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Tobรฉ ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿฟโ€๐Ÿ’ป
2 years
Yesterday was my last day as a software engineer at Google. Today is my first day as a full-time entrepreneur.
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Never using JS/TS on the backend ever again in my life
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2 years
@_itsjustlee We need more transparency about how working in tech isn't all sunshine and rainbows
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If you simply comment, "skill issue," I will hide your reply and block you immediately. If you use your brain and contribute meaningfully to the discussion, I might respond.
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4 months
Something surreal about seeing the name of the company you founded on a name tag
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2 years
This year, I'm anti-imposter syndrome. I'm not "lucky to be in the room." Y'all are just lucky I wasn't in the room earlier.
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@petecheslock I found Docker Compose a lot easier to learn to use. I only have 1 server, so that's what I use ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿฟโ€โ™‚๏ธ I tried k8s and it was overkill, when all I really needed was a "let me configure my app and db in a repeatable way" tool
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@OoCPokemon The breathofthewildification of pokemon
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@baileyberro I used Java when I was at Google. I spent a lot of time using C++ on my own projects, but man, I would never use it on the server atp. It has arguably even more footguns than JS/ts
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@kitlangton A better name for the "visitor" pattern would be the "wow, I sure wish this language had sum types" pattern
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2 years
@latimes Not surprising when we made everyone come back to office in the middle of a pandemic
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Shopify app devs: Protect your intellectual property. It's an evil world we live in
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@matteocollina Fortunately, all of this can be taught on the job.
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Whatever SaaS business I start after I'm done with Shopify apps... The price will be at least $49/mo, ideally $99/mo or higher. Being able to afford scalable marketing approaches (especially PPC ads) is crucial for high growth IMO
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It took 6 months of grinding, but finally back at a 4.9 rating from 4.8
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This year, I quit my job as a software engineer at Google to start my own SaaS business. Despite a rough start, in July I finally got my first revenue, by building a @shopify app. In 2024, my goal is to ramp up marketing and hit ramen profitability.
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@ShimminyKricket And a lot of content is about starting the business, not about actually succeeding with one. Same with business models. For example, the SaaS subreddit is overloaded with people asking for feedback on their ideas/apps, but rarely any discussions about marketing and sales.
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2 years
Realizing I'm bad at sales (for now)
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Many customers have probably assumed I was a bot, because I send a welcome message as soon as I notice them install. I might start waiting ~5-10 minutes before sending.
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All those painstaking hours spent optimizing onboarding and retention are starting to pay off. MRR growth % the past 30d is off the charts ๐Ÿš€
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1 year
Removed the free plan in my Shopify app. 1. The people who pay for the app, paid from the start 2. Free users almost never upgrade to paid 3. Free users make up the overwhelming majority of support requests We'll see how it goes.
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@DmytroKrasun Way too many footguns.
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1 year
Excited to announce that my app, Regios Post Purchase Surveys, is finally listed on the Shopify App Store! I honestly thought this day would never come. Next step - pulling out all the stops to market the app and get reviews.
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3 months
@ThimoDEV There are MANY, but if I had to pick a few: - TS compiler allows you to ship broken code out-of-the-box. It's just a bandaid over the poor design of JS - Subtle differences between TS and Node lead to runtime errors - Very high # of required dependencies - Map type [] operator
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2 years
My first ever customer support chat: my amazing great-aunt. I'm lucky to have people in my family who support my entrepreneurial dreams.
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1 year
Found out today that ChatGPT knows who I am ๐Ÿคฃ
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8 months
Finally added a 3rd pricing tier to my app. I also closed off live chat for the lowest plan. I was receiving way too many support tickets to be sustainable, and most of those were just feature requests (which have a designated place already). With the new free time, I can
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3 months
@Ed_Forson Thanks for the recommendation, Eddie. I've only written a small amount of Go code, but I liked it overall
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8 months
If you're using ChatGPT to write all your business's content, consider the long-term risk: Don't you think we'll see accurate AI detectors released in the next few years? What's going to happen to your SEO rank/email deliverability when that happens?
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6 months
"It's just a discount" The discount:
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its just a shopify flow the flow:
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Finally on a dual monitor setup ๐Ÿ”ฅ
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My goal is to own multiple SaaS apps. Start with one, then build an empire.
