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I made my first money on the internet in 2008, and life has never been the same. Hopefully I can pass on some of the things I've learned along the way.

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Failure demand is a tax on software development

A failure demand[^seddon] - happens when a customer thinks you've failed them, and now you need to go above and beyond to satisfy them. It's a demand beyond your normal service agreement. It's a bit like compensation for the failure itself. A failure...

Lean into complexity when building vertical software

There's inherent complexity in any vertical software play. That's why it's an attractive opportunity - you can solve a problem, and build a moat! Most software aims to hide complexity from users, or abstract it away. I'm of the opinion that given inh...

Tar-pit ideas

I've been adding to my list of ideas for a decade. Some were great (they got built!) some are dumb (they got built and sucked!). Some are really dumb (I didn't bother). I add to it frequently, and occasionally I go through and "garden" it by grouping...

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