๐ @gptzeroai by day ๐ dabbling by night โ๏ธ writing fredrivett.com โฌ ๏ธ prev founding eng @lexdotpage
london ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
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๐ 26 cities / 11 countries
๐ left @lexdotpage for new ops
๐ ๏ธ built (to varying degrees) @abodefyi @loglimo herenow.fyi @flowlaneAI
๐ wrote a post that topped HN w/ 40k views
but the best news was the wife getting pregnant ๐คฐ๐ป
fredrivett.com/2026/01/01/20โฆ
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If you ever post on Hacker News and get the "I could build that in a day" or "your business model sucks" posts, know that you're not alone.
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they have a scheme lee, for the skilled, iโm sure your world class comedy will let you find your way over there, enjoy
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I've been working on side projects for almost 15 years:
๐ half a dozen never launched
๐ a handful got some initial traction
๐ฐ a couple made 4 figures
but most of all I learnt a hell of a lot and enjoyed the journey (so far)
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If you ever launch on PH & don't do as well as you hoped, just remember @ProductHunt only came 4th the month it launched on its own site ๐
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Hey folks. My latest gig has just come to an end, so I'm available for hire:
๐จโ๐ป Front-end developer
๐ Vue, React & React Native
๐ Launched dozens of side projects
๐ Eye for design
๐ London or remote
DM's open. More info ๐
fredrivett.com/work/
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this sounds great, but the team responsible for alignment disagree and are leaving and you've still said nothing about the lifelong non-disparagement clause
i understand the benefits of nda's for trade secrets, but forcing alumni to speak well of a company is a huge red flag
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Who are the best folks at teaching what they know? ๐ง
For me: @nathanbarry @brennandunn @aytekintank @meseali @RayDalio @ClaireSuellen @steveschoger @Julian @cliffordoravec @laurium @charliprangley @naval @JamesClear @SamuelHulick @jasonfried
Reply w/ who you admire at this ๐
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Today is my first day being full time on our own products. As a result I'm starting a new habit, daily tweetlogging (twogging for short).
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when did you find out about the planned works? how did your contingency planning kick into effect then?
i'm guessing it was non-existent, hence potentially tens of thousands of fans who have been through hell, almost losing their clubs, being locked out whilst 30k+ seats remain empty
for those planning safety measures, worth considering how many will travel without a ticket, i'll be there regardless
there's two paths ahead:
1) find a way to get all loyal fans in, to the national 90k seater stadium
2) have thousands outside whilst 1/3 of the stadium sits empty, with the bad press and anger that comes with it
if you truly want 3 up 3 down then you better start acting like a professional organisation.
i'd recommend option 1.
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building my own app is such a good reminder that creating something simple is very hard to achieve
when an app *just works* it's because someone spent a lot of time handling edge cases and doing things in the background that you didn't even know you wanted
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I get your point as you want someone who will stick around but you gain the most knowledge in the first 12-18 months so really this is just optimising for the most learning. Those who stick in jobs longer *may* be a sign of coasting.
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really sad, we have a balaclavaโd gang riding around our area all the time, some of them have been caught assaulting others and yet they continue to ride around, remarkable how little the police care or are empowered to do, whilst a social media post leads to jail time
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*Scrolls through twitter feed*
*Sees people arguing*
*Has thoughts, doesnโt get involved*
*Closes twitter*
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Start small ๐ฑ
Set deadlines ๐
Be accountable ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ
Write it down โ๏ธ
Believe it's possible ๐ญ
Turn up โน๏ธ
Say yes โ
Try things ๐ฏ
Be helpful ๐
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I love how @IndieHackers do milestone updates, it's super nice to pop in, add another milestone and dialogue with the community. it give me pride in my progress.
today's milestone: first users onboarded! ๐ฅณ
props @csallen @ChanningAllen ๐๐ผ
indiehackers.com/product/yahโฆ
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i agree with the underlying premise here, but also think anyone shipping anything is to be applauded in and of itself, we shouldn't expect folks just starting out to innovate from day one
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Iโd advise folks to do 12-18 months by default, esp. early in career, and only stay longer if the place is remarkable enough to justify that. Later in career stability is more desired.
