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# ![@_lhermann Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::529326450.png) @_lhermann Lukas Hermann

Lukas Hermann posts on X about germany, money, if you, indie the most. They currently have [------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [---] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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### Social Influence

**Social category influence**
[finance](/list/finance)  [technology brands](/list/technology-brands)  [countries](/list/countries)  [social networks](/list/social-networks)  [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations)  [stocks](/list/stocks)  [currencies](/list/currencies)  [automotive brands](/list/automotive-brands)  [celebrities](/list/celebrities)  [luxury brands](/list/luxury-brands) 

**Social topic influence**
[germany](/topic/germany), [money](/topic/money), [if you](/topic/if-you), [indie](/topic/indie), [build](/topic/build), [in the](/topic/in-the), [this is](/topic/this-is), [open ai](/topic/open-ai), [ai](/topic/ai), [business](/topic/business)

**Top assets mentioned**
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### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

"Ohhh I'm playing with the big boys now 👀"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1532618557703479303)  2022-06-03T07:01Z 13.6K followers, [--] engagements


"I'm trying to chase the keyword "OBS countdown timer". Let's see if it works. The GTP-3 text AI helps a lot getting these articles out. I have a list of some good prompts now that produce nice results"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1558067573371150337)  2022-08-12T12:27Z 13.6K followers, [--] engagements


"OpenAI came out with a new iteration of their GTP-3 text generation AI. text-davinci-003 understands longer prompts and can produces higher quality results. "  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1597477575647195136)  2022-11-29T06:28Z 13.5K followers, [--] engagements


"If you are in Thailand take the Bangkok - Chiang Mai night train. Its a nice experience"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1617425147073548288)  2023-01-23T07:33Z 13.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Programmatic SEO brings a lot of Google impressions So on Stagetimer there's a list of links to all kinds of different preset timers. But all the pages are kind of the same. So I asked ChatGPT to give me "Time facts" for each individual time. 😎"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1617801183183372288)  2023-01-24T08:27Z 13.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Here're my observations for the new Midjourney V5 engine. Is it better Yes But not in the ways you might think"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1636255697058009088)  2023-03-16T06:38Z 13.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Afraid to start your business with a gmail address Don't be (Sign says: We hire Send CV to a GMX address)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1659522110920728578)  2023-05-19T11:31Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Thank you @trymicro for the best Christmas gift. I can finally read it after it and I have traveled the world. "Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so." Ford Perfect"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1668686980358582273)  2023-06-13T18:29Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements


"Shoutout to Damon for raising the bar for indie hackers. - Raised a seed round - Hired developers - Made [--] acquisitions already He's playing the big boy game 💪"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1671945648722116617)  2023-06-22T18:18Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Vietnamese restaurant in Germany vs. Vietnam Spot the difference 👀"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1672659780819640321)  2023-06-24T17:35Z 20K followers, 11.9K engagements


"@theandreboso @MeetKevon That yes. But the API changes and rate limits make me think that this ship is taking on water"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1677984356793556993)  2023-07-09T10:14Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Please roast my product idea: An AI tool that scans your email inbox frequently (eg. support@example.com) and learns from all your answers. Use it to generate answers to new emails or search most related old answers. Be brutally honest what do you think"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1678478611974615044)  2023-07-11T02:35Z [----] followers, 32.5K engagements


"@DjangoTricks MVP has to be OpenAI for simplicity's sake and I see the same privacy concerns 😬"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1678643002149859328)  2023-07-11T06:05Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@nicksbasecamp Vue or Svelte to be honest. And if it's more static content try Astro which supports any of these frameworks as a static site generator 👌"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1684210416107368453)  2023-07-26T14:33Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@FloWritesCode Downside is they take longer to process like these voice messages by your friend who doesn't like typing"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1689519467338813440)  2023-08-10T06:10Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Partner: Calling your pricing tiers "Bronze" "Silver" and "Gold" is so 1990s wedding photographer. Me: Let's use metal alloys instead 🤡🤣"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1689543780288917504)  2023-08-10T07:46Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Launch checklist for Monday: ✅ Build the app * Document it ✅ Come up with narrative * Create images & video * Launch"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1690425820739784705)  2023-08-12T18:11Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Getting ready for the next trade show 😄"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1692529608640315880)  2023-08-18T13:31Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"The Figma of my almost 3-year old bootstrapped app 😄 Today marks the first day I couldn't find a thing I was looking for"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1694238058764292348)  2023-08-23T06:40Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Founders giving advice on Twitter vs. How they launched their own product"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1694259618199781731)  2023-08-23T08:05Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@V1ktor As an engineer I really like this tip. But I'm actively trying to find non-coding activities apart from work 😅"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1696594830850179221)  2023-08-29T18:45Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"4 ways to get your first customer if you start with no followers and no money: [--]. Launch free worry about pricing later make your users happy first call it "beta" or "early access" then nobody will be disappointed once you charge. [--]. Post on Reddit ask for honest feedback don't post in entrepreneur/startup subs post in subs relevant to your product there are LOTS of eyeballs on reddit. [--]. Launch a beta on PH don't expect high placement if you have no followers but you'll get a few eyeballs at least. [--]. Looks for places where your users are Discord Forums Facebook Groups and ask for help to"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1697149998272520529)  2023-08-31T07:31Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@philkellr @Matt_heyqq @stats_feed @d4m1n There's a strong correlation between chocolate consumption and German speaking countries 🤔 Lindor of course fantastic They nailed the dark chocolate taste 🍫"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1697625661110657423)  2023-09-01T15:01Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Someone tried during a live event and were so excited they asked me to build I guess I have my next project cut out for me 😆"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1697626307738091630)  2023-09-01T15:03Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@AndreyNovikoov If you want to do vector illustrations with Midjourney set --stylize 0"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1698681921583145223)  2023-09-04T12:58Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@RyaneSaaS What was their value proposition (Honest question)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1700509911749107865)  2023-09-09T14:02Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@levelsio Typescript definitely blurs the line with religion. Tailwind supporters also sometimes"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1700515361462813060)  2023-09-09T14:23Z 13.6K followers, [----] engagements


