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This week, I ran into two very interesting instances of platform risk in my own software business. I will share what happened, what I did, and how I intend to combat them in the future. And before I dive into the nitty gritty details, be aw
Read the essay →Reading Time: < 1 minuteZeno Rocha (@zenorocha) went through YC to build Resend, yet he still acts and thinks like a bootstrapper. In a world of polarized opinions about venture funding and not raising money, Zeno is both “one of us” and “o
Read the essay →AI has an image problem among founders, particularly indie hackers and within the online communities that we frequent. In the builder community, we are constantly inundated with shallow copies of the same kinds of tools. There are GPT wrapp
Read the essay →Reading Time: < 1 minuteTim Schumacher (@TimSchu), the mastermind behind SEDO and Adblock Plus, now leads the SaaS Group to new heights. With $60 million ARR, 20 thriving businesses, and 300 employees, Tim shares his incredible journey from
Read the essay →I recently learned of the “Dream Customer List” approach to sales and marketing, and I love it. The idea behind this list is simple: you think about who your best possible customer is, and you add a hundred real-world examples of them to a
Read the essay →Reading Time: < 1 minuteNoah Kagan (@noahkagan) has made AppSumo a massive success — and he’s spilling the beans on how to launch, build, and grow a successful software business. Noah likes to keep things weird, and our conversation is proo
Read the essay →My therapist recently introduced me to the concept of stress as enhancement in exposure therapy. The basic idea is that a little bit of stress can focus you to a point where you make new neural connections and realize new (and beneficial) i
Read the essay →Reading Time: < 1 minuteDr. Jessica Gold (@blissscience) helps founders live an intentional and passionate life — which ultimately impacts their entrepreneurial success. She wants to put intentional self-care back on the map in a field obse
Read the essay →Earlier this week, I finally found time to work on a large code change. When I deployed it, things got worse quickly. Here’s what happened, why it happened, and how this changed my approach to working on a complicated software project. One
Read the essay →Reading Time: < 1 minuteLouie Bacaj (@LBacaj), once a Walmart engineer, made a bold career shift into the unpredictable world of venture capitalism and entrepreneurship. Now a co-leader of a thriving community for bootstrapped entrepreneurs
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