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(1/9) When you have money to burn. All problems are money problems. Trust me, I have been there. But I have learned to embrace constraints and thrive in them.
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(2/9) Constraints are good. I used to hire $120k engineers to make websites. Now, I pay $30 to @webflow to build a marketing website that people love. Instantly update it yourself without any code.
(3/9) Constraints are good. The same $120k engineers will spend months in creating admin dashboards for your SaaS. We bought a $100 theme from Adminforest to spin up Kaapi web app frontend in 2 days.
(4/9) Keeping things simple is good. Kaapi frontend uses no React, or Vue or Next.js. Just plain jQuery. Why? Both of us are backend engineers and didn& #39;t have time to learn new frameworks. Nor do we have any money to hire.
(5/9) Constraints are good. Want to change the world with your business but don& #39;t have enough money? No problem! Choose a crowded market and be 1% better than others. Customers will come. This is why we started with Slack.
(6/9) Our Delaware corp EIN number is stuck with IRS because of Covid-19. No problem! Use @gumroad to start collecting subscriptions with Paypal in seconds. We hit $300 MRR in 2 months. $1400+ revenue total by now. And voila! MVP proven.
(7/9) Constraints are good. Don& #39;t have time to code an unsubscribe button in transactional emails. No problem! Just tell them to reply to you if they want. Opportunity for you to take feedback!
(8/9) Constraints are good. In life, and in business. Having constraints is not the same as doing a shoddy job. Choose your battles and win them.
(9/9) I am trying to apply these to everything in life. No longer am I under the delusion that I have 24 hours in a day to work. I constrain myself to only 8 hours.
