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Apr 2023: I sold Black Magic And other updates in April 2023
9th May 2023
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Apr 2023: I sold Black Magic

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

9th May 2023
And other updates in April 2023
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Running a SaaS is… boring
16th Jan 2025
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Running a SaaS is… boring

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

16th Jan 2025
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Catalytic Converter Catalyst is in some ways a miraculous technology – just click a check box and instantly have a...
8th Oct 2019
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Catalytic Converter

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8th Oct 2019
Catalyst is in some ways a miraculous technology – just click a check box and instantly have a working Mac version of your app. And, given the source code of a relatively modern iOS app, it certainly works. Even PCalc’s About screen worked out of the box. But that is just step...
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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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What Got Done - Month 1 Highlights I launched my task journaling app, but it hasn’t attracted many users. Interviewing...
7th Jun 2019
83

What Got Done - Month 1

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

7th Jun 2019
Highlights I launched my task journaling app, but it hasn’t attracted many users. Interviewing potential customers gave me a good idea for my next project. I earned $107 from Is It Keto and $123 from Zestful without working on either. Goal Grades Publish a minimum viable product...
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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?

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

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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How I Hired a Freelance Editor for My Blog A year in blogging I started this blog in May of last year. I don’t mean to brag, but by last April,...
25th Jul 2017
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How I Hired a Freelance Editor for My Blog

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25th Jul 2017
A year in blogging I started this blog in May of last year. I don’t mean to brag, but by last April, after less than a year of blogging, I was pulling in upwards of 20 visitors per day, several of whom were not spam bots. That number reached as high as 50 visitors on days when I...
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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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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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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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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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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
138

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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A change in how I share my open finances and a new self–imposed public challenge <p> A bit over a year ago, I wrote <a href="https://valsopi.com/setting-sail">a post</a> in...
1st Nov 2023
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A change in how I share my open finances and a new self–imposed public challenge

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

1st Nov 2023
<p> A bit over a year ago, I wrote <a href="https://valsopi.com/setting-sail">a post</a> in which I talked about embarking on a journey to financial freedom. Specifically speaking — I took out a personal loan so I could focus on solely building products. </p><p> With that...
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My Predictions For The Future Of Content Sites (And How To Navigate Them) With the rise of artificial intelligence and content being mostly commodotized, what's the future...
31st Oct 2023
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My Predictions For The Future Of Content Sites (And How To Navigate Them)

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

31st Oct 2023
With the rise of artificial intelligence and content being mostly commodotized, what's the future look like for websites? Let's predict it. The post My Predictions For The Future Of Content Sites (And How To Navigate Them) appeared first on Scott DeLong.
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Aug 2022: One year since I quit my job Reached $10K MRR, launched Xnapper (#1 of the week), went on Indie Hackers podcast (😱), and other...
7th Sep 2022
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Aug 2022: One year since I quit my job

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

7th Sep 2022
Reached $10K MRR, launched Xnapper (#1 of the week), went on Indie Hackers podcast (😱), and other updates in Aug 2022...
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OnlineOrNot Diaries 15 Heading back into the arena. We are so back.
11th Sep 2023
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OnlineOrNot Diaries 15

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

11th Sep 2023
Heading back into the arena. We are so back.
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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

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

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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Seven deadly sins of a second-time founder Introduction
11th Dec 2023
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Seven deadly sins of a second-time founder

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

11th Dec 2023
Introduction
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How we're using email on a custom domain for $0/mo Google has announced yet another price increase for Google Workspace. Here's what we've done to...
27th Feb 2024
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How we're using email on a custom domain for $0/mo

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

27th Feb 2024
Google has announced yet another price increase for Google Workspace. Here's what we've done to avoid paying anything at all.
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Never Pay the First Bill by Marshall Allen I enjoy finding ways to exercise my rights as a consumer and push back against corporate abuse, so...
1st Mar 2025
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Never Pay the First Bill by Marshall Allen

