scalable-ideas
1/1/2024
Demonstrates how LLMs enable scalable knowledge work by breaking down complex tasks into API-driven subtasks, using building websites for GitHub repos as a practical example.
All blog posts tagged with startup
Demonstrates how LLMs enable scalable knowledge work by breaking down complex tasks into API-driven subtasks, using building websites for GitHub repos as a practical example.
Analyzes the barriers preventing seamless system integration and proposes solutions like API search engines and GPT normalization to overcome vendor lock-in and integration complexity.
Advocates for independent one-person companies forming reciprocal networks instead of traditional co-founder startups, reducing interpersonal risk while maintaining autonomy and flexibility.
Shares practical insights on integrating AI into businesses, covering GPT applications, privacy considerations, and advice for startups and enthusiasts embracing the AI revolution.
A vision for revolutionizing developer compensation using blockchain and smart contracts, where developers get paid per pull request instead of hourly rates, with payments based on code quality, time spent, and peer reviews in an open-source environment.
Key product development lessons learned from building FriendTime v2, including the importance of simple validation before adding features, avoiding premature monetization, and the underestimated time cost of final touches.
A philosophical exploration of humanity's ultimate purpose to expand in all directions at the speed of light, starting with the evolution revolution on Earth before spreading to other planets and eventually focusing on preservation.
The launch story of BackpackingTribe, a platform connecting backpackers to travel together in groups from hostel to hostel, including validation strategies, marketing efforts through Facebook and Google ads, travel blogger outreach, and the business model based on hostel booking commissions.
Weighing the pros and cons of making your mobile app invite-only, from collecting emails and creating scarcity to potential user churn and missing App Store traffic.
How FriendTime addresses contact chaos, privacy concerns, sparse relationships, disconnectedness, and social media addiction through a freemium model focused on real connections.
The journey from creating an addictive mafia game to building FriendTime, an app designed to bring people together in real life and maintain meaningful relationships.
Understanding the stages from idea to market in a SaaS startup and why senior developers should be aware of these stages to become more driven and successful.
Adopting a lean lifestyle as a solo entrepreneur with rules for freelancing, managing finances, and maximizing time for personal startup projects while maintaining financial security.
Offering to build proof-of-concept mobile apps within a week using React Native, Node JS, and SQL with thorough testing and App Store deployment.
Comparing qualitative scaling (adding features) versus quantitative scaling (expanding internationally) for startups and why going global might be the better choice.
Principles for keeping app development costs low by focusing on your USP, using React Native, maintaining a simple development environment, and avoiding premature scaling.
Why working at two startups simultaneously reduces risk, enables cross-learning, creates competition for better compensation, and increases chances of success.
A startup idea for a maps app that provides navigation based on places you've already discovered, using human-friendly directions to help you learn the city instead of becoming dependent on GPS.
Seven critical mistakes to avoid when building React Native apps including premature complexity, messy codebases, lack of product-market fit validation, and poor user retention strategies.
A startup idea for Chat Backend as a Service that provides universal chat functionality with open source front-end components and automated scaling for React Native and Node JS apps.
A comprehensive geo-scaling plan for horizontally scaling to millions of RPS using automated server splitting, merging, and load balancing based on community sharding.
An analysis of seven technological and cultural trends making solo app development increasingly viable, from React Native and Apollo GraphQL to open-source libraries and Moore's law.
A decision framework for choosing between web and native app development, evaluating capabilities, platform preferences, user acquisition, retention strategies, and cost considerations including PWAs versus React Native.
A comprehensive guide to building an MVP in 100 days using React Native and Expo, covering coding style decisions, architecture choices, work ethic, and a detailed workflow from setup to launch.
Why DevOps and product quality matter more than marketing - truly good products don't need advertisements, they market themselves.
A startup MVP idea to combat global warming by creating an app that turns carbon footprint reduction into a status symbol, gamifying sustainable lifestyle choices through social recognition and financial incentives.
Lessons from working intensively on a startup about the importance of maintaining a broader perspective as a solo entrepreneur, balancing four key areas: learning, creating, networking, and sharing.