Goals are deceptive

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20th Jul 2025
I was walking on the beach. Hadn't walked on a beach in a while. Was loving it. The sea breeze. The waveless sea surface in the morning. After a while, maybe out of boredom, I started placing goals. Rather, my mind started placing goals: "I'll walk up to that grove" or "I'll...
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Guidelines for Deploying React These days there are a heck of a lot of options for deploying React. It can be a bit overwhelming....
1st Dec 2020
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Guidelines for Deploying React

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1st Dec 2020
These days there are a heck of a lot of options for deploying React. It can be a bit overwhelming. This article simplifies your choices.
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Get Lucky <iframe src="https://share.transistor.fm/e/eb7cbb63" width="100%" height="180" frameborder="0"...
18th Dec 2019
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Get Lucky

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18th Dec 2019
<iframe src="https://share.transistor.fm/e/eb7cbb63" width="100%" height="180" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" seamless="true" style="width:100%; height:180px;"></iframe> <p>In the past year or so, I’ve been thinking about Luck a lot — in terms of how a chain of random events can...
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Universal cheapness Today, I would like to complain about the following two groups of people who are cheap: Developers...
3rd Aug 2010
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Universal cheapness

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3rd Aug 2010
Today, I would like to complain about the following two groups of people who are cheap: Developers Users Ok, not all of them, some of you are quite lovely. But I’ve been noticing a couple of trends of late that I think deserve comment, and a couple of people today really pushed...
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Messy is Perfect I always think that I’ll be happy when everything is running smoothly. When X visitors are flowing...
20th Mar 2025
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Messy is Perfect

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20th Mar 2025
I always think that I’ll be happy when everything is running smoothly. When X visitors are flowing in, conversions are steady, the app works flawlessly, and revenue is predictable. But that’s not life. And nor is business. Life is messy. And there’s no such thing as perfect. At...
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How do you use variables in the HTML webpack outputs? Looking to inject variables from CI into the HTML your webpack build outputs? It's relatively simple...
1st Nov 2019
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How do you use variables in the HTML webpack outputs?

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1st Nov 2019
Looking to inject variables from CI into the HTML your webpack build outputs? It's relatively simple to do.
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Strong Towns I found it eye-opening in terms of understanding how municipal governments work in practice and how...
11th Feb 2024
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Strong Towns

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11th Feb 2024
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...
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Why I’m leaving the Shopify Apps business
10th Apr 2023
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Why I’m leaving the Shopify Apps business

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10th Apr 2023
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Trying something crazy
5th Oct 2023
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Trying something crazy

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5th Oct 2023
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Financial Update: February 2023 <p>In January, I managed to pay myself $500 for the first time — from my Saas making —&nbsp;since...
1st Feb 2023
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Financial Update: February 2023

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1st Feb 2023
<p>In January, I managed to pay myself $500 for the first time — from my Saas making —&nbsp;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...
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Marching into March <p>February was yet another month with unexpected expenses on top of my planned budget of -2500....
1st Mar 2023
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Marching into March

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1st Mar 2023
<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...
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My Fifth Year as a Bootstrapped Founder Five years ago, I quit my job as a developer at Google to create my own bootstrapped software...
10th Feb 2023
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My Fifth Year as a Bootstrapped Founder

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10th Feb 2023
Five years ago, I quit my job as a developer at Google to create my own bootstrapped software company. For the first few years, all of my businesses flopped. None of them earned more than a few hundred dollars per month in revenue, and they all had negative profits. Halfway...
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Why I’m leaving the Shopify Apps business Update: After writing this article, I acquired a Shopify App called Zipchat AI, and I’m currently...
10th Apr 2023
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Why I’m leaving the Shopify Apps business

from Leteyski's blog [alt+shift+b] in indiehacker

10th Apr 2023
Update: After writing this article, I acquired a Shopify App called Zipchat AI, and I’m currently very much involved in the Shopify App Ecosystem once again.
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what I want to post about (29s read) open sourcing for inspiration
13th Feb 2025
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what I want to post about (29s read)

from Mihnea's Context [alt+shift+b] in indiehacker

13th Feb 2025
open sourcing for inspiration
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Websites Are Not Dead: Part 1 The new AI-driven slop Internet is going to give rise to new formats, concepts, and ways to discover...
31st May 2026
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Websites Are Not Dead: Part 1

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31st May 2026
The new AI-driven slop Internet is going to give rise to new formats, concepts, and ways to discover humanity. The post Websites Are Not Dead: Part 1 appeared first on Scott DeLong.
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Boilerplate revenue crash 💰 Interesting stuff here. This guy found that Marc Lou's ShipFast boilerplate dived in revenue from a...
2 weeks ago
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Boilerplate revenue crash 💰

from High Signal [alt+shift+b] in indiehacker

2 weeks ago
Interesting stuff here. This guy found that Marc Lou's ShipFast boilerplate dived in revenue from a height of $125k per month to $2,000.
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Fooled by Randomness by Nassim Nicholas Taleb The book contains many interesting examples of common biases and logical fallacies, but it’s buried...
4th Sep 2018
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Fooled by Randomness by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

from mtlynch.io [alt+shift+b] in indiehacker

4th Sep 2018
The book contains many interesting examples of common biases and logical fallacies, but it’s buried in a lot of bluster and fluff about how smart the author is. While it was likely groundbreaking when it was published in 2004, its ideas have since permeated into the mainstream....
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I Have No Idea What I’m Doing: Introduction In this blog “I have no idea what I’m doing” I’ll be chronicling the progress and discoveries I make...
4th May 2022
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I Have No Idea What I’m Doing: Introduction

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4th May 2022
In this blog “I have no idea what I’m doing” I’ll 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...
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TinyPilot: Month 6 Highlights TinyPilot had another record-breaking month, with $15k in revenue. I sold $1.1k in...
5th Jan 2021
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TinyPilot: Month 6

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5th Jan 2021
Highlights TinyPilot had another record-breaking month, with $15k in revenue. I sold $1.1k in pre-orders for my first ever video course. My attempt to slow down sales ended up doing the opposite. Goal Grades At the start of each month, I declare what I’d like to accomplish....
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Making money from local newsletters Michael MacLeod has successfully monetized his interest in local news with two newsletters for...
26th Jun 2025
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Making money from local newsletters

from High Signal [alt+shift+b] in indiehacker

26th Jun 2025
Michael MacLeod has successfully monetized his interest in local news with two newsletters for Edinburgh and London in the UK.
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2023 Recap I turn 30, built a new app, and other updates in December 2023
26th Dec 2023
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2023 Recap

from Tony Dinh's Newsletter [alt+shift+b] in indiehacker

26th Dec 2023
I turn 30, built a new app, and other updates in December 2023
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ICYMI: I joined Netlify to continue my life's work Some of you saw this on socials but sharing the story for the newsletter audience
6th Dec 2025
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ICYMI: I joined Netlify to continue my life's work

