tl;dr: screenshots of data from HN traffic
read time: 8 minutes
This past Sunday, I posted an article to Hacker News
They seemed to like it. It got 554 points, 194 comments, and stayed on the front page for about a day and a half. It drove 24,000¹ …
tl;dr: find spontaenous interactions by scraping tweets with given keywords
cost: $0
build time: 5 minutes (MVP)
Twitter can be a great way to connect with alike minds. But if you're here, you're (probably) not yet a Thought Leader™. Let's walk through a quick way to speed that up …
tl;dr: learn the language of tech niches
read time: 10m (skim), closer to an hour top to bottom
Below is a condensed glossary from my time working in early stage VC, growth, and software engineering.
It is designed to approachable for everyone, especially those without a prior background in …
tl;dr: don't miss important personal moments with your own personal CRM
cost: $0
build time: 20 minutes (MVP)
Update August 2020: the trick that enabled easy data import has been disabled. you can still use this build, but it will be more manual to set up
Hey friends,
if …
tl;dr: create automations and workflows in Alfred
cost: $0 after one-time $31 cost
build time: 2 minutes (download existing) / 20-60 minutes (build your own)
you may remember me raving about Alfred in my SaaS stack article. (If not, it's a cool software that has a bunch of neat features …
tl;dr: Use free & free-ish software and save lots of time
cost: (generally $0; in-line for each item)
read time: 10 minutes
All listed softwares have (at minimum) a free trial. All recommendations are products I use and have not been incentivized to promote.
Alfred ($31 onetime) - This is …
tl;dr: Manage your website events and pixels easily in one place
cost: $0
time: 15 minutes
Google Tag Manager is the most approachable¹, most scalable², and most commonly used 'event' management system for a budding website/webapp. It is free and can be easily³ shared with non-technical collaborators once …
tl;dr: Use advanced Google Search to find any webpage, emails, info, or secrets
cost: $0
time: 2 minutes
Software engineers have long joked about how much of their job is simply Googling things
Now you can do the same, but for free
Below, I'll cover dorking, the use of …
tl;dr: write down words you don't know
I started a mental exercise some time ago: write down every word I came across and didn't understand (within reason; no floccinaucinihilipilification)
The below list is provided only to keep myself accountable. I'll update this page periodically.
didactic - intended to teach …