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1st Mar 2025
I enjoy finding ways to exercise my rights as a consumer and push back against corporate abuse, so this was right up my alley. The book was eye-opening and made me infuriated with how corrupt the medical system is in the US and how much it extracts wealth by fleecing the middle...
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Punctuality Above All <p>Here's a quick rundown about the article. For more read on below.</p> <iframe width="400"...
4th Aug 2015
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Punctuality Above All

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4th Aug 2015
<p>Here's a quick rundown about the article. For more read on below.</p> <iframe width="400" height="225" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Qn_jAtoDieY?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe> <p>//</p> <p>There are these two small restaurants close to one another...
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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

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

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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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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Jan 2022 updates: 4K MRR, new release, new features, new learnings Hello everyone, this is Tony! 👋 In January 2022, I released a new DevUtils version, added a lot of...
2nd Feb 2022
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Jan 2022 updates: 4K MRR, new release, new features, new learnings

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

2nd Feb 2022
Hello everyone, this is Tony! 👋 In January 2022, I released a new DevUtils version, added a lot of features for Black Magic, reached $4K MRR, and learned a ton! Here comes the monthly update! Hope you like it! 🧩 New DevUtils release: 1.13 The latest release of DevUtils comes...
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Is It Keto - Month 8 Highlights Is It Keto continued its streak of growth, with a 72% jump in revenue to an all-time high...
6th Sep 2019
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Is It Keto - Month 8

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6th Sep 2019
Highlights Is It Keto continued its streak of growth, with a 72% jump in revenue to an all-time high of $389 for August. Given that Is It Keto is doing better than any of my other projects, I decided to stop ignoring it. I finally got a high-ranking domain to link to Is It Keto,...
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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

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

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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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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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

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

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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Refactoring English: Month 10 New here? Hi, I’m Michael. I’m a software developer and founder of small, indie tech businesses. I’m...
7th Oct 2025
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Refactoring English: Month 10

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

7th Oct 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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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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My entire marketing strategy (+ December 2021 updates) Hello everyone! This is Tony 👋 Hello Hacker News! For context, this post is the latest issue of my...
3rd Jan 2022
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My entire marketing strategy (+ December 2021 updates)

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

3rd Jan 2022
Hello everyone! This is Tony 👋 Hello Hacker News! For context, this post is the latest issue of my monthly newsletter where I share the progress building BlackMagic.so & DevUtils.app. Check my previous issues to see more details about the products and my journey. Cheers!
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The dead horse framework: How to evaluate the potential of a startup.
12th Jul 2023
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The dead horse framework: How to evaluate the potential of a startup.

from 👋 Hello, I'm Ruslan. [alt+shift+b] in indiehacker

12th Jul 2023
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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

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

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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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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Stay in the driver's seat (AI as co-pilot, not autopilot) Meet Raydian, a full-stack AI platform that keeps you in control while bringing ideas to life
25th Nov 2025
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Stay in the driver's seat (AI as co-pilot, not autopilot)

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

25th Nov 2025
Meet Raydian, a full-stack AI platform that keeps you in control while bringing ideas to life
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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

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

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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Making $12k from podcasts - James McKinven interview James McKinven is an entrepreneur who has succeeded in making money from podcasts - no easy feat. He...
5th Jul 2023
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Making $12k from podcasts - James McKinven interview

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

5th Jul 2023
James McKinven is an entrepreneur who has succeeded in making money from podcasts - no easy feat. He earns money by editing podcasts for companies
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OnlineOrNot Diaries 23 Working with big systems all day can slow you down.
14th Dec 2024
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OnlineOrNot Diaries 23

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

14th Dec 2024
Working with big systems all day can slow you down.
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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

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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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How I Built This In Public: Khe Hy Lessons from building RadReads and helping over 40,000 professionals in public
14th Apr 2023
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How I Built This In Public: Khe Hy

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14th Apr 2023
Lessons from building RadReads and helping over 40,000 professionals in public
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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 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

