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I didn’t party once during uni
24th Apr 2025
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I didn’t party once during uni

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

24th Apr 2025
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Messy is Perfect I always think that I’ll be happy when everything is running smoothly. When X visitors are flowing...
20th Mar 2025
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Messy is Perfect

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20th Mar 2025
I always think that I’ll be happy when everything is running smoothly. When X visitors are flowing in, conversions are steady, the app works flawlessly, and revenue is predictable. But that’s not life. And nor is business. Life is messy. And there’s no such thing as perfect. At...
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Vibe Coding Showcase is back. Here are 10 new projects. If a fund accountant can build video platforms, a designer can ship icon libraries, and a marketer...
2nd Jul 2025
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Vibe Coding Showcase is back. Here are 10 new projects.

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2nd Jul 2025
If a fund accountant can build video platforms, a designer can ship icon libraries, and a marketer can create language learning apps, what's stopping you?
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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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The downsides of building in public <p>I first started "building in public"&nbsp;back in 2017.</p> <p>Not sure if the term existed back...
20th May 2023
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The downsides of building in public

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20th May 2023
<p>I first started "building in public"&nbsp;back in 2017.</p> <p>Not sure if the term existed back then, but I started talking about my newest product at the time (Claritask), which I ended up <a href="https://bootstrapping-saas.transistor.fm/episodes/claritask-sold"...
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Educational Products: Month 6 Highlights My book’s pre-sale succeeded (just barely). I wrote a bunch of blog posts, and I was bad...
9th Apr 2025
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Educational Products: Month 6

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9th Apr 2025
Highlights My book’s pre-sale succeeded (just barely). I wrote a bunch of blog posts, and I was bad at predicting their performance. Now, I need to pick a markup language for writing my book. Goal grades At the start of each month, I declare what I’d like to accomplish. Here’s...
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My 2 lessons when it comes to pricing a Saas product <p>I was listening to two founders on Twitter Spaces talking about both ends of the spectrum when it...
11th May 2021
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My 2 lessons when it comes to pricing a Saas product

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11th May 2021
<p>I was listening to two founders on Twitter Spaces talking about both ends of the spectrum when it came charging for their Saas. One wanted to charge (and they are), the other one didn't care about it so much (for now). Then a discussion about the founder of <a...
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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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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”

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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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Is It Keto: Month 13 Highlights I sold my first pre-order for KVM Pi. Finding new ways to monetize Is It Keto is proving...
2nd Jul 2020
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Is It Keto: Month 13

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2nd Jul 2020
Highlights I sold my first pre-order for KVM Pi. Finding new ways to monetize Is It Keto is proving more difficult than I expected. I sold an Enterprise plan for Zestful. Goal Grades At the start of each month, I declare what I’d like to accomplish. Here’s how I did against those...
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Starting Over Abandoning the idea of building a Slack Alternative
11th Aug 2022
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Starting Over

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11th Aug 2022
Abandoning the idea of building a Slack Alternative
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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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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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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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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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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

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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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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

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9th May 2023
And other updates in April 2023
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Selling a directory website for $10,000 - Damn Good Tools Imagine selling a website you made for $10,000. Pretty great, huh? Well that's exactly what Dmytro...
1st Nov 2023
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Selling a directory website for $10,000 - Damn Good Tools

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1st Nov 2023
Imagine selling a website you made for $10,000. Pretty great, huh? Well that's exactly what Dmytro did
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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)

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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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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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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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Postiz startup tips💰 Some cool build in public thoughts from the founder of Postiz here who is doing $145k MRR right now.
3rd Jul 2026
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Postiz startup tips💰

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3rd Jul 2026
Some cool build in public thoughts from the founder of Postiz here who is doing $145k MRR right now.
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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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Issue 296 - I'm selling my No CS Degree website💰 Thanks for signing up to my newsletter for founders! Some big personal news in today's newsletter....
5th Nov 2025
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Issue 296 - I'm selling my No CS Degree website💰

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5th Nov 2025
Thanks for signing up to my newsletter for founders! Some big personal news in today's newsletter. Thanks to Tom from Sevalla for supporting High Signal:
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V(D)Logging some of my thoughts
30th Jun 2023
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V(D)Logging some of my thoughts

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30th Jun 2023
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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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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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Get Lucky <iframe src="https://share.transistor.fm/e/eb7cbb63" width="100%" height="180" frameborder="0"...
18th Dec 2019
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Get Lucky

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18th Dec 2019
<iframe src="https://share.transistor.fm/e/eb7cbb63" width="100%" height="180" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" seamless="true" style="width:100%; height:180px;"></iframe> <p>In the past year or so, I’ve been thinking about Luck a lot — in terms of how a chain of random events can...
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Want to save your nation? Get rid of poor people! Introduction
12th Sep 2023
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Want to save your nation? Get rid of poor people!

