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I wrote about this extensively here: https://siliconvict.com/articles/5-lessons-starting-a-500m-a-5m-company-in-5-years https://siliconvict.com/articles/5-lesso

by buf 4y ago

I wrote about this extensively here: https://siliconvict.com/articles/5-lessons-starting-a-500m-a-5m-company-in-5-years https://siliconvict.com/articles/5-lessons-starting-a-500m-a... It took me nearly a decade to get to where I am today ($700k / year), and half of that time I had a full-time job. The most important thing to keep in mind is not to stop.

texasbigdata 4y ago
Not stopping for 5 years straight on top of your day job, while you’re are the sole on call pager duty engineer (through holidays and work crunches, etc), is kindly very very difficult and kudos to you but probably borderline unachievable for mere mortals.
4pkjai 4y ago
Congratulations, I used castingcall.club in around 2014
- buf 4y ago
  Now that's surprising! Usually the HN and CCC crowd don't mix.
  - 4pkjai 4y ago
    I actually used it to hire voice actors for a few games/apps I made. Very much enjoyed the community. One guy would submit auditions for parts and intentionally read for the characters in a strange way.
danvoell 4y ago
Love your quote "<>, I guess I need to read what this <>head has to say" My feeling. every. time.
vitruvian_man 4y ago
I've spent time reading through your site and inspired by your story and thoughts. One thought came to mind was - what's your go-to tech stack? And how do you typically acquire customers (distribution channels) in the early days of a project?
- buf 4y ago
  Rails / React / Tailwind / Postgres - I try new things out as they come out, but this is my current stack. Early days of a project - I have an active audience, so I simply email them when I want to try a new project. Before that though, I spent about 5 years gathering an audience by being really active in various subreddits.
rexreed 4y ago
I'm intrigued by your past and the felony conviction. Do you write about it on your blog? Trying to find more details Mr. Buford
- buf 4y ago
  I've been meaning to but as you can imagine it's a sensitive topic. Many people in society simply cannot accept that a convicted felon deserves second chances once their time is served. It's been 20 years and I was finally pardoned a few years ago so I'd like this part of my history to be more in the foreground.
  - rexreed 4y ago
    Makes sense. You do mention it on a few occasions and I am guessing the domain name reflects that as well so this yields some curiosity. Sounds like it hasn't had much impact on your life more recently. Was it an issue during any fund-raising activities during the due diligence process?
    - buf 4y ago
      No. It was asked but it was not an issue. It felt harder to rent an apartment than to get VC funding when you have a record. It was an issue when I immigrated to Europe the first time though.

by buf 4y ago

texasbigdata 4y ago

Not stopping for 5 years straight on top of your day job, while you’re are the sole on call pager duty engineer (through holidays and work crunches, etc), is kindly very very difficult and kudos to you but probably borderline unachievable for mere mortals.

4pkjai 4y ago

Congratulations, I used castingcall.club in around 2014

buf 4y ago
Now that's surprising! Usually the HN and CCC crowd don't mix.
- 4pkjai 4y ago
  I actually used it to hire voice actors for a few games/apps I made. Very much enjoyed the community. One guy would submit auditions for parts and intentionally read for the characters in a strange way.

danvoell 4y ago

Love your quote "<>, I guess I need to read what this <>head has to say" My feeling. every. time.

vitruvian_man 4y ago

I've spent time reading through your site and inspired by your story and thoughts. One thought came to mind was - what's your go-to tech stack? And how do you typically acquire customers (distribution channels) in the early days of a project?

buf 4y ago
Rails / React / Tailwind / Postgres - I try new things out as they come out, but this is my current stack. Early days of a project - I have an active audience, so I simply email them when I want to try a new project. Before that though, I spent about 5 years gathering an audience by being really active in various subreddits.

rexreed 4y ago

I'm intrigued by your past and the felony conviction. Do you write about it on your blog? Trying to find more details Mr. Buford

buf 4y ago
I've been meaning to but as you can imagine it's a sensitive topic. Many people in society simply cannot accept that a convicted felon deserves second chances once their time is served. It's been 20 years and I was finally pardoned a few years ago so I'd like this part of my history to be more in the foreground.
- rexreed 4y ago
  Makes sense. You do mention it on a few occasions and I am guessing the domain name reflects that as well so this yields some curiosity. Sounds like it hasn't had much impact on your life more recently. Was it an issue during any fund-raising activities during the due diligence process?
  - buf 4y ago
    No. It was asked but it was not an issue. It felt harder to rent an apartment than to get VC funding when you have a record. It was an issue when I immigrated to Europe the first time though.