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Personal software Personal computing came with a wave of mass-produced software that, ironically, was not tailored to the individual. Apps evolved to try and be everything to everyone. Take this checkpoint in the evolution of user interfaces: or Zawinski’s Law: every program a…↗

Here are 9 interesting takeaways from a recent deep dive on data related to content we produce: 1. Approximately 50% of my audience is outside the US and in an English speaking country — truly global reach. 2. The fastest growing consumption platform is people watching YouTube…↗

If you're into collectables of any kind, you're probably familiar with the "Buy the seller" maxim. You usually have to trust who you're buying from before you can trust the item itself. The same thing is true when buying SaaS — especially if it's a service your business will be…↗

·@jasonfried·Sep 26, 2024·essay·business-advice·long-term·saas·trust

How to make winning Facebook image ads (short training): This a braindump from an internal static ads training I hosted today for our team - so I’m sharing it here… Rule #1 - Stop doing what everyone else is What most marketers’ statics have: ❌ Pretty design ❌ Weak (or worse,…↗

Here are the stock symbols for the companies mentioned in the image: 1. Johnson Controls – JCI 2. Trane – TT 3. Carrier – CARR 4. Schneider Electric – SBGSY (OTC) or SU.PA (Paris) 5. ABB – ABB 6. Vertiv – VRT 7. Eaton – ETN 8. SPX Technologies – SPXC 9. Ebara – 6361.T (Tokyo) 10…↗

NYC's public college system paid Oracle ~$600M to build our course management portal. It's built on top of Oracle's PeopleSoft suite, which they refused to customize without an extra $400M (to hit $1B). New Yorkers got the image below and pay $5M+ / year for *hosting*.↗

·@0beets·Sep 17, 2024·essay·cost·education·oracle·peoplesoft

A New Era of Shareware? AI is rapidly changing how software is made and, possibly, how it would be used and distributed. While history doesn't repeat it often rhymes, and since the launch of Replit Agent, I've been thinking about the Shareware scene of the 1980s. If you're not…↗

·@amasad·Sep 12, 2024·essay·ai·indie-hackers·replit·shareware

I retired at 32. Went from being CEO of 3 companies to 0 companies in a span of months. This is an honest experience of retirement at 32. After building several successful companies in my 20s, I decided to sell two of them and hand over the CEO role of the remaining company to…↗

100% spot on take I don't take sponsorship money personally But I sell my own stuff: - my startups sell services - I now sell merch - X pays for my shitposting Same strategy as @MrBeast with his chocolate Better to make and control what you sell, because 1) more honest, 2) yo…↗

If distribution is the new moat, where is the Y-Combinator for creating distribution, not software? I don’t think it exists. There isn’t much product risk anymore in most startups. Only distribution risk.↗

Set up the free open-source alternative to Cursor Composer in less than 3 minutes in Replit Steps to use Aider chat: - Create a new Python Repl - Generate your Anthropic API key - Paste it into the “Integrations” section - Install and run the aider-chat package (Of course, you…↗

·@itsPaulAi·Aug 28, 2024·tutorial·aider-chat·anthropic-api·open-source·python

people always ask me if i have an ai events calendar i do: its following @michelleefang every week like clockwork she is the defacto kafka event queue of sf follow her and u can stop asking me :) cc @andyrapista↗

·@swyx·Aug 22, 2024·tutorial·ai·events-calendar·twitter

We just released our second developer course, which introduces the fundamentals of the Anthropic API. Let me walk you through what it covers:↗

·@alexalbert__·Jul 26, 2024·tutorial·ai·anthropic·api·developer-course

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·@RizumuA3·Jul 18, 2024·tool·ai·dev-tools·frontend·guii

Composer did it again. ~70% of my money in @ComposerInvest is in a symphony that switches between TQQQ and UVXY. Today, it switched me from TQQQ to UVXY. When I saw the CPI print, I assumed I was on the wrong side of that one. A few hours later, TQQQ is -5%, UVXY is +1%.↗

·@packyM·Jul 11, 2024·essay·composerinvest·investing·market·tqqq