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

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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Jun 2025 update: Finishing my book I've been working on my indie book, and it's almost ready!
15th Jun 2025
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Jun 2025 update: Finishing my book

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

15th Jun 2025
I've been working on my indie book, and it's almost ready!
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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

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

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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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

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

16th Dec 2021
In which I finally make money from strangers off the internet.
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TinyPilot: Month 26 New here? Hi, I’m Michael. I’m a software developer, and the founder of TinyPilot, an independent...
14th Sep 2022
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TinyPilot: Month 26

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14th Sep 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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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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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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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

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

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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$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

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

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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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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Quitting when I sense “the grind” <p>One change I’ve made recently in my product making process is that I stop as soon as I sense that...
10th Aug 2021
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Quitting when I sense “the grind”

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

10th Aug 2021
<p>One change I’ve made recently in my product making process is that I stop as soon as I sense that I am “pushing it”.</p> <p>I quit immediately.</p> <p>Right there and then.</p> <p>If I don’t feel fresh, my work will look stale.</p> <p>I hit more “in the zone” states this...
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Late promotion update Hi everyone!
3rd Dec 2024
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Late promotion update

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

3rd Dec 2024
Hi everyone!
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What it's like to make and launch a product, for me. <p>I've been making Saas products since 2013. My very first product was a project management tool...
19th Apr 2021
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What it's like to make and launch a product, for me.

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

19th Apr 2021
<p>I've been making Saas products since 2013. My very first product was a project management tool that included invoicing, time-tracking, and a plethora of other functions.</p> <p>The idea was to be better than others at cheaper prices. Whatever "better" and "cheaper"...
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TinyPilot: Month 22 Highlights TinyPilot generates $58k/month in revenue yet somehow loses money. It’s more important...
12th May 2022
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TinyPilot: Month 22

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12th May 2022
Highlights TinyPilot generates $58k/month in revenue yet somehow loses money. It’s more important than I thought to have low-latency insight into developers’ hours. I’m trying paid advertising again for the first time in almost two years. Goal Grades At the start of each month, I...
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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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10 websites for selling your startup If you are wanting to sell your startup but aren't sure where to do that, here are all your options....
20th Jan 2024
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10 websites for selling your startup

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20th Jan 2024
If you are wanting to sell your startup but aren't sure where to do that, here are all your options. There's lots of choice here for you
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My mum’s friend’s espresso blog
1st Sep 2025
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My mum’s friend’s espresso blog

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1st Sep 2025
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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

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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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Making Money Online Is More Difficult Than Ever – Or Is It? Maybe we should all look to the story of LEGO to see how this next chapter unfolds. The post Making...
28th Oct 2025
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Making Money Online Is More Difficult Than Ever – Or Is It?

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28th Oct 2025
Maybe we should all look to the story of LEGO to see how this next chapter unfolds. The post Making Money Online Is More Difficult Than Ever – Or Is It? appeared first on Scott DeLong.
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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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OnlineOrNot Diaries 19 Refactoring the business entity, thoughts on marketing and building
8th Mar 2024
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OnlineOrNot Diaries 19

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8th Mar 2024
Refactoring the business entity, thoughts on marketing and building
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Weeks 22-25: It’s A Growth Hacker’s Paradise Growing and monetizing the email list is what these weeks were all about. Plus, things I would do...
31st Mar 2023
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Weeks 22-25: It’s A Growth Hacker’s Paradise

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31st Mar 2023
Growing and monetizing the email list is what these weeks were all about. Plus, things I would do differently. The post Weeks 22-25: It’s A Growth Hacker’s Paradise appeared first on Scott DeLong.
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The real reasons why your boss wants you back in the office Introduction
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
Introduction
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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"

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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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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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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

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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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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

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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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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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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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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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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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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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What founders around the world actually spend per month
23rd Feb 2026
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What founders around the world actually spend per month

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23rd Feb 2026
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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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Next Milestone: HelpKit hit $2000 MRR
16th Apr 2022
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Next Milestone: HelpKit hit $2000 MRR

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16th Apr 2022
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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?