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2 years
I'm 24 today ๐ŸŽ‚
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I always wanted to create my own programming language, with actual users. My Shopify discount app's advanced logic builder is essentially a visual programming editor. And yes, it has actual users in production. Time to check that off the bucket list?
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My 2nd Shopify app already has more installs + traction within 24 hours than my previous one. I also just got off a call with an early adopter who clued me in on how it could have real value for lots of merchants. Looks like it's time to pivot. ๐Ÿš€
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When your app crashes in production, roll back to a known working commit before doing *anything* else. This buys you more time.
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2 years
IF YOU HAVE MULTIPLE PASSIONS, DO NOT, AND I REPEAT, DO NOT TRY TO HAVE SEPARATE ACCOUNTS FOR YOUR INTERESTS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING YOU CAN DO FOR YOURSELF IS TO SHOW UP AS YOUR ENTIRE SELF, EVERY SINGLE DAY
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This is a great time to get into Shopify development. Tons of new APIs that would take a lot of work for incumbents to migrate to, whereas a new app can use them as a point of differentiation from day 1 Solve a real problem and ship fast, and you'll get MRR
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Tobรฉ ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿฟโ€๐Ÿ’ป
2 years
In case you were wondering what my singing voice sounds like... Here's "Let it Burn" by @jsullivanmusic Backing track by me
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The reason I'm still on this site is because of the existing network of entrepreneurs that doesn't exist anywhere else But I would be lying if I said the casual racism in the business community on here didn't make me consider leaving every day
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3 months
$10K MRR = 40 customers paying $250/mo
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1 year
Getting a small, but steady stream of users in my Shopify app. One user reached out via live chat to report a bug. This was a good opportunity to also ask: - How they found my app - What problem they were trying to solve PMF soon? #buildinpublic
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You have no idea how many times I've considered creating a real Shopify store, just so that I can run experiments with discounts and make better content
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1 year
Shipping my 2nd Shopify app soon, and I learned from my previous mistakes. This time, I: - Found an unsolved problem - Talked to merchants as soon as the MVP was done - Recruited early adopters to get feedback - Identified where to promote the app after launch #buildinpublic
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2 years
Every day, I deal with the fear that my business will fail, and that I'll have to go back to a job. Entrepreneurship is as much about survival to me as it is about personal freedom.
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3 months
I think I accidentally baited engagement... It is wild how strong negative opinions get the most views by far
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3 months
Never using JS/TS on the backend ever again in my life
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4 months
Want to save 6 months working on the wrong SaaS idea? Watch my first YT video in 2 years: I cover: - Why "SaaS ideas" don't matter - How to spot viable opportunities - Recommended resources Please RT to share with other founders!
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Trying to grow on Twitter in 2024 is a total waste of time Let this Tweet be your permission to abandon ship and focus on another platform
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2 years
My name is lowkey an acronym. TOBE = Tobe Osakwe Business Enterprises
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The only way to stay consistent about marketing as a solo founder is to actively *make* time for it, instead of looking for free space between other priorities It's better to write your posts when the creative juices are flowing than after you're already exhausted
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2 years
Can't wait until I can afford to hire someone to run this account for me.
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Nobody: Developers on Twitter: My way of building applications is the best, and anyone who chooses another approach is wrong
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2 years
Just finished a customer interview. - Validated my assumptions about the problem - Got feedback on pricing - Committed to meet again next week - Prospect gave additional feature suggestions The road to a profitable SaaS business continues...
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3 months
Your phone is the biggest source of distractions in your life. To stay focused, I recommend: - Put the phone in a separate room while working - Disable all social media notifications - Respond to DMs/emails at set times, rather than continuously
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2 years
Posted a job on Upwork. Someone replied using ChatGPT, and didn't bother to proofread... Lmao
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6 months
30-day growth snapshot for Regios: - Acquisition: New trials up 9.35% - Activation: Trial-to-paid ratio up 5.08% - Adoption: 12.5% more new discounts created - Revenue: MRR up 17.39% - Retention: Rev. churn down 7.02% - Referral: 400% increase in new reviews Should I post
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8 months
Shopify app devs, ditch "DTC Twitter." Instead, focus where buyers are looking: - App Store & forums - SEO efforts Time to see real results.
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3 months
Seeing a prospect you acquired via paid ads cancel their trial feels like lighting money on fire
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1 year
Crossed 50 installs for my app this week. 250 more installs and 7 more reviews to go...
