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Val Sopi
On quitting I've spoken about quitting a few times before. Quitting is an amazing tool in our arsenal that we...
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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...
mtlynch.io
Educational Products: Month 10 New here? Hi, I’m Michael. I’m a software developer and founder of small, indie tech businesses. I’m...
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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...
Max Rozen
OnlineOrNot Diaries 25: you can just build things You *can* just build things.
2 weeks ago
Build In Public...
We failed twice, then built something users actually love. Featured: Exclusive interview with childhood friends turned co-founders of ReadyBase that's...
2 weeks ago
Build In Public...
No one will save you (except maybe AI employees) 👀 Featured: Exclusive interview with Marblism founder Ulric Musset on brutal startup truths and how AI...
a week ago
mtlynch.io
Flash an AirGradient ONE from the Command Line I’ve purchased two AirGradient ONE indoor quality monitors to measure air quality in my home....
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I’ve purchased two AirGradient ONE indoor quality monitors to measure air quality in my home. AirGradient devices are open-source, so you can flash your own custom firmware and collect your air data locally rather than sending it to AirGradient’s proprietary cloud dashboard. I...
mtlynch.io
Give Your Spouse the Gift of a Couple's Email Domain I’ve only been married for a few years, but I have a fantastic marriage tip you won’t hear from any...
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I’ve only been married for a few years, but I have a fantastic marriage tip you won’t hear from any marriage counselor or book: Get a couple’s email domain What’s a couple’s email domain? My wife and I share a .com domain name for email. I’m not going to reveal our real domain...
High Signal
From burnout to building a B2B SaaS In 2023, I interviewed Benjamin about building a successful language learning app. But Benjamin got...
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In 2023, I interviewed Benjamin about building a successful language learning app. But Benjamin got tired of the B2C world
Scott DeLong
The Soul-Crushing AI Illusion Stealing Your Success It's hiding in plain sight, and it was stealing my motivation for months, paralyzing my mind. The...
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It's hiding in plain sight, and it was stealing my motivation for months, paralyzing my mind. The post The Soul-Crushing AI Illusion Stealing Your Success appeared first on Scott DeLong.
High Signal
Making $6k from a baby AI photo generator Ever wondered, "Is there an AI to see how your baby looks?" Well you're not alone! OurBabyAI is an...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Ever wondered, "Is there an AI to see how your baby looks?" Well you're not alone! OurBabyAI is an app that shows how your future baby may look.
Tony Dinh's...
May 2023: I sold my 2 years old business for only $128K Everything about the Black Magic's acquisition + May 2023 updates
over a year ago
Tony Dinh's...
Making $22K in 7 days: the story and other updates from me in Mar 2023
over a year ago
mtlynch.io
Deploying Syncthing on a Fly.io Cloud Server I recently discovered Syncthing, an open-source tool for syncing files across multiple...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
I recently discovered Syncthing, an open-source tool for syncing files across multiple machines. Setting up Syncthing on my personal devices was easy, but I went on an interesting journey deploying it to a cloud server. Why run Syncthing in the cloud? Syncthing synchronizes files...
mtlynch.io
Building a Budget Homelab NAS Server (2022 Edition) This year, I decided to build my first ever home storage server. It’s a 32 TB system that stores my...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
This year, I decided to build my first ever home storage server. It’s a 32 TB system that stores my personal and business data using open-source software. The server itself cost $531, and I bought four disks for $732, bringing the total cost to $1,263. It’s similar in price to...
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Want to save your nation? Get rid of poor people!
a year ago
Build In Public...
How I Built This In Public: Peter Mick Lessons from building and growing Copylime to 6 figures all in public
over a year ago
Dominik Sobe's...
The reason I got hooked on being an Indiehacker
over a year ago
mtlynch.io
Designing the Ideal Bootstrapped Business Jason Cohen’s 2013 Microconf talk, Designing the Ideal Bootstrapped Business with Jason Cohen, is...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Jason Cohen’s 2013 Microconf talk, Designing the Ideal Bootstrapped Business with Jason Cohen, is one of the most valuable resources I’ve found for bootstrapped founders. I watched it for the first time in 2020, and I’ve revisited it repeatedly since then. If you’re new to the...
Tony Dinh's...
July 2023: $6K MRR – getting back on recurring revenue small updates from me in July 2023
over a year ago
Build In Public...
How I Built This In Public: Louis Pereira Lessons from building AudioPen to 600+ paid users to clinching #1 on Product Hunt
over a year ago
👋 Hello, I'm...
The real reasons why your boss wants you back in the office
a year ago
Tony Dinh's...
My solopreneur story: zero to $45K/mo in 2 years Today is exactly 2 years since I quit my job and become a full-time indie hacker.
a year ago
High Signal
How to make a $200k a year business - Mike Cardona interview Mike Cardona is a solo founder who has managed to build a $200k online business by specialising in...
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a year ago
Mike Cardona is a solo founder who has managed to build a $200k online business by specialising in automation content and consulting
mtlynch.io
Building My First Homelab Server Rack Seven years ago, I built my first home server. It made my software development work faster and more...
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a year ago
Seven years ago, I built my first home server. It made my software development work faster and more enjoyable, so I’ve gotten more into the home server scene. I built a custom storage server, another development server, and a dedicated firewall. At some point, my wife gently...
Tony Dinh's...
