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by jmstfv 2y ago
ruby on rails, sqlite, sidekiq + redis, and caddy, all hosted on a single hetzner dedicated server. no front-end frameworks, only tailwind. tarsnap and restic for offsite backups. I push code to github; then capistrano (think bash script wi
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by jmstfv 2y ago
in 2021, after selling my unsuccessful saas business, i began searching for the next thing. as a result of my research, i noticed several things: * Notion.so had a growing user base, and customers loved it * More and more people (and busine
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by jmstfv 2y ago
https://discuss.bootstrapped.fm - a forum for small internet business owners. we still have the archive tho!
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by jmstfv 2y ago
if you're running a small operation, as I do, there aren't many reasons to use Big Cloud. i've been running my tiny business on the same provider as op for more than a year, and i've done very little maintenance to keep
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Designing a New Old Home(map.simonsarris.com)
6 points by jmstfv 2y ago|0 comments
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Ask HN: How's Amazon SES deliverability these days?
2 points by jmstfv 2y ago|1 comments
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by jmstfv 2y ago
for folks running their own businesses, have you managed to switch from xero to ledger/beancount? anything to look out for? xero keeps raising their prices every few months, which is annoying (the whole attitude of 'you won't
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Richard Feynman and the Connection Machine (1989)(longnow.org)
177 points by jmstfv 2y ago|49 comments
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by jmstfv 2y ago
I'm in my 3rd year with Notion Backups, helping Notion users back up and restore their workspaces: https://notionbackups.com
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by jmstfv 2y ago
I'm going through something similar right now. They disabled my business account with no warnings, and now I'll spend my entire weekend cleaning up this mess. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41139559 my expec
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by jmstfv 2y ago
What's baffling is that I received no communication whatsoever, not even from Google Cloud. I already had low expectations from Google, but this is unprecedented even for them.
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by jmstfv 2y ago
It definitely wasn't a usage limit since I have fewer than 200 customers. I have a verified app, which has been up and running for almost three years now. I suspect it happened either due to accessing my account from an unknown IP or c
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Tell HN: Google disabled my business-related account with no explanation
14 points by jmstfv 2y ago|5 comments
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by jmstfv 2y ago
as someone who's living off of the tiny business income, there are plenty of opportunities to be found on the internets. some of these opportunities have a shorter shelf life than others, and that's okay; you can still make a kill
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Ask HN: What's your backup strategy for your small business?
2 points by jmstfv 2y ago|0 comments
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by jmstfv 3y ago
I run a profitable SaaS business all on my own. Keeping it very simple: I push code to Github; then Capistrano (think bash script with some bells and whistles) deploys that code to the server and restarts systemd processes, namely Puma and
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by jmstfv 3y ago
a few years ago, there was this forum for bootstrapped founders running small-ish, profitable, and mature internet businesses -- a spiritual successor to the Joel on Software's forum. it's been offline for a while, but the read-on
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by jmstfv 3y ago
I had a similar problem as well, so I wrote a code (read: asked chatgpt to write) that takes the chatgpt export file and turns each conversation into a separate markdown file, which can easily be grepped. https://github.com/
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Ask HN: How's the growth in your SaaS lately?
2 points by jmstfv 3y ago|0 comments
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by jmstfv 3y ago
I built a website to visualize a day as 144 rectangles, where each rectangle represents 10 minutes: https://rectangles.app
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by jmstfv 3y ago
tarsnap + cron both for personal and work-related backups. icloud for backing up my phone (mostly photos). i also have a tiny usb flash drive always plugged in my laptop, which rsync's important files and directories every hour.
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by jmstfv 3y ago
username checks out. it's my first time reading it, and i'd recommend it to anyone who has an interest in LotR and has only seen the movies; it adds so much context and nuance.
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by jmstfv 3y ago
if you want to get up and running quickly, choose what you're familiar with. personally, I'd go with Rails + SQLite. skip OAuth unless you absolutely need it. > Simple user dashboard with some live updates (Websockets, SignalR,
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by jmstfv 3y ago
I wrote extensively about the running costs of a Delaware C Corp for foreigners: https://jmstfv.com/stripe-atlas-taxes Basically, expect around $800 to $1,000 in maintenance costs per year. LLCs may be cheaper, but open y
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by jmstfv 3y ago
I built my business on Rails/SQLite/Sidekiq+Redis. Hetzner (bare metal) for hosting. Bash script for provisioning a server. Vanilla JavaScript only when necessary. Tailwind for design. nanoc for generating a static site. If I were
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Tell HN: I'm creating a private group chat for solo founders
3 points by jmstfv 3y ago|0 comments
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by jmstfv 3y ago
Take one step at a time — it will get easier with time. The fact that you started this thread is already a step in that direction. Regarding selling a company: I sold it because it wasn't very successful and I couldn't find a reli
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by jmstfv 3y ago
For Notion Backups, it was a mix of Hacker News and SEO, if my memory serves me well. These days, it is mostly SEO, with some word of mouth/directories (SEO is hard to replicate if you are in a crowded market or don't have any unf
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by jmstfv 3y ago
A fellow solopreneur here, I've been doing it for several years now. I browsed through your profile, website, Twitter account, and I'm still not sure what your product is and what it does. Is it consulting? Coaching? Book? You don
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by jmstfv 3y ago
That's akin to a psychedelic experience: that reality feels more real than the everyday reality we live in, which, in comparison, comes across as quite shallow.

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