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3 months
I need to get 100x better at marketing and self-promotion
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5 months
@jamonholmgren This is also why people have been trying to use Dart on the server for years. Especially now that Flutter is such a common choice for mobile clients, you could use 1 language, full-stack. It's a small community, but super passionate.
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4 months
If you see me at Preditions, feel free to stop me to say hi... I promise I'll say hi back
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9 months
Decided to get out of the house and work in a cafe today. It's super energizing to overhear people's conversations about tech and entrepreneurship around me, and a lot less lonely.
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5 months
Social media is the best way to connect with founders in your space. But it's the worst way to stay motivated. Remember that most people only share the wins. If you only go by what you see on your timeline, you would think that every entrepreneur is totally killing it, and
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@andrewle It's a shame because there are many exciting projects in the ecosystem. The language itself and its design are the problem.
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Tobรฉ ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿฟโ€๐Ÿ’ป
3 months
$20k/month is the new $10k/month
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Tobรฉ ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿฟโ€๐Ÿ’ป
7 months
It takes a village to build a business. I have received so much help from kind people along the way, that has contributed to my growth as an entrepreneur and engineer. This isn't an exhaustive list at all, but follow these people: - @DebMecca - @eternerd - @faridmovsumov -
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Tobรฉ ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿฟโ€๐Ÿ’ป
8 months
Interviewed someone for the first time today. Doesn't feel real lol
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Tobรฉ ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿฟโ€๐Ÿ’ป
4 months
After writing software all my life... I want to build hardware.
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Tobรฉ ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿฟโ€๐Ÿ’ป
6 months
Last night, I had a 45 minute call with someone who had just installed my app. Sure, these types of calls don't scale, but that conversation gave me info I couldn't get through session recordings: - Pricing sensitivity - billing questions - what people value in a discount app
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Tobรฉ ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿฟโ€๐Ÿ’ป
2 years
Just because they did it first, doesn't mean you can't do it better.
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Tobรฉ ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿฟโ€๐Ÿ’ป
3 years
@superrjoint I drive the speed limit in the rightmost lane consistently and people still tailgate me
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Tobรฉ ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿฟโ€๐Ÿ’ป
8 months
Decided to face my fear of getting banned on Reddit, and... Recommended my app to someone who said they were looking for an advanced offer app with lightweight functionality. Ultimately, if I get banned for that, I don't care, because I would find it unreasonable.
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Tobรฉ ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿฟโ€๐Ÿ’ป
1 year
Shopify approved my app within 2 hours of submission. Last time, it took 2 months. It's so much easier after you've been the process at least once.
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Tobรฉ ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿฟโ€๐Ÿ’ป
3 months
Take any "advice" I give with a grain of salt I am constantly learning new things, so my opinions change frequently I'm not a SaaS guru or a teacher, just a guy who is documenting the journey of building his own company
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Tobรฉ ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿฟโ€๐Ÿ’ป
2 years
I'm not here to be the most popular account. I'm here to form connections with a small group of highly ambitious, highly talented peers. (If you're reading this, that's probably you.)
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Tobรฉ ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿฟโ€๐Ÿ’ป
3 months
I so wish I could send a Shopify store a collaborator request via API This would greatly streamline customer support workflows, as we wouldn't have to log in manually each time For example, if I'm answering a customer via phone, it's very inconvenient to send a collab request
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Tobรฉ ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿฟโ€๐Ÿ’ป
6 months
I budgeted $X000/month, starting in April, to reinvest and grow my business. - 25% went into hiring a dev to delegate coding to - 75% is for marketing Here's how it's going so far:
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Tobรฉ ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿฟโ€๐Ÿ’ป
3 months
@baileyberro I understand. One of the main reasons for this Tweet was that the TypeScript compiler allows you to ship broken code out-of-the-box, and requires you to manually set flags to catch more errors at build time
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Tobรฉ ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿฟโ€๐Ÿ’ป
2 years
Too many people on here see relationships as transactional. You can tell by how they talk about both dating and business.
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Tobรฉ ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿฟโ€๐Ÿ’ป
3 months
The biggest mistake I made in my business in the last 6 months was trying to add new marketing channels instead of just sticking with the 2 that already worked Even if the other channels "worked" on paper, they consumed valuable time to execute
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Tobรฉ ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿฟโ€๐Ÿ’ป
3 months
@ScriptedAlchemy What libraries are you using for Rust services? I'm willing to trade slower upfront dev speed for a more maintainable, reliable codebase
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Tobรฉ ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿฟโ€๐Ÿ’ป
2 years
Unless you believe in my ability to succeed, I don't care what you think of me.