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12th Sep 2023
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What Got Done - Month 2 Highlights What Got Done received 32 new user sign-ups (growth of about 5x since May) Zestful may be...
3rd Jul 2019
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What Got Done - Month 2

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3rd Jul 2019
Highlights What Got Done received 32 new user sign-ups (growth of about 5x since May) Zestful may be rising from the dead, with four new inbound customer inquiries. Is It Keto earned $184, and Zestful earned $26, making it my highest revenue month since quitting my job. Goal...
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What if you could edit like Spielberg? 🎥 Meet Eddie AI—your new editing partner ready to bring cinematic flair to every cut!
8th Oct 2024
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What if you could edit like Spielberg? 🎥

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8th Oct 2024
Meet Eddie AI—your new editing partner ready to bring cinematic flair to every cut!
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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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Per-Project Development Environments with Nix Nix is a broad product with a steep learning curve. It’s capable of everything from installing a...
17th Oct 2023
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Per-Project Development Environments with Nix

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17th Oct 2023
Nix is a broad product with a steep learning curve. It’s capable of everything from installing a single package to managing every file and application on your OS. One useful thing you can do with Nix, even as a complete beginner, is manage your dev environments. Nix lets me have...
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Work-n-travel balance: A practical guide for staying productive while exploring the world. Introduction
6th Aug 2023
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Work-n-travel balance: A practical guide for staying productive while exploring the world.

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6th Aug 2023
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The journey of launching StorePreviewer PRO
10th Dec 2020
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The journey of launching StorePreviewer PRO

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10th Dec 2020
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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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I was living the dream, then my dream collapsed Everything was going great. My blog French Together had just hit 357k monthly visitors, the French...
1st Oct 2018
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I was living the dream, then my dream collapsed

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1st Oct 2018
Everything was going great. My blog French Together had just hit 357k monthly visitors, the French Together course had exceeded $300k in sales. Then COVID happened. My traffic slowly started to decrease, conversions got worse. I ignored it at first, I guess I was in denial. I...
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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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Using Tailwind CSS with React and CSS-in-JS If you're already using a CSS-in-JS library, trying out Tailwind CSS with your existing app might be...
11th Jan 2021
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Using Tailwind CSS with React and CSS-in-JS

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11th Jan 2021
If you're already using a CSS-in-JS library, trying out Tailwind CSS with your existing app might be much easier than you think.
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Test <p> Some super </p> <p class="top-button"> <a href="#top">🔝</a> </p>
12th Feb 2024
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Test

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12th Feb 2024
<p> Some super </p> <p class="top-button"> <a href="#top">🔝</a> </p>
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How to Get Interviewed (Even If You Are Not Well-Known in Your Niche) When people talk about interview link building, they mostly talk about expert interviews, you...
3rd Jul 2019
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How to Get Interviewed (Even If You Are Not Well-Known in Your Niche)

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3rd Jul 2019
When people talk about interview link building, they mostly talk about expert interviews, you interview experts on your blog in the hope that they will then share your interview and link to it. But doing the opposite also works. If you have interesting hobbies or any kind of...
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The 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
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Hatchbox price increase💰 Chris Oliver has announced the pricing of hosting on Hatchbox is going up. Hatchbox is a specialist...
2nd Sep 2026
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Hatchbox price increase💰

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2nd Sep 2026
Chris Oliver has announced the pricing of hosting on Hatchbox is going up. Hatchbox is a specialist hosting provider for web apps built with Ruby, Rails and Node.
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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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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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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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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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Do Headline Analyzers Work? A Data-Driven Answer Headline analyzers are a popular way to come up with great headlines and try to predict their...
12th Mar 2019
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Do Headline Analyzers Work? A Data-Driven Answer

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12th Mar 2019
Headline analyzers are a popular way to come up with great headlines and try to predict their effectiveness. All you need to do is write your headline and the tool will give it a score telling you how effective it’s likely to be. But can these free headline analyzers accurately...
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May 2022: $7,839 MRR, travel, experiments, and a new app. Hello everyone, it’s Tony again 👋 These days time flies so fast to me! I’m having so many updates...
2nd Jun 2022
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May 2022: $7,839 MRR, travel, experiments, and a new app.

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2nd Jun 2022
Hello everyone, it’s Tony again 👋 These days time flies so fast to me! I’m having so many updates in May that I want to share with you all. Let’s go! Welcome 128 new subscribers since the last issue! If you are new here, this is a monthly newsletter of my indie hacking journey....
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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.

