Bit Plumber
@bit-plumber.bsky.social
Wannabe bootstrapper
Discovering ways to fail and trying not to repeat them at the university of hard knocks
Discovering ways to fail and trying not to repeat them at the university of hard knocks
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If you just get started, sometimes it just flows from there.
Reading about it, isn’t getting started.
Writing code, isn’t getting started.
Making a landing page explaining it, sending traffic there, collecting emails, chatting, that’s getting started.
Reading about it, isn’t getting started.
Writing code, isn’t getting started.
Making a landing page explaining it, sending traffic there, collecting emails, chatting, that’s getting started.
December 14, 2024 at 10:17 PM
If you just get started, sometimes it just flows from there.
Reading about it, isn’t getting started.
Writing code, isn’t getting started.
Making a landing page explaining it, sending traffic there, collecting emails, chatting, that’s getting started.
Reading about it, isn’t getting started.
Writing code, isn’t getting started.
Making a landing page explaining it, sending traffic there, collecting emails, chatting, that’s getting started.
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When you follow a successful indie maker, copy their marketing. Not their tech. Obviously learn from their tech choices and selectively adopt them. But they aren’t successful because of their tech, they are successful in spite of it due to good marketing and distribution.
December 14, 2024 at 3:30 PM
When you follow a successful indie maker, copy their marketing. Not their tech. Obviously learn from their tech choices and selectively adopt them. But they aren’t successful because of their tech, they are successful in spite of it due to good marketing and distribution.
Micro-services are a way to scale organisations and not for scaling systems
A monolith can handle any scale just fine
Service oriented architecture decouple deployments to truly decouple ownership and decision making across teams, allowing an organization to scale as a collection of many teams
A monolith can handle any scale just fine
Service oriented architecture decouple deployments to truly decouple ownership and decision making across teams, allowing an organization to scale as a collection of many teams
Many believe micro-services are always the solution.
However, it's more efficient to work in one repo with atomic interface changes and tests.
Use modules and interfaces for parallel work; that's good code organization, especially for teams.
Big projects, small files, tests.
However, it's more efficient to work in one repo with atomic interface changes and tests.
Use modules and interfaces for parallel work; that's good code organization, especially for teams.
Big projects, small files, tests.
December 13, 2024 at 3:51 PM
Micro-services are a way to scale organisations and not for scaling systems
A monolith can handle any scale just fine
Service oriented architecture decouple deployments to truly decouple ownership and decision making across teams, allowing an organization to scale as a collection of many teams
A monolith can handle any scale just fine
Service oriented architecture decouple deployments to truly decouple ownership and decision making across teams, allowing an organization to scale as a collection of many teams
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If I put the first half of a sentence from one of my articles into ChatGPT, it will complete the sentence. It won’t be illogical, but also it never predicts what I actually wrote, and quite often it changes the meaning what I said or takes away all interesting meaning leaving you with…
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December 10, 2024 at 7:52 PM
If I put the first half of a sentence from one of my articles into ChatGPT, it will complete the sentence. It won’t be illogical, but also it never predicts what I actually wrote, and quite often it changes the meaning what I said or takes away all interesting meaning leaving you with…
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Inspiration is hard because it’s not always there. Discipline though, is like a muscle, you can train and develop it. The more you consciously challenge it, the stronger it gets, and with it, motivation follows.
December 7, 2024 at 12:10 PM
Inspiration is hard because it’s not always there. Discipline though, is like a muscle, you can train and develop it. The more you consciously challenge it, the stronger it gets, and with it, motivation follows.
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One of the best or worst thing about working alone on a code base is you can force push to deploy
December 6, 2024 at 8:00 AM
One of the best or worst thing about working alone on a code base is you can force push to deploy
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Standing Desk Celebrates 4th Year At Lowest Possible Setting
December 4, 2024 at 8:52 PM
Standing Desk Celebrates 4th Year At Lowest Possible Setting
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Be risk-averse about most things…
…so that you can take a risk on a few important things.
…so that you can take a risk on a few important things.
December 4, 2024 at 7:37 PM
Be risk-averse about most things…
…so that you can take a risk on a few important things.
…so that you can take a risk on a few important things.
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"A helicopter is 50,000 parts moving in the same general direction."
(Sounds like a startup too)
(Sounds like a startup too)
December 3, 2024 at 7:32 PM
"A helicopter is 50,000 parts moving in the same general direction."
(Sounds like a startup too)
(Sounds like a startup too)
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“If you think it’s expensive to hire a professional, wait until you hire an amateur.”
– Red Adair
– Red Adair
December 2, 2024 at 10:17 PM
“If you think it’s expensive to hire a professional, wait until you hire an amateur.”
– Red Adair
– Red Adair
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Marketing and Sales are about selling the product you have.