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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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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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HelpKit reached $1000 MRR!
28th Feb 2022
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HelpKit reached $1000 MRR!

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28th Feb 2022
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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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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

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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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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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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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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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TinyPilot: Month 25 Highlights My blog post about redesigning the TinyPilot website became my second most popular...
5th Aug 2022
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TinyPilot: Month 25

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5th Aug 2022
Highlights My blog post about redesigning the TinyPilot website became my second most popular article of all time I’m exploring ways to preserve more knowledge on my blog I’ve lowered TinyPilot’s prices in an effort to reduce inventory Goal Grades At the start of each month, I...
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How to Do Code Reviews Like a Human (Part One) Lately, I’ve been reading articles about best practices for code reviews. I notice that these...
12th Oct 2017
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How to Do Code Reviews Like a Human (Part One)

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12th Oct 2017
Lately, I’ve been reading articles about best practices for code reviews. I notice that these articles focus on finding bugs to the exclusion of almost every other component of a review. Communicating issues you discover in a constructive and professional way? Irrelevant! Just...
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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

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9th Oct 2025
A quick update on my indie journey!
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The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey Before reading The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, I thought of it as the canonical cliché...
4th Aug 2020
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The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey

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4th Aug 2020
Before reading The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, I thought of it as the canonical cliché self-help book. But as the saying goes, clichés become clichés because they’re true. The book’s insightfulness surprised me, and I found many of its ideas useful in my everyday...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Managing your Node.js installation If you're finding yourself manually installing different versions of Node, you need to know there's...
5th Dec 2022
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Managing your Node.js installation

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5th Dec 2022
If you're finding yourself manually installing different versions of Node, you need to know there's a *much* better way.
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How to get (micro) acquired?
15th May 2023
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How to get (micro) acquired?

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15th May 2023
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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!

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20th May 2024
Traveled to Bali and Sydney, some updates on Typing Mind, and a new product.
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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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If you are reading this bring coffee
10th May 2025
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If you are reading this bring coffee

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10th May 2025
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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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Five videos that shaped my life so far
14th May 2021
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Five videos that shaped my life so far

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14th May 2021
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The books I read in 2018 A list of books I read in 2018
2nd Jan 2019
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The books I read in 2018

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2nd Jan 2019
A list of books I read in 2018
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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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Weeks 35-39: A $526 Day and a Breakthrough Domination through iteration. Be sure to continue adapting and maximize your current audience rather...
30th Jun 2023
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Weeks 35-39: A $526 Day and a Breakthrough

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30th Jun 2023
Domination through iteration. Be sure to continue adapting and maximize your current audience rather than chase more pageviews. The post Weeks 35-39: A $526 Day and a Breakthrough appeared first on Scott DeLong.
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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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Adventures in Outsourcing: Cooking with TaskRabbit Overview For the past few years, I’ve been outsourcing tasks from my daily life whenever possible. I...
11th Jan 2017
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Adventures in Outsourcing: Cooking with TaskRabbit

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11th Jan 2017
Overview For the past few years, I’ve been outsourcing tasks from my daily life whenever possible. I tend to be more limited in time than money, so if paying $30 can save me an hour, I consider that a good deal. I recently started experimenting with the keto diet, which focuses...
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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

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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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OnlineOrNot Diaries 16 On content marketing, starting a YouTube channel, and improving status pages
29th Nov 2023
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OnlineOrNot Diaries 16

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29th Nov 2023
On content marketing, starting a YouTube channel, and improving status pages
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Introducing PerfBeacon - Continuously Measure Site Speed via API or Schedule PerfBeacon was a wrapper around Google Lighthouse that lets you continuously measure your site's...
8th Jul 2020
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Introducing PerfBeacon - Continuously Measure Site Speed via API or Schedule