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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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My Third Year as a Solo Developer Today is the third anniversary of quitting my job at Google to build my own software business. I...
1st Feb 2021
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My Third Year as a Solo Developer

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1st Feb 2021
Today is the third anniversary of quitting my job at Google to build my own software business. I posted updates at the end of my first and second years, so it’s time to share my progress. The year things clicked into place In my first two years working for myself, I earned less...
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Why Good Developers Write Bad Unit Tests Congratulations! You’ve finally written so many lines of code that you can afford a beach house. You...
9th Nov 2018
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Why Good Developers Write Bad Unit Tests

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9th Nov 2018
Congratulations! You’ve finally written so many lines of code that you can afford a beach house. You hire Peter Keating, an architect world-famous for his skyscrapers, who assures you that he has brilliant plans for your beachfront property. Months later, you arrive at the grand...
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opinion: in-office is good, remote is great, hybrid is hell (8min read) Most knowledge workers are in hybrid teams—the setup most likely to desync. Notes from the remote...
3rd Aug 2026
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opinion: in-office is good, remote is great, hybrid is hell (8min read)

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3rd Aug 2026
Most knowledge workers are in hybrid teams—the setup most likely to desync. Notes from the remote trenches.
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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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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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The unexpected end of the slow, ramp of death 6 months ago, I had just finished creating my first SaaS: the French Together app. My goal was...
1st Nov 2022
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The unexpected end of the slow, ramp of death

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1st Nov 2022
6 months ago, I had just finished creating my first SaaS: the French Together app. My goal was simple: launch it and reach $20k MRR. Writing this, I can’t help but laugh. $20k MRR for a first SaaS? Really? Only 2 types of people would set such an ambitious goal: Someone who never...
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Jan 2021: I got a $500K acquisition offer! ...and other updates in January 2022 from me
5th Feb 2023
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Jan 2021: I got a $500K acquisition offer!

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5th Feb 2023
...and other updates in January 2022 from me
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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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I'm building a new email client And other updates from me in November 2025
27th Nov 2025
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I'm building a new email client

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27th Nov 2025
And other updates from me in November 2025
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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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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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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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A Quick and Easy Win for the New Year (and an Important Check) 2020 is finally over (thank God.) Which means it’s time for some New Year cleaning. You may have...
14th Jan 2021
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A Quick and Easy Win for the New Year (and an Important Check)

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14th Jan 2021
2020 is finally over (thank God.) Which means it’s time for some New Year cleaning. You may have articles or copyright notices that reference previous years. Now is the perfect time to update these and make sure they say “2021” and not “2020” or even “2019.” To find pages...
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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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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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TinyPilot: Month 15 Highlights TinyPilot had its highest-revenue month ever. One of TinyPilot’s competitors raised $800k...
7th Oct 2021
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TinyPilot: Month 15

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7th Oct 2021
Highlights TinyPilot had its highest-revenue month ever. One of TinyPilot’s competitors raised $800k almost overnight. I’m working with a design firm to improve TinyPilot’s brand and website. Goal Grades At the start of each month, I declare what I’d like to accomplish. Here’s...
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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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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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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

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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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7 Lessons Every Blogger About to Quit Should Know As someone who has been blogging for 10 years, I find most articles designed to encourage people to...
11th Mar 2020
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7 Lessons Every Blogger About to Quit Should Know

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11th Mar 2020
As someone who has been blogging for 10 years, I find most articles designed to encourage people to start blogging infuriating. They paint blogging as this wonderful activity that will free you from your 9 to 5 job and solve all your problems. They show you pictures of happy...
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Blogging lessons from working for a large blogging company For a short period, I was employed by a company that drove most of its revenue from blogging. Here's...
27th Jun 2020
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Blogging lessons from working for a large blogging company

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27th Jun 2020
For a short period, I was employed by a company that drove most of its revenue from blogging. Here's what I learned while I was there.
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A few thoughts on designing Redreach
3rd Jun 2025
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A few thoughts on designing Redreach

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3rd Jun 2025
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Year in review: 2021 <p> I had a solid year compared to the shit-storm 2020 had brought on.</p> <p>Back in January...
1st Jan 2022
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Year in review: 2021

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1st Jan 2022
<p> I had a solid year compared to the shit-storm 2020 had brought on.</p> <p>Back in January 2021, I had made a pact with myself that I would be more mindful about my time and the things I would get myself into throughout the year (personally and...
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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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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.

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12th Jul 2023
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A fresh new start: Investing in myself towards financial freedom and sharing my personal and... <p> <i>This is the first of many updates in the <a...
1st Sep 2022
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A fresh new start: Investing in myself towards financial freedom and sharing my personal and business finances publicly!