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Tobรฉ ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿฟโ€๐Ÿ’ป
4 months
"Skill issue" is not a meaningful contribution to a conversation It just makes you sound like you think you're better than others (You're not)
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Tobรฉ ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿฟโ€๐Ÿ’ป
2 years
Those TikTok/YouTube videos bragging about "look at m, I have a $537k net worth at age 32" are way more cringe than they are impressive. First, there's always someone younger with more than money than you. Second, having a lot of money doesn't make you an interesting person
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Tobรฉ ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿฟโ€๐Ÿ’ป
2 years
@_abi_jasmine_ @mightbeautistic Once in high school, a teacher called me a "good actor" in reference to a skit I made with classmates. I was surprised , but looking back, that should have been a sign.
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Tobรฉ ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿฟโ€๐Ÿ’ป
3 years
@tanoaksam It would be amazing to live in a world where we wouldn't have to pay extreme costs for basic human necessities
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Tobรฉ ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿฟโ€๐Ÿ’ป
5 months
This is the best possible post-uninstall feedback I could have asked for. Still, it begs the question: What can I do to prevent losing customers for this reason in the future, besides launching a new product?
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Tobรฉ ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿฟโ€๐Ÿ’ป
7 months
Making your app free is the easiest way to get reviews, but the worst way to make money
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Tobรฉ ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿฟโ€๐Ÿ’ป
3 months
I will never sell you a course on building a SaaS business I simply don't have enough passion for teaching to do that The main reason I share my learnings is to grow my "luck surface" by gaining exposure
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Tobรฉ ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿฟโ€๐Ÿ’ป
3 months
If you have a JS/TS backend, include a "sanity check" script in your Docker build process It should start your server (on a random port) and immediately exit The purpose of this is to catch any issues the TS compiler that didn't, and prevent broken images from hitting prod
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Tobรฉ ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿฟโ€๐Ÿ’ป
7 months
I don't know what's wilder: 1. It's been an entire 1.5 years since this Tweet 2. It's only been 1.5 years since this Tweet Persistence and patience pay off! #buildinpublic
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Tobรฉ ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿฟโ€๐Ÿ’ป
2 years
Just had a successful prospect interview call. Now to finish reading "The Mom Test," and then continue my market research journey. #buildinpublic
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Tobรฉ ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿฟโ€๐Ÿ’ป
3 months
We need a GDPR for mobile phone notifications. Uber, Instacart, TaskRabbit, etc. should not be able to spam me with promotions unless I opt into non-transactional messaging
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Tobรฉ ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿฟโ€๐Ÿ’ป
8 months
Idk who needs to hear this, but NEVER push a releast ro production before bed. Wait until first thing in the morning. That way, if it causes any breakages, you'll be awake & alert to revert it ASAP.
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Tobรฉ ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿฟโ€๐Ÿ’ป
5 months
Don't waste your time trying not to offend people, especially not on social media. I promise you, even if you don't pick a fight with anyone, someone will still find a problem with what you're doing. Just be yourself.
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Tobรฉ ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿฟโ€๐Ÿ’ป
2 years
Onboarding videos done โœ…
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Tobรฉ ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿฟโ€๐Ÿ’ป
6 months
I need to become a beast of a marketer by the end of the year
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Tobรฉ ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿฟโ€๐Ÿ’ป
4 months
If you want to improve at entrepreneurship, focus on consistency instead of results. Only sustained effort over a long period will bring you results. For example, you can't reach 100 sales without having 100 sales calls.
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Tobรฉ ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿฟโ€๐Ÿ’ป
8 months
Finally migrating to App Bridge V4. Direct API access is a great addition that will save lots of time. No more need to create one-off API endpoints every time I want to request some data from the API.
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Tobรฉ ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿฟโ€๐Ÿ’ป
10 months
I'm trying to find a dev on Upwork to help me with development of my app. I created a small sample project to help me narrow down the list of applicants. The idea is that if someone can knock this out in an hour, they have what it takes to work with me. #buildinpublic
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