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David Nix

@davidnix_

Software engineer turning biz owner with 12+ years in startups. Go developer. #buildinpublic with YourNextDomain.com/news. No politics.

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So I submitted YND to several directories made by #indiehackers. One is bug-ridden hot garbage. Probably 99% prompted with Cursor. But you know what? Doesn't matter. Because I want that sweet, sweet SEO juice.

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Software quality doesn't matter, only marketing. O rly? What if the user is: - Patient with a pacemaker - Passengers in a self driving car - P̵i̵l̵o̵t̵s̵ ̵i̵n̵ ̵a̵ ̵B̵o̵e̵i̵n̵g̵ ̵a̵i̵r̵p̵l̵a̵n̵e̵ Nevermind - Your grandma making a bank deposit online

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I've been a Jetbrains fan for over a decade. But I switched to Cursor for my IDE. The main reason: The AI integration in Cursor is far superior. Leaps and bounds. But it's not all sunshine and rainbows. Here's my biggest tradeoffs: (Note: I use vim plugins for both. I don't

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Tried Cursor's Composer for Go Awesome starting point. So much better than piecing together an idea from random articles on the internet. But beware, it writes bad code: 🚫 context.Background() everywhere instead of passing in the context 🙅 map[string]any instead of a typed

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As a founder, VC funding rounds can be confusing. Here's a helpful guide so you won't get lost. Series A - Accept You're Not in Control The investors captain the ship now. Board meetings become your life. Series B - Bad Times Ahead Hyper-growth where the wheels fall off. You

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What's happening to me? Coding in my 9-5 has been a slog. I've been down the past few days. Being with people (even virtually on an ed @httpdeals Spaces) lifted me up. Am I extrovert now?

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I’ve met Elvis. This is one of the best newsletters out there for wannabe entrepreneurs. I reference it often. I selfishly don’t want to promote it because I want to hoard the secrets for myself.

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My next project is an iOS app. This camera allows photos every hour only during a 10 min window. Vital for family vacations.

My next project is an iOS app. 

This camera allows photos every hour only during a 10 min window.

Vital for family vacations.
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Doing the bare minimum at your 9-5 is a surefire way to stick your head in the layoff guillotine. There's only one way to win the side hustle game. And you're not going to like the answer. It requires hard work. Get so good at your job, you deliver great value in less time.

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Harry Potter interviewing for a professorship in 2024 Interviewer: Your CV says you defeated Lord Voldemort when you were 17 years-old. Harry: That's right. Interviewer: Great. We'll move forward. We have a simple 7 stage process. First is a take home potion test. Then

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Garry Tan of YC blocked me. At first, I thought this was a brilliant (but shady) marketing move. Silence the naysayers. Your post replies are now filled with only fans. But is it smart? If you have no negative feedback, you're untrustworthy. Nobody is perfect.

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Half-baked business idea: Instead of replacing doctors with GenAI How about eliminating the 107 form fields I have to fill for every new medical visit?

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no one can afford their dream house nowadays but cool to see this guy marty markenson try his approach: 1) make an x profile that pops (cool banner) 2) build an audience of people rooting for you to buy home 3) build in public software for real estate that cashflows 4) use

no one can afford their dream house nowadays

but cool to see this guy marty markenson try

his approach:

1) make an x profile that pops (cool banner)
2) build an audience of people rooting for you to buy home 
3) build in public software for real estate that cashflows
4) use