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1st Sep 2022
<p> <i>This is the first of many updates in the <a href="https://valsopi.com/financial-freedom">Financial Freedom</a> series, where I hold&nbsp;myself publicly accountable for my big challenge ahead!</i> </p> <p> <i><b>TLDR:</b>&nbsp;Towards the end of this article,...
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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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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

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

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2nd Apr 2024
<p>March was an absolutely insane month for <a href="https://blogstatic.io/">blogstatic.io</a>. The majority of this spike I can attribute to the <a href="https://blogstatic.io/blog/pricing-2024">price change announcement on March 1st</a> and customers were rushing to lock in...
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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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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

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17th Aug 2025
You *can* just build things.
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Guidelines for choosing React Libraries There are a *lot* of React libraries out there. So how do you pick which one to use in your app?...
3rd Nov 2020
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Guidelines for choosing React Libraries

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3rd Nov 2020
There are a *lot* of React libraries out there. So how do you pick which one to use in your app? This article provides guidelines for choosing.
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Journorequest, Snowmaker and 20 other Link Building Strategies That Work Great in 2022 Creating awesome content is not enough. If you want traffic, you need to build high-quality...
1st May 2019
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Journorequest, Snowmaker and 20 other Link Building Strategies That Work Great in 2022

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1st May 2019
Creating awesome content is not enough. If you want traffic, you need to build high-quality backlinks. But how do you do that? There are hundreds of articles listing the best link building strategies but the reality is that you don’t need 100 strategies that make you feel pushy...
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The real reasons why your boss wants you back in the office
12th Oct 2023
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The real reasons why your boss wants you back in the office

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12th Oct 2023
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OnlineOrNot Diaries 10 On re-rearchitecting.
13th May 2023
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OnlineOrNot Diaries 10

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13th May 2023
On re-rearchitecting.
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OnlineOrNot Diaries 20 Dipping my toe in enterprise sales
12th Apr 2024
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OnlineOrNot Diaries 20

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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

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10th Apr 2023
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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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Automated Prosper Investing with ProsperBot Overview I started investing in peer to peer lending in 2014 through a site called Prosper. I...
26th Nov 2016
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Automated Prosper Investing with ProsperBot

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26th Nov 2016
Overview I started investing in peer to peer lending in 2014 through a site called Prosper. I thought peer to peer lending was a neat idea and could potentially earn lucrative returns. When I began, I chose each of my loan investments manually, but over time, I have automated...
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My 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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I'm Probably Procrastinating Highlights A change to Zestful’s website boosted it to the front page of Google results within days....
5th Dec 2019
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I'm Probably Procrastinating

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5th Dec 2019
Highlights A change to Zestful’s website boosted it to the front page of Google results within days. I’m going to try to make a better version of a decades’ old application for managing machine shops. I’m doing lots of coding to avoid talking to customers. Goal Grades At the...
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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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Bootstrapping to €600k MRR and getting killed by Shopify. The story of Checkout X. ...
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
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Why I Quit Google to Work for Myself For the past four years, I’ve worked as a software developer at Google. On February 1st, I quit. It...
28th Feb 2018
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Why I Quit Google to Work for Myself

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28th Feb 2018
For the past four years, I’ve worked as a software developer at Google. On February 1st, I quit. It was because they refused to buy me a Christmas present. Well, I guess it’s a little more complicated than that. The first two years Two years in, I loved Google. When the annual...
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On quitting I've spoken about quitting a few times before. Quitting is an amazing tool in our arsenal that we...
9th Aug 2025
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On quitting

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9th Aug 2025
I've spoken about quitting a few times before. Quitting is an amazing tool in our arsenal that we should be more comfortable in using. We're taught to never quit, but the truth is that learning when to quit is a superpower. We can never quit our ultimate goal, our destiny. That...
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Strangers from the internet paid for my MacBook Air: on my 4th year of indiehacking In which I finally make money from strangers off the internet.
16th Dec 2021
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Strangers from the internet paid for my MacBook Air: on my 4th year of indiehacking

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16th Dec 2021
In which I finally make money from strangers off the internet.
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OnlineOrNot Diaries 17 On learning screencasting, cleaning up tech debt, and focus
17th Dec 2023
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OnlineOrNot Diaries 17

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17th Dec 2023
On learning screencasting, cleaning up tech debt, and focus
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$500K milestone – my reflections after 1 year of building Typing Mind Also in this issue: one-off purchase vs. subscription, selling Xnapper, and other updates from me in...
26th Feb 2024
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$500K milestone – my reflections after 1 year of building Typing Mind