"The new cancel flow already shows results 😍 Always ask customers why they canceled. It's the most valuable source of info you have: [--]. They already paid for you product (intent) [--]. From all the competition they chose you [--]. They have no reason to lie to you [--]. You can quickly identify the biggest reason why customers churn and fix it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1701607205538324820)  2023-09-12T14:42Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@CreeCoder Pick a project and (this May be unpopular) choose Vue or Svelte instead of React. Then it'll be more fun"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1702020759479009500)  2023-09-13T18:05Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@theandreboso Coming in the next newsletter 🙏 Also funny you mention "painkiller". I just finished watching Painkiller on Netflix that's all about the Sackler family getting rich by essentially selling heroin as painkiller 😵"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1702317161816146108)  2023-09-14T13:43Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@natmiletic Ah the old Dreamweaver. This was before the days of Tailwind"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1702777280236315135)  2023-09-15T20:11Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Have you reached Melon Profitability 💰"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1703521466937971112)  2023-09-17T21:29Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@pablo_rothbart Chocolate . chocolate is the secret 👌"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1703751585912815816)  2023-09-18T12:43Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@dagorenouf @KagiHQ Sadly true 😞 But it shows they play the long-term game. It seems more companies die because they play short-term games than neglecting to use deceptive sales tactics"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1705178347154588013)  2023-09-22T11:12Z 14.6K followers, [---] engagements


"@MinhLe58002087 Python works fine. Django is a good backend framework. Postgres and python work well together. On the frontend I recommend Vue or Svelte. They avoid a lot of the frustration that comes with React and are equally flexible. Use vite to bundle and avoid the headache with webpack +"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1706565765527159234)  2023-09-26T07:05Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"I worked to whole week on my pricing page. The goal was to include team pricing and make it as clear as possible. I looked at many other pricing pages and learned everything I could about the Paddle API. The result is this:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1707756579532017939)  2023-09-29T13:57Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"I'm really happy with @PaddleHQ and their latest "Paddle Billing" update. It has all this flexibility and even does realtime currency conversion based on user location. 👌"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1707756582518272038)  2023-09-29T13:57Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"I have a CS degree and I wouldn't do it again. Here's what I'd do instead: - as autodidact Uni was boring - do upwork or contribute to OSS to get coding experience - join a startup for [--] years to get business experience - then start my own"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1710178441276846508)  2023-10-06T06:21Z [----] followers, 14.4K engagements


"@aliazimi86 Then the shock is not shocking enough yet. What do you think happens long term"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1710223309118300417)  2023-10-06T09:19Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@heywnm @rails @stagetimerio It's built on Node.js"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1710343793298280771)  2023-10-06T17:18Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"What's the best conference to go to for indie hackers"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1711295351892685285)  2023-10-09T08:19Z 13.6K followers, [----] engagements


"@Dezzymei @joradig @MicroConf Nice. Just saw that it was this weekend. Is there some good networking going on"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1711460339974373447)  2023-10-09T19:15Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@elliscrosby Walkability in most Asian cities is [--]. Kinda sad 😞"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1712129630243631455)  2023-10-11T15:34Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"All I want is ChatGPT input with syntax highlighting 😭"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1712456584243081514)  2023-10-12T13:14Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@danielinoa_ According to the State of JS tier list it's Svelte React Vue (I mostly use Vue)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1713089846531555555)  2023-10-14T07:10Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@mattgibsontech Unarguably Two correction however: - "Better Typescript and Tailwind support" - Just fine in Vue/Svelte - "More / better component libraries" - There's a caveat Most solutions that come in Vue/Svelte for free need a lib in React"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1713100209255743634)  2023-10-14T07:51Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@marvr_ @solid_js Syntax looks similar to React. What's the catch"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1713133016346694032)  2023-10-14T10:01Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@ihaveajob There's not. Or not nearly as well supported as React Native"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1713165245621891477)  2023-10-14T12:09Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@indie_CL Good idea to commit prompts to version control. What is a "context presentation""  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1713175015187779636)  2023-10-14T12:48Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@anttiviljami I'm working together with a cofounder just the [--] of us and we constantly run into update loops and performance issues 🙄 Can't imagine doing this with a whole team for years"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1713429797462774252)  2023-10-15T05:41Z 13.4K followers, [---] engagements