Product and Engineering are about building the product you will have next.
If the former isn’t working, the answer is rarely in the latter.
Product and Engineering are about building the product you will have next.
If the former isn’t working, the answer is rarely in the latter.
December 2, 2024 at 2:44 PM
Marketing and Sales are about selling the product you have.
Product and Engineering are about building the product you will have next.
If the former isn’t working, the answer is rarely in the latter.
Product and Engineering are about building the product you will have next.
If the former isn’t working, the answer is rarely in the latter.
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The myth is that you need to find one magical marketing channel. The reality is that sustainable growth comes from many small, consistent efforts.
Our job (as founders, makers, marketers, and bootstrappers) is to wake up every day and do something that pushes the ball forward.
Our job (as founders, makers, marketers, and bootstrappers) is to wake up every day and do something that pushes the ball forward.
November 29, 2024 at 4:13 PM
The myth is that you need to find one magical marketing channel. The reality is that sustainable growth comes from many small, consistent efforts.
Our job (as founders, makers, marketers, and bootstrappers) is to wake up every day and do something that pushes the ball forward.
Our job (as founders, makers, marketers, and bootstrappers) is to wake up every day and do something that pushes the ball forward.
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Hey bootstrappers, every second you spend ranting about VCs, you’re not paying attention to the factors right in front of your face that matter to your own success.
November 30, 2024 at 4:23 AM
Hey bootstrappers, every second you spend ranting about VCs, you’re not paying attention to the factors right in front of your face that matter to your own success.
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Cunningham’s law: The best way to get the right answer on the Internet is not to ask a question. It’s to post the wrong answer.
November 28, 2024 at 6:03 PM
Cunningham’s law: The best way to get the right answer on the Internet is not to ask a question. It’s to post the wrong answer.
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In new products, customers forgive simplicity but not incompleteness.
They might even prefer simplicity, but they don’t prefer barely-functioning software.
That’s why "MVP" is the wrong idea. Agree?
They might even prefer simplicity, but they don’t prefer barely-functioning software.
That’s why "MVP" is the wrong idea. Agree?
Your customers hate MVPs. Make a SLC instead.
“MVP” implies a selfish process, abusing customers so you can “learn.” Instead, make the first version SLC: Simple, Loveable, and Complete.
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November 29, 2024 at 3:26 AM
In new products, customers forgive simplicity but not incompleteness.
They might even prefer simplicity, but they don’t prefer barely-functioning software.
That’s why "MVP" is the wrong idea. Agree?
They might even prefer simplicity, but they don’t prefer barely-functioning software.
That’s why "MVP" is the wrong idea. Agree?
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No, improving churn is not only about losing fewer customers.
You will likely get more paying customers, too, and your trial rate will also increase.
Cause you will improve your product, your positioning, and your marketing overall.
I didn't expect that, frankly.
You will likely get more paying customers, too, and your trial rate will also increase.
Cause you will improve your product, your positioning, and your marketing overall.
I didn't expect that, frankly.
November 28, 2024 at 1:00 PM
No, improving churn is not only about losing fewer customers.
You will likely get more paying customers, too, and your trial rate will also increase.
Cause you will improve your product, your positioning, and your marketing overall.
I didn't expect that, frankly.
You will likely get more paying customers, too, and your trial rate will also increase.
Cause you will improve your product, your positioning, and your marketing overall.
I didn't expect that, frankly.
So an experiment failed. Was it a total waste?
Regardless of how positive one's attitude, failure doesn't really bring joy. But it can lead to meaningful learning
If you started with a falsifiable hypothesis and the experiment was designed to test a key assumption, you now know what to change
Regardless of how positive one's attitude, failure doesn't really bring joy. But it can lead to meaningful learning
If you started with a falsifiable hypothesis and the experiment was designed to test a key assumption, you now know what to change
November 27, 2024 at 9:23 AM
So an experiment failed. Was it a total waste?
Regardless of how positive one's attitude, failure doesn't really bring joy. But it can lead to meaningful learning
If you started with a falsifiable hypothesis and the experiment was designed to test a key assumption, you now know what to change
Regardless of how positive one's attitude, failure doesn't really bring joy. But it can lead to meaningful learning
If you started with a falsifiable hypothesis and the experiment was designed to test a key assumption, you now know what to change
Exactly! It's about autonomy
Yes startups are about the money. Don’t be ashamed of that.
But also they 𝘢𝘳𝘦 about more than that. That’s why everyone talks about “freedom,” and many make less take-home money than they could have otherwise.
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But also they 𝘢𝘳𝘦 about more than that. That’s why everyone talks about “freedom,” and many make less take-home money than they could have otherwise.
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November 26, 2024 at 6:50 AM
Exactly! It's about autonomy