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The "End-of-the-Day-Revenue" Mindset
9 days ago
Everyone understands revenue. That’s why I use it as a forcing function. If it doesn’t earn value today, it’s not worth your weekend.
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The "Sunk-Cost-Illusion"
16 days ago
Founders often mistake early code for progress. But the real challenge isn’t shipping features — it’s avoiding the trap of sunk cost thinking. This post breaks down why pausing before you commit is the smartest move you can make.
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Why Developers Run to Code-Centric Solutions
37 days ago
Founders often mistake early code for progress. But the real challenge isn’t shipping features — it’s avoiding the trap of sunk cost thinking. This post breaks down why pausing before you commit is the smartest move you can make.
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We need to refactor again!
47 days ago
This is the battle cry of many developers when faced with technology changes, recurring bugs, or scaling issues.
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AI Focus Groups?
47 days ago
I use AI focus groups in my daily meditation! It's now part of my process. It's how I start my day on a bounce and not stuck in the grind of execution. How in the hell did AI get so far into the world that it's part of meditation?
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Resource Restriction is Great!
131 days ago
No founder I know doesn't need more funding. In the back of every startup founder's brain is the wish to get the funding problem off their backs and work without distraction. It's unfair to say, stop, and embrace scarcity as a superpower.
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My Startup Reading List
217 days ago
Startup founders often share what they read. I share what works. These books keep might aligned and ready. I read and revisit them often.
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What is Low-Code? vs No-code?
235 days ago
No-code has been around for years, and it's maturing fast. It has only gotten truly effective in the last year years. It has problems. SAS vendor lock-in concerns, scalability and supportability.
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The Ai Big Bang
455 days ago
Too much, too fast, that's the current state of Ai tooling.
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Github as a CDN?
472 days ago
Github is great for hosting code, git repositories, but it has other superpowers that often get overlooked.
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Turn-key Deployment Options
527 days ago
Deployment is a late-stage development process that should be included from inceptions of a project.
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Schema Powered APIs
551 days ago
Using database schemas to scaffold API endpoints provides scalable endpoints and boilerplate-free codebases.
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Databases For Rapid Solutions
551 days ago
Which database to start with is a key decision, as it impacts the technology you can select, the pattern of storage and the frameworks that work the best.
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Slack as your v0.1 Product?
564 days ago
Most people look past the value of Slack in building solutions. Don't.
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How to understand Identity Management?
587 days ago
Usernames and Passwords are easy, but come with a roadmap cost later on as a project matures.
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Low Friction Hosting Processes
595 days ago
Don't over-thinking your hosting. No need to jump to EC2 or CloudFront.
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The CEO Perspective
These articles are written to give CEOs and Founders with
a non-technical perspective on decisions that are often left
to developers to address. Look for these panels to understand
the impact.