"@skeptrune @kumailht Vanilla has come a long way from when we all used jQuery 👀"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1713431950067732859)  2023-10-15T05:49Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@centicorn @ricardovdev Likely something with green energy. I'm eying salt battery tech at the moment. Not that I have a clue about any of these things yet"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1713432578542231738)  2023-10-15T05:52Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@philkellr @KaelWD With default Vue components it's in one place too. By the way if you dislike code splitting try Angular 🤣"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1713436928861765907)  2023-10-15T06:09Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"As solo founder you are taxable in the country where you live for over [---] days per year regardless where your company is. (By the book) So only do it if (a) you live in a country that really doesn't bother you about taxes or (b) you never stay longer than [---] per year in a country. I had a company in Estonia (under the e-citizenship). It was all awesome until I had to deal with the double-taxation law and redo ALL of my accounting in Germany 💀🔫"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1713943628886728892)  2023-10-16T15:42Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@ricardovdev @wilterrero Famously in Germany after the first year of business you have two pay the previous years tax + your first quarterly tax advance. Not a few people are entirely unprepared for this and go bankrupt right there"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1713959723349790957)  2023-10-16T16:46Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"There's two limits: 22k/yr of total revenue and 10k/yr of revenue from other EU countries. If you stay below those you can skip VAT entirely. You can not ignore income tax but under this rule the reporting is greatly simplified. Once you go above these limits you can just turn "Kleinunternehmerregelung" off and switch to regular VAT collection and tax reporting for that year"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1713988431955579045)  2023-10-16T18:41Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@arvidkahl I looked into MOSS (since [----] just OSS) but luckily found out about MoR. What is an asset deal and how can I prepare for that"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1713989141187170467)  2023-10-16T18:43Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@Dima_heyqq Metro Exodus is one of my favorite games"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1714004441110626514)  2023-10-16T19:44Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"I often see new SaaS founders make these [--] mistakes when choosing a project idea: [--]. Marketing is an afterthought Marketing is not an add-on it must be built into your product. Choose a product idea that has marketing elements integrated into its core functionality. Examples: - Dropbox: Share files and get more storage through referral links. - Wordle: Shareable win-screens without spoiling the game. - Google Docs: Share view-only links nudging others to use the product for editing. [--]. Trying to create a market from scratch No competition doesn't mean easy it means hard. Because you have to"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1715674489776726413)  2023-10-21T10:20Z [----] followers, 12.6K engagements


"@snikidev bUt haVe You tRied tAilwInd Jokes aside. Try Elixir with Phenix and Liveview. This seems to be the old new hot thing"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1716691590473769417)  2023-10-24T05:42Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@buk @snikidev No. I used Node.js + Firebase. But a friend uses that tech stack and I'm getting jealous every time he talks about it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1716732383175623153)  2023-10-24T08:24Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@rasmus1610 @snikidev Hence the joke. Tailwind is actually really great. I know several backend devs who said that with and they got the hang of it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1716732758293176749)  2023-10-24T08:25Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@buk @snikidev Exactly that. And I'll build my next project on the same stack for the same reason. But I may play around with Elixir on the side to get familiar"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1717062744782860404)  2023-10-25T06:17Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@gouthamjay8 Always the back and forth and "do you also accept PayPal". Fortunately my wife does customer service 😁"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1717413130618151287)  2023-10-26T05:29Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"AI people a question: I want that users can say "Please change my user name to Cassian Andor" and the AI can actually update the database. How does this work"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1717507023636472272)  2023-10-26T11:42Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@hey_iam_alex @malcolmtyson Thanks for the hint"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1717516042895815108)  2023-10-26T12:18Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@adamthewan I assumed something along these lines. AKA "here are actions available to you check if one of these actions applies then return a JSON value" or something"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1717516660649738410)  2023-10-26T12:20Z 13.4K followers, [---] engagements


"What my startup does: Preventing Rob Walling from going over time 👍 (Stagetimer being used at the Startup Mountain Summit) Listening to @robwalling talk about funding at the @myfoundersforge Startup Mountain Summit running @_lhermann's @stagetimerio #startupmtnsummit #foundersforge https://t.co/G8N2PEqKIm Listening to @robwalling talk about funding at the @myfoundersforge Startup Mountain Summit running @_lhermann's @stagetimerio #startupmtnsummit #foundersforge https://t.co/G8N2PEqKIm"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1717790738941932029)  2023-10-27T06:30Z 13.4K followers, [----] engagements


"@mariuszkogut Helsinki server buddies 🤝"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1717840643915944059)  2023-10-27T09:48Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@daniel_nguyenx why did you decide to set the temperature to [--] by default Any specific reason"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1717870276677963806)  2023-10-27T11:46Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Question to UI people: Which button best communicates "thing is currently visible click to hide""  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1718156942529511584)  2023-10-28T06:45Z 13.5K followers, 81K engagements


"Training datasets are the real shovels in this AI gold rush. Last month I asked an AI researcher what's the biggest challenge they face right now. His answer: "Labeled Data" aka. training data with good labels and large enough size. Lot's of niche opportunities here too"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1721850213306945914)  2023-11-07T11:20Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@josefbuettgen I wrote at length about this problem the other day. I've been through this 10k+ MRR now. Using a merchant-of-record like Paddle or Lemon Squeezy is a good idea as German SaaS founder"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1722569654751621176)  2023-11-09T10:59Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@LambrosPetrou @johncoles @_vigneshaithal It's not Redis for sure 😅 But 100% reliable for 2+ years. I use the managed server version on top of GCP"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1724676498802565505)  2023-11-15T06:31Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Stagetimer featured on Indie Hackers 👀 3-years-ago me would be very proud"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1726599484283719704)  2023-11-20T13:52Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@poppacalypse They are either paid likes or porn promoters. So they either like our stuff to "diffuse" their paid likes activities or so we go see their boobs"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1726859395999633812)  2023-11-21T07:05Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@jogicodes Is there any country without capital gains tax The Bahamas maybe Caiman islands"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1726930355083440289)  2023-11-21T11:47Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Introducing Rundown Studio by @heretorecord Spike and myself. We've been building it for [--] months and soft-launched it [--] months ago. Without much marketing it hit 350+ users and [--] paying customers 🥳 Slowly making a dent in the live production industry 💪"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1726953778396737980)  2023-11-21T13:20Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Seasons 1-4 were great so far 🔥"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1727230087811195143)  2023-11-22T07:38Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@uetroslav "The wine will flow red the music will play loud and we'll put this mess behind us.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1727300248044028269)  2023-11-22T12:17Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@wilterrero In B2B you should use email/password"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1727577670886601136)  2023-11-23T06:39Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"All our competitors want to be the all-in-one solution. So we decided to take the opposite approach and build a killer CSV import with AI so that Google Sheets and Excel are our friends not enemies"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1727986871978856893)  2023-11-24T09:45Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"In kindergarten we had a health talk with a Nutella glass showing its ingredients. All Germans grow up on Nutella. They wanted to show it's unhealthy: "look at all the sugar" Instead of being shocked 5-year-old Lukas thought: "This is awesome" LOL kids are so stupid 🤣"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1728475944728268882)  2023-11-25T18:09Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"I canceled my Twitter Checkmark. I can't justify the cost for the value I get. [--]. Recent algo changes makes most content invisible [--]. There's much more bot activity now [--]. This chases away many normal people Am I mistaken I want to know you opinion on this"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1728804842594775526)  2023-11-26T15:56Z [----] followers, 31.2K engagements


