Ten users and a five-star rating
You can't skip the ten. Every million starts as ten people who actually stayed.
Notes written while doing the work.
Technical posts, product decisions, and honest observations — written while building, not after.
How I think
How I make decisions, stay focused, and keep moving without a team.
Ten Questions Before You Pick a Business Model
The right model isn't the trendy one — it's the one your product's costs, users, and habits actually point to. Ten questions get you there.
Monthly, Annual, or Lifetime — and Why Lifetime Scared Me
A lifetime deal is a one-time payment against a forever cost. It's launch cash that can quietly become a liability you can't cancel.
Why (Almost) Everything Became a Subscription
Recurring revenue stopped being a growth hack and became survival math — because every user now costs real money to serve.
How I Handle Payments as a Solo Founder (ResistGate & Amethyst)
PayPal subscriptions, webhooks, and a Postgres entitlements table — the smallest stack that unlocks Pro in the extension.
The Payment Stack at Each Revenue Stage (ResistGate & Amethyst)
Freemius, Paddle, and custom PayPal each fit a different MRR band — pick the stage you're in, not the stack you wish you had.
I Watched a Senior Engineer Design a Payment System — Here's What Indie Founders Should Actually Take Away
Idempotency and webhooks matter at $1K MRR; distributed ledgers matter at $1M — know which lesson applies to you.
Scaling isn't progress
Growth multiplies quality. It never replaces it.
Self-Awareness Is the Foundation of Growth
If you don’t know yourself, you can’t build yourself.