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🏷️ The simple approach to versioning
The biggest barrier to starting something is an unwillingness to start simple. Let’s use versioning as an example. The natural tendency is to think that all software components need their own version, which can be a daunting task to impleme…
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🛠️ Do things that don't scale
From Paul Graham’s popular essay Do Things That Don’t Scale: Over-engaging with early users is not just a permissible technique for getting growth rolling. For most successful startups it’s a necessary part of the feedback loop that makes …
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🏁 Easy to start vs. easy to finish
There are many ways to classify how we do things. One way is “easy to start” or “easy to finish.” We may try to use off-the-shelf “maker” style embedded boards (Arduino or Raspberry PI) instead of a SOM (System-on-module) designed for indus…