"@poppacalypse Just like observing that stupid year progress 😡"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1729205639552073973)  2023-11-27T18:28Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Very interesting comment by the Paddle CMO about VAT becoming less "ignorable" soon"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1730265478935847383)  2023-11-30T16:40Z [----] followers, 66.9K engagements


"Marketing noob question: What is brand positioning Like what's the difference between a positioned vs. unpositioned brand I can't even wrap my mind around it 😅"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1731977947282575662)  2023-12-05T10:04Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Being a founder I made mistakes that had a big emotional toll on me. But I know other founders went through similar even if they don't share it openly. Excerpt from the Podcast with @nikolas_chap"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1732344785032380769)  2023-12-06T10:22Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@kirso_ Chiang Mai was our favorite place when we traveled Asia. Make sure you take the night train to Bangkok it's a great experience"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1733789339052564546)  2023-12-10T10:02Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Every side project is like 🤣 Start: High optimism End: Just f*ing ship it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1733845564607889761)  2023-12-10T13:46Z 11.4K followers, [----] engagements


"@kirso_ Hanoi (HCMC) Get in contact with @daniel_nguyenx and @phuctm97 when you are there"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1734120948071055620)  2023-12-11T08:00Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"The first purchase of the new premium plan with team members. Launched this week The feature tool forever to build and I think I'm a bit burned out and have to take a few days break from Stagetimer now. Can't bring myself to work on it. Butt seems the hard work paid off 😭"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1735922708456579417)  2023-12-16T07:20Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@poppacalypse OMFG If you walk that much in Bangkok you will have been driven over by [--] scooters [--] tuk-tuks and one bus"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1738132081455292542)  2023-12-22T09:39Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@theandreboso The recent algorithm change to "viral or bust" is a huge contributor I think. Most saw their tweets drop greatly in visibility this year and subsequently stopped tweeting. Amplifying the usual year-to-year changes"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1740702759572369837)  2023-12-29T11:54Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@RomanShalabanov Not really an issue in the B2B context"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1741381218841579623)  2023-12-31T08:50Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@phuctm97 Free MVPs are okay. My problem is not the unfinished nature but the possibility that they will just abandon the project after [--] days. No. Not even if it's Elon Musk"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1742499024874164306)  2024-01-03T10:51Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Somethimes you need to :wq for a while"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1743539478117945746)  2024-01-06T07:46Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"We are now becoming a stage [--] business: Stage 1: Throw spaghetti at the wall to see what sticks try all marketing approaches attract every customer. Stage 2: Start focusing on your ideal customer and [--] or [--] marketing channels. Reject features not serving those users"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1744991363039416380)  2024-01-10T07:55Z 13.4K followers, [----] engagements


"@jasonleowsg Consistency is 90% of success"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1747387113832657323)  2024-01-16T22:35Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Timezones and dates are so hard to handle not even ChatGPT [--] can reliably write code that passes my tests. e.g.: Move a date from Jan [--] to Aug [--] in a Los Angeles TZ on a browser in Singapore. It involves multiple conversion from SG - UTC - LA + DST change and back"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1748293874957615425)  2024-01-19T10:38Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@chernikovalexey I'm probably faster just writing the code myself 😆"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1748300947770442067)  2024-01-19T11:06Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"I'm looking to hire my first full-stack or frontend dev (vue) for @stagetimerio soon. What's your go-to place to find good people What should I pay attention to for my first hire"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1748305448225145203)  2024-01-19T11:24Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@chernikovalexey @stagetimerio Love this Good idea. Should do the same"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1748307827414741373)  2024-01-19T11:34Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"@lfgdz @stagetimerio [--] years is a lot. What language are you working in mostly"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1748641992320377183)  2024-01-20T09:41Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"People don't really talk about it but getting married is scary. But just like business marriage has rules and as you learn them and get better and it becomes more fun"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1748737253197619319)  2024-01-20T16:00Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@sobedominik Chiang Mai Thailand Hands down 🙌"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1749347764494840225)  2024-01-22T08:26Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Trying to sell a FIAT to a millionaire is difficult. Trying to sell a Rolls Royce to a millionaire is easy. If you're a B2B founder you'll understand"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1749404278429544858)  2024-01-22T12:10Z [--] followers, [----] engagements


"@MeetKevon My social media self is much happier than me"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1751100477708624167)  2024-01-27T04:31Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"Asked my tax advisor how to save taxes in Germany. He said a family trust. WTF. I've never heard anyone talking about this. It only pays 15% on profit and has 0% capital gains tax 🤯"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1752028908466119030)  2024-01-29T18:00Z [----] followers, 20.2K engagements