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26th Feb 2024
Also in this issue: one-off purchase vs. subscription, selling Xnapper, and other updates from me in Feb 2024
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My first acquisition: Zipchat AI, the future of e-commerce live chat How the deal happened, what got me to buy it, and what's next?
16th Jan 2024
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My first acquisition: Zipchat AI, the future of e-commerce live chat

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16th Jan 2024
How the deal happened, what got me to buy it, and what's next?
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TinyPilot: Month 24 Highlights TinyPilot reached an all-time high of $74k in revenue. I’m trying to figure out the best...
6th Jul 2022
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TinyPilot: Month 24

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6th Jul 2022
Highlights TinyPilot reached an all-time high of $74k in revenue. I’m trying to figure out the best approach to software licensing. I’m still searching for a web framework I can love. Goal Grades At the start of each month, I declare what I’d like to accomplish. Here’s how I did...
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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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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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Work-n-travel: A practical guide for staying productive while exploring the world. ...
7th Aug 2023
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Work-n-travel: A practical guide for staying productive while exploring the world.

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7th Aug 2023
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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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ChatGPT is the new Amazon or why it's important to fight for independent agentic commerce ⚔️
13th Aug 2025
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ChatGPT is the new Amazon

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13th Aug 2025
or why it's important to fight for independent agentic commerce ⚔️
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Is It Keto - Month 10 Highlights I sold my first meal plan on Is It Keto. I then tried five different experiments for...
8th Nov 2019
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Is It Keto - Month 10

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8th Nov 2019
Highlights I sold my first meal plan on Is It Keto. I then tried five different experiments for increasing sales. Is It Keto’s revenue dropped for the month as I redirected resources toward its failing meal plans. Goal Grades At the start of each month, I declare what I’d like to...
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TinyPilot: Month 8 Highlights TinyPilots revenues dropped for the first time in six months. TinyPilot finished the...
3rd Mar 2021
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TinyPilot: Month 8

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3rd Mar 2021
Highlights TinyPilots revenues dropped for the first time in six months. TinyPilot finished the month with $33k in revenue, a 21% drop from January. One of the critical TinyPilot parts I need suddenly disappeared from vendors. Delegating work to others is paradoxically leaving me...
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It’s cool to stand out
3rd Jul 2025
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It’s cool to stand out

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3rd Jul 2025
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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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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

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15th Jun 2025
I've been working on my indie book, and it's almost ready!
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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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Weeks 44-47: The end is near As this challenge comes to an end, it feels good to be at a point where I'm about as immune as...
31st Aug 2023
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Weeks 44-47: The end is near

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31st Aug 2023
As this challenge comes to an end, it feels good to be at a point where I'm about as immune as possible to looming threats The post Weeks 44-47: The end is near appeared first on Scott DeLong.
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Lessons from a “failed” Product Hunt launch
22nd Jun 2022
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Lessons from a “failed” Product Hunt launch

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22nd Jun 2022
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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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Dec 2022 updates and happy new year! Hello everyone! It's Tony again with another monthly updates.
5th Jan 2023
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Dec 2022 updates and happy new year!

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5th Jan 2023
Hello everyone! It's Tony again with another monthly updates.
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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

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

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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OnlineOrNot Diaries 12 On failing customers, failing to ship a new feature, learning sales, and giving up on ads.
30th Jun 2023
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OnlineOrNot Diaries 12

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30th Jun 2023
On failing customers, failing to ship a new feature, learning sales, and giving up on ads.
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Weeks 48-52: My Final Update It's been fun (kinda). Here's where it ended up and where I'm going next. The post Weeks 48-52: My...
1st Sep 2023
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Weeks 48-52: My Final Update

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

1st Sep 2023
It's been fun (kinda). Here's where it ended up and where I'm going next. The post Weeks 48-52: My Final Update appeared first on Scott DeLong.
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TinyPilot: Month 10 Highlights TinyPilot has its first official office space. I tried a marketing experiment that...
11th May 2021
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TinyPilot: Month 10

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11th May 2021
Highlights TinyPilot has its first official office space. I tried a marketing experiment that flopped. Designing IT infrastructure for a new office is fun. Goal Grades At the start of each month, I declare what I’d like to accomplish. Here’s how I did against those...
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6 pricing A/B tests I’ve run (and which ones worked) How pricing experiments helped me reach $6,000 MRR
28th Nov 2023
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6 pricing A/B tests I’ve run (and which ones worked)

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28th Nov 2023
How pricing experiments helped me reach $6,000 MRR
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Guidelines for Deploying React These days there are a heck of a lot of options for deploying React. It can be a bit overwhelming....
1st Dec 2020
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Guidelines for Deploying React

