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Linus Torvalds could not afford a UNIX license
So, he created Linux.
BitKeeper revoked free license for Linux development
So, he created Git.
This guy is the definition of genius 👏
if you have a macOS app, highly recommend submitting to @Setapp for a steady passive income
mine is ~$3k-3k5 for every single month since 2022.
It's like a rental income without a cut for middleman or house maintenance
Why you should probably hire an "AI Operations Lead," whose job is to make everyone at your company more productive using AI tools and workflows.
"I sit with her once a week, and every time I'm doing something repetitively, we put it in a to-do list. She then builds prompts and workflows so that I and everyone else on the team are automating as much as possible.
If you're working in a job all day, you're fighting fires, you're like, okay, am I gonna do this in the way that I know how, or am I gonna do it in the new way that might not work? Having an AI ops lead lets, you basically identify those things and then have them solved, without people who are doing the work having to take time to do it. Which makes it much more likely it happens."
The person you will be in 5 years depends on:
Each choice is a step toward the future you.
I cracked the code on how to generate the best Veo 3 video with Gemini API. Here are 10 video generate from a single short prompt, automatically improved with Gemini 2.5! No cherry-picks! 🤯🤯
The Secret? A Meta JSON Schema and let Gemini 2.5 generates high quality prompts with it from a simple idea. Script below.
prompt: "A high-fashion catwalk taking place in a chaotic children's playroom."
Startups are just a series of experiments. You learn, you iterate, you keep going. It can take years to hit PMF. That’s normal. Just don’t quit.
Obsession beats talent, every F*CKIN time.
Good Morning.
Steve Jobs at 26 had crazy aura
POV: you have a 9-5 that you'll quit in like 6 months:
rip 394 startups
Trust your instincts.
It's easier to turn attention into capital than it is to turn capital into attention.
Founders waiting for users with zero distribution plan:
@signulll Being funny is a more subtle way of being smart.
"The best ideas come as jokes. Make your thinking as funny as possible."
Linus used to speak to engineers in 2012 the way I speak to LLMs now.
5 tips from successful app founders:
1: If you can make $1, you can make $1M.
2: Your gut reaction probably sucks. Test everything.
3: Focus on distribution first, features second.
4: Stop chasing new ideas. Double down, iterate, compound.
5: Market research. Always be the user before you’re the supplier.
I talked to many different app founders at MAU Vegas.
They're printing with apps using these core principles.
Might be a good idea to listen to that advice.
Cursor CEO <> Stripe CEO
enjoy! 📺
I review 20+ apps weekly, and 80% miss this simple optimization:
Simple fix that works every time:
1. Put your MAIN keyword in the title
2. Add clear benefit in subtitle
3. Fill keyword field strategically
One founder implemented this last month.
Downloads jumped 35% in 9 days.
I've launched multiple profitable apps using this method
Steal it from me:
the ones with strong cogsec will inherit the world
France is preparing for a large-scale war in Europe by 2030 according to a governmental strategic review.
I always learn a lot more from in-depth analysis of few random cases over dashboards of aggregate statistics across all cases. Both projections can be helpful but the latter is disproportionately pervasive.
“Action produces information. Just keep doing stuff.” — Brian Armstrong
4hours coding.
4 hours marketing.
1 hour working out.
Did this every day for 11 months, and boom, 260k users, 130k$ total revenue, and $19,7k monthly revenue!
Stay consistent.
Small habits = big wins over time 😌