"@nerdbert @paulNL Like the entire holdings Investment portfolio and all Sounds like a wealth tax. I thought Germany doesn't have a wealth tax"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1752045485668315220)  2024-01-29T19:06Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@jogicodes Work is taxed where it is performed. Even if I have my company in another country my work will be taxed in Germany doubling the bureaucratic burden. I speak from experience. I could lie to the taxman that may work in India but not in Germany"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1752237195618832631)  2024-01-30T07:47Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@jogicodes For big corporations the tax savings outweigh the compliance overhead. For me it's the other way around"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1752247584054231103)  2024-01-30T08:29Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@philostar Microtransactions but you get paid instead"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1752799105942741087)  2024-01-31T21:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Apple: Europe is not really economically relevant anymore Setapp for iOS 🥹 Id side load from here any day. My prediction is the EU will smack Apple again and Setapp for iOS will rise to become the de facto target for most indie makers by the end of [----]. Bookmark this for [----] 🫣 https://t.co/Je5PslAFol Setapp for iOS 🥹 Id side load from here any day. My prediction is the EU will smack Apple again and Setapp for iOS will rise to become the de facto target for most indie makers by the end of [----]. Bookmark this for [----] 🫣 https://t.co/Je5PslAFol"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1752800007307059467)  2024-01-31T21:04Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@philkellr @jasonleowsg I re-calculated and it's actually $900000100 lol"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1753349012864831522)  2024-02-02T09:25Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@arthurliebhardt Small business rule is easy. 0% everywhere. That legal clause on the invoice is optional actually. However the 22k revenue limit is very low. You'll hit that in no time. I'd rather think of a long-term solution right away"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1753682376964620419)  2024-02-03T07:30Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@jamessfoster Not really TBH"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1754078649517527231)  2024-02-04T09:45Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@jogicodes @kumailht @Matt_heyqq @levelsio Thank you for insulting my culture"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1754445068910407889)  2024-02-05T10:01Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@threehourcoffee Your best work yet 💪"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1754783558822965526)  2024-02-06T08:26Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@elliscrosby How long did it take to come up with this 😆"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1754907524812144664)  2024-02-06T16:38Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


""We've automated customer service with AI" The customer service:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1755139110321201154)  2024-02-07T07:59Z [----] followers, 16.3K engagements


"With ticket sizes of $50+ Paddle fees are actually very competitive. Interesting"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1755516301374538102)  2024-02-08T08:57Z 11.2K followers, [----] engagements


"@philostar *Scratches head in MongoDB"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1757091422618964174)  2024-02-12T17:16Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"How do you even evaluate [--] job applications I don't have the time for [--] zoom calls maybe [--] or [--]. I'm trying it this way:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1757798780273922211)  2024-02-14T16:07Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@mistermeenr Plot twist: These are just your grandpa's reading glasses"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1759254189652209692)  2024-02-18T16:30Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@philostar @loom @Upwork Not bad not bad. The loom video directly wouldn't work"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1759848390689530014)  2024-02-20T07:52Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"This redesign tweet inspired me to touch my landing page again and give it a glow up. It's not perfect I know but better than the before right [--] / [--] days ✅ ( websites redesign ) Before After Website of @stagetimerio @_lhermann https://t.co/kokwtNSRBn [--] / [--] days ✅ ( websites redesign ) Before After Website of @stagetimerio @_lhermann https://t.co/kokwtNSRBn"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1759984950374277621)  2024-02-20T16:54Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@st_phan Ah yes but I don't know any better lol 😂 What do you suggest"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1760023189118136475)  2024-02-20T19:26Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"I'm currently working on full timezone support for Stagetimer. Most mind-bending task I ever had to do. People who worked with timezones will understand"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1761496334417137799)  2024-02-24T21:00Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"How much MRR do you need to feel financially secure"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1761725044323954764)  2024-02-25T12:09Z [----] followers, 48.2K engagements


"@MarkCornelisse [--]. There's different names for the same time zone [--]. JavaScript Date carries no time zone information [--]. INTL API doesn't provide correct time zone abbreviations"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1761776989701108060)  2024-02-25T15:35Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@SimonBitwise I oversimplified for the sake of the algorithm 😬"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1761825896271372339)  2024-02-25T18:50Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@emmafletcher I have no clue what this is but it looks delicious 😋"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1762009340892852469)  2024-02-26T06:58Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@jasonleowsg Actual question: What's the trouble with npm packages It's never been a big problem to me keeping them up-to-date"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1763495776460668995)  2024-03-01T09:25Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Why is Slack so confusing Why can you not just have a simple user account like Discord I just got invited to a "shared channel" and it forced me to create a workspace for some reason what the fuck 🤬"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1763672501953925170)  2024-03-01T21:07Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@tahanchin I don't want to pay I don't want to have anything to do with Slack"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1763678872342573217)  2024-03-01T21:33Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@DanePoyzer No wonder corps use Teams. We use Discord"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1763679088005234768)  2024-03-01T21:33Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Last year my churn was very high up to 12%. 😱 I needed over $1000 new MRR / month just to keep up. So one day I decided to do something about it. I removed the monthly plan. Many users only need it for one event. Now they use a one-time 30d license. Churn went down to 6%"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1764253871562428660)  2024-03-03T11:37Z [----] followers, 11.3K engagements


"@jnoh @dominicfrei Cause it fits our customer"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1764754007560479151)  2024-03-04T20:45Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"I like bootstrapping. I can prioritize profitability and offer a free tier at the same time. 👍 This overnight prioritizing profitability idea must be very hard to implement when youve been a frivolous spender of VC money for almost [--] years. https://t.co/S8BV98TU8g This overnight prioritizing profitability idea must be very hard to implement when youve been a frivolous spender of VC money for almost [--] years. https://t.co/S8BV98TU8g"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1765741933370950037)  2024-03-07T14:10Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Honest question: What keeps you from starting a B2B SaaS"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1767811955908128860)  2024-03-13T07:16Z [----] followers, 54.3K engagements


