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I changed my company mission and vision

January 15, 2019 by Mike Rubini 2 Comments

I changed my company vision from "we develop custom solutions for niche markets" to "we help people inform their business and life decisions using data". That's for two main reasons: Through the years, I've discovered things about myself: I’m a ...

3 unglamorous ideas about building a business

January 15, 2019 by Mike Rubini 1 Comment

There are some ideas about building and growing a business that are glorified by media. It seems so ultimately desirable to have an idea, create a business around that idea, grow the business with outside funds and then sell that business. In my ...

Codebase

December 15, 2018 by Mike Rubini Leave a Comment

There are people who read books, and people who read code. Reading someone else's code is one of my favourite ways to learn new programming-related stuff, right after getting your hands dirty by actually making something. I also try to spot ...

Don’t put too much emphasis on development

November 25, 2018 by Mike Rubini Leave a Comment

The most common mistake I’ve seen other developers make when they first start building a product is putting too much emphasis on development. You have to understand that what will make you successful as a maker is not how clean your code is, how ...

output = f(input)?

November 10, 2018 by Mike Rubini Leave a Comment

As a solo founder building something is a path of loneliness, especially if you are bootstrapping. Having a strong mindset is not a status quo, but rather a journey: most of the times the difficult part is to retain ...

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