mmarian

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by mmarian 2y ago
Sure, I have knowledge about sales engineering, financial data, full-stack web development, and enterprise DevOps. Goal - run a bootstrapped business that's sufficiently profitable to sustain myself in the MCOL location I live. Enterpr
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by mmarian 2y ago
I feel the ideas there are more for entrepreneurs who want to rely on VC funding, rather than specific pain points that a solo founder could tackle on their own. I've seen what being VC-funded founder entails, and it's not for me.
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by mmarian 2y ago
Thanks, it's somewhat riskier than what I'd like at this point I'm afraid. I did something equivalent to that, and I told myself I'd find ways to avoid overextending financially.
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by mmarian 2y ago
Good idea. I had thought about that in the past, but I was reluctant because there are few e-commerce products where I wish I could buy something better. I'm someone who thinks (too) hard before spending any money. I'll revisit th
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by mmarian 2y ago
I've tried that. I had an idea for a process checklist for GitHub Actions pipelines. Came up with it after seeing people complain online, also had the issue myself. I reached out to everyone I could find who complained about it. The 30
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by mmarian 2y ago
Fully agree with what you said. The challenge is finding businesses that struggle so hard, and have an urgent need, such that they are willing to pay for a product with rough edges built by a rando dude. And for there to be enough revenue p
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by mmarian 2y ago
Oh, will have a look! I live in Milton Keynes.
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by mmarian 2y ago
I guess that's the pessimistic view, which I do admittedly have often. The optimistic view is that it has helped me figure out what ideas are NOT profitable, and how to quickly figure that out.
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by mmarian 2y ago
Hmm, yes, maybe I'll start reading books about financial markets. It's something I'm interested in (opposite to meaningful for most others, I know :D). Thanks!
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by mmarian 2y ago
Yes! People have recommended me to read it. I think I followed the approach the author recommended, unless I'm mistaken. I didn't build anything before I had that initial conversation with the potential customer. And the fact that
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by mmarian 2y ago
Yeah, social media distorts what it's actually like. I'm struggling with having the patience to dive into a new technology. I just end up asking myself "what's the actual usefulness", and I can't find an answer
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by mmarian 2y ago
I've been trying to do that. Well, except software for women, I'm a guy who's quite clueless in that area :) I just can't find small problems that... 1. people are willing to pay for, and 2. I can reach out to said peopl
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by mmarian 2y ago
Makes sense. I'm going to 1-2 business/startup networking events a week in London, and have just scheduled one in the small city I live in, as I saw there weren't any. Hoping some people will join ^_^. Thanks!
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Ask HN: Wantrepreneur who's run out of energy/ideas. What now?
14 points by mmarian 2y ago|41 comments
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by mmarian 2y ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSD35Q15rm8 I do this 10-minute stretching exercise 3 times a week since my wrists and fingers started becoming more sensitive. It's been amazing.
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by mmarian 2y ago
I built https://hackernewsalerts.com just for that.
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by mmarian 2y ago
I've been thinking about a virtual office as well. But I'd have it a lot more basic - just pair programming with random people on projects. No AI, or web3.
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by mmarian 2y ago
I'm confused, don't see any playbook on that page, just a listing with some very high level info.
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by mmarian 2y ago
Google Sheets add-on for easy time series forecasting: https://forecastsheets.com/
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by mmarian 2y ago
I built https://hackernewsalerts.com/ just for this. It's open source https://github.com/mihailthebuilder/hackernewsalerts-backend
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by mmarian 2y ago
I run a service that does that: https://hackernewsalerts.com
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by mmarian 2y ago
Salary is just a part of the cost like other people hinted at. Benefits, recruitment, capacity management, health and safety, performance management, training, all other sorts of HR processes.
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by mmarian 2y ago
Notion for storing an unlimited amount of notes across devices, entirely for free. Bitwarden - same as notion, but for passwords. Google Photos - same, for photos.
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by mmarian 2y ago
I'd love to have them now as I'm stuck in JS dependency hell at a startup that doesn't have the resources to resolve them.
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by mmarian 2y ago
Fair enough. I feel you'd face the same issues with the original idea as well. But I can't think of a better solution.
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by mmarian 2y ago
How about mentioning in the who's hiring post that people can email HN if they think someone posted in bad faith. The slight inconvenience should turn off people who complain just for the sake of it, and other readers won't be dis
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by mmarian 2y ago
This is more of a (qualified) lead database rather than market research tool, no? And how's it different to CyberLeads?
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Tech boom forces US funds to dump shares to avoid breach of tax rules(ft.com)
13 points by mmarian 2y ago|3 comments
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Pub closure warning: Many landlords only make 12p a pint(bbc.co.uk)
2 points by mmarian 2y ago|0 comments
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by mmarian 2y ago
https://archive.ph/WHyEb

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