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mmarian
1,452karma·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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> add a "Feedback" link somewhere that goes to a different page, like Google Forms or Airtable I think that would cause too much friction for something that should be a 5-seconds-or-less …
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The embedded form takes a while to load (relatively speaking), and page speed is a ranking factor for search engines.
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I've become a lot more obsessed about thinks making sense logically since I became a software engineer.
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why not just get it by scraping LinkedIn?
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I go through phases of regularly posting and just lurking, depending on whether I'm working on something that I want to promote. I wouldn't say I've had significant success, but it'…
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I'd create open-source software for hosting. Something like CapRover. Or take a big sum of money and do algorithmic trading. Or build something in crypto.
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I'm still using Google. GPT4 has been pretty useless in my day to day as a software engineer.
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I'm Romanian and I see nothing wrong with that, I've been on the sending and receiving end quite a few times. But it's up to you of course.
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Why would it? They'd gain trust that you are who you say you are. It's one way to stand out from the flood of applicants.
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How many jobs have you applied so far to? Have you done everything you could when it comes to applying to those jobs? (eg virtual coffees with potential colleagues, contacting the hiring manager, etc)
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You've earned c. 400 EUR more than me by the looks of it! There's a few options you have: 1. Partner up with a business-minded person. I've tried this before, didn't work. You stil…
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You can already schedule posts on LinkedIn. Is there anything in particular that this project does beyond that?
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Not sure why it's relevant whether you heard about the startup I mentioned. The point I wanted to make is that being cheapest is a valid path to success, and that there's evidence of this. I…
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> This is a bad strategy for a business. Price is the worst thing to compete upon. What's the evidence for this? I know plenty startups who went down this path and are very successful - eg Ema…
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It's been tried before - eg Quandl. They were acquired by NASDAQ, but I'm not sure how much the founders got from it.
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Curious how this person is getting away with it https://tikapi.io/
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Congrats with the sale! But if you're asking here, you probably don't believe strongly enough that you can repeat your performance. I'd suggest not to take the pay cut. You can invest t…
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What's your product? Why is it better than altetnatives? Hard to give advice without knowing that.
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Newsletter with short case studies on content that has gone viral on TikTok https://tiktokexamples.com There wasn't any other newsletter like it, and I figured it would be useful for…
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The reason is because it's a hassle to remember all these tools/frameworks.
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I run a newsletter for TikTok content ideas: https://tiktokexamples.com/ I occasionally try to use GPT for rephrasing things, but it never yields good enough content so I end up just …