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by saluki 3y ago
50%+/- of your investors, co-workers and customers aren't going to agree with you on most issues. I understand it can be troubling to work with someone who has a different view but I try to let everyone have their opinion and just
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by saluki 3y ago
Sounds like you're having a typical experience in the current market. I just went through this being an early employee at a startup for the past three years and us suddenly meeting the end of our runway. It took a few months to land a
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by saluki 3y ago
TALL Stack Tailwind CSS/ui Alpine js Laravel Livewire
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by saluki 3y ago
What's your ideal tech stack or position you're looking for?
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by saluki 3y ago
An electron app might be a good fit. This course is from the Laravel community. I've met Marcel at Laracon, his products are worth the price of admission. He's putting out some amazing stuff. https://desktopappswithelec
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by saluki 3y ago
Stripe, Paddle and Lemonsqueezy are good choices. Keep it simple in the beginning just set up subscriptions/billing and a few basic plans to get users signing up and working out the flow since it sounds like your first time. Lemonsquee
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by saluki 3y ago
Consulting is hard, it's hard to keep your pipeline of projects full so you have consistent work. First try looking for a remote contract position as a software engineer. This will get you back to work. You could even try to get a cont
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by saluki 3y ago
The head first series are great. https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/head-first-html/9781449... It's not super advanced but gives you a great foundation and you learn by doing. After that it's best
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by saluki 3y ago
It would be tough to build a business or a startup on top of a low/no code platform. There is too much risk and lock in what if the platform raises prices, goes out of business, something happens where they lose your data/app. How
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by saluki 3y ago
All the teams I've been on that moved to Scrum have definitely been less productive using Scrum. I'm sure it can work but I don't think it has many benefits for actually shipping features. This sounds like a better approach.
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by saluki 3y ago
Reach out to your personal network to try to get some connections to get your resume to the top of the stack. Reach out to former co-workers and see if their current companies have any openings. It's tough to stand out in a stack of 20
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by saluki 3y ago
No, we don't have the technology. Running a SaaS reliably involves a lot more than just the open source app. Who's going to handle DevOps and Security, product road map, paying for hosting, transactional emails, etc. A SaaS is a b
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by saluki 3y ago
I've been consulting for 18+ years. My best projects/connections have always came through my network or a community group for something like a framework (Rails/Laravel). It's all about who you know, who knows what value
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by saluki 3y ago
I think the 10x developer is about providing more value than just pure programming. There are lots of ways a developer can push the needle maybe producing 10x more code, maybe they develop new features 10x faster and if they are full stack
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by saluki 3y ago
In the states IT Techs at schools is a typical entry level position. Here they are underpaid and understaffed so they have to wear lots of hats. So it's a great learning experience but still stressful especially in the run up to start
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by saluki 3y ago
They should have launched with fresh Threads usernames. Being able to get short usernames as an early adopter is a huge incentive to sign up and use a new platform.
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by saluki 3y ago
We had issues with Airbnb in London the places weren't that great, we ended up paying double basically to switch out a bad location just to move a mediocre one. Our airbnb in Edinburgh was AWESOME. So you really have to sleuth the list
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by saluki 3y ago
A few the Open AI api opens up new opportunities for existing software and new projects. I think there are lots of low hanging fruit SaaS apps that could be built right now leveraging ChatGPT. The competition will grow and grow of course.
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by saluki 3y ago
Typically you'll need revenue and can sell at a multiplier. Just building a ready made product with no revenue isn't going to pay for the time you spent coding it. An info product might be a better first step to making income in t
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by saluki 3y ago
Keep interviewing while building, you'll need to be making revenue to sell at a multiplier. So I'd think about building something you would enjoy running. Google and read about the slow SaaS ramp of death. It's probably not a
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by saluki 3y ago
Yes, but start learning Laravel . . . today!
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by saluki 3y ago
Track by IP and check a hash or text of the pdf to verify each user/IP can only upload a pdf once. I think $2 is too low, I'd be more likely to sign up with you for $20/mo for up to 10 pdfs. (add larger plans too) Aren't
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by saluki 3y ago
PHP + Laravel Been using the Laravel framework since 2013. Apps for fortune 500, NFL Teams, Grocery Chains lots of big and small companies. Built a funded startup on Laravel since 2021. I'm free for consulting engagements HN username @
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by saluki 3y ago
Laravel https://spark.laravel.com/ https://laravel.com/docs/10.x/cashier-paddle https://github.com/lmsqueezy/laravel Rails https://bullettrain.co/
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by saluki 3y ago
I'm in my 40s and play PC and Console. I mainly play PC steam games. My favorite is PUBG squads with a group of dads I met during the pandemic. Great times, way more entertaining and a better way to unwind than watching TV. Other steam
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by saluki 3y ago
It depends on your knowledge level, I wouldn't be loud about mistakes that are part of your learning experience, especially on your local, and about things you might not fully understand. This could be more problematic. If you find a m
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by saluki 3y ago
Perception is key, I wouldn't air your own dirty laundry. We all make mistakes as SWE. As a lead developer there are times I see mistakes that a Sr. or Jr. makes and it reveals the limits of their knowledge and skills. This is concerni
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by saluki 4y ago
Programming is hard. You're going to run across new things often. You are always going to be learning. And things change quickly as well. So all programmers feel this way. If you're been doing it professionally for a year you have
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by saluki 4y ago
Table Plus (Free Trial Version) What are the limitations of the free trial? The free trial is limited to 2 opened tabs, 2 opened windows, 2 advanced filters (filters are not available on the free TablePlus Windows) at a time. We can change
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by saluki 4y ago
Ask if the dog is an escape artist and make sure it won't hop a fence or open a door. A friend had someone watch their dog and the dog escaped through a partially left ajar gate (or the dog opened it). They finally found him but it too

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