April 2024 updates, new product! Traveled to Bali and Sydney, some updates on Typing Mind, and a new product.
a year ago
mtlynch.io
Aardvark'd: The Fog Creek Documentary, 18 Years Later In 2005, Joel Spolsky’s software company, Fog Creek, filmed a documentary about their summer...
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a year ago
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...
Build In Public...
How I Built This In Public: Khe Hy Lessons from building RadReads and helping over 40,000 professionals in public
over a year ago
High Signal
The best no-code newsletters for founders to read Want to find the best no-code newsletters for learning about what you can build without coding? You...
a year ago
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Want to find the best no-code newsletters for learning about what you can build without coding? You came to the right place!
mtlynch.io
Installing Jellyfin on TrueNAS Core I always run into issues installing Jellyfin on TrueNAS core. I fix them, and then I forget a few...
a year ago
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a year ago
I always run into issues installing Jellyfin on TrueNAS core. I fix them, and then I forget a few months later, so these are just my notes to myself of how to install Jellyfin on TrueNAS core. Instructions Install based on these...
mtlynch.io
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...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
My friend Cory Zue has been publishing his live coding sessions, so I decided to watch one and record my notes. My background vs. 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...
mtlynch.io
TinyPilot: Month 33 New here? Hi, I’m Michael. I’m a software developer and the founder of TinyPilot, an independent...
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over a year ago
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...
Val Sopi
A change in how I share my open finances and a new self–imposed public challenge <p> A bit over a year ago, I wrote <a href="https://valsopi.com/setting-sail">a post</a> in...
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a year ago
<p> A bit over a year ago, I wrote <a href="https://valsopi.com/setting-sail">a post</a> in which I talked about embarking on a journey to financial freedom. Specifically speaking — I took out a personal loan so I could focus on solely building products. </p><p> With that...
Tony Dinh's...
Another 6-figure exit, and the future I sold Xnapper, here is a quick update about the acquisition details
a year ago
Val Sopi
The Waiting Room <p>Growing up I was always told to work hard, wait my turn, and good things will...
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<p>Growing up I was always told to work hard, wait my turn, and good things will happen.</p><p>However, I've been the most successful when I didn't wait.</p><p>The "waiting room"&nbsp;is the worst place to be in.&nbsp;</p><p>You're at the mercy of someone else letting you...
mtlynch.io
Debugging VLANs on my TP-Link Managed Switch I recently bought my first-ever managed networking switch, a TP-Link JetStream TL-SG3428X. The main...
over a year ago
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I recently bought my first-ever managed networking switch, a TP-Link JetStream TL-SG3428X. The main feature of a managed switch is that it lets you segment your network into VLANs. I was excited about this functionality, but it took me hours of trial and error to get VLANs...
mtlynch.io
I Sold TinyPilot, My First Successful Business My first two years as a bootstrapped founder went poorly. I could barely find any paying customers,...
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My first two years as a bootstrapped founder went poorly. I could barely find any paying customers, and all of my businesses lost money. I began questioning my decision to quit my cushy Google job. In mid-2020, yet another of my businesses had flopped, and it was only kind of...
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Work-n-travel: A practical guide for staying productive while exploring the world. ...
over a year ago
mtlynch.io
My First Impressions of Nix Nix is a tool for configuring software environments according to source files. I’ve been hearing...
over a year ago
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Nix is a tool for configuring software environments according to source files. I’ve been hearing more and more about Nix on Hacker News and Twitter. The idea of it appeals to me, so I’ve been tinkering with it over the past few weeks. My history with infrastructure as code Ten...
mtlynch.io
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...
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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...
Tony Dinh's...
Why I run Black Friday deals (things I learned) I also curated 300+ Black Friday deals for you
a year ago
mtlynch.io
Questions to ask a potential 3PL vendor Over the past six months, I’ve been transitioning the fulfillment processes at my e-commerce...
over a year ago
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Over the past six months, I’ve been transitioning the fulfillment processes at my e-commerce business to a third-party logistics (3PL) vendor. I didn’t know anything about 3PLs before starting this process, so there were a lot of things I didn’t know to ask about. Here are the...
👋 Hello, I'm...
Why I started consulting, why you should too, and why you need to be your own customer!...
a year ago
Tony Dinh's...
TypingMind is live It's my first product launch of the year!
over a year ago
Build In Public...
I just announced an AI accelerator program Full story on my latest role at Paddle, the new AI program, and what it means for you
a year ago
Dominik Sobe's...
Trying something crazy
a year ago
Scott DeLong
How To Build A Profitable Newsletter In 2024 Using the same strategies I've used to build millions of subscribers across multiple newsletters,...
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Using the same strategies I've used to build millions of subscribers across multiple newsletters, you can do it too. The post How To Build A Profitable Newsletter In 2024 appeared first on Scott DeLong.
mtlynch.io
Use a Nix Flake without Adding it to Git When I work in my own repositories these days, I always add a Nix flake to the repo so that I can...
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When I work in my own repositories these days, I always add a Nix flake to the repo so that I can spin up a working development environment on any system with a single command. What do I do when I’m working in someone else’s repo and they don’t want to adopt Nix flakes? Normally,...
Build In Public...
How I Built This In Public: Joshua Xu Lessons from building HeyGen from 0 to $1m ARR in 7 months
over a year ago
Tony Dinh's...
$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...
a year ago
Build In Public...
How I Built This In Public: Michelle Marcelline Immigrating from Indonesia to the US and building Typedream in public
over a year ago