matt1

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   by matt1 4y ago

   The free plans include Preceden branding on some export formats (like PDFs) which serves as a marketing channel because anyone they share the PDF with will see the timeline is created with Preceden and some will go on to check it out and be
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   by matt1 4y ago

   One of these days y'all will switch over to lowercase SQL keywords, you'll see ;)
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   by matt1 4y ago

   Thanks for sharing and best of luck with your business's growth in 2023! Also, regarding FullCalendar, if you need an actual calendar then Preceden won't be a good fit for you. But if you're OK with a horizontal timeline, it
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   by matt1 4y ago

   This was my life the last few years :D. Eventually just had to go for it and give up the extra income. It's not clear it was the best decision financially (though it may wind up being so), but it felt like the best decision for my soul
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   by matt1 4y ago

   Congrats to you to as well then!
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   by matt1 4y ago

   Hopefully more than a weekend ;)
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   by matt1 4y ago

   Thanks, I'm looking forward to the extra time with the family as well! And since you didn't share your startup, I'll do it for ya: https://closet.tools/
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   by matt1 4y ago

   I should have said this in the post, but even if your startup doesn't take off, the skills you learn along the way are very valuable and will make you better at all of your future jobs. I hope things work out for you and that they don&
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   by matt1 4y ago

   Wow, you got on one of those $19 for life plans that I initially offered, that's wild! It's great to hear you got some use out of the tool and hopefully continue to do so. I look forward to your next life update in 13 years when P
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    by matt1 4y ago

    Great points - thanks for suggesting that approach!
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    by matt1 4y ago

    Appreciate it!
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    by matt1 4y ago

    Thanks for saying so!
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    by matt1 4y ago

    Appreciate the heads up here. I've been working remotely since I left the Air Force a decade ago so it won't be much of a change, though it is going to be interesting to see how my schedule changes now that I now don't have t
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    by matt1 4y ago

    Hope it's a good fit for the competitions! You can create timelines with up to 10 events for free, so it should be more than enough for that purpose.
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    by matt1 4y ago

    Best of luck!
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    by matt1 4y ago

    Here's a similar thread about my decision to go full time: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34248481 I'm not and don't plan to share revenue numbers. Not much benefit.
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    by matt1 4y ago

    Thanks! And yes, without the right SaaS metrics, it can take a very long time to grow to a meaningful amount of revenue. I'd recommend anyone interested in starting a SaaS to get familiar with the economics and relevant metrics before
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    by matt1 4y ago

    You may have seen the old post about that experience, but here's a link in case not: https://mattmazur.com/2016/01/04/building-a-startup-in-45-mi... I never hid the fact I was working on side businesses,
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    by matt1 4y ago

    Hope Preceden is a good fit! It doesn't have all the bells and whistles as other Gantt chart tools, but that's exactly why a lot of people like it.
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    by matt1 4y ago

    Appreciate it!
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    by matt1 4y ago

    Missed opportunity right there :)
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    by matt1 4y ago

    It's never to late to start something new. In a decade you'll wish you did.
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    by matt1 4y ago

    I was lucky to find someone who can both design well and implement the changes in the codebase (using Tailwind CSS which I'd highly recommend). You can obviously have two separate people (one to design, one to implement), but if you ca
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    by matt1 4y ago

    Congrats on starting the newsletter and for your progress! Here's a link to his site for anyone interested: https://thursdaydigest.com/
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    by matt1 4y ago

    Glad you found Lean Domain Search useful! Regarding the idea for Preceden: it was a combination of seeing a lot of coworkers struggling to create timelines while I was in the Air Force plus an interest in visualizing the life stories of som
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    by matt1 4y ago

    Thanks! It was not an easy decision even after getting Preceden to where I wanted it to be financially.
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    by matt1 4y ago

    Thanks!
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    by matt1 4y ago

    Deploying a change to fix the typo now - thank you for pointing it out!
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    by matt1 4y ago

    Glad you found that SQL screener interview question helpful and sorry if the date/time manipulation made it more complex than it needed to be :). Regarding the visualization capabilities: I would change the shape of the events from a l
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    by matt1 4y ago

    +100 Like I mentioned in another comment, the Microconf community is a fantastic resource for learning how to build this type of business: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34248246