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6th Dec 2025
Some of you saw this on socials but sharing the story for the newsletter audience
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April 2024 updates, new product! Traveled to Bali and Sydney, some updates on Typing Mind, and a new product.
20th May 2024
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April 2024 updates, new product!

from Tony Dinh's Newsletter [alt+shift+b] in indiehacker

20th May 2024
Traveled to Bali and Sydney, some updates on Typing Mind, and a new product.
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Configure a Git Shell Prompt Under Nix I recently read Julia Evans’ latest zine about git, and one of her tips was to configure your...
3rd Jul 2024
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Configure a Git Shell Prompt Under Nix

from mtlynch.io [alt+shift+b] in indiehacker

3rd Jul 2024
I recently read Julia Evans’ latest zine about git, and one of her tips was to configure your terminal shell prompt to show the git status. Julia’s terminal prompt looks like this: ~/work/homepage (main) $ main is Julia’s current git branch. When she’s in the middle of a git...
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TinyPilot: Month 33 New here? Hi, I’m Michael. I’m a software developer and the founder of TinyPilot, an independent...
6th Apr 2023
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TinyPilot: Month 33

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6th Apr 2023
New here? Hi, I’m Michael. I’m 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...
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Websites Are Not Dead: Part 2 Without big tech distribution, how do you get traffic? Let's take a look. The post Websites Are Not...
2nd Jun 2026
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Websites Are Not Dead: Part 2

from Scott DeLong [alt+shift+b] in indiehacker

2nd Jun 2026
Without big tech distribution, how do you get traffic? Let's take a look. The post Websites Are Not Dead: Part 2 appeared first on Scott DeLong.
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@forge/api: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading ‘fetch’) How to fix a cannot read properties of undefined error in Forge
2nd May 2021
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@forge/api: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading ‘fetch’)

from Max Rozen [alt+shift+b] in indiehacker

2nd May 2021
How to fix a cannot read properties of undefined error in Forge
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April 2022: High churn, reached $6K MRR, and other updates. Hello everyone! Welcome 150 new subscribers since my last issue. I’m glad to have you here! 👋 Here...
5th May 2022
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April 2022: High churn, reached $6K MRR, and other updates.

from Tony Dinh's Newsletter [alt+shift+b] in indiehacker

5th May 2022
Hello everyone! Welcome 150 new subscribers since my last issue. I’m glad to have you here! 👋 Here is a quick update from me in April 2022. This should make a nice thumbnail for this page! 😁 🔻 Suffered from high churn In early April, Black Magic observed
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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...
10th Nov 2024
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Takeaways from Charles Marohn's "Escaping the Housing Trap"

from mtlynch.io [alt+shift+b] in indiehacker

10th Nov 2024
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...
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Vibe Coding Showcase is back. Here are 10 new projects. If a fund accountant can build video platforms, a designer can ship icon libraries, and a marketer...
2nd Jul 2025
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Vibe Coding Showcase is back. Here are 10 new projects.

from Build In Public Newsletter [alt+shift+b] in indiehacker

2nd Jul 2025
If a fund accountant can build video platforms, a designer can ship icon libraries, and a marketer can create language learning apps, what's stopping you?
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TinyPilot: Month 4 Highlights TinyPilot hit $10k in revenue. That’s a record high for me and exceeds my total revenue...
3rd Nov 2020
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TinyPilot: Month 4

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3rd Nov 2020
Highlights TinyPilot hit $10k in revenue. That’s a record high for me and exceeds my total revenue for all of 2019. I interviewed several IT consultants and business owners about what TinyPilot features would be useful to them. I tested several new marketing channels and realized...
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Building My First Homelab Server Rack Seven years ago, I built my first home server. It made my software development work faster and more...
5th Apr 2024
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Building My First Homelab Server Rack

from mtlynch.io [alt+shift+b] in indiehacker

5th Apr 2024
Seven years ago, I built my first home server. It made my software development work faster and more enjoyable, so I’ve 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...
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TinyPilot: Month 40 New here? Hi, I’m Michael. I’m a software developer and the founder of TinyPilot, an independent...
7th Nov 2023
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TinyPilot: Month 40

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7th Nov 2023
New here? Hi, I’m Michael. I’m 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...
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ChatGPT is the new Amazon or why it's important to fight for independent agentic commerce ⚔️
13th Aug 2025
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ChatGPT is the new Amazon

from Leteyski's blog [alt+shift+b] in indiehacker

13th Aug 2025
or why it's important to fight for independent agentic commerce ⚔️
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TinyPilot: Month 3 Highlights TinyPilot generated $3,800 in revenue with zero marketing. I went from zero to a...
6th Oct 2020
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TinyPilot: Month 3

from mtlynch.io [alt+shift+b] in indiehacker

6th Oct 2020
Highlights TinyPilot generated $3,800 in revenue with zero marketing. I went from zero to a complete, custom manufactured product in 26 days. I’m still struggling to manage my inventory. Goal Grades At the start of each month, I declare what I’d like to accomplish. Here’s how I...
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KetoHub Update: Month 3 In early October, I launched a new website, KetoHub, a recipe aggregator for keto meals. Each month,...
9th Jan 2018
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KetoHub Update: Month 3