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not gonna lie, read this back and ask yourself who is in control of this situation?
sounds like heโs the boss and he knows it, if he knows his place and that playing up doesnโt get rewarded he wonโt do it
if you pander he will demand pandering
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Be patient. You don't have to achieve your long term goals now. Just take the step you're best placed to take towards it today.
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Introducing the $0 use-whatever-you-have standing desk
Might try & get it on @ProductHunt standing desk collection
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i assume youโre returning the funds you defrauded, now youโre a changed man and seen the light, soham?
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honestly hope you find a way across the atlantic if that's where your allegiances lie lee, i'm always in favour of those who don't identify with the country they reside in to move to where they do, i assume you'll be giving up your uk citizenship when you get your visa
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Wow, @kylefox has just launched his @stripe based affiliate system and it looks killer ๐ฅ
It's literally two lines of code, and then you're done. Total no brainer ๐ง
Props Kyle ๐
producthunt.com/posts/rewardโฆ
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Hey folks! My latest gig has just come to an end, so I'm available for hire ๐
๐จโ๐ป Front-end dev
๐ React/React Native/Vue/TS
๐ Dozens of side projects
๐ Co-author
๐ฅ Team lead
๐ก Product focussed
๐ Eye for design
๐ London/remote
DM's open ๐จ
fredrivett.com/work/
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after dreaming about it for over 10 years, working towards it the past 7, waiting for it to go through the past 0.5, last week I moved into my very own flat in my favourite city in the world, London
itโs so good to be home ๐ก
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This is a great thread on how to start your own thing on the side ๐
Ship quick ๐ข
Set a consistent work habit ๐
Outsource what you can ๐
Be healthy ๐โโ๏ธ
Share what you learn ๐
Stay accountable ๐ฃ
1/ Starter Story August Results
๐ต Revenue: $1,120.12
๐ Uniques: 15,175 (August)
โ๏ธ Email Subscribers: 2,710
#openstartup
Read more ๐
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I think itโs worth distinguishing that most jobs are just that, jobs. But when you find something youโre really passionate about, with a good team and an interesting role, then itโs a different matter.
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Iโve done a lot of work in my personal life the past 6 months, in my relationships, my heart, my health and my side project.
last night I finally rewarded myself by ordering a new Switch & Breath of the Wild.
itโs been a tough 2020. Itโs my gift from me to me.
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Just got off a user interview, and damn, they're just such a huge ROI. My mind totally expanded by hearing thoughts of one of our target users. Rarely look forward to them (hello introverted brain ๐๐ง ) but always come away pumped up and inspired ๐ช
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Stop trying to do things the โright wayโ. There is no right way, only best practices that work in some cases and not in others.
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This is so cool. Despite being a coder, I love seeing the no code movement grow. Lowering the bar for folks to create stuff is a win for us all ๐
And damn does @bentossell prove that you can ship fast with no code ๐ข
Only made the suggestion an hour ago โก๏ธ
โ Success stories of folks building w/o code
There's a section dedicated to these stories on the makerpad blog now.
Any others I should include, let me know
thanks @fredrivett for the suggestion
makerpad.co/blog
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There are reasons for each exit, either total plateau of learning (now just a cog repeating input), company struggling or a combo of both.
You definitely want someone who now wants to commit longer term & grow with you but my biased opinion is that moving about isnโt always bad.
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Procrastinating a task nearly always takes up more mental energy than the task itself.