""Let's have daylight saving time" said no software developer ever 🤬"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1769666772859244947)  2024-03-18T10:06Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@Dima_heyqq @OpenAI Too many indie hackers abusing the metered billing system 😆"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1770016708951961755)  2024-03-19T09:17Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@Dima_heyqq @OpenAI I got the same. It's legit"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1770016805232275671)  2024-03-19T09:17Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


""What's your best marketing channel" I often get asked. A: SEO & word of mouth BUT: In the beginning I tried all kinds of stuff YouTube Facebook Reddit Instagram Forums Discord Podcasts we even contacted print magazines. I only focused after figuring out what works"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1770759232389886420)  2024-03-21T10:27Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Story time: I want to lease a car through my business because we need one. So as one does I put on my hoodie and jacket grab my wife's eBike and drive down to the local car dealership today. When I arrived I immediately realized I had made a big mistake. "  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1772312557547573402)  2024-03-25T17:20Z [----] followers, 98.5K engagements


"@localkels @capcutapp Starting a TikTok too 😄"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1772624598212763851)  2024-03-26T14:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"It is wild that CleanShot X can't resize images. Do you know any quick way to resize an image to 50% size"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1773287807785619565)  2024-03-28T09:55Z [----] followers, 13.8K engagements


"@MeetKevon Will there be a carnivore version"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1774747127035449360)  2024-04-01T10:34Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Starting today I'm pro Daylight Saving Time. Every country should look like Australia Starting a paid community "Software Devs for DST" who's in 🙌"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1774809350466334755)  2024-04-01T14:41Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@misterrpink1 This is taking a dark turn"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1776135382154854717)  2024-04-05T06:30Z 10K followers, [---] engagements


"Bad Metric #1: CURR I was obsessed by this Duolingo dev post: But CURR is hard to calculate and completely useless Because you have no idea what factors actually affect it. It just goes up and down and youre left guessing. https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/how-duolingo-reignited-user-growth https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/how-duolingo-reignited-user-growth"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1777300979769024769)  2024-04-08T11:42Z 10.1K followers, [---] engagements


"Bad Metric #2: Customer satisfaction (or NPS score). Big corps need them because the foot doesnt know what the hand does. But you are one person. Just have a [--] min call with a customer and you will learn more about your product than with [---] NPS surveys"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1777300981694267623)  2024-04-08T11:42Z 10.1K followers, [---] engagements


""Project Hail Mary" is one of my favorite sci-fi books. So looking forward to this movie I hope it reaches the quality of The Martian. Phil Lord and Chris Millers PROJECT HAIL MARY starring Ryan Gosling will release in [----] in theaters. The film follows a man who wakes up from a coma afflicted with amnesia & soon remembers he was sent [--] light-years away from Earth to save humanity. https://t.co/SqHNk50qLG Phil Lord and Chris Millers PROJECT HAIL MARY starring Ryan Gosling will release in [----] in theaters. The film follows a man who wakes up from a coma afflicted with amnesia & soon remembers"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1778320208412749944)  2024-04-11T07:12Z 10.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Hey German Indie Hackers: I'm writing a blog post about all the bureaucracy involved for indie hacker in Germany. Any questions in particular you'd like to have answered"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1778320955875512821)  2024-04-11T07:15Z 10.2K followers, 24.8K engagements


"@JamesIvings I appears nowadays that VC backed startups have much higher failure rates than bootstrapped ones"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1778321742903005352)  2024-04-11T07:18Z 10.4K followers, [----] engagements


"@loco_here What's you context Living in Poland Digital Nomad"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1782362145738387811)  2024-04-22T10:53Z 10.3K followers, [---] engagements


"@loco_here But then you still have the same problem if you physically live in Germany no"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1782364257532641386)  2024-04-22T11:02Z 10.3K followers, [--] engagements


"@tim_nolet It's strange to me that nobody seems to know this. I suspect many indie hackers come from countries where regulation is more of a suggestion. Maybe due to corruption weak institutions business-friendly policies etc"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1782381116411785612)  2024-04-22T12:09Z 10.3K followers, [---] engagements


"You think German bureaucracy is bad Try dealing with US government institutions 💀💀💀"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1783002748310478934)  2024-04-24T05:19Z 10.4K followers, [----] engagements


"@dlindenkreuz @malisauskasLT @andevoo There's an alarming amount of people in the comments of that tweet who experienced the same (including Spain)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1784827764475887750)  2024-04-29T06:11Z 10.4K followers, [--] engagements


"Hey fellow indie hackers I'm struggling lately with keeping up my drive. How do you do it What are great ways you found to keep your drive"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1787166917075099887)  2024-05-05T17:06Z 13.4K followers, 21.3K engagements


"@OffRailsDev @thequotedog When I google EFT it shows "Escape from Tarkov" 😂"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1787368480527822989)  2024-05-06T06:27Z 10.5K followers, [--] engagements


"Draft for the next section of my "Bootstrapping in Germany" article. Everybody loves the IHK and GEZ ❤💀 Did I miss something Are there similar things in other countries"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1787383452192444438)  2024-05-06T07:26Z 10.5K followers, [----] engagements


"@codefluencer I may not be clearly written. They assume a profit of at least [----] EUR/m as basis for their 16.2% premium hence the [---] EUR premium"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1787391521613869310)  2024-05-06T07:58Z 10.5K followers, [--] engagements


"@dev_salesforce Our money hard at work I see 😆"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1787462625036521769)  2024-05-06T12:41Z 10.5K followers, [--] engagements


"@jasonleowsg One day it will refuse to open the airlock"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1790269876549898408)  2024-05-14T06:36Z 10.7K followers, [---] engagements


