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I’ve never been happier but it’s hard work.
Revenue is growing steadily and I have a few projects down the pipeline.
I don’t want to shill them in the comments section but you can find some in my profile.
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The number one reason for folks who won the "IPO lottery" is they fail to cash out/diversify their stock, and at some point in the future the stock price drops dramatically. For example, during the 2001 tech boom/bust a lot of tech companies went bankrupt in a very short period of time. As a result a lot of tech employees saw the value of their stock/options drop to zero (effectively). The speed in which the bust hap…
I guess I did the right thing: Atlassian IPOed in 2015 at $21, despite everyone suggesting to cash out, I wasn’t interested, and I sold only since 1 year between $180 and $320, and kept 1/3rd. BUT it keeps climbing, $480, so you aways feel like you’re missing something, whether you sell or not. There is no right way of doing it, you’ll never sell at the top. At least the right moment is when you can use the money for…
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I guess I did the right thing: Atlassian IPOed in 2015 at $21, despite everyone suggesting to cash out, I wasn’t interested, and I sold only since 1 year between $180 and $320, and kept 1/3rd. BUT it keeps climbing, $480, so you aways feel like you’re missing something, whether you sell or not. There is no right way of doing it, you’ll never sell at the top. At least the right moment is when you can use the money for…
My econ teacher always said to keep the money invested you want to lose. Couldn’t you take out a sum, but keep investing a sum you dare to lose?
Too many ideas given the time, but now I'm focused on two: 1. Building an open source bicycle computer. It's been over 20 years since they arrived at the scene, and there still isn't one that you could hack! An outrage! No published sources yet, I'm getting stuck on not having much experience building physical things. 2. Getting rid of the directory hierarchy. I have 10K photos, 30K emails, 10000km of GPS tracks, and…
It supports the kind of queries you are after, but it’s a bit of a passion project and development is slow. What’s already there works well though.
Too many ideas given the time, but now I'm focused on two: 1. Building an open source bicycle computer. It's been over 20 years since they arrived at the scene, and there still isn't one that you could hack! An outrage! No published sources yet, I'm getting stuck on not having much experience building physical things. 2. Getting rid of the directory hierarchy. I have 10K photos, 30K emails, 10000km of GPS tracks, and…
Since April I've been taking a break from contracting work and focusing on a project that brings me a lot of joy to work on and keeps on serendipitously connecting me with a lot of interesting people (both users and other founders). It's fully bootstrapped and I've been doing everything myself so far - from code to design. Link here: https://flat.social It's a platform where one can create playful virtual spaces for…
Half a year back or so I built a mini SaaS product that failed, now I'm in the process of open sourcing it so that everybody can freely host it for themselves. Here's the project homepage https://magiclogin.net , it was/is transactional e-mails and e-mail authentication as a service. Getting it ready for open sourcing is a lot more work than I anticipated, I don't want to just dump it in a Github repo and have nobody…
https://github.com/etewiah/property_web_builder
It was a lot of work but I now have a small stream of people who contact me every so often about it.
BTW, you seem like a smart guy and I am looking for someone to work with me on a relaunch of the project as a paid product. I have learnt a lot in the years since my first attempt so I think I have a pretty decent chance of success this time round.
I won the IPO lottery and I’m in the middle ground between rich enough to never work again but not quite rich enough for the yachts/mansions/private jets lifestyle. I haven’t worked in 6 months and I’m struggling to find a larger meaning to my life beyond getting yet another tech job. I’ve considered going to college for a math degree, moving to my parents home country, and joining the military (among many other opti…
If you have the time and feeling lost, I suggest you to spend 10 days for a vipassana meditation camp. They have centers worldwide. Happy Birthday btw!
It made me a better entrepreneur, better father, better spouse.
Like the commenter above stated, there are people who have psychiatric breakdowns following or during such courses. I don't think the Vipassana organization is doing a good job making this information transparent. But, from my anecdotal experience of over 20 years of courses, these cases are very few and far between.
Too many ideas given the time, but now I'm focused on two: 1. Building an open source bicycle computer. It's been over 20 years since they arrived at the scene, and there still isn't one that you could hack! An outrage! No published sources yet, I'm getting stuck on not having much experience building physical things. 2. Getting rid of the directory hierarchy. I have 10K photos, 30K emails, 10000km of GPS tracks, and…
StagesCycling Dash L50/M50 are open to hack: bootloader is not protected, SD card can be replaced, and ssh access is open (when device is connected by USB).
Created it because I’ve seen firsthand how companies (especially startups) struggle to figure out wheat from the chaff and so often end up hiring a wrong person for the job. This guide is the answer, it will give you exactly what you need to understand both technical and non-technical skills of the candidates. Although you do need someone who understands the intricacies of SEO to properly use the technical section of this guide.
Will be publishing it in the next 7 days. If anyone is interested in purchasing a copy, feel free to get in touch. Email in my bio :)