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🎁 What I learned building a $1K MRR SaaS in 6 weeks

Sustainable development — code should be interesting, not frantic. Longer cycles, fewer all-nighters. Sustainable growth — attract users who already […]

09 July 2024 · 5 min read

🔨 I’m sorry

Rediscovered the fun of shipping. Felt like 2013 when I hacked random APIs together for the thrill of it. Picked […]

09 May 2024 · 5 min read

💻 Startup Infrastructure: Scaling from Zero to Enterprise

I still have the ZIP file from 2007. One PHP script, 9 KB, no folders in sight. Hosting was two […]

03 February 2024 · 8 min read

👻 Every software is messy and has skeletons

I stopped counting how many times I’ve stepped into a new client’s repo expecting Swiss precision and found a Jenga […]

18 November 2023 · 3 min read

Is it a bad idea if I build the MVP of my startup on my company’s pc?

Friday evening, everyone has left, and that shiny M1 on your desk is begging for overtime. Tempting, I know — […]

23 July 2023

🚪 Exit. Selling your SaaS

This piece belongs to the ongoing Founders Guide. I’m scribbling down everything I wish I’d had on my desk during […]

16 July 2022 · 13 min read

🚦 Going live with your SaaS: The Launch day

Part of the ongoing Founders Guide. I jot these notes down while the memories are still fresh, so you’re getting […]

11 July 2022 · 13 min read

Doing Self-Promotion on Reddit the right way

Two weekends ago I shipped a tiny API and, like a proud parent, waited for the internet to notice. Seven […]

10 July 2022 · 5 min read

🙀 Startup founder fears by funding round

I still cringe when I think back to the evening I asked my older brother for a small “friends & […]

04 July 2022 · 7 min read

🤑 Fundraising for SaaS Startups

This piece belongs to the ongoing Founders Guide—a collection of notes I’m assembling for first-year founders while the memories of […]

01 July 2022 · 12 min read

🔬 Building a side-project

As you probably guessed from the silence in your inbox — I missed this week’s newsletter slot. Nothing dramatic happened. […]

28 June 2022 · 5 min read

🍻 How to build a community around your SaaS

This piece belongs to my ongoing Founders Guide. I’m jotting these notes while the memories of our first-year battles are […]

18 June 2022 · 11 min read

💡 Getting your Idea to the MVP

I still have the calendar invite from the day we pushed our very first MVP live — 03:47 AM, too […]

17 June 2022 · 11 min read

💰 How to sell your SaaS to Enterprise Customers

🚀 Founders Guide 2022 📚 Q&A for Startup Founders 📰 Previous Newsletter Issues 🛠️ How to be a better technical […]

09 June 2022 · 13 min read

⛳ Moving Forward in times of uncertainty

Last Thursday I caught myself doom-scrolling at 6:30 am—coffee still brewing, half-awake, already tense. I’ve lived through recessions, the dot-com […]

07 March 2022 · 5 min read

🧩 Dealing with complexity

This piece is part of the ongoing Founders Guide. I’m jotting these notes while helping a handful of first-year startups wrestle […]

18 July 2021 · 15 min read

🤖 How to Hire a CTO for Your Startup

This piece belongs to the ongoing Founders Guide. I’m jotting these notes while helping first-year founders stay afloat — the things […]

09 July 2021 · 13 min read

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