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

1st Dec 2020
These days there are a heck of a lot of options for deploying React. It can be a bit overwhelming. This article simplifies your choices.
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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

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19th Mar 2024
Running Zipchat AI: what I found, what we achieved and where we going 🚀
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How to style react-select with styled-components or emotion Styling react-select can be annoying. Here's a quick guide on how to do it with popular CSS-in-JS...
11th Dec 2017
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How to style react-select with styled-components or emotion

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11th Dec 2017
Styling react-select can be annoying. Here's a quick guide on how to do it with popular CSS-in-JS libraries.
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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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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

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

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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The Cline AI Assistant is Mesmerizing I tried out the Cline AI assistant yesterday, and then I went into a trance for five hours where I...
1st Feb 2025
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The Cline AI Assistant is Mesmerizing

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1st Feb 2025
I tried out the Cline AI assistant yesterday, and then I went into a trance for five hours where I couldn’t do anything but stare transfixed at Cline fixing bugs for me. As a professional developer, it was both enchanting and terrifying. It’s enchanting that AI has reached this...
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Routine
26th Aug 2022
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Routine

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26th Aug 2022
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Meet Bond: Lovable for prospecting. No GTM engineer required. Christian and his co-founders watched founders ship great products and then go quiet. They built the...
26th May 2026
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Meet Bond: Lovable for prospecting. No GTM engineer required.

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26th May 2026
Christian and his co-founders watched founders ship great products and then go quiet. They built the thing that comes next.
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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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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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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

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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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TinyPilot: Month 42 New here? Hi, I’m Michael. I’m a software developer and the founder of TinyPilot, an independent...
9th Jan 2024
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TinyPilot: Month 42

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9th Jan 2024
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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I'm on Product Hunt! + Updates Jun 2026 Experimenting with Claude Code + Mac Mini setup, building mobile apps, and so much more
10th Jun 2026
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I'm on Product Hunt! + Updates Jun 2026

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10th Jun 2026
Experimenting with Claude Code + Mac Mini setup, building mobile apps, and so much more
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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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Working on a new idea, and then discarding it Over the last month, I’ve been exploring a new idea in the cold outbound sales space. The idea is to...
4th Oct 2022
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Working on a new idea, and then discarding it

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

4th Oct 2022
Over the last month, I’ve been exploring a new idea in the cold outbound sales space. The idea is to generate personalized cold emails at scale using AI. Currently, there is a trade-off between quantity and quality when it comes to sending cold emails: Either you spend lots of...
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Keeping your sites fast with regular performance tests You pride yourself on delivering fast websites to your clients, but do the websites stay fast as the...
4th Aug 2020
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Keeping your sites fast with regular performance tests

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

4th Aug 2020
You pride yourself on delivering fast websites to your clients, but do the websites stay fast as the months go by?
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The dead horse framework: How to evaluate the potential of a startup. Introduction
12th Jul 2023
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The dead horse framework: How to evaluate the potential of a startup.

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12th Jul 2023
Introduction
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9 Real Examples of SEO Titles (And Why They Work) You just finished writing an amazing article and can’t wait to share it with the world. But first,...
17th Apr 2020
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9 Real Examples of SEO Titles (And Why They Work)

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17th Apr 2020
You just finished writing an amazing article and can’t wait to share it with the world. But first, you need to come up with a great SEO title. The kind of SEO title that’ll not only help you rank in Google but also make people excited to read your article. Following the advice I...
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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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Your AI forgets everything when the session ends. XHawk is fixing that. Puneet Singh spent years watching engineering knowledge evaporate between coding sessions. He built...
16th Mar 2026
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Your AI forgets everything when the session ends. XHawk is fixing that.

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16th Mar 2026
Puneet Singh spent years watching engineering knowledge evaporate between coding sessions. He built a system to stop it.
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Building In Public 101 Here's a crash course on the rising trend of building in public
3rd Jan 2023
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Building In Public 101

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3rd Jan 2023
Here's a crash course on the rising trend of building in public
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My First Year as a Solo Developer On February 1st, 2018, I quit my job as a software engineer at Google to start my own single-person...
1st Feb 2019
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My First Year as a Solo Developer

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1st Feb 2019
On February 1st, 2018, I quit my job as a software engineer at Google to start my own single-person software company. It’s exactly one year later, so it feels like an apt time to reflect on how that decision affected my finances, lifestyle, and happiness. How I made and spent...
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Lessons of a failed app
28th Oct 2025
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Lessons of a failed app

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28th Oct 2025
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freelancing: How I got clients, part 2 the uncomfortable reach out
18th Sep 2025
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freelancing: How I got clients, part 2

