One of the advantages of running multiple software products is that you can make them compete with each other for your attention. For example, right now I run several profitable products. These are just some of them: Treendly, making $1227/m Groouply, making $1100/m FastLien, making $936/m Cart, making $920/m Since all of the software products run under the same conditions … [Read more...]
[DAILY] Taking on complexity
Whenever I hear someone stressing about a problem that is complex, I'm actually happy because there is probably a business opportunity there. In fact, part of the value of any business is taking on complexity for clients. That involves systematizing, creating processes and automating those. The more you optimize, delegate and automate the processes, the higher your margins … [Read more...]
The problem with for loops
Everybody should know a simple programming concept called a "for loop". I think of it as a tool that enables me to do some things repeatedly. For instance, the above example prints the numbers from 0 to 99. One clear benefit of using a for loop is that you don't need to write the same code multiple times to reuse it. You can just repeat and cycle through it. I love this tool … [Read more...]
In the news
I was recently interviewed on a couple of indie media outlets discussing some of the things I like the most like bootstrapping, being a solo founder, balancing being a musician/working on products, and more. I thought to share these interviews with you. Here is a list: [90] Running Lean With Multiple SaaS w/ Mike Rubini - It was a pleasure to be on the Productize & Scale … [Read more...]
[DAILY] Obsess over founder
A lot of people obsess over customers. They put customers at the centre of their business. This is yet another thing that is "mainstream thinking". Bezos did this, so let's all do this. I question that. There's nothing wrong with obsessing over customers, customers are important. After all, no customers = no business. Let's just not forget that there is … [Read more...]