โ Rivettโs law. nitter.app/zacherynielson/status/โฆ
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Superb overview on the history of growth hacking and how it works by @andrewchen ๐๐๐๐๐ฅ
mixpanel.com/blog/2016/03/16โฆ
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~ โsome migration happened historically therefore anyone who thinks the revolving open door paying for migrants from cultures that donโt fit, who on average contribute less and have far higher crime rates, is a racist bigotโ
i thought economists operated on logic
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Just over a year ago I made a decision that I didn't want to make, but felt I needed to.
Since then I've been digging in the dirt, instead of putting up shiny things.
fredrivett.com/2019/04/18/diโฆ
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I didnโt expect to wake up on a saturday morning and say Iโve just read a values page and it was the best thing Iโve read in months, but Iโve just read a values page and it was the best thing Iโve read in months
kudos @browsercompany ๐๐ผ
thebrowser.company/values/
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love seeing lil old @lexdotpage getting featured by @AnthropicAI (weโre big fans)
anthropic.com/customers/lex
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whenever someone says "I wish X existed", what they're really saying is they have an unfulfilled need/want and based on their limited understanding, X is their best solution.
focus on the unfulfilled need/want not X.
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remarkably it is possible to both not want muslims to take over the uk and not want russia to take over europe
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Used @webflow for the first time today and boy I'm glad I'm diversifying my skills beyond just front-end
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.@ProductHunt is on ๐ฅ today ๐
๐บ๐ @paperform_
๐บ๐ @scaleAPI
๐บโ๏ธ @AirWander
๐บ๐ค Zo
๐บ๐ธ @Baremetrics API
๐บ๐ @orbit_ai
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SUPER excited to announce I've joined @lexdotpage to work on all things frontend (and more)
I deeply value writing and itโs a genuine honour to work w/ @nbaschez & team to craft the ultimate writing companion
can't wait to share what we've got cooking ๐จ๐ปโ๐ณ
there arenโt many habits Iโm confident Iโll be doing for the rest of my life, but writing is one I hope to never lose
pulling on the internal thread and putting it out there is a beautiful exercise in self understanding and an excellent way to chronicle my journey through life
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I love how @mijustin distils down key truths into simple sentences like this
great stuff as always ๐๐ผ
justinjackson.ca/beach
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The past few months @pace & I have been working on a new product, aimed at reducing the TMI of "what's going on in the world?" whilst providing relief to the feeling of FOMO ๐ฌ
Our first shot at this is a small, daily news digest with some interaction ๐ฒ
medium.com/the-dot-news/starโฆ
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Being a developer is 90% wondering why something isnโt working and 10% realising you made a typo
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Founders ๐
How much money did the first product *you ever launched* make at its peak? ๐
(RTs appreciated ๐)
11%
> $10k MRR
12%
> $1k MRR
15%
> $1 MRR
62%
$0
781 votes โข Final results
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In the past 116 days, I've written over 50,000 words. Thanks for providing the platform, @ow โ๏ธ
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wondering how a trailer of men with blood stained faces bragging about chewing the face off a sickening woman would go down
equality eh
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so happy to see my first *solo* app launch on the App Store ๐
itโs free, give it a whirl if youโre into habits and prefer a minimalist experience ๐ณ
apps.apple.com/gb/app/blocksโฆ
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so @TheVanaramaNL finally release a statement, and surprise surprise it's not their fault that they've organised the playoff final on a date at @wembleystadium that clashes with @TfL rail works, leaving tens of thousands of fans without a ticket
@MayorofLondon @SadiqKhan is supposedly working behind the scenes, lets hope this can be sorted otherwise it will be a proper embarrassment and beyond that will steal away what might be the last chance fans of clubs who almost died in the past couple of years will get to have their big day out
many will turn up regardless, i think all involved would rather see them inside than thousands angry outside whilst the stadium has whole sections closed off
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There's been a lot of talk about bootstrapping vs venture capital recently, so I took a little time to share why I recently stopped bootstrapping and took funding, and what we can learn from the current debate.
medium.com/@fredrivett/why-iโฆ
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Excited to say we just onboarded our first user to @UserCompass, @bendell & @Missinglettr. Also, here's our first email in the wild.