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18th Sep 2025
the uncomfortable reach out
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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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2023 Recap I turn 30, built a new app, and other updates in December 2023
26th Dec 2023
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2023 Recap

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26th Dec 2023
I turn 30, built a new app, and other updates in December 2023
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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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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

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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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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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Weeks 31-34: Banned Sometimes business can be boring and sometimes you see set backs, but this is where you...
14th May 2023
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Weeks 31-34: Banned

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14th May 2023
Sometimes business can be boring and sometimes you see set backs, but this is where you perservere. The post Weeks 31-34: Banned appeared first on Scott DeLong.
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TinyPilot: Month 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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Rejected from YCombinator and how I’m using their feedback to change my approach
27th Jun 2022
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Rejected from YCombinator

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27th Jun 2022
and how I’m using their feedback to change my approach
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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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Late promotion update Hi everyone!
3rd Dec 2024
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Late promotion update

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3rd Dec 2024
Hi everyone!
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My Fifth Year as a Bootstrapped Founder Five years ago, I quit my job as a developer at Google to create my own bootstrapped software...
10th Feb 2023
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My Fifth Year as a Bootstrapped Founder

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10th Feb 2023
Five years ago, I quit my job as a developer at Google to create my own bootstrapped software company. For the first few years, all of my businesses flopped. None of them earned more than a few hundred dollars per month in revenue, and they all had negative profits. Halfway...
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TinyPilot: Month 18 Highlights I’ve launched a new TinyPilot product and debuted a new logo. TinyPilot’s revenue...
6th Jan 2022
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TinyPilot: Month 18

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6th Jan 2022
Highlights I’ve launched a new TinyPilot product and debuted a new logo. TinyPilot’s revenue finished the year strong at $55k for December. I’ve learned to manage design projects more aggressively. Goal Grades At the start of each month, I declare what I’d like to accomplish....
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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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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"

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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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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 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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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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OnlineOrNot Diaries 18 Starting the year by cleaning up even more
15th Jan 2024
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OnlineOrNot Diaries 18

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15th Jan 2024
Starting the year by cleaning up even more
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TinyPilot: Month 12 Highlights I’m struggling to get unstuck in two areas that have stalled for months: hardware...
8th Jul 2021
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TinyPilot: Month 12

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8th Jul 2021
Highlights I’m struggling to get unstuck in two areas that have stalled for months: hardware development and hiring. I’m partnering with a distributor in Germany to begin selling TinyPilot within the EU. Goal Grades At the start of each month, I declare what I’d like to...
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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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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

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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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ICYMI: I joined Netlify to continue my life's work Some of you saw this on socials but sharing the story for the newsletter audience
6th Dec 2025
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ICYMI: I joined Netlify to continue my life's work

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6th Dec 2025
Some of you saw this on socials but sharing the story for the newsletter audience
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Strong Towns I found it eye-opening in terms of understanding how municipal governments work in practice and how...
11th Feb 2024
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Strong Towns

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11th Feb 2024
I found it eye-opening in terms of understanding how municipal governments work in practice and how perverse incentives lead to poor community outcomes. It had a huge impact on the way that I think about where to live and what policies I support in local government. This book...
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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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What's your north star while building in public? 🔭⭐️ Hey folks, Recently, I gave a workshop on “BUILDING IN PUBLIC” at On Deck and shared insights,...
31st Jul 2021
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What's your north star while building in public? 🔭⭐️

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31st Jul 2021
Hey folks, Recently, I gave a workshop on “BUILDING IN PUBLIC” at On Deck and shared insights, lessons, war stories and essentially opened up all my playbooks on the topic. The talk seemed to have resonated deeply with many fellows and I was grateful and delighted. Some of them...
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Making thousands from a German learning online community Rónán is the founder of Deutsch Gym, an online community for learning German. He's making thousands...
3rd May 2023
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Making thousands from a German learning online community

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3rd May 2023
Rónán is the founder of Deutsch Gym, an online community for learning German. He's making thousands in revenue from his startup which he made after moving to Berlin and wanting to improve his German language skills. Read on for his tips on making a
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Projects TinyPilot (2020 - present) TinyPilot is a small, inexpensive device that gives you remote access to...
1st Jan 2001
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Projects

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1st Jan 2001
TinyPilot (2020 - present) TinyPilot is a small, inexpensive device that gives you remote access to servers before they even boot. Refactoring English (2021) Refactoring English: Effective Writing for Software Developers is my upcoming book that teaches developers practical tips...
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@forge/api: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading ‘fetch’) How to fix a cannot read properties of undefined error in Forge
2nd May 2021
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@forge/api: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading ‘fetch’)