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8th Jul 2020
PerfBeacon was a wrapper around Google Lighthouse that lets you continuously measure your site's performance via API, or a schedule
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End-to-End Testing Web Apps: The Painless Way Okay, I know you’re skeptical. Other guides have promised you painless web app tests only to reveal...
1st May 2019
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End-to-End Testing Web Apps: The Painless Way

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1st May 2019
Okay, I know you’re skeptical. Other guides have promised you painless web app tests only to reveal that their solution requires some hyper-specific tech stack or a paid third-party service. I won’t do that to you. This guide provides a straightforward and flexible template for...
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The Six Best Practices for launching on Product Hunt in 2021
18th Mar 2021
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The Six Best Practices for launching on Product Hunt in 2021

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18th Mar 2021
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TinyPilot: Month 23 Highlights The TinyPilot website redesign is finally done. I’ve learned to make Debian packages, and...
8th Jun 2022
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TinyPilot: Month 23

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8th Jun 2022
Highlights The TinyPilot website redesign is finally done. I’ve learned to make Debian packages, and it’s surprisingly simple. I’ve given up on Vue and frontend frameworks in general. 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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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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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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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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blogstatic numbers for October <p>I announced the new blogstatic pricing ($19/year) and launched the <a...
1st Nov 2022
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blogstatic numbers for October

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1st Nov 2022
<p>I announced the new blogstatic pricing ($19/year) and launched the <a href="https://blogstatic.io/blog/rebrand">new website</a> on October 11th.</p> <p>As I was considering the new pricing and the pros and cons, I wrote this in my daily business journal:</p> <figure><img...
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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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TinyPilot: Month 32 New here? Hi, I’m Michael. I’m a software developer and the founder of TinyPilot, an independent...
9th Mar 2023
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TinyPilot: Month 32

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9th Mar 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Is It Keto - Month 9 Highlights After six months of consistent gains of ~30% in revenue and traffic, Is It Keto’s growth...
5th Oct 2019
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Is It Keto - Month 9

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5th Oct 2019
Highlights After six months of consistent gains of ~30% in revenue and traffic, Is It Keto’s growth finally flattened out. I’m preparing to sell premium meal plans on Is It Keto. I’m ready to make bigger bets on my businesses. Goal Grades At the start of each month, I declare...
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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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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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Pursuing a Business I'll Love Highlights Zestful had its biggest month ever, with $3,936 in revenue. Is It Keto also had its best...
6th Jan 2020
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Pursuing a Business I'll Love

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6th Jan 2020
Highlights Zestful had its biggest month ever, with $3,936 in revenue. Is It Keto also had its best month ever, at $393 in revenue. After lots of research and customer interviews, I gave up on my idea for creating sheet metal software. I published my first version of an app for...
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Jun 2022 updates, $100K ARR, reflections, and a screenshot app! Hello everyone 👋 It’s Tony again with another monthly update! 😄Thanks for reading Tony Dinh’s...
5th Jul 2022
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Jun 2022 updates, $100K ARR, reflections, and a screenshot app!

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5th Jul 2022
Hello everyone 👋 It’s Tony again with another monthly update! 😄Thanks for reading Tony Dinh’s Newsletter! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. Phu Yen Province, Vietnam Welcome 313 new subscribers since my last issue! 👋 If you are new here: My name is...
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TinyPilot: Month 5 Highlights TinyPilot revenue grew 20% to $12k. I released a new high-end model of TinyPilot. I...
2nd Dec 2020
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TinyPilot: Month 5

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2nd Dec 2020
Highlights TinyPilot revenue grew 20% to $12k. I released a new high-end model of TinyPilot. I launched my first ever paid course. Goal Grades At the start of each month, I declare what I’d like to accomplish. Here’s how I did against those goals: Release a high-end version of...
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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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Just crossed 10 paying customers
14th Nov 2021
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Just crossed 10 paying customers

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14th Nov 2021
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TinyPilot: Month 29 New here? Hi, I’m Michael. I’m a software developer and the founder of TinyPilot, an independent...
14th Dec 2022
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TinyPilot: Month 29