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9th Jan 2018
In early October, I launched a new website, KetoHub, a recipe aggregator for keto meals. Each month, I’ve evaluated the site’s progress to decide how it’s doing and what areas need improvement. I’m doing my evaluation of December publicly. Here’s what was good, bad, and learnable...
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The best SaaS boilerplates for founders If you want to find the best SaaS boilerplates, I've made a list of the 10 most popular ones. SaaS...
5th Aug 2024
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The best SaaS boilerplates for founders

from High Signal [alt+shift+b] in indiehacker

5th Aug 2024
If you want to find the best SaaS boilerplates, I've made a list of the 10 most popular ones. SaaS boilerplates have exploded in popularity in the last couple of years. They are basically starter kits for creating Software as a Service web apps and reduce the time
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Test <p> Some super </p> <p class="top-button"> <a href="#top">🔝</a> </p>
12th Feb 2024
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Test

from Val Sopi [alt+shift+b] in indiehacker

12th Feb 2024
<p> Some super </p> <p class="top-button"> <a href="#top">🔝</a> </p>
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9 Real Examples of SEO Titles (And Why They Work) You just finished writing an amazing article and can’t wait to share it with the world. But first,...
17th Apr 2020
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9 Real Examples of SEO Titles (And Why They Work)

from Grow With Less [alt+shift+b] in indiehacker

17th Apr 2020
You just finished writing an amazing article and can’t wait to share it with the world. But first, you need to come up with a great SEO title. The kind of SEO title that’ll not only help you rank in Google but also make people excited to read your article. Following the advice I...
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OnlineOrNot Diaries 18 Starting the year by cleaning up even more
15th Jan 2024
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OnlineOrNot Diaries 18

from Max Rozen [alt+shift+b] in indiehacker

15th Jan 2024
Starting the year by cleaning up even more
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The downsides of building in public <p>I first started "building in public"&nbsp;back in 2017.</p> <p>Not sure if the term existed back...
20th May 2023
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The downsides of building in public

from Val Sopi [alt+shift+b] in indiehacker

20th May 2023
<p>I first started "building in public"&nbsp;back in 2017.</p> <p>Not sure if the term existed back then, but I started talking about my newest product at the time (Claritask), which I ended up <a href="https://bootstrapping-saas.transistor.fm/episodes/claritask-sold"...
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Dec 2022 updates and happy new year! Hello everyone! It's Tony again with another monthly updates.
5th Jan 2023
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Dec 2022 updates and happy new year!

from Tony Dinh's Newsletter [alt+shift+b] in indiehacker

5th Jan 2023
Hello everyone! It's Tony again with another monthly updates.
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TinyPilot: Month 24 Highlights TinyPilot reached an all-time high of $74k in revenue. I’m trying to figure out the best...
6th Jul 2022
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TinyPilot: Month 24

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6th Jul 2022
Highlights TinyPilot reached an all-time high of $74k in revenue. I’m trying to figure out the best approach to software licensing. I’m still searching for a web framework I can love. Goal Grades At the start of each month, I declare what I’d like to accomplish. Here’s how I did...
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Back to entreprenurshit Running Zipchat AI: what I found, what we achieved and where we going 🚀
19th Mar 2024
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Back to entreprenurshit

from Leteyski's blog [alt+shift+b] in indiehacker

19th Mar 2024
Running Zipchat AI: what I found, what we achieved and where we going 🚀
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Is It Keto: Month 6 Highlights Is It Keto’s user visits plateaued in February, but that still represents progress....
5th Mar 2019
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Is It Keto: Month 6

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5th Mar 2019
Highlights Is It Keto’s user visits plateaued in February, but that still represents progress. Revenues fell substantially and missed targets for the month. I’m going to shelve the project unless I achieve my targets for March. Goal Grades At the start of the month, I laid out...
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Making thousands from a German learning online community Rónán is the founder of Deutsch Gym, an online community for learning German. He's making thousands...
3rd May 2023
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Making thousands from a German learning online community

from High Signal [alt+shift+b] in indiehacker

3rd May 2023
Rónán 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
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I Live My Life a Quarter Century at a Time So, we are coming up on a little anniversary for me this weekend. On the 5th of January 2000, Steve...
4th Jan 2025
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I Live My Life a Quarter Century at a Time

from Three Letter Acronym [alt+shift+b] in indiehacker

4th Jan 2025
So, we are coming up on a little anniversary for me this weekend. On the 5th of January 2000, Steve Jobs unveiled the new Aqua user interface of Mac OS X to the world at Macworld Expo. Towards the end of the presentation, he showed off the Dock. You all know the Dock, it’s been …...
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Working on a new idea, and then discarding it Over the last month, I’ve been exploring a new idea in the cold outbound sales space. The idea is to...
4th Oct 2022
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Working on a new idea, and then discarding it

from I Have No Idea What I'm Doing [alt+shift+b] in indiehacker

4th Oct 2022
Over the last month, I’ve been exploring a new idea in the cold outbound sales space. The idea is to generate personalized cold emails at scale using AI. Currently, there is a trade-off between quantity and quality when it comes to sending cold emails: Either you spend lots of...
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OnlineOrNot Diaries 12 On failing customers, failing to ship a new feature, learning sales, and giving up on ads.
30th Jun 2023
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OnlineOrNot Diaries 12

from Max Rozen [alt+shift+b] in indiehacker

30th Jun 2023
On failing customers, failing to ship a new feature, learning sales, and giving up on ads.
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Oct 2021 Updates: Vietnam, DevUtils 1.12, and Magic Sidebar ✨ 👋 Hello everyone, it’s Tony again. Lots of things happened in October 2021. I released DevUtils...
1st Nov 2021
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Oct 2021 Updates: Vietnam, DevUtils 1.12, and Magic Sidebar ✨

from Tony Dinh's Newsletter [alt+shift+b] in indiehacker

1st Nov 2021
👋 Hello everyone, it’s 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!...
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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...
3rd Jul 2019
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How to Get Interviewed (Even If You Are Not Well-Known in Your Niche)

from Grow With Less [alt+shift+b] in indiehacker

3rd Jul 2019
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...
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The 27 tools I use to grow my online business People often ask me what tools I use to build and grow French Together so I thought I would put...
30th Oct 2022
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The 27 tools I use to grow my online business

from Grow With Less [alt+shift+b] in indiehacker

30th Oct 2022
People often ask me what tools I use to build and grow French Together so I thought I would put together a list of my favorites. These are not necessarily the best and trendiest tools, some may even be considered old-fasshioned. But they are the tools that help me build and grow...
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My Best Month Ever: $23,109 revenue (+ November 2021 updates) Hello everyone! This is Tony 👋 I just had my best month ever in my entire indie hacking journey,...
2nd Dec 2021
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My Best Month Ever: $23,109 revenue (+ November 2021 updates)

from Tony Dinh's Newsletter [alt+shift+b] in indiehacker

2nd Dec 2021
Hello everyone! This is Tony 👋 I just had my best month ever in my entire indie hacking journey, and I’m excited to share it with you all! 🤑 I made $23K in November 2021 as a solo dev Here is the full breakdown: Revenue: $23,109.02 Sales Tax: $1,726.13
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Weeks 31-34: Banned Sometimes business can be boring and sometimes you see set backs, but this is where you...
14th May 2023
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Weeks 31-34: Banned