"Sent out my first ever terms of service update email to [------] users. I'm feeling like a real big company now 😄. Also got over [---] out-of-office replies lol"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1790305025555562533)  2024-05-14T08:55Z 10.8K followers, [----] engagements


"@ryanseanbadger Same in Phuket. Just a province of Russia"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1790354737700720772)  2024-05-14T12:13Z 10.7K followers, [---] engagements


"@ikoichi @OpenAI Guess they still have to pay off the Italian mafia. Works in Germany just fine :D"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1790652159354163662)  2024-05-15T07:55Z 10.7K followers, [---] engagements


"@ikoichi @pJacquelDesign @OpenAI I think it's just Italy bro 🙈"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1790652330620117119)  2024-05-15T07:55Z 10.7K followers, [--] engagements


"@ikoichi @OpenAI Haven't really used it yet. But it behaves essentially the same as the web version"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1790716997115781460)  2024-05-15T12:12Z 10.7K followers, [--] engagements


"@ikoichi @andrei_terteci @pJacquelDesign @OpenAI I fixed it for you: "I wanna make me cry 😭😂""  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1790718906186777001)  2024-05-15T12:20Z 10.7K followers, [---] engagements


"@ros_tris @ikoichi @OpenAI I may be related to usage. I'm quite a heavy user of the web version"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1790719129042690290)  2024-05-15T12:21Z 10.7K followers, [--] engagements


"@pJacquelDesign @ikoichi @OpenAI *Angry french noises*"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1790728774817873962)  2024-05-15T12:59Z 10.7K followers, [--] engagements


"Have you guys tried ChatGPT-4o It feels much worse than v4 more like v3.5-turbo. 🤔"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1790729238451998861)  2024-05-15T13:01Z 10.7K followers, 52.1K engagements


"@JonathanDrake In a sense yes. But isn't understanding what customers actually need the most important"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1790812938934067618)  2024-05-15T18:34Z 10.7K followers, [---] engagements


"Which one do you prefer"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1791145400973291560)  2024-05-16T16:35Z 10.7K followers, 19K engagements


"@dagorenouf @poppacalypse Interesting for productivity dev and creator tools. Most B2B niches your's included @poppacalypse don't know about PH"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1792846399689642443)  2024-05-21T09:14Z 10.8K followers, [--] engagements


"@TweetsOfSumit @vuejs Glad you're still coding I see what you mean but it's only half bad. A small price to pay to avoid useEffect 😖"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1793451858473734351)  2024-05-23T01:20Z 13.4K followers, [---] engagements


"@_skris Nice Do you live in Stuttgart"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1795768370845118723)  2024-05-29T10:45Z 10.8K followers, [---] engagements


"@DmytroKrasun How would this solve churn"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1797206382438994135)  2024-06-02T09:59Z 10.8K followers, [---] engagements


"Step 1: Get some customers a few hundred ideally. Step 2: Create a sheet with all countries (took me a while so take mine: Step 3: Get the number of customers you have for you top-10 countries. And the respective revenue if available. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1abYH9JD272EUasKruHG0_6PezzkNKYoqmJHP_pIxR68/editusp=sharing https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1abYH9JD272EUasKruHG0_6PezzkNKYoqmJHP_pIxR68/editusp=sharing"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1797880107182514323)  2024-06-04T06:36Z 10.8K followers, [---] engagements


"Step 4: Find the country with the highest customer-per-million-inhabitants ratio. (You can get recent population figures here: For Stagetimer that is Norway with [--] customers/M. https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/population-by-country/ https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/population-by-country/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1797880109204226336)  2024-06-04T06:36Z 10.8K followers, [---] engagements


"@DmytroKrasun It's an estimate. Obviously I can't compare Norway and Mexico. But feel free to obsess even more about your numbers 😄"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1797882078899654765)  2024-06-04T06:44Z 10.8K followers, [---] engagements


"@poppacalypse @d4m1n @TakoTreba @philkellr @DmytroKrasun @lesley_pizza @Dima_heyqq @Matt_heyqq @daniel_nguyenx @mistermeenr @jasonleowsg Will this force me to do real life"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1797917445262540809)  2024-06-04T09:04Z 10.8K followers, [--] engagements


"@alexduggleby "Look Simba. Everything the light touches is our traget customer.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1799343608266641709)  2024-06-08T07:32Z 10.9K followers, [----] engagements


"Not "The Facebook" just "Facebook". Not "Kanye" just "Ye". Not "ConvertKit" just "Kit""  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1799388432504123600)  2024-06-08T10:30Z 10.9K followers, [----] engagements


"I need help with @SocketIO (multi-server setup). How can I intercept a message emitted from one server on the other connected servers"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1801159315807457679)  2024-06-13T07:46Z 11K followers, [----] engagements


"@kandros5591 @SocketIO Longer latency first as load increases [---] responses. We traced it to a MongoDB scheduling lib that I had set to a granularity of 1s intervals which and replaced it with a redis-based lib. So might be better now"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1801215760133394730)  2024-06-13T11:31Z 11K followers, [--] engagements


"@maybeskillissue @SocketIO Exactly. socketio has no built-in way. But I found a way by directly subscribing to the redis channel"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1801216145627746650)  2024-06-13T11:32Z 11K followers, [--] engagements


"@theAutomationD @SocketIO I found a workaround by subscribing directly to the redis pub/sub 👍"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1801223340956217369)  2024-06-13T12:01Z 11K followers, [--] engagements


"@kalesh_13 @SocketIO It is possible and found that I can just subscribe directly to the redis pub/sub and intercept there"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1801355199157575872)  2024-06-13T20:45Z 11K followers, [--] engagements


