The Transcription Challenge: Building Infrastructure That Scales With The World
Explore the journey of building Podscan's transcription infrastructure, tackling podcast volume challenges, and optimizing costs effectively.
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Bootstrapping
The Hidden Cost of Being First
Discover the hidden costs of being first in the market and how new tools can leverage past experiences to create superior solutions.
Read the essay →From Code Writer to Code Editor: My AI-Assisted Development Workflow
Discover how AI-assisted coding transforms productivity and developer roles, enhancing coding efficiency while redefining the creative process.
Read the essay →The Balancing Act: Free Trials, Value Demonstration, and Business Sustainability
I’ve been running into an interesting challenge in the last few days with Podscan. I have to make a choice that is both technically feasible, scalable, and balanced—a balance between giving my trial…
Read the essay →Podscan’s Profitability Milestone: What’s Next?
It is the beginning of April 2025—it’s been almost a year to the day that Podscan got its bootstrapper-compatible funding, and it has taken me this long to reach the very first goal that I set for…
Read the essay →Repositioning Podscan: From Monitoring to Data Platform
Coming out of MicroConf, I’ve gained clarity about something I’ve been feeling for a while. It’s time to reposition Podscan.fm, shifting away from alerting and monitoring as main features, and moving…
Read the essay →I went to MicroConf in New Orleans
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAnd I have a few things to say. In one of my rare directly-from-the-hotel-room-to-you episodes, I’ll dive right into the many wonderful experiences of this uniquely amazing…
Read the essay →Experiment Report: Trying New Things
Since I talked to Anne-Laure Le Cunff, the neuroscientist and author, on my Wednesday episode this week, we had a conversation about goal setting, running experiments, and trying to deal with…
Read the essay →Indie Hacking Databases at Scale
As indie hackers, we often start our journey with simple dreams and manageable datasets. But what happens when success hits and your modest database transforms into a data behemoth? Let me share my…
Read the essay →Deleting Your Backlog: A Founder’s Guide to Feature Pruning
A few weeks ago, I came across an intriguing tweet by Jack Ellis about deleting your backlog. He shared how getting rid of this “mental technical debt” — not even real technical debt, but the…
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