from Scott DeLong [alt+shift+b] in indiehacker

14th May 2023
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.
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TinyPilot: Month 11 Highlights Despite $30k in monthly revenue, TinyPilot barely covers costs. I’m exploring options to...
3rd Jun 2021
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TinyPilot: Month 11

from mtlynch.io [alt+shift+b] in indiehacker

3rd Jun 2021
Highlights Despite $30k in monthly revenue, TinyPilot barely covers costs. I’m exploring options to get big companies to pay more for TinyPilot. I need to come to terms with the fact that managing people is a real job. Goal Grades At the start of each month, I declare what I’d...
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What's your north star while building in public? 🔭⭐️ Hey folks, Recently, I gave a workshop on “BUILDING IN PUBLIC” at On Deck and shared insights,...
31st Jul 2021
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What's your north star while building in public? 🔭⭐️

from Build In Public Newsletter [alt+shift+b] in indiehacker

31st Jul 2021
Hey folks, Recently, I gave a workshop on “BUILDING IN PUBLIC” at On Deck and shared insights, lessons, war stories and essentially opened up all my playbooks on the topic. The talk seemed to have resonated deeply with many fellows and I was grateful and delighted. Some of them...
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4 SaaS / Shopify App tips for today, to sell your app tomorrow I was honored to speak in front of 150 Shopify Partners at Mat De Sousa’s Wide Event in Paris 🇫🇷...
19th Jun 2024
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4 SaaS / Shopify App tips for today, to sell your app tomorrow

from Leteyski's blog [alt+shift+b] in indiehacker

19th Jun 2024
I was honored to speak in front of 150 Shopify Partners at Mat De Sousa’s Wide Event in Paris 🇫🇷 last month.
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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.
22nd Sep 2023
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My solopreneur story: zero to $45K/mo in 2 years

from Tony Dinh's Newsletter [alt+shift+b] in indiehacker

22nd Sep 2023
Today is exactly 2 years since I quit my job and become a full-time indie hacker.
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The Mom Test by Rob Fitzpatrick A quick, practical guide to interviewing customers during the early stages of a new product idea. I...
1st Aug 2019
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The Mom Test by Rob Fitzpatrick

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1st Aug 2019
A quick, practical guide to interviewing customers during the early stages of a new product idea. I expected basic advice about how you shouldn’t ask customers leading questions, but Fitzpatrick goes much more in-depth. The book made me recognize weaknesses in my approach to...
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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...
1st Sep 2023
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Weeks 48-52: My Final Update

from Scott DeLong [alt+shift+b] in indiehacker

1st Sep 2023
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.
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Automated Prosper Investing with ProsperBot Overview I started investing in peer to peer lending in 2014 through a site called Prosper. I...
26th Nov 2016
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Automated Prosper Investing with ProsperBot

from mtlynch.io [alt+shift+b] in indiehacker

26th Nov 2016
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...
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My SEO traffic collapsed so I built a SaaS (Early 2022 retrospective) Sometime last year, I decided to turn the French Together course (a self-study French course for...
9th May 2022
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My SEO traffic collapsed so I built a SaaS (Early 2022 retrospective)

from Grow With Less [alt+shift+b] in indiehacker

9th May 2022
Sometime last year, I decided to turn the French Together course (a self-study French course for English speakers) into a language learning app. This was done in 3 steps: Learning how to code Building the French Together app Launching Here is how I went about each step and what I...
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The Cline AI Assistant is Mesmerizing I tried out the Cline AI assistant yesterday, and then I went into a trance for five hours where I...
1st Feb 2025
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The Cline AI Assistant is Mesmerizing

from mtlynch.io [alt+shift+b] in indiehacker

1st Feb 2025
I tried out the Cline AI assistant yesterday, and then I went into a trance for five hours where I couldn’t do anything but stare transfixed at Cline fixing bugs for me. As a professional developer, it was both enchanting and terrifying. It’s enchanting that AI has reached this...
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Get SOC 2 certified as an indie hacker All the details about the process and the cost of getting SOC 2
26th Jul 2024
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Get SOC 2 certified as an indie hacker

from Tony Dinh's Newsletter [alt+shift+b] in indiehacker

26th Jul 2024
All the details about the process and the cost of getting SOC 2
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A fresh new start: Investing in myself towards financial freedom and sharing my personal and... <p> <i>This is the first of many updates in the <a...
1st Sep 2022
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A fresh new start: Investing in myself towards financial freedom and sharing my personal and business finances publicly!

from Val Sopi [alt+shift+b] in indiehacker

1st Sep 2022
<p> <i>This is the first of many updates in the <a href="https://valsopi.com/financial-freedom">Financial Freedom</a> series, where I hold&nbsp;myself publicly accountable for my big challenge ahead!</i> </p> <p> <i><b>TLDR:</b>&nbsp;Towards the end of this article,...
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Build In Public - Community Edition (Sep 2021) Hey everyone 👋 Let’s open this edition with a powerful quote: On that note, get ready for...
9th Sep 2021
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Build In Public - Community Edition (Sep 2021)

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9th Sep 2021
Hey everyone 👋 Let’s open this edition with a powerful quote: On that note, get ready for September’s round-up highlighting key launches and wins from founders, makers, and creators in the #buildinpublic community. Without further ado, let’s get rolling.
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Travel hard, work harder or: on being a digital nomad
3rd Apr 2023
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Travel hard, work harder or: on being a digital nomad

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3rd Apr 2023
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The real reasons why your boss wants you back in the office
12th Oct 2023
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The real reasons why your boss wants you back in the office

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12th Oct 2023
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OnlineOrNot Diaries 13 I tried building a monolith.
14th Jul 2023
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OnlineOrNot Diaries 13

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14th Jul 2023
I tried building a monolith.
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Per-Project Development Environments with Nix Nix is a broad product with a steep learning curve. It’s capable of everything from installing a...
17th Oct 2023
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Per-Project Development Environments with Nix

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17th Oct 2023
Nix is a broad product with a steep learning curve. It’s capable of everything from installing a single package to managing every file and application on your OS. One useful thing you can do with Nix, even as a complete beginner, is manage your dev environments. Nix lets me have...
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7 Lessons Every Blogger About to Quit Should Know As someone who has been blogging for 10 years, I find most articles designed to encourage people to...
11th Mar 2020
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7 Lessons Every Blogger About to Quit Should Know

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11th Mar 2020
As someone who has been blogging for 10 years, I find most articles designed to encourage people to start blogging infuriating. They paint blogging as this wonderful activity that will free you from your 9 to 5 job and solve all your problems. They show you pictures of happy...
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First, second, wait—third customer
1st Feb 2021
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First, second, wait—third customer

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1st Feb 2021
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Examples of large production-grade, open-source React apps All of the to-do apps are great for starting to learn React, but what about real-life? Let's see...
1st Sep 2020
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Examples of large production-grade, open-source React apps

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1st Sep 2020
All of the to-do apps are great for starting to learn React, but what about real-life? Let's see what real production React apps are like.
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Should I Invest in iBonds? In a recent Hacker News thread about preparing financially for a possible recession, a commenter...
16th Oct 2022
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Should I Invest in iBonds?

