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Entrepreneur - Teacher A better Product Hunt: VueJS reverse job board:

🟩🟩🟧⬜⬜ $5K/mo

https://t.co/E27TTCvViS

Joined December 2014

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

3 months

Introducing Uneed - Product Hunt, without the stress I have a dream 😎. I have a dream of a fairer, more transparent Product Hunt 🥹 That dream is coming true today! Uneed is a new launch platform for your products. Here's how it differs from Product Hunt👇🏻

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

1 year

This is my desk. Show us yours 🤗

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1 year

Just reached $200 MRR 🤩🤩🤩

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

2 years

I am more consistent on github than on twitter 🤓

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

3 years

My new website is finally online 🔥😋 Do you like it?

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

1 year

Your $0/mo startup doesn't need a "forgot my password" feature, trust me 🙃

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

8 months

I love living in France. We have the four seasons. I live in a 3 bedroom 1 bath 2 balconies apartment with my gf and my dog. My rent is 1000€/month. Cost of living is pretty cheap. We walk 5min to do our groceries for less than 400€/month. We can eat out at a nice

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I love living in Florida. It is summer all year round. I live in a 2 bedroom 2 bath single family home with a driveway and a yard with my gf and dog. My rent is $1,600/month. Cost of living is pretty cheap. $500/month to get all our groceries delivered. We can eat out at a

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

1 year

I never thought I'd make $34K per month with my side projects And here I am... 3y after the beginning of my indie maker journey A ton of dead and abandoned side projects 💀 Not making $34K per month 🥲 I was right Always believe in yourself 🤓

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

1 year

I’m getting tired of seeing ChatGPT everywhere. Show us your non-AI related projects 👇

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

5 months

My Product Hunt killer is starting to take shape 😎

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

1 year

Oh no, not again 🥺 Guys.... I have... A new project idea 🤦

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

3 years

Idk who needs to hear that, but I don't have 10K followers, 15K MRR, a tesla or 10 tweets scheduled each day, I don't wake up at 6am, I don't run, I don't lift weight... But I'm happy. Find your own happiness 🤗.

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

4 months

Product Hunt is dying 💀 🔴 There are bots everywhere 🔴 Many products aren't featured without knowing the reason 🔴 It is becoming increasingly difficult to succeed without cheating 🔴 Support isn't helpful 🔴 No one goes to Product Hunt anymore to discover new tools, but only

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

3 months

We don't often talk about it, but it's very complicated to be an indie hacker when you live in France, or even in Europe When I sell something online for $10, I end up with only $4 to $5 in my pocket 🥺 Between taxes and platform commissions, it's a lot

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

1 year

I'm not a good developer. I'm not a good designer. I'm not a good marketer. I'm an indie hacker. I master nothing but can do it all. That's where my power lies 🤓

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

1 year

Just reached 2K revenue with my startup this month 😱 How? ❌ No cold showers ❌ No strict work organization ❌ Not working 10h+ days ✅ Consistency ✅ Learning multiple skills, including marketing and SEO ✅ Safety by having other sources of income ✅ Croissants 🥐

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

8 days

Your $0/mo startup doesn't need a "reset my password" feature 😏

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

1 year

Reached 5K ARR with 🤩

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

1 year

I'm making ~ €4500/month as a freelancer, working 3 days per week But I don't talk much about it - it's not my main focus I just do it to free up time to pursue what I love: indie making 🤗

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

4 months

Your $0/month startup doesn't need ✨ The latest framework 🥊 Type safety 🌙 Dark mode 🎨 Gradients 🎨 A logo 🤖 Tests

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

2 years

Made with CSS: display: block;

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

4 months

There is no secret Stop overthinking, buying courses, and scrolling on X Just build the habit of showing up every day

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

8 months

Rich dudes in Bali: « Indie hacking is dead » Me in France while my friends are working:

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

1 year

Just crossed $4K revenue with Uneed this year 🎉

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

1 year

Is it just me or do other developers struggle to focus with music? 🙈

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

2 years

Show me your desk! Here's mine 🤗

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

2 years

The hardest part of building a Twitter audience is not to give up at the beginning when you are talking in the void.

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

28 days

Product Hunt is not for Indie Hackers anymore 👎🏻 Today, I launched Vue Developers, a reverse job board, on Product Hunt. I was quite excited about it: It could have been the little push I needed to gather enough developer profiles to make the platform attractive to recruiters.