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14th Dec 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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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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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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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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The Depressing Irony of Success Some raw thoughts on the part of success nobody ever seems to talk about: what to do once you have...
17th Dec 2025
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The Depressing Irony of Success

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17th Dec 2025
Some raw thoughts on the part of success nobody ever seems to talk about: what to do once you have it. The post The Depressing Irony of Success appeared first on Scott DeLong.
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Evere wondered what a search engine sees
21st Mar 2025
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Evere wondered what a search engine sees

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21st Mar 2025
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Summer 2023 finances <p><a href="https://twitter.com/valsopi/status/1680156076036030464" target="_blank">Monthly tweet...
15th Jul 2023
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Summer 2023 finances

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15th Jul 2023
<p><a href="https://twitter.com/valsopi/status/1680156076036030464" target="_blank">Monthly tweet update</a></p><p>Looking back at the tough June, I thought I should clear up a few things as the much better July is almost over.</p><ul><li><b>🫣 Bummer:</b>&nbsp;June tanked with...
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Meet Turf Imagine having a Swiss Army Knife for your community use cases
10th Jul 2024
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Meet Turf

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10th Jul 2024
Imagine having a Swiss Army Knife for your community use cases
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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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Join My Six-Week Blogging Course I’m teaching a small-group, live course about attracting readers to your blog through Hacker News....
20th Jun 2024
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Join My Six-Week Blogging Course

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20th Jun 2024
I’m teaching a small-group, live course about attracting readers to your blog through Hacker News. Sign up by Monday (June 24th) to reserve your slot. Why take a class with me? My blog receives 300k-500k unique readers per year. After Google, Hacker News is the primary way that...
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The Benefits of NOT Being Online <p>Hey, you probably know me as the founder of <a href="https://claritask.com/">Claritask</a> or as...
28th Aug 2020
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The Benefits of NOT Being Online

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28th Aug 2020
<p>Hey, you probably know me as the founder of <a href="https://claritask.com/">Claritask</a> or as a Podcaster where I nakedly talk about my <a href="https://bootstrapping-saas.transistor.fm/">Bootstrapping Saas</a> journey.</p> <p>Since early this summer I took a sabbatical...
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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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OnlineOrNot Diaries 22 Feels like I've already said everything I had to say
22nd Nov 2024
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OnlineOrNot Diaries 22

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22nd Nov 2024
Feels like I've already said everything I had to say
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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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The Best Headline A/B Testing Tools (And Why You May Not Want to Use Them) What if you could bring 28% more visitors to your blog and get 75% more shares just by rewriting...
15th Jan 2019
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The Best Headline A/B Testing Tools (And Why You May Not Want to Use Them)

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15th Jan 2019
What if you could bring 28% more visitors to your blog and get 75% more shares just by rewriting your blog post titles? That’s exactly what content marketing agency Priceonomics did. And today, I would like to show you how you can do it too by reviewing the main AB testing...
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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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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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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

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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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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?

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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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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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Rise of the Úlluminati I originally wrote this piece way back in April 2015, just after returning from speaking at Úll. It...
3rd Oct 2016
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Rise of the Úlluminati

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3rd Oct 2016
I originally wrote this piece way back in April 2015, just after returning from speaking at Úll. It ended up not being published, but I figured since I’m preparing for my trip to Úll 2016, I would put it up here instead. And hey, first post on my blog in six years! I wrote an...
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Bootstrapping to €600k MRR and getting killed by Shopify. The story of Checkout X. Historically, Shopify has always had a checkout problem.
10th Mar 2023
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Bootstrapping to €600k MRR and getting killed by Shopify. The story of Checkout X.