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16th Oct 2022
In a recent Hacker News thread about preparing financially for a possible recession, a commenter suggested investing in iBonds. iBonds are one of those investments I’ve seen in passing every time I read a personal finance book, but I’ve never paid much attention to them. When I...
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Why I Quit Google to Work for Myself For the past four years, I’ve worked as a software developer at Google. On February 1st, I quit. It...
28th Feb 2018
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Why I Quit Google to Work for Myself

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28th Feb 2018
For the past four years, I’ve 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 it’s a little more complicated than that. The first two years Two years in, I loved Google. When the annual...
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What is a B2B SaaS? How these software companies make money B2B SaaS is a software business which sells to business customers instead of ordinary consumers....
1st Jul 2025
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What is a B2B SaaS? How these software companies make money

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1st Jul 2025
B2B SaaS is a software business which sells to business customers instead of ordinary consumers. SaaS is delivered over the internet so users do not have to download any software.
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A long time ago, in a Glasgow far, far, away… 25 years sounds like a really long time. A quarter of a century sounds even longer. Yet, that is how...
23rd Dec 2017
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A long time ago, in a Glasgow far, far, away…

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23rd Dec 2017
25 years sounds like a really long time. A quarter of a century sounds even longer. Yet, that is how long it has been since PCalc 1.0 was released. Date: Wed, 23 Dec 92 17:41:10 GMT From: thomsonj <[email protected]> Subject: [*] PCalc 1.0 Submission Enclosed is a binhex...
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Build In Public: Spotlight Edition (Nate Washington) Hi everyone, welcome to the latest spotlight edition of the Build In Public newsletter. Every week,...
6th Oct 2021
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Build In Public: Spotlight Edition (Nate Washington)

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6th Oct 2021
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.
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The Waiting Room <p>Growing up I was always told to work hard, wait my turn, and good things will...
14th May 2024
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The Waiting Room

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14th May 2024
<p>Growing up I was always told to work hard, wait my turn, and good things will happen.</p><p>However, I've been the most successful when I didn't wait.</p><p>The "waiting room"&nbsp;is the worst place to be in.&nbsp;</p><p>You're at the mercy of someone else letting you...
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Four years of running a SaaS in a competitive market Looking back on the last four years, what worked, what didn't.
4th Apr 2025
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Four years of running a SaaS in a competitive market

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4th Apr 2025
Looking back on the last four years, what worked, what didn't.
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What I have been up to lately
1st May 2023
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What I have been up to lately

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1st May 2023
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Your competitors are using the same AI you are. The edge isn’t the model. It’s what’s built around... Leni is purpose-built for investment teams that can’t afford to be wrong.
5th Jun 2026
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Your competitors are using the same AI you are. The edge isn’t the model. It’s what’s built around it.

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5th Jun 2026
Leni is purpose-built for investment teams that can’t afford to be wrong.
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Starting Over Abandoning the idea of building a Slack Alternative
11th Aug 2022
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Starting Over

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11th Aug 2022
Abandoning the idea of building a Slack Alternative
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Jan 2021: I got a $500K acquisition offer! ...and other updates in January 2022 from me
5th Feb 2023
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Jan 2021: I got a $500K acquisition offer!

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5th Feb 2023
...and other updates in January 2022 from me
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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...
1st Feb 2019
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My First Year as a Solo Developer

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1st Feb 2019
On February 1st, 2018, I quit my job as a software engineer at Google to start my own single-person software company. It’s 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...
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TinyPilot: Month 17 Highlights TinyPilot’s sales jumped to $57k, and it might be sustainable. I’m just about to launch...
6th Dec 2021
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TinyPilot: Month 17

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6th Dec 2021
Highlights TinyPilot’s sales jumped to $57k, and it might be sustainable. I’m just about to launch TinyPilot’s new product and branding. I reduced Google Cloud Platform fees by 90% on my side projects. Goal Grades At the start of each month, I declare what I’d like to accomplish....
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Jun 2023: How I work with employees Some quick updates from me in June 2023
6th Jul 2023
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Jun 2023: How I work with employees

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6th Jul 2023
Some quick updates from me in June 2023
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Journorequest, Snowmaker and 20 other Link Building Strategies That Work Great in 2022 Creating awesome content is not enough. If you want traffic, you need to build high-quality...
1st May 2019
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Journorequest, Snowmaker and 20 other Link Building Strategies That Work Great in 2022

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1st May 2019
Creating awesome content is not enough. If you want traffic, you need to build high-quality backlinks. But how do you do that? There are hundreds of articles listing the best link building strategies but the reality is that you don’t need 100 strategies that make you feel pushy...
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How to write semantic HTML Writing semantic HTML markup is one of the first steps to writing accessible websites. Let's learn...
13th Jul 2019
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How to write semantic HTML

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13th Jul 2019
Writing semantic HTML markup is one of the first steps to writing accessible websites. Let's learn how to get started!
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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...
10th Jan 2020
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Is Your Article's Date Destroying Your Rankings?