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

6 months

Are you kidding me? 😂

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

8 months

Just crossed 10K revenue with Uneed for this year 🥳

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

1 year

Tweeting about money: ❤️ 200 likes 👨‍👨‍👦 +200 followers Tweeting about my side projects: 💔 1 like 😭 -1 self esteem

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

1 year

Just hit 5K revenue on Gumroad today! Too bad it has to end 🥲

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

3 months

I love following "small" accounts of indie hackers on X They are often the ones with the most interesting things to say

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

6 months

I feel like VueJS and NuxtJS are getting significant traction lately Am I dreaming?

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

1 year

My startup is slowly but surely growing 💪

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

1 year

I'm on my way to reach $800 earned with my projects this month 🤗 It seemed impossible to me two months ago!!

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

1 year

My indie maker journey is starting to be pay off 🙌

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

4 months

It's f*cking hard for me to be active on X 😅 I'm an introvert, and answering DMs, leaving comments, engaging in conversation, etc takes me a lot of energy 😮‍💨 Most of the time I can't work afterward I thought it would pass with time, but it doesn't! Any advice 🥹?

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

4 months

That's it: I'm quitting freelancing. I don't know if something snapped in my brain or what, but I want to focus on my projects. I warmly thank everyone who purchased something on Uneed this month: it's thanks to you that I have the courage to do this now 🤗

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

4 months

Indie hacker sharing on X his first $ made with his projects

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

9 months

I’m getting tired of seeing AI and ChatGPT everywhere. Show us your non-AI related projects 👇

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

1 month

Uneed is 👨🏻��💻 1,800+ commits 🤑 $40K generated 📅 4,5 years of work 👤 16,000 accounts created 🥵 Several times I almost quit 🛠️ 3,000+ products submitted ✅ 700+ achieved tasks in Todoist It's not a side project anymore

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

1 year

Anyone else always saying "thank you" after each ChatGPT response 😂?

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

2 years

Starting a new side project or having a baby? 🤔

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

6 months

Starting in January, I will be available for hire! 💚 6 years of experience in Vue/Nuxt/Tailwind ⚡ Supabase -> currently managing a 13K users db 🎨 Few years of UX/UI design exp, just finished a 1y job 🕐 2-3 days/week I'd appreciate it if you could help me spread the word 😊

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

10 months

If you had to create a blog tomorrow, what would you use?

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

2 years

If I reach 1500 followers, do I have to write an ebook about how to grow an audience on Twitter? 🙃🙃

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

10 months

Just bought my first apartment 😊

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

2 years

😱 I made $1,700 with my @NotionHQ templates in 2021! I never talk about them and literally do nothing, so I'm pretty sure you can do the same 👊

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

1 year

The hardest part of building an audience is not quitting when you're starting out and it feels like you're talking to yourself.

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

3 years

I think it's time to learn @FlutterDev .

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

3 years

Just had my first yearly client for Gumaffiliates 💥💥 I'm now at $40 MRR 🚀

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

11 months

Just crossed $8K revenue with Uneed this year 🎉

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1 year

I passed the $4.000 mark on Gumroad 🤩

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

3 months

My new project is done 🥳 Check it out: localhost:3000

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

6 months

Me: I’m so useless, my projects will never work, I should quit indie hacking Also me, after a 3h bike ride: my life is so great, I love what I’m doing and I’m sure I’m gonna be rich soon

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

5 months

🤜 🤛 Today, I am thrilled to introduce OUR new project: a screenshot edition tool built not just in public, but BY the public! Starting today, I will announce one small task every day that we'll tackle together (e.g., designing a logo). At each step, we will select 1 winner,

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

11 months

The whole internet is shutting down tomorrow. What do you do?

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

1 year

I'm not following any trends: AI, Web3, Crypto... Is it bad? 🥺

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

9 months

I have 3 jobs, and I couldn't be happier! - 👨‍💻 Freelancing 1-2 days per week. - 🧑‍🏫 Teaching 1-2 days per week. - 🥷 Indie hacking, the rest of the week It brings 4 to 6K€/month, freedom, great work-life balance, and no boredom 🔥

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

5 months

Hey @lmsqueezy , It's not cool to suspend payouts overnight without any prior warning, but it's even less cool to think that non-US residents will understand what "Chapter 3 status" is. I don't understand any of this gibberish, yet I have to fill it in if I want to keep getting

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

9 days

Every Indie hackers should read this and start realizing how lucky we are Not everyone has the same chances of success

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From the Entrepreneur community on Reddit

Explore this post and more from the Entrepreneur community

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

2 months

Is bragging the new marketing?

