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leandot

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About leandot

I am a software engineer and entrepreneur living in Switzerland, I founded, scaled up and exited 42matters to Similarweb (ticker SMWB). I am also the creator of https://hackernewsbooks.com.

Email: ivdelchev at leandot dot com

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    Curious about more details about this setup?

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    Comment #47046846

    Not sure what you mean by "the modern web", but if it's the ads and popups, I can only recommend NextDNS. It blocks spam, offensive content etc. on dns level. Obviously you have to…

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    Comment #46600380

    I’d love to hear about it, for a reasonable amount and in a good niche it might be interesting, feel free to pm me

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    Comment #44949195

    This. It also caps your fares in a day to the cost of a daily ticket, so you don't get overcharged.

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    Comment #44905405

    there is a saying "busy hands, calm mind"

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    Comment #44144903

    That’s an interesting point—what makes you think that’s the case?

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    Comment #43810387

    Condolences for your loss. It sounds like a difficult period - give yourself time to mourn. Try to fill the time with meaningful experiences - if you like dogs, go to a dog shelter…

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    Comment #43792750

    People already mentioned this, but take a base salary at least. Consider posting your product, maybe someone would have an idea of what to do with it or a company might need exactl…

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    Comment #43670517

    Interesting, can a dioxus app built with freyaui also run on the web?

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    Iced.rs vs. Dioxus for cross-platform GUI in Rust

    What is your experience with those frameworks? I am interested in building something similar to Insomnia/Postman for fun & learning mostly. What is the web story of each framework?…

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    Math books like Infite Powers or Calculus Made Easy but for other topics?

    I recently read the above because I wanted to refresh my calculus skills and they were exactly the level and depth for a busy software engineer. Do you have other examples of found…

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    Comment #41472041

    I submitted the article to HN after reading it and I have joined the Exercism Insiders - recurring $10/month, a very fair deal. Hope that has helped a bit! As someone already menti…

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    Comment #41168673

    Founder life is difficult and grinding, make sure you have an outlet - sport, hobbies, family etc. Also, hire and empower people to take off some of your work and responsibilities.…

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    Comment #40581975

    There is much advice on the web that you should change jobs regularly to get salary raises fast. It is potentially a good advice if you are very good at what you do and your employ…

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    Comment #40342124

    Because it's not worth the support and complaints. A business account paying $$$ is more likely to see the benefit and the money goes out from preallocated budget.

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    Comment #40310867

    How about by paying for the work of the WSJ team?

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    Comment #40015420

    Try to share some information about your project and get feedback in a relevant and friendly community (like HN but there are others too). This could boost your motivation and mayb…

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    Comment #39491366

    First of all congrats for creating something and achieving some traction. However, on the valuation side I think the things are a bit different. The size is just too small to justi…

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    Comment #39481286

    Out of curiosity, what is your expectation for such a project? 3x arr is a standard measure, especially for such small numbers.

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    Comment #39335232

    Are you looking for a web service that does the whole thing? Otherwise asking ChatGPT gives you convert this free text I goto to example.com I click the search bar I type in “fruit…

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    Comment #39304629

    I'd suggest to spend 50% of your time on base marketing - provide meaningful content to your target audience on the web and other channels if they make sense, e.g. LinkedIn for B2B…

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    Comment #39239143

    I have been on both sides and if someone doesn’t want to turn on the video and doesn’t want to even try discussing an algorithm in an interview then it is a 100% no go. In the eyes…

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