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   by rozenmd 1y ago

   Congratulations! It's a wonderful feeling.
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   by rozenmd 1y ago

   I added dark mode to OnlineOrNot's web app ( https://onlineornot.com ) recently, as part of a new focus on making the user experience as world-class as I can.
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   by rozenmd 1y ago

   Every two hours, roughly. Cut scope to the absolute minimum (does the form submit, does the entire pipeline run) and release. Then iterate.
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   by rozenmd 1y ago

   ironically, at $5/mo? no. at $60/mo without even asking a question about the product? yep, all the time.
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   by rozenmd 1y ago

   I've seen a few Instagram reels of folks remaking Peep Show for 2025, it works ridiculously well.
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   by rozenmd 1y ago

   I haven't publicly disclosed my MRR in years, and it's been a long time since I was at $500 - where'd you get that from?
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   by rozenmd 1y ago

   For additional context, this recommendation also comes from having customers explicitly tell me they can't tell their bosses that 1 status page is the same price as 200, when their existing enterprise contract for a similar service is
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   by rozenmd 1y ago

   I've been working on increasing the number of folks using the service, and how many checks each account runs (since I charge per check, I'm motivated to make that experience the best I can)
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   by rozenmd 1y ago

   Working on your own thing two hours before work, every work day. The key is to wake up earlier, have a coffee, and just show up. Even if you don't feel like shipping, just write down your thoughts. Consistency keeps the habit going.
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    by rozenmd 1y ago

    I used to blog nearly weekly about React around 2019/2020, built up a decent following, and gave it up to start a SaaS. I write (much less frequently) about it here: https://maxrozen.com/articles?q=diaries
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    by rozenmd 1y ago

    I kind of like cookie banners, just to see which of the sites I frequent like to share my data with their 1957 partners.
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    by rozenmd 1y ago

    I recently spent a week building a pricing experiment to test whether moving OnlineOrNot from feature based pricing (upgrade to a higher tier for more features) to pure usage (all features enabled, additional monitors cost money). Not your
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    by rozenmd 1y ago

    Doesn't it just search Google (+ some other stuff) anyway?
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    by rozenmd 1y ago

    I think The Mom Test stands out as a favorite just because it really made me realize I had no idea what I was doing. Making Users Awesome guided me towards the mindset shift needed to build product better, and Deploy Empathy gave me the exa
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    by rozenmd 1y ago

    - The Mom Test by Rob Fitzpatrick - Deploy Empathy by Michele Hansen - Badass: Making Users Awesome by Kathy Sierra
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    Lessons from four years of running a SaaS in a competitive market(maxrozen.com)

    3 points by rozenmd 1y ago|1 comments
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    by rozenmd 2y ago

    I started using physical devices again instead of my phone: - Tangara/ipod for music - Physical timer that beeps loudly when it goes off Basically minimising how often I look at my phone, would recommend.
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    by rozenmd 2y ago

    I live in Toulouse as an Australian, it's great here!
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    by rozenmd 2y ago

    Thanks! Also worth noting that I spent about 5 years trying other projects (from writing books, to coding addons and building SaaS products) before landing on this one. I think SaaS might be one of the hardest ways to make money on the Inte
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    Four years of running a SaaS in a competitive market(maxrozen.com)

    8 points by rozenmd 2y ago|3 comments
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    Four years of running a SaaS in a competitive market(maxrozen.com)

    5 points by rozenmd 2y ago|2 comments
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    by rozenmd 2y ago

    I'm working on OnlineOrNot ( https://onlineornot.com ), a tool for getting an alert when your team vibe-codes your product offline. Just hit 4 years of running the business. Currently adding the ability to pause checks on a s
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    by rozenmd 2y ago

    (assuming default configurations, and this was my personal experience in a 4 year old software project) Copilot felt like an incompetent colleague you needed to slap to get anything coherent out of it. Cursor feels like an overly eager juni
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    by rozenmd 2y ago

    The one you already know.
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    by rozenmd 2y ago

    MacBooks last a ridiculously long time. I used my 2011 MBP daily until upgrading to a 2020 M1 air. I kinda miss the ridiculous heat output on winter mornings.
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    by rozenmd 2y ago

    What are you talking about?
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    by rozenmd 2y ago

    My hiring manager mates are seeing this in Australia too. Sydney's beaches and weather helps a bit too.
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    by rozenmd 2y ago

    Hey thanks for letting me know!
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    by rozenmd 2y ago

    OnlineOrNot as always, coming up to 4 years in operation ( https://onlineornot.com ) Currently working on adding webhook notifications for status pages.
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    by rozenmd 2y ago

    - Trello board - Fix bugs first, then work on features/tech debt - Daft Punk's Alive 2007 album and a crap ton of coffee - see first point