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2nd May 2021
How to fix a cannot read properties of undefined error in Forge
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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 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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I'm done making <p><em><strong>UPDATE:</strong> This post got such a great response that it inspired me to start...
7th Aug 2017
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I'm done making

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7th Aug 2017
<p><em><strong>UPDATE:</strong> This post got such a great response that it inspired me to start playing and building <a href="https://claritask.com">Claritask</a> while documenting it out in the open</em></p> <p>—</p> <p>I'm going to let you in on a great secret.</p> <p>Do you...
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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

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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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Demystifying useEffect's clean-up function useEffect's clean-up function can be pretty confusing, especially if you're still trying to think in...
2nd Feb 2021
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Demystifying useEffect's clean-up function

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2nd Feb 2021
useEffect's clean-up function can be pretty confusing, especially if you're still trying to think in lifecycle methods. Let's clarify the clean-up function in this article.
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Nov 2024: My first million! $1M in annual revenue, B2B sales, SOC 2, resellers, grow team, and other updates in November 2024.
22nd Nov 2024
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Nov 2024: My first million!

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22nd Nov 2024
$1M in annual revenue, B2B sales, SOC 2, resellers, grow team, and other updates in November 2024.
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WanderJest: Month 1 Highlights Three businesses agreed to form affiliate partnerships with WanderJest. Two of my blog...
5th Feb 2020
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WanderJest: Month 1

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5th Feb 2020
Highlights Three businesses agreed to form affiliate partnerships with WanderJest. Two of my blog posts reached the front page of Hacker News. Is It Keto earned its all-time-highest monthly revenue, doubling its previous record. Goal Grades At the start of each month, I declare...
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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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TinyPilot: Month 20 Highlights I hired TinyPilot’s first support engineer. I learned that hiring a support engineer is...
8th Mar 2022
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TinyPilot: Month 20

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8th Mar 2022
Highlights I hired TinyPilot’s first support engineer. I learned that hiring a support engineer is even harder than I expected. I’m evaluating platforms for paying international contractors. Goal Grades At the start of each month, I declare what I’d like to accomplish. Here’s how...
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First, second, wait—third customer
1st Feb 2021
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First, second, wait—third customer

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1st Feb 2021
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Work less <p>A friend recently boasted how they're working 15 hour days. To which I replied with a concerning...
31st Jul 2021
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Work less

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31st Jul 2021
<p>A friend recently boasted how they're working 15 hour days. To which I replied with a concerning "Why?" and was met with a distant look.</p> <p>My friend thought I'd metaphorically pat him on the back.</p> <p>I didn't. No surprise there.</p> <p>Supposedly the industry he's in...
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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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2018: Reflections on trying to start an internet business A review post on what I've done this year in terms of trying to start an Internet business
31st Dec 2018
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2018: Reflections on trying to start an internet business

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31st Dec 2018
A review post on what I've done this year in terms of trying to start an Internet business
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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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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

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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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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

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

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11th Dec 2023
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Trying something crazy
5th Oct 2023
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Trying something crazy

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5th Oct 2023
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Making money from local newsletters Michael MacLeod has successfully monetized his interest in local news with two newsletters for...
26th Jun 2025
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Making money from local newsletters

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26th Jun 2025
Michael MacLeod has successfully monetized his interest in local news with two newsletters for Edinburgh and London in the UK.
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OnlineOrNot Diaries 15 Heading back into the arena. We are so back.
11th Sep 2023
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OnlineOrNot Diaries 15

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

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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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The “who” behind the product In business, the success of a product, depends largely on “who” made it. That is the entire story....
8th Apr 2026
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The “who” behind the product

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8th Apr 2026
In business, the success of a product, depends largely on “who” made it. That is the entire story. And I am talking about the products you rely on. Not the electrical outlets anyone can make. I was reading a really bad Hemingway short story and it occurred to me how it could have...
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Hello world <p>I started toying with the web circa 2000. Since then, I have always wanted to have my own space...
8th Jan 2015
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Hello world

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8th Jan 2015
<p>I started toying with the web circa 2000. Since then, I have always wanted to have my own space where I can spit out my thoughts, unfiltered, on my very own domain.</p> <p>I was able to start a personal blog several times, but then got sidetracked.</p> <p>I aim to keep this...
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Germany Used to Know How to Change I grew up in Houilles, a suburb of Paris, and my first real encounter with Germany was a trip to...
4th Apr 2026
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Germany Used to Know How to Change

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4th Apr 2026
I grew up in Houilles, a suburb of Paris, and my first real encounter with Germany was a trip to Berlin when I was about sixteen. I was visiting my penpal Juliane. I remember thinking I wanted to be there forever. The city felt like an infinite canvas, raw and open and full of...
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