Great book.

this is one metric i live by that proves getting roasted on the internet does not matter.

Build it and they will not come. How to validate an idea fast and avoid creating something people don't need.

Build it and they will not come.

Instead:
1. Pick an idea in 1 day
2. Build it in 1 week
3. Get feedback by talking about it excessively.
4. Use that feedback to decide to build it, or kill it.

Thank you @patwalls.com for helping me learn this fast ⚡

Read more in the latest edition of Dev Build 👇

Just do it.

But if you think about it... that actually makes sense because curiosity often implies that the "thing" was interesting, new, and maybe they were just early to it.

"Yeah i went on ahrefs and found a keyword and built around that now it makes millions".

What is more common is the founder was generally curious about something and started building. Sometimes, the trend "blew up" later and they look smart and/or lucky in hindsight.

Yes, it's true that most successful, fast-growing businesses are built on a growing trend, but I VERY RARELY see successful founders actually went through that process in that order. In my thousands of interviews with founders, it's VERY RARE to hear something like...

100,000%

I've thought a lot about this and generally speaking, I'm bearish on this simplified process shared online that usually goes like:

1. Do research on trends
2. Build a business around that trend

Haha. This is such a cool idea. (the website)

@frankdilo.com typefully bug i found! second image rotated :)

legendary stuff!

GM: who's building from bed this week?

"I always took time for tennis. I played every day, usually in the middle of the day. I believe in living a balanced life. Work hard, but enjoy yourself too."

- Sam Walton, founder of Walmart

that's what people said about threads at first. my question is how does it win?

ah i see. so inorganic engagement. that's not gonna end well.

Earnest capital

what's that?

(admittedly i have seen it mentioned, but no idea what it does)

or is it a meme?

So what's the bull case for Bluesky? If Threads couldn't beat Twitter, how does Bluesky win?

where do you live? let's play sometime 🎾

Two hours of tennis a day keeps the doctor away. Don't forget to close 🦋, get out and play!

good racket!

you play?

/ what are the best apps?

@excid3.com i've noticed a lot of AI tools that help you create apps quickly with JS frameworks. Who's building cool AI tools for Rails?

Every day I get at least 5 replies to my newsletter asking:

"how do i find a good idea for a micro-saas?"

So I put all my answers into this 17 page doc - hope it's helpful 😊

docs.google.com/document/d/18sH0AV_s0vR_...

Core vitals is one of the biggest developer traps.

Bootstrapping a business is like climbing Mt. Everest on a unicycle, juggling flaming torches, and singing karaoke at the same time. Wouldn't have it any other way.

Woah. Now that's a power user!

Just updated my profile name to @patwalls.com - cool feature!

Also added it for @starterstory.com :)

you like the oura ring?