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

1 year

Last week I tweeted a photo of my deck and got 230k impressions. This week I tweeted about building my startup, and almost no one saw it. It hurts 🥲

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

1 year

I have 3 jobs: - 👨‍🎨 Designer for a startup - 5 to 8d / mo - 👨‍🏫Teacher - 3 to 4d / mo - 😎 Indie Hacker - Whenever I want 3 sources of income, great revenue, no boredom, enough freedom, and a lot of time for myself. I'm happy 🤗

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

2 years

I'm making 4500€/month with my side business with 3 days of work per week. I'm in the same situation as @poppacalypse and @natension : I don't want to develop this business. Tt just allows me to free up time to do what I love -> indie making!

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I'm making $2000/month with my side business with only 10 hours of work per week. I don't do any marketing for it.

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1 year

All-time record of users yesterday on : 3.881 🤯

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1 year

If you don't use Supabase yet, why? 🤔

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1 year

WE DID IT 1 Million page views on Uneed 😱

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1 year

Just reached $5k revenue this year with my side project 🤩

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

4 months

My Product Hunt killer @UneedLists will be ready on February 6th 🤩 This first launch week will be one day shorter than the others, which normally start on monday #buildinpublic

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1 year

My latest side project 🤭

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1 year

I turned 28 a few weeks ago. I don’t have any life advice for you. That’s it, sorry 😗

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2 years

New project idea: a screenshot tool

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1 month

I'm building something this week-end 😇

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

1 year

Full transparency: here's my Gumroad Products dashboard, with all my revenue #buildinpublic

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

28 days

🚀 Aaand we're live on Product Hunt with Vue Developers 🚀 If this launch goes well, I might make my first sell 🥹 so I would really appreciate your support my friends 🙏🏻 Link in comments 👇🏻

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2 years

Let’s get to work. 🗼🇫🇷

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

5 months

I've gained more followers on Indie Maker than on X in the past 24h 😂

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

2 years

Aaaand let's go, Uneed is on Product Hunt today, starting now!! 🔥🔥 I'd really appreciate your vote 🙏

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

2 years

I may not have any MRR yet, but this year I earned twice as much by freelancing as I did last year as an employee 🥳🥳

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

1 year

1st-time founders: "Our product will market itself." 2nd-time founders: "Let's market our product before even making it." 28-time founders: "Let's just tweet the idea to our 100K followers and ask them to pay."

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1 year

✨ New addition to my desk, made by @LucieBaratte and @dagorenouf "Imagine having a boss again" 😨

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1 year

I built all my products with almost the same stack over the past few years: Frontend: – NuxtJS 💚 – Tailwind Database: – Supabase Hosting: – Vercel Misc: – Coffee ☕

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

1 year

I migrated all my products (7) from Gumroad to Lemon Squeezy to escape the fee increase. Here's what you need to know:

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

1 year

Betalist has 250K page views per month. A Betalist advertising spot costs $5K per month. Beta list drove ~400 clicks per week. Uneed has 250K page views per month. A Uneed advertising spot costs $45 per month. Uneed drove ~400 clicks per week. We're in the same league 😎

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6 months

Just hit $12,000 in revenue this year with Uneed 🥳

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1 year

My best move so far on Twitter

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2 months

Remember when Vercel was named Zeit?

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1 year

50K visits on in December 🤯 it's still hard to believe

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

11 months

I don't have an air fryer, I don't lift weights, I drink alcohol occasionally, and I read fictional books. Yet, I'm happy, healthy, and earn a good amount of money. Just live your life guys 😊

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

3 months

Aaaand we're live on Product Hunt 😈 Let's get featured on the homepage and make them understand that we need a fairer, simpler and calmer alternative 🙌🏻 Link in the comments 👇🏻

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

2 months

If you don't use Supabase yet, why? I haven't seen any drawbacks yet 🤔 #typefully

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

16 days

Beside using your computer, do you have a hobby/passion?

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

1 year

My tweets will never be written by an AI. Follow me if you like humans 🤓

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

1 year

We need a "Written by a human" badge on Google search results ChatGPT and AI blog posts are becoming too present

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

11 months

I receive a lot of questions about how I worked the SEO for Uneed, so I made a checklist

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

2 years

Oh no I have an idea for an AI based project 🙈

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2 years

When I type "git vomit" instead of "git commit"

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Thomas Sanlis 🥐

1 year

A startup charging $40/month can seem cheaper than one charging $30/month. Why? Because the easier it is to picture a price, the more likely the customer will find it too high. $30/month -> $1 per day. $40/month -> $40, a fixed price. Psychology is important 🤗

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