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Aug 29

Twitter/X enticing you with revenue sharing is bait. Don’t take it

Sharing ad revenue with users is just a phase in what remains an inherently flawed business model. People don’t wanna see ads. And yeah, shitposting is fun, but entertainment value is one of the cheapest forms, and the one that’s most easily replaced. More importantly: it’s dangerous. The incentive of…

Social Media

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Twitter/X enticing you with revenue sharing is bait. Don’t take it
Twitter/X enticing you with revenue sharing is bait. Don’t take it
Social Media

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Aug 23

The modern internet is a pain to use

The modern internet’s convoluted landscape frustrates with its Google account woes, photo-sharing dilemmas, fractured messaging apps, and proprietary platforms, highlighting the need for a more seamless, user-centered digital experience. A few days ago, I got an email from Google saying that my Tee Tweets business profile would be taken down…

Ethics In Tech

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The modern internet is a pain to use
The modern internet is a pain to use
Ethics In Tech

7 min read


Jun 10

Setapp: Productivity suite, or risky discoverability tool?

I’ve been a Setapp user since its inception in 2017. I was drawn to its branding of “The Netflix of Mac apps,” since it meant having multiple apps under one subscription. …

Productivity Tools

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Setapp: Productivity suite, or risky discoverability tool?
Setapp: Productivity suite, or risky discoverability tool?
Productivity Tools

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Mar 29

5 key takeaways from doing live chat customer support

Live chat customer support has become an increasingly popular way for businesses to interact with their customers in real time. When I launched my lifestyle clothing brand Tee Tweets, live chat was one of those things I knew wasn’t scalable given I was running the company by myself. Nevertheless, I…

Customer Experience

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Customer Experience

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Jan 5

Pros and cons of making yourself a part of your business

Make you part of your product or service… Competitors can never copy the you in your product. Making yourself a part of your product or service is of those decisions where maybe not even time will tell if you made the right choice or not. …

Entrepreneurship

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Pros and cons of making yourself a part of your business
Pros and cons of making yourself a part of your business
Entrepreneurship

4 min read


Nov 21, 2022

How to hide your Twitter following and why you should do it

The conversation starter In the wake of the Capitol Hill siege, something that emerged yet again is social media’s role in providing a platform for groups to organize and deliver a coup. …

Social Media

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How to hide your Twitter following and why you should do it
How to hide your Twitter following and why you should do it
Social Media

9 min read


Nov 20, 2022

NoCodeFounders interview: How I built The TXT Hub

A short bio about your product/business: The TXT Hub is a texting app allows you to text famous quotes from celebrities and TV shows — anonymously. Here’s how it works: Pick a Wire (celebrity/TV show) Choose how many messages to send Enjoy Your friend/family member/colleague will start to receive random quotes from your selected Wire. Hey! What are you working on and what led you to building with no code? Have you got any previous experience of building sites/apps?

Building In Public

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NoCodeFounders interview: How I built The TXT Hub
NoCodeFounders interview: How I built The TXT Hub
Building In Public

10 min read


Nov 13, 2022

We’re not in the software war, we’re in the ecosystem war

Facebook’s biggest competitor is Apple iMessage. Not Twitter, not Snapchat, not even TikTok. Why? Because that’s where the conversations are. Why did Facebook buy WhatsApp? By now you’ve probably seen commercials advertising WhatsApp as an end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) messenger. And it may be-but what’s the “end” in this scenario? …

Ethics In Tech

3 min read

We’re not in the software war, we’re in the ecosystem war
We’re not in the software war, we’re in the ecosystem war
Ethics In Tech

3 min read


Oct 28, 2022

15 things you can do on Mastodon that you can’t do on Twitter

1. Create (and moderate) your own server 2. Limit the number of users 3. Write 500 characters at a time 4. Self-identify as a bot account 5. Opt out of search engine indexing 6. Hide who you follow and who follows you 7. Verify yourself 8. Move to a different account 9. Split up your content for different…

Social Media

10 min read

15 things you can do on Mastodon that you can’t do on Twitter
15 things you can do on Mastodon that you can’t do on Twitter
Social Media

10 min read


Oct 16, 2022

The idea behind building in public and why I do it

A handful of friends have asked me on multiple occasions why it is that I post on LinkedIn and Twitter (but mainly LinkedIn) so frequently. According to what they tell me, they only jump on LinkedIn when they switch jobs, are looking for jobs, or have a title change. On…

Entrepreneurship

4 min read

The idea behind building in public and why I do it
The idea behind building in public and why I do it
Entrepreneurship

4 min read

HiramFromTheChi

HiramFromTheChi

33 Followers

Solo bootstrapper writing about no-code, privacy, tech, and business. 💡 Founder: TeeTweets.com 🐦 InThePaintCrew.com 🏀 Swyftlight.com 👨🏽‍💻 + a few more

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