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10th Jan 2020
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 it’s up-to-date. This article will show you how to find...
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Noah Bragg's First Stoke Fire Livestream I’ve been interested in Ethereum the past year, especially the Base ecosystem. The problem is that...
4th Sep 2024
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Noah Bragg's First Stoke Fire Livestream

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4th Sep 2024
I’ve been interested in Ethereum the past year, especially the Base ecosystem. The problem is that after hours of reading about Base, I still don’t get what Base is. Every few months, I check back in on the Base website’s developer section to see if there’s a path to building on...
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TinyPilot: Month 16 Highlights I announced a new product and then discovered it was a mistake. I simplified the...
11th Nov 2021
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TinyPilot: Month 16

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11th Nov 2021
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 I’d like to...
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goHardDrive Leaked Personal Data for Thousands of Customers I recently returned a product to goHardDrive, a merchant that specializes in selling used hard...
2nd Jul 2025
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goHardDrive Leaked Personal Data for Thousands of Customers

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2nd Jul 2025
I recently returned a product to goHardDrive, a merchant that specializes in selling used hard drives. During the return process, I discovered that they were accidentally publishing details about thousands of their customers, including their full names, mailing addresses, email...
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I hate the term vibe coding
10th Jan 2026
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I hate the term vibe coding

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10th Jan 2026
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How to Use Haro to Build Backlinks from the World's Best Websites You know you need backlinks You may even have tried broken link building, the skyscraper technique,...
14th Jul 2020
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How to Use Haro to Build Backlinks from the World's Best Websites

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14th Jul 2020
You know you need backlinks You may even have tried broken link building, the skyscraper technique, and other link building tactics but they made you feel desperate.You don’t want to send hundreds of emails, you just want to build backlinks. You are in the right place. I love...
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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...
11th Jan 2021
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Using Tailwind CSS with React and CSS-in-JS

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11th Jan 2021
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.
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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...
3rd Apr 2019
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4 Simple Strategies I Use to Never Run out of Article Ideas

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3rd Apr 2019
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 it’s because I’m very creative but the simple truth is that I simply use 4 simple strategies that guarantee...
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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...
10th Oct 2019
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Prefetch your Google Fonts for Performance Gains in Gatsby

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10th Oct 2019
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.
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How the React Hooks ESLint plugin saved me hours debugging useEffect useEffect is great for fetching and rendering data, but are you using it correctly? There's an...
6th Oct 2020
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How the React Hooks ESLint plugin saved me hours debugging useEffect

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6th Oct 2020
useEffect is great for fetching and rendering data, but are you using it correctly? There's an eslint plugin to check!
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Create Your Own Low-Cost Cloud Storage App with Sia and Nextcloud In today’s post, I’m going to show you how to set up your own cloud storage web app, similar to...
6th Aug 2017
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Create Your Own Low-Cost Cloud Storage App with Sia and Nextcloud

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6th Aug 2017
In today’s post, I’m 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...
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July 2023: $6K MRR – getting back on recurring revenue small updates from me in July 2023
7th Aug 2023
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July 2023: $6K MRR – getting back on recurring revenue

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7th Aug 2023
small updates from me in July 2023
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Zestful: Month 4 Prior to February 2019, I published all my retrospectives on Indie Hackers: Zestful Month 4:...
2nd Jul 2018
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Zestful: Month 4

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2nd Jul 2018
Prior to February 2019, I published all my retrospectives on Indie Hackers: Zestful Month 4: Shipping Too Late
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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...
6th Sep 2023
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Making $6k from a baby AI photo generator

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6th Sep 2023
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.
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TinyPilot: Month 21 Highlights TinyPilot had its best sales month ever, with $69k of total revenue. I’m now five months...
6th Apr 2022
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TinyPilot: Month 21

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6th Apr 2022
Highlights TinyPilot had its best sales month ever, with $69k of total revenue. I’m now five months and $32k over budget on a website redesign. I launched PicoShare, and it’s the fastest-growing project I’ve ever published. Goal Grades At the start of each month, I declare what...
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How to get (micro) acquired? Introduction
15th May 2023
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How to get (micro) acquired?

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15th May 2023
Introduction
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$500K milestone – 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...
26th Feb 2024
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$500K milestone – my reflections after 1 year of building Typing Mind

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26th Feb 2024
Also in this issue: one-off purchase vs. subscription, selling Xnapper, and other updates from me in Feb 2024
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$10k from directories Thanks for signing up to the High Signal newsletter. I went to a painting class last night. It was a...
4th Feb 2026
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$10k from directories

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4th Feb 2026
Thanks for signing up to the High Signal newsletter. I went to a painting class last night. It was a really great way to switch off
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July 2022: Aftermath of a viral tweet I gained 1,500 new users, but how many will convert? And other updates in July 2022...
4th Aug 2022
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July 2022: Aftermath of a viral tweet

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4th Aug 2022
I gained 1,500 new users, but how many will convert? And other updates in July 2022...
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WanderJest: Month 1 Highlights Three businesses agreed to form affiliate partnerships with WanderJest. Two of my blog...
5th Feb 2020
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WanderJest: Month 1

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5th Feb 2020
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...
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Gonna Be, Gonna Be Golden A 50th anniversary is a good time to reflect on your relationships, and it seems lots of people have...
1st Apr 2026
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Gonna Be, Gonna Be Golden

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1st Apr 2026
A 50th anniversary is a good time to reflect on your relationships, and it seems lots of people have thoughts about their time with Apple today. I would definitely not be where I am in life without the company, for both good and bad, so here are mine. Technically my days with...
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Rejected, Then Accepted: Our Y Combinator Application, Twice It was early 2024, and I was sitting in our co-working space in Barcelona...
6th Jan 2026
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Rejected, Then Accepted: Our Y Combinator Application, Twice

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6th Jan 2026
It was early 2024, and I was sitting in our co-working space in Barcelona...
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Aardvark'd: The Fog Creek Documentary, 18 Years Later In 2005, Joel Spolsky’s software company, Fog Creek, filmed a documentary about their summer...
8th Sep 2023
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Aardvark'd: The Fog Creek Documentary, 18 Years Later

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8th Sep 2023
In 2005, Joel Spolsky’s software company, Fog Creek, filmed a documentary about their summer internship program. The film is called Aardvark’d: 12 Weeks with Geeks, and it follows four college interns as they design, implement, and launch a completely new software product. That’s...
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The AI assistant that works before you ask Less prompting. More delegating. Meet Lindy.
12th Feb 2026
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The AI assistant that works before you ask

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12th Feb 2026
Less prompting. More delegating. Meet Lindy.
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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...
5th May 2020
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7 Dangerous Meta Description Mistakes That Are Ruining Your CTR

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5th May 2020
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...
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Routine
26th Aug 2022
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Routine

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26th Aug 2022
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Why does a extraneous build step make my Zig app 10x faster? For the past few months, I’ve been curious about two technologies: the Zig programming language and...
19th Mar 2024
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Why does a extraneous build step make my Zig app 10x faster?