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10th Mar 2023
Historically, Shopify has always had a checkout problem.
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February 2022 updates – 6 months milestone Hello everyone! It’s me again – Tony 👋 Time flies! February 2022 marks the 6 months milestone of me...
2nd Mar 2022
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February 2022 updates – 6 months milestone

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2nd Mar 2022
Hello everyone! It’s me again – Tony 👋 Time flies! February 2022 marks the 6 months milestone of me going indie hacking full time! 🥳 In this issue, I’ll share my regular updates from February and some thoughts on the first 6 months of my journey. Let’s go!
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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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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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Takeaways from Cory Zue's May 2023 Livecoding Session My friend Cory Zue has been publishing his live coding sessions, so I decided to watch one and...
3rd Jun 2023
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Takeaways from Cory Zue's May 2023 Livecoding Session

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3rd Jun 2023
My friend Cory Zue has been publishing his live coding sessions, so I decided to watch one and record my notes. My background vs. Cory’s I’ve read a lot of Cory’s blog. We’re both Python developers, but he specializes in Django, whereas I’ve always worked with thinner frameworks...
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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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The Job Search for Independents Just Got AI-Powered The 2 AM job hunt is officially over thanks to Indy AI 🚀
5th Aug 2025
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The Job Search for Independents Just Got AI-Powered

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5th Aug 2025
The 2 AM job hunt is officially over thanks to Indy AI 🚀
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Why I started consulting, why you should too, and why you need to be your own customer!...
21st Nov 2023
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Why I started consulting, why you should too, and why you need to be your own customer!

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21st Nov 2023
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10 stoic quotes for entrepreneurs Stoic quotes can be a great comfort to you, especially if you are an entrepreneur. Building a...
1st Feb 2024
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10 stoic quotes for entrepreneurs

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1st Feb 2024
Stoic quotes can be a great comfort to you, especially if you are an entrepreneur. Building a business is hard work so it's important to build resilience. That's where stoicism comes in! Stoicism is not about being an emotion-less robot but more about not letting your
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The two sides of building products
2nd Aug 2025
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The two sides of building products

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2nd Aug 2025
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A New Project: Remote Rocketship 🚀 In my last post, I talked about how I going about searching for a new idea to work on. I’ve now...
11th Dec 2022
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A New Project: Remote Rocketship 🚀

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11th Dec 2022
In my last post, I talked about how I going about searching for a new idea to work on. I’ve now landed on Remote Rocketship, a job board for remote roles. In this post, I’ll talk about how I got there, what I’ve been up to and how I’m thinking about moving forward.
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March 2022: $5,316 MRR and my journey to 30K followers Hello everyone! 👋 I’m happy to share that this newsletter has now reached 2,000 subscribers. Yay!...
2nd Apr 2022
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March 2022: $5,316 MRR and my journey to 30K followers

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

2nd Apr 2022
Hello everyone! 👋 I’m happy to share that this newsletter has now reached 2,000 subscribers. Yay! 🥳 I’m very grateful to have your support, and I hope what I shared here has been helpful for you! Let’s dig in. Here is what happened in March 2022. 📊 Reached $5K MRR, but it's...
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Refactoring English: Month 11 New here? Hi, I’m Michael. I’m a software developer and founder of small, indie tech businesses. I’m...
7th Nov 2025
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Refactoring English: Month 11

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

7th Nov 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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OnlineOrNot Diaries 10 On re-rearchitecting.
13th May 2023
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OnlineOrNot Diaries 10

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

13th May 2023
On re-rearchitecting.
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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

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

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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Shoe Dog by Phil Knight I bought this book hoping for lessons to apply to my business, manufacturing and selling physical...
3rd Apr 2021
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Shoe Dog by Phil Knight

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

3rd Apr 2021
I bought this book hoping for lessons to apply to my business, manufacturing and selling physical products. I didn’t find many business insights, but it was still an engaging and funny story.
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One year since "setting sail" <p><i>For context, read <a href="https://valsopi.com/setting-sail">this article</a>...
1st Sep 2023
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One year since "setting sail"

