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mmarian
1,459karma·1,053submissions·July 28, 2019
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Latest projects:
* AI Copilot for LibreOffice Writer: https://librethinker.com/
* A personal blog about tech and startups: https://developerwithacat.com
* Hacker News alerts for comments and replies: https://hackernewsalerts.com/
I open source my failed projects at: https://github.com/mihailthebuilder
I'm on LinkedIn for anything: https://linkedin.com/in/mihailmarian . Make sure you add a message before you send a connection invite.
recent activity (1,053 total)
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> I don't know how to make HN give me some kind of a notification on replies to my comments I built https://hackernewsalerts.com for that…
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Writing up the next steps for me: - continue attending networking events - start reading books on technical topics that I'm personally interested in - look into e-commerce businesses - write some…
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Appreciate the detailed answer! I highly doubt I'm doing this for status. Peers from my past sales life are probably laughing at me, flailing around with little to show. And I'm fine with th…
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It's the usual trite reasons of money and independence :) Sure, the probability is low, but so is the probability of me getting a great FAANG salary. I'm open to alternatives though!
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Sure, I have knowledge about sales engineering, financial data, full-stack web development, and enterprise DevOps. Goal - run a bootstrapped business that's sufficiently profitable to sustain mys…
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I feel the ideas there are more for entrepreneurs who want to rely on VC funding, rather than specific pain points that a solo founder could tackle on their own. I've seen what being VC-funded fo…
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Thanks, it's somewhat riskier than what I'd like at this point I'm afraid. I did something equivalent to that, and I told myself I'd find ways to avoid overextending financially.
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Good idea. I had thought about that in the past, but I was reluctant because there are few e-commerce products where I wish I could buy something better. I'm someone who thinks (too) hard before …
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I've tried that. I had an idea for a process checklist for GitHub Actions pipelines. Came up with it after seeing people complain online, also had the issue myself. I reached out to everyone I co…
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Fully agree with what you said. The challenge is finding businesses that struggle so hard, and have an urgent need, such that they are willing to pay for a product with rough edges built by a rando du…
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Oh, will have a look! I live in Milton Keynes.
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I guess that's the pessimistic view, which I do admittedly have often. The optimistic view is that it has helped me figure out what ideas are NOT profitable, and how to quickly figure that out.
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Hmm, yes, maybe I'll start reading books about financial markets. It's something I'm interested in (opposite to meaningful for most others, I know :D). Thanks!
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Yes! People have recommended me to read it. I think I followed the approach the author recommended, unless I'm mistaken. I didn't build anything before I had that initial conversation with t…
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Yeah, social media distorts what it's actually like. I'm struggling with having the patience to dive into a new technology. I just end up asking myself "what's the actual usefulnes…
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I've been trying to do that. Well, except software for women, I'm a guy who's quite clueless in that area :) I just can't find small problems that... 1. people are willing to pay f…
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Makes sense. I'm going to 1-2 business/startup networking events a week in London, and have just scheduled one in the small city I live in, as I saw there weren't any. Hoping some peopl…
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSD35Q15rm8 I do this 10-minute stretching exercise 3 times a week since my wrists and fingers started becoming more sensitive. It's been amazing.…
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I built https://hackernewsalerts.com just for that.
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I've been thinking about a virtual office as well. But I'd have it a lot more basic - just pair programming with random people on projects. No AI, or web3.
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I'm confused, don't see any playbook on that page, just a listing with some very high level info.
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Google Sheets add-on for easy time series forecasting: https://forecastsheets.com/
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I built https://hackernewsalerts.com/ just for this. It's open source https://github.com/mihailthebuilder/hackernewsalerts-backend …
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I run a service that does that: https://hackernewsalerts.com
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Salary is just a part of the cost like other people hinted at. Benefits, recruitment, capacity management, health and safety, performance management, training, all other sorts of HR processes.
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Notion for storing an unlimited amount of notes across devices, entirely for free. Bitwarden - same as notion, but for passwords. Google Photos - same, for photos.
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I'd love to have them now as I'm stuck in JS dependency hell at a startup that doesn't have the resources to resolve them.