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I'm available for hire & open to opportunities.
I specialise in turning designs into systemised, manageable CSS & refactoring code out of a mess. I'm good with Vue & have a passion for startups.
For more info check: fredrivett.com/work ๐
Open DM's ๐
RT's appreciated ๐
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if you define โbecoming a millionaireโ as having more money than most people then obviously only a small % can
if you define it by the wealth that a millionaire has now, thereโs no reason at all why more people cannot reach that wealth
this is inherent, in 100 years the average joe will be far wealthier than the rich now, just as the average joe now is far wealthier than the rich 100 years ago, because people chose to create value and people exchanged cash for it, because they prefer the thing to the cash
the more people who choose to create value the stronger the economy and the better it can provide for those who are unable to do so themselves
there is no limit to how many people choose to create value and therefore become wealthy
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Quite a lot of people drop off at the Stripe connect stage right now, with minimal response rates as to why. So I've implemented a little modal to help guide users and give us data on what's stopping them ๐ข
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This thread sums up my thoughts on tracking engagement as the key metric. Software should help users achieve their goals with the least engagement possible. Engagement is sometimes necessary, rarely the goal.
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I want to learn basic backend skills so I can tinker with side projects from time to time.
Front end will be Vue, any tips on backend setup?
Goal is primarily simplicity *not* scalability.
Considering just using Firebase and skipping a backend ๐ค
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Super excited about a new side project I'm working on (with a few others). It's not for profit, and focusses on privacy, transparency & minimalism, three of my favourite things. Will share more when I can.
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Entrepreneurship is simply going from one obstacle to the next forever.
Reminds me of a favourite quote from 3x Tour De France winner @GregLemond:
โIt never gets easier, you just get faster" ๐ดโโ๏ธ
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to be fair, if any tweet started with โdamn [minority] doing [negative stereotype]โ liberal twitter would be up in arms. i have no probs with your tweet, as long as weโre clear weโre good with stereotyping.
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impressive for sure
1. do you get the impression the people will get / are burnt out, or do you feel the mission is somehow providing fuel to work every waking hour of the day?
2. how much deep work are these folks doing per day?
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All marketing is story telling. @aytekintank decided to start telling his story in late 2017, ended up w/ millions of page views, then amplified his content with twitter ads, spending $24k for 17m impressions. The story of his story telling is a good one.
blog.bufferapp.com/do-twitteโฆ
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10 months ago @mikeaag & I hacked on an April fools project, Stories as a Service ๐คณ
producthunt.com/posts/storieโฆ
10 months on, @hyperVillain is bringing it to life and more โจ
@rrhoover with the latest ๐
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We're not far off launching @UserCompass now, and I'm thinking about transparency. What would you want to know? ๐ค
indiehackers.com/forum/post/โฆ
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Such a good article from @mijustin
Just building stuff people want isnโt enough. Youโve got to build the right thing for the right group ๐ฏ
justinjackson.ca/build
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There are two types of people in the world: those that stand on an escalator and those that walk.
Iโll never understand you standers.
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Onlooker: That app looks super simple. I could build it in a weekend!
Maker: Lol good luck you have no idea how many tangled wires there are under the hood just to get this thing working 99% of the time
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guys, our site has been down half a day and this is the first time you've even acknowledged you're looking into it
we can't even access our dashboard to migrate away
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Looks like weโre ending 2016 with our first sale of one of our side projects. Going to a good home.
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tomorrow is the first day of 9 days off from the day job in a row ๐
I'll relax a little, but mostly just focus on making a tonne of progress on yaha.fyi
I'm so excited to get cracking on it again, I'm like a kid before Christmas ๐
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I ๐ companies that aren't afraid to recommend competitors when its a better fit. I emailed @uibreakfast from @Userlistio yesterday and what I need might not be the sweet spot of their offering, so she's pointed me to a competitor. Totally trust these folks ๐
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