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There’s this famous saying by Paul Graham from one of his most well-known essays: a command to all founders and startup operators to “do things that don’t scale.” Graham explains that at the beginning of starting a business, there are thing
Read the essay →In case you missed it over the last 335 episodes, I’m a huge nerd. I was listening to a miniature painting podcast recently where two of my favorite wargaming creators talked about the 7 Deadly Hobby Sins — and it inspired me to think of th
Read the essay →These last weeks have been a bit much. What do they say? “Take a break before the break takes you?” Well, I got quite close to that this week. I’ve been quite active working on Podscan in many different ways, and it has been overwhelming at
Read the essay →Recently, I’ve been pondering the difference between being sincere and being serious, especially in the context of entrepreneurship. This reflection was sparked by an article I read about how the most successful people are sincere but not o
Read the essay →Reading Time: < 1 minute@Kitze, a Serial indie hacker and entrepreneur, shares his journey through a landscape filled with multiple projects like Sizzy, a browser for developers, Benji, a productivity app, and a comprehensive full-stack vid
Read the essay →I’m at an interesting stage of my entrepreneurial journey, seeing several of my worlds colliding. The frameworks I’ve been using to get where I am are both working really well and starting to show their limitations. For years, I operated un
Read the essay →Reading Time: < 1 minuteGeoff Roberts (@GeoffTRoberts) is the co-founder of Outseta, and he’s halfway there, 7 years in. Outseta —the SaaS starter kit and the business behind it— is built and operated on a multi-decade timeline, and it’s no
Read the essay →This week was a duality of extremes for me. On one hand, I experienced an unprecedented growth spurt in my user numbers, while on the other hand, I stumbled into frustrating scarcity and infrastructure problems. That’s entrepreneurship for
Read the essay →Earlier this week Apple announced that it will introduce artificial intelligence into their devices, their operating systems and all apps. As founders, we know the potential of AI and are realistic about its limits, but how will consumers r
Read the essay →Reading Time: < 1 minuteA few months ago, I raised a low 6-figure investment for Podscan. Here’s the conversation between me and my investor, @tylertringas, that happened just before I signed the contract. You usually don’t get to listen in
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