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Should software founders attend tech conferences? The answer is a resounding yes. If you’d asked me five years ago, I’d have completely disagreed. So today, I’ll share my journey from skepticism to enthusiasm about tech conferences — how th
Read the essay →Andrew Davies (@andjdavies) runs marketing for Paddle, the payment provider that powers several of my businesses. They also recently ran an AI launchpad accelerator, which massively impacted the trajectory of my business, Podscan. It’s abou
Read the essay →Just a few years ago, I was a wholly different coder. At my best, I was breezing through documentation and writing mostly functional code. At my worst, I’d be chasing typos and strange bugs for hours, to no avail. Not once would I have thou
Read the essay →Earlier this week, I came across a quote that resonated deeply with me: “I can accomplish anything, but I won’t really be worthy until I accomplish the next big thing.” This sentiment, shared in a Hacker News conversation about similarities
Read the essay →Reading Time: < 1 minute@kerollmops, the technical brain behind the open-source search engine Meilisearch, joins me for a nerdy chat about all things search. I’ve been using this blazing-fast tech for my own business, Podscan.fm, and kero h
Read the essay →I recently came across a tweet by Nikita Bier about onboarding in software products that made me reflect on my own choices for the first touches that my customers have with my product. It also got me thinking about the general expectations
Read the essay →I ran into a pretty substantial question this week. Am I working in my business, or am I working on my business? I’ve been spending so much time building features, talking to customers, implementing fixes, dealing with infrastructure proble
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