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19th Mar 2024
For the past few months, I’ve been curious about two technologies: the Zig programming language and Ethereum cryptocurrency. To learn more about both, I’ve been using Zig to write a bytecode interpreter for the Ethereum Virtual Machine. Zig is a great language for performance...
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Postiz startup tips💰 Some cool build in public thoughts from the founder of Postiz here who is doing $145k MRR right now.
3rd Jul 2026
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Postiz startup tips💰

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3rd Jul 2026
Some cool build in public thoughts from the founder of Postiz here who is doing $145k MRR right now.
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TinyPilot: Month 13 Highlights TinyPilot’s EU distributor is on track to begin sales by the end of August. I’ve freed up...
5th Aug 2021
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TinyPilot: Month 13

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5th Aug 2021
Highlights TinyPilot’s EU distributor is on track to begin sales by the end of August. I’ve freed up time by delegating responsibilities to my teammates. I miraculously became unstuck on two tasks that have been blocking work for months. Goal Grades At the start of each month, I...
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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.
16th Dec 2021
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Strangers from the internet paid for my MacBook Air: on my 4th year of indiehacking

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16th Dec 2021
In which I finally make money from strangers off the internet.
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2022: I just kept shipping Another year in review, in which I just keep shipping, with some stumbles along the way
14th Jan 2023
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2022: I just kept shipping

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14th Jan 2023
Another year in review, in which I just keep shipping, with some stumbles along the way
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Sia-Minio Integration Postmortem One of the best things I learned from working at Google is the practice of blame-free postmortems....
1st Dec 2017
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Sia-Minio Integration Postmortem

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1st Dec 2017
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...
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A Follow-Up and Space Duck The response to yesterday’s post about leaving Google has been unexpected and overwhelming. It was...
1st Mar 2018
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A Follow-Up and Space Duck

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1st Mar 2018
The response to yesterday’s post about leaving Google has been unexpected and overwhelming. It was extremely gratifying to hear that my story resonated with so many people. Hundreds of readers from a variety of industries all across the globe have written me to tell me how they...
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A Quick and Easy Win for the New Year (and an Important Check) 2020 is finally over (thank God.) Which means it’s time for some New Year cleaning. You may have...
14th Jan 2021
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A Quick and Easy Win for the New Year (and an Important Check)

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14th Jan 2021
2020 is finally over (thank God.) Which means it’s time for some New Year cleaning. You may have articles or copyright notices that reference previous years. Now is the perfect time to update these and make sure they say “2021” and not “2020” or even “2019.” To find pages...
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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?
10th Apr 2020
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How to implement a Higher-order component in React with TypeScript

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10th Apr 2020
You probably know how to implement a HoC, but do you know how to write types for one?
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Just crossed 10 paying customers
14th Nov 2021
125

Just crossed 10 paying customers

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14th Nov 2021
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The incredible March 2024 <p>March was an absolutely insane month for <a href="https://blogstatic.io/">blogstatic.io</a>. The...
2nd Apr 2024
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The incredible March 2024

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2nd Apr 2024
<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...
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Oct 2025 Updates: Code, Money, and Travel A quick update on my indie journey!
9th Oct 2025
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Oct 2025 Updates: Code, Money, and Travel

from Tony Dinh's Newsletter [alt+shift+b] in indiehacker

9th Oct 2025
A quick update on my indie journey!
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State (of Mind) Machine Reprinted from issue 28 of The Loop magazine from March 2014, with thanks to Jim Dalrymple.  It...
13th Mar 2014
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State (of Mind) Machine

from Three Letter Acronym [alt+shift+b] in indiehacker

13th Mar 2014
Reprinted from issue 28 of The Loop magazine from March 2014, with thanks to Jim Dalrymple.  It seems ironic, that despite our invention of near-instantaneous global communication, we are still not the best species on the planet at actually telling each other how we’re feeling....
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The Tool That's Making Mobile Developers' Lives 10x Easier Just hunted Boxo AI on Product Hunt which offers a key missing puzzle piece for mobile app...
16th Apr 2025
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The Tool That's Making Mobile Developers' Lives 10x Easier

from Build In Public Newsletter [alt+shift+b] in indiehacker

16th Apr 2025
Just hunted Boxo AI on Product Hunt which offers a key missing puzzle piece for mobile app developers
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Is Your Language Learning App Lying to You? A user emailed us this week asking for a refund. “Your app doesn’t understand my pronunciation. I...
29th Mar 2026
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Is Your Language Learning App Lying to You?

from Grow With Less [alt+shift+b] in indiehacker

29th Mar 2026
A user emailed us this week asking for a refund. “Your app doesn’t understand my pronunciation. I used Rosetta Stone before and never had to repeat phrases five or six times.” My first instinct was to investigate. Maybe our speech recognition was broken. Maybe there was a bug. So...
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TinyPilot: Month 8 Highlights TinyPilots revenues dropped for the first time in six months. TinyPilot finished the...
3rd Mar 2021
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TinyPilot: Month 8

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3rd Mar 2021
Highlights TinyPilots revenues dropped for the first time in six months. TinyPilot finished the month with $33k in revenue, a 21% drop from January. One of the critical TinyPilot parts I need suddenly disappeared from vendors. Delegating work to others is paradoxically leaving me...
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Educational Products: Month 10 New here? Hi, I’m Michael. I’m a software developer and founder of small, indie tech businesses. I’m...
13th Aug 2025
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Educational Products: Month 10

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13th Aug 2025
New here? Hi, I’m Michael. I’m a software developer and founder of small, indie tech businesses. I’m currently working on a book called Refactoring English: Effective Writing for Software Developers. Every month, I publish a retrospective like this one to share how things are...
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HelpKit reached $1000 MRR!
28th Feb 2022
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HelpKit reached $1000 MRR!

from Dominik Sobe's Thoughts ツ [alt+shift+b] in indiehacker

28th Feb 2022
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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...
29th May 2018
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What I've Been Doing Since Quitting My Job

from mtlynch.io [alt+shift+b] in indiehacker

29th May 2018
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 I’d share an update on how things are going. What’s it like not having a job? That’s the most...
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I'm building a new email client And other updates from me in November 2025
27th Nov 2025
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I'm building a new email client

from Tony Dinh's Newsletter [alt+shift+b] in indiehacker

27th Nov 2025
And other updates from me in November 2025
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OnlineOrNot Diaries 21 I was young, and needed to ship...
30th Aug 2024
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OnlineOrNot Diaries 21