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

1st Sep 2023
<p><i>For context, read <a href="https://valsopi.com/setting-sail">this article</a> first.</i></p><p><i>TLDR:&nbsp;A year ago, I took out a loan and went all–in pursuing my financial freedom. The words below are an update a year on the day.</i></p><hr><h2>Poetically...
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if got, want: A Simple Way to Write Better Go Tests There’s an excellent Go testing pattern that too few people know. I can teach it to you in 30...
8th Jan 2025
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if got, want: A Simple Way to Write Better Go Tests

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

8th Jan 2025
There’s an excellent Go testing pattern that too few people know. I can teach it to you in 30 seconds. Instead of writing Go tests like this: // The common, unrefined way. username := GetUser() if username != "dummyUser" { t.Errorf("unexpected username: got %s, want: %s",...
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Nov 2022 updates: learning new skills Indie updates, B2B vs B2C, Black Friday, surfing, skimboarding, hardware.
3rd Dec 2022
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Nov 2022 updates: learning new skills

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

3rd Dec 2022
Indie updates, B2B vs B2C, Black Friday, surfing, skimboarding, hardware.
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Is It Keto: Month 11 Highlights Two of my blog posts reached the front page of Hacker News. I may have finally discovered...
4th May 2020
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Is It Keto: Month 11

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

4th May 2020
Highlights Two of my blog posts reached the front page of Hacker News. I may have finally discovered a way to scale my keto site profitably. I’m putting Portfolio Rebalancer on the backburner due to lack of traction. Goal Grades At the start of each month, I declare what I’d like...
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Educational Products: Month 11 New here? Hi, I’m Michael. I’m a software developer and founder of small, indie tech businesses. I’m...
9th Sep 2025
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Educational Products: Month 11

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

9th Sep 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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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

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

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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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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OnlineOrNot Diaries 20 Dipping my toe in enterprise sales
12th Apr 2024
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OnlineOrNot Diaries 20

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

12th Apr 2024
Dipping my toe in enterprise sales
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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

from 👋 Hello, I'm Ruslan. [alt+shift+b] in indiehacker

10th Apr 2023
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AI-Integrated Search: The Latest Way Big Tech Is Stealing From And Crushing Small Businesses It's Big Tech's latest way to steal the hard work of publishers, and there's nothing you can do...
8th Feb 2023
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AI-Integrated Search: The Latest Way Big Tech Is Stealing From And Crushing Small Businesses

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

8th Feb 2023
It's Big Tech's latest way to steal the hard work of publishers, and there's nothing you can do about it except adapt. The post AI-Integrated Search: The Latest Way Big Tech Is Stealing From And Crushing Small Businesses appeared first on Scott DeLong.
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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

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

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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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

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

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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Going Viral Well, that was exciting. So, you probably all saw my little marketing effort for PCalc at the...
12th Oct 2009
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Going Viral

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

12th Oct 2009
Well, that was exciting. So, you probably all saw my little marketing effort for PCalc at the beginning of the month. It started out as a conversation a while back with some of the usual suspects at the monthly Glasgow MacMacDev developer meeting. We were discussing the recently...
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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💰

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

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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Rejected from YCombinator and how I’m using their feedback to change my approach
27th Jun 2022
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Rejected from YCombinator

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

27th Jun 2022
and how I’m using their feedback to change my approach
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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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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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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

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

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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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

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

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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Want to save your nation? Get rid of poor people!
12th Sep 2023
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Want to save your nation? Get rid of poor people!

from 👋 Hello, I'm Ruslan. [alt+shift+b] in indiehacker

12th Sep 2023
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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

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

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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The Word that guides my year <p>Sort of without fail and unplanned, every year in December, I usually think of a word that I want...
11th Dec 2021
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The Word that guides my year

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

11th Dec 2021
<p>Sort of without fail and unplanned, every year in December, I usually think of a word that I want to live by the upcoming year.</p> <p>Depending on what kind of year I have had, the&nbsp;Word for the upcoming one should represent the practical step ahead for...
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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

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

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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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

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

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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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

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

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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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

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

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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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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A few thoughts on designing Redreach
3rd Jun 2025
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A few thoughts on designing Redreach

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

3rd Jun 2025
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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

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

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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