9 entries and counting. Real lessons from the bootstrapping journey, one note at a time.
What it really looks like to leave your job and go all-in on an open source project.
How I went from free open source project to someone actually paying me for it.
Why developer advocacy and problem-space thinking created a compounding growth flywheel for me
Shipping fast doesn't mean shipping smart. Here's what I learned about finding the right release cadence when your users have jobs and limited bandwidth.
You don't need half the infrastructure you think you need. Here's what actually matters when you're building something from zero.
The bottleneck used to be building. Now it's deciding what to build. Here's how AI shifted what's possible when you're bootstrapping alone.
What happens when you focus all your energy on acquisition and forget the people already paying you.
Why developers are wired to undersell their products and how to start pricing based on the problem you solve, not the code you wrote.
AI makes building faster than ever. That's exactly why it's more important than ever to build less.