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30th Aug 2024
I was young, and needed to ship...
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This 20-Minute On-Page SEO Checklist Could Save Your Rankings What’s the worst thing that could happen to your blog? For many bloggers, the answer is getting...
11th Dec 2019
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This 20-Minute On-Page SEO Checklist Could Save Your Rankings

from Grow With Less [alt+shift+b] in indiehacker

11th Dec 2019
What’s 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...
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OnlineOrNot Diaries 25: you can just build things You *can* just build things.
17th Aug 2025
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OnlineOrNot Diaries 25: you can just build things

from Max Rozen [alt+shift+b] in indiehacker

17th Aug 2025
You *can* just build things.
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What Got Done - Month 2 Highlights What Got Done received 32 new user sign-ups (growth of about 5x since May) Zestful may be...
3rd Jul 2019
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What Got Done - Month 2

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3rd Jul 2019
Highlights What Got Done received 32 new user sign-ups (growth of about 5x since May) Zestful may be rising from the dead, with four new inbound customer inquiries. Is It Keto earned $184, and Zestful earned $26, making it my highest revenue month since quitting my job. Goal...
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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...
4th Jul 2023
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Debugging VLANs on my TP-Link Managed Switch

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4th Jul 2023
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...
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blogstatic numbers for November <p>Coming from <a href="https://valsopi.com/blogstatic-numbers-october-2022">October</a>, November...
1st Dec 2022
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blogstatic numbers for November

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1st Dec 2022
<p>Coming from <a href="https://valsopi.com/blogstatic-numbers-october-2022">October</a>, November was again another solid month.<a href="https://valsopi.com/blogstatic-numbers-october-2022"></a></p> <table><tbody><tr><td><b>blogstatic</b></td><td><b>October...
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Prompt an app. Get a database. Ship with confidence. Netlify Database gives every build its own sandbox — automatically.
29th Apr 2026
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Prompt an app. Get a database. Ship with confidence.

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29th Apr 2026
Netlify Database gives every build its own sandbox — automatically.
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Why I'm Shutting Down Lorelight (And What It Taught Me About GEO) I’m shutting down Lorelight. Not because it didn’t work. Not because I ran out of money. But because...
31st Oct 2025
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Why I'm Shutting Down Lorelight (And What It Taught Me About GEO)

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31st Oct 2025
I’m shutting down Lorelight. Not because it didn’t work. Not because I ran out of money. But because I realized something that probably should have been obvious from the start. Let me explain. What Was Lorelight? A few months ago, I launched Lorelight—a generative engine...
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Rough Experiments with Llamafile and LLaVA 1.5 I read Simon Willison’s post about using Llamafile to experiment with open-source chatbots / LLMs....
2nd Dec 2023
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Rough Experiments with Llamafile and LLaVA 1.5

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2nd Dec 2023
I read Simon Willison’s post about using Llamafile to experiment with open-source chatbots / LLMs. He made it sound so easy, so I decided to try it out. One of my longtime hobby projects is WanderJest, a site for finding live comedy. One of the challenges of that site is that the...
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The Soul-Crushing AI Illusion Stealing Your Success It's hiding in plain sight, and it was stealing my motivation for months, paralyzing my mind. The...
5th Sep 2025
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The Soul-Crushing AI Illusion Stealing Your Success

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5th Sep 2025
It's hiding in plain sight, and it was stealing my motivation for months, paralyzing my mind. The post The Soul-Crushing AI Illusion Stealing Your Success appeared first on Scott DeLong.
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TinyPilot: Month 28 New here? Hi, I’m Michael. I’m a software developer and the founder of TinyPilot, an independent...
15th Nov 2022
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TinyPilot: Month 28

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15th Nov 2022
New here? Hi, I’m Michael. I’m 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...
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Issue 296 - I'm selling my No CS Degree website💰 Thanks for signing up to my newsletter for founders! Some big personal news in today's newsletter....
5th Nov 2025
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Issue 296 - I'm selling my No CS Degree website💰

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5th Nov 2025
Thanks for signing up to my newsletter for founders! Some big personal news in today's newsletter. Thanks to Tom from Sevalla for supporting High Signal:
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Happy City by Charles Montgomery Given how much urban design affects our lives, it’s surprising how little we think about and...
6th Aug 2018
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Happy City by Charles Montgomery

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6th Aug 2018
Given how much urban design affects our lives, it’s surprising how little we think about and participate in it. This book was eye-opening in terms of the way I look at cities and how its inhabitants interact with them. I took for granted the idea that cities should be friendly to...
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My first acquisition: Zipchat AI, the future of e-commerce live chat How the deal happened, what got me to buy it, and what's next?
16th Jan 2024
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My first acquisition: Zipchat AI, the future of e-commerce live chat

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16th Jan 2024
How the deal happened, what got me to buy it, and what's next?
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What if Pinterest and Shopify had a baby? Just hunted Depict — a new AI tool that turns boring Shopify grids into stunning visual stories...
5th Mar 2025
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What if Pinterest and Shopify had a baby?

from Build In Public Newsletter [alt+shift+b] in indiehacker

5th Mar 2025
Just hunted Depict — a new AI tool that turns boring Shopify grids into stunning visual stories without a single line of code.
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On quitting I've spoken about quitting a few times before. Quitting is an amazing tool in our arsenal that we...
9th Aug 2025
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On quitting

from Val Sopi [alt+shift+b] in indiehacker

9th Aug 2025
I've spoken about quitting a few times before. Quitting is an amazing tool in our arsenal that we should be more comfortable in using. We're taught to never quit, but the truth is that learning when to quit is a superpower. We can never quit our ultimate goal, our destiny. That...
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TinyPilot: Month 34 New here? Hi, I’m Michael. I’m a software developer and the founder of TinyPilot, an independent...
11th May 2023
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TinyPilot: Month 34

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11th May 2023
New here? Hi, I’m Michael. I’m 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...
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May 2022: $7,839 MRR, travel, experiments, and a new app. Hello everyone, it’s Tony again 👋 These days time flies so fast to me! I’m having so many updates...
2nd Jun 2022
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May 2022: $7,839 MRR, travel, experiments, and a new app.

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2nd Jun 2022
Hello everyone, it’s Tony again 👋 These days time flies so fast to me! I’m having so many updates in May that I want to share with you all. Let’s go! Welcome 128 new subscribers since the last issue! If you are new here, this is a monthly newsletter of my indie hacking journey....
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I didn’t party once during uni
24th Apr 2025
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I didn’t party once during uni

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24th Apr 2025
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