Fundraising doesn't always go to plan Raising funds is a wild game of ups and downs and sometimes it doesn't truly go to plan.

I dunno read it, don't fucking read it.

This is what happens sometimes in fundraising :)

dub.sh/r1djCuS

image showing a PR saying I dunno what I am doing here (marketing)

when a developer has to market anything they’ve made.

Vim rebrand is crazy

I did something similar but i hit the bridge of my nose, cut it open and now have a scar… 😅

No Signup Required Building an auth abstraction layer for frictionless local development

The @unkey.com team rolled up their sleeves and built a flexible auth abstraction layer.

This was a long winding road so we wrote a blog post that covers:

- The problem
- Our solution
- Challenges
- Lessons we learnt along the way.

go.unkey.com/local-auth

Startup mode: ON. 🛠️

This May 7, we’re bringing together @tazsingh.com (Guild) & @jamesperkins.dev (Unkey) for an unfiltered convo on what it really takes to go from zero to launch.

📍 1PM EDT — Torc Virtual Meetup
Come learn, ask, and connect.

#BuildInPublic #TechStartup #FoundersJourney

Our new API Settings screen is designed for intuitive control over your API configurations.

Adjust default bytes, prefixes, and manage security settings seamlessly. Less friction, more innovation

so does Skylight post to blusky and took your followers on here?

I don’t usually mix my short form with socials and let it live in its own ecosystem

The team at @unkey.com are really cooking with the dashboard refresh.

- Key creation with immediate feedback
- Multiple ratelimits on a single key
- Metadata with JSON formatter
- Warning when you dismiss that we only show it once

Live in production now.

Zed IDE launches it own Agent panel YouTube video by James Perkins

Finally! Zed is getting ready to launch its own Agent panel. I've been playing with it for the last month

Let's talk about.

youtu.be/NWPziShZsBw

There is nothing more satisfying than running less tests.

Built a bot using Vision to help me unlock a trophy i’ve been after in a game for 5 years.

totally worth the days of figuring out how it all worked

If you Vibe code, and need to rate limit your app.

We have the most generous free tier at @unkey.com

- 150,000 requests that allow access to your application

If you get attacked and we rate limit them, none of that is counted towards your usage stats.

Enjoy 🫡

Zen | Unkey A Minimalist HTTP Library for Go

Go is superior.

The team built one of the most delightful HTTP libs with three core principles.

- Simple
- Clarity
- Efficient

It also makes testing easy or so they tell me.

www.unkey.com/blog/zen

Death stranding has one of the best opening hour.

Even after third time through.

Unkey Build better APIs faster

I am so excited to announce we updated @unkey.com pricing

- Bigger free tier... 150k requests
- Usage based pricing is gone
- Tiered pricing started at $25
- Almost 5x cheaper
- No charge for overages

Go build some cool stuff

unkey.com/pricing

Panoramic shot of multiple ships made of objects

They RAISED 1.2 MILLION to ruin your marketing YouTube video by James Perkins

AI is great but I dunno how to feel about AI marketing so I of course made a video

youtu.be/qiiZycFlIVk

ZED can fix your TERRIBLE code YouTube video by James Perkins

The Zed.dev edit predictions is so good, just tab my way to refactoring glory.

So after a long break.... I made a video about it

youtu.be/9spxh61FuGw?...

If you hate video…

A post for you
www.jamesperkins.dev/post/zed-edi...

ZED can fix your TERRIBLE code YouTube video by James Perkins

The Zed.dev edit predictions is so good, just tab my way to refactoring glory.

So after a long break.... I made a video about it

youtu.be/9spxh61FuGw?...

It costs money? Or it makes me money? Or it costs money but significantly less and better performance that in turns makes more money.

As a CEO I like money but…

Explain to me, like I'm a CEO why DeepSeek R-1 is the next big thing and not a hype train situation.

While companies are returning to office, because "YoU cAnT bE pRoDuCtIvE aT hOmE"

At @unkey.com, we are doubling down, we were always remote, but now we are an async company.

How we are doing this? Well... you can read for yourself

engineering.unkey.com/company/meet...

Well… now I’m going to be pondering this all night.

Andy Cunningham must have had a secret episode somewhere.

Gels are fine… I personally hate them enough that I’d rather not consume them at all.

Dates / bananas are a bit of a challenge to carry in your belt / side pocket but I have crushed a date or two before

Distance runners stop buying chews.

Just buy nerds gummy clusters very berry.

Gu chews: 90 calories, 22 g total carbs and 40 mg of sodium

Nerds: 100 cals 25 carbs 45mg sodium.

Gu per packet( 2 serving): $2.50
Nerds (8 servings) $4.50

Thanks for coming to my ted talk