"A large US corp sent us a check What do you even do with a bloody check"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1803665933719756984)  2024-06-20T05:47Z 11K followers, [----] engagements


"@IndianaTheGreat Don't know if my bank offers that TBH"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1803831020111671577)  2024-06-20T16:43Z 11.1K followers, [--] engagements


"@chernikovalexey Hedging your NVIDIA with some Boeing 😄"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1806213038099280217)  2024-06-27T06:28Z 11K followers, [---] engagements


"@talentoverdrive Wow never got crypto. But almost got a check 😂"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1808013939990524354)  2024-07-02T05:44Z 11.2K followers, [---] engagements


"@d4m1n Love the LinkedIn trash embrace 🤣🤣🤣"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1808018835464700028)  2024-07-02T06:04Z 11.2K followers, [---] engagements


"@mariuszkogut Sounds like you have experience"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1808026302554776056)  2024-07-02T06:33Z 11.2K followers, [---] engagements


"@Dima_heyqq Isn't the picture from that failed Chinese static fire rocket test"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_lhermann/status/1810769147992887779)  2024-07-09T20:13Z 11.3K followers, [---] engagements

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@_lhermann Avatar @_lhermann Lukas Hermann

Lukas Hermann posts on X about germany, money, if you, indie the most. They currently have [------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [---] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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Social Influence

Social category influence finance technology brands countries social networks travel destinations stocks currencies automotive brands celebrities luxury brands

Social topic influence germany, money, if you, indie, build, in the, this is, open ai, ai, business

Top assets mentioned Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL) Cloudflare, Inc. (NET)

Top Social Posts

Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

"Ohhh I'm playing with the big boys now 👀"
X Link 2022-06-03T07:01Z 13.6K followers, [--] engagements

"I'm trying to chase the keyword "OBS countdown timer". Let's see if it works. The GTP-3 text AI helps a lot getting these articles out. I have a list of some good prompts now that produce nice results"
X Link 2022-08-12T12:27Z 13.6K followers, [--] engagements

"OpenAI came out with a new iteration of their GTP-3 text generation AI. text-davinci-003 understands longer prompts and can produces higher quality results. "
X Link 2022-11-29T06:28Z 13.5K followers, [--] engagements

"If you are in Thailand take the Bangkok - Chiang Mai night train. Its a nice experience"
X Link 2023-01-23T07:33Z 13.5K followers, [----] engagements

"Programmatic SEO brings a lot of Google impressions So on Stagetimer there's a list of links to all kinds of different preset timers. But all the pages are kind of the same. So I asked ChatGPT to give me "Time facts" for each individual time. 😎"
X Link 2023-01-24T08:27Z 13.6K followers, [----] engagements

"Here're my observations for the new Midjourney V5 engine. Is it better Yes But not in the ways you might think"
X Link 2023-03-16T06:38Z 13.6K followers, [----] engagements

"Afraid to start your business with a gmail address Don't be (Sign says: We hire Send CV to a GMX address)"
X Link 2023-05-19T11:31Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"Thank you @trymicro for the best Christmas gift. I can finally read it after it and I have traveled the world. "Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so." Ford Perfect"
X Link 2023-06-13T18:29Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements

"Shoutout to Damon for raising the bar for indie hackers. - Raised a seed round - Hired developers - Made [--] acquisitions already He's playing the big boy game 💪"
X Link 2023-06-22T18:18Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"Vietnamese restaurant in Germany vs. Vietnam Spot the difference 👀"
X Link 2023-06-24T17:35Z 20K followers, 11.9K engagements

"@theandreboso @MeetKevon That yes. But the API changes and rate limits make me think that this ship is taking on water"
X Link 2023-07-09T10:14Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"Please roast my product idea: An AI tool that scans your email inbox frequently (eg. support@example.com) and learns from all your answers. Use it to generate answers to new emails or search most related old answers. Be brutally honest what do you think"
X Link 2023-07-11T02:35Z [----] followers, 32.5K engagements

"@DjangoTricks MVP has to be OpenAI for simplicity's sake and I see the same privacy concerns 😬"
X Link 2023-07-11T06:05Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@nicksbasecamp Vue or Svelte to be honest. And if it's more static content try Astro which supports any of these frameworks as a static site generator 👌"
X Link 2023-07-26T14:33Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@FloWritesCode Downside is they take longer to process like these voice messages by your friend who doesn't like typing"
X Link 2023-08-10T06:10Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"Partner: Calling your pricing tiers "Bronze" "Silver" and "Gold" is so 1990s wedding photographer. Me: Let's use metal alloys instead 🤡🤣"
X Link 2023-08-10T07:46Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"Launch checklist for Monday: ✅ Build the app * Document it ✅ Come up with narrative * Create images & video * Launch"
X Link 2023-08-12T18:11Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"Getting ready for the next trade show 😄"
X Link 2023-08-18T13:31Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"The Figma of my almost 3-year old bootstrapped app 😄 Today marks the first day I couldn't find a thing I was looking for"
X Link 2023-08-23T06:40Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"Founders giving advice on Twitter vs. How they launched their own product"
X Link 2023-08-23T08:05Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"@V1ktor As an engineer I really like this tip. But I'm actively trying to find non-coding activities apart from work 😅"
X Link 2023-08-29T18:45Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"4 ways to get your first customer if you start with no followers and no money: [--]. Launch free worry about pricing later make your users happy first call it "beta" or "early access" then nobody will be disappointed once you charge. [--]. Post on Reddit ask for honest feedback don't post in entrepreneur/startup subs post in subs relevant to your product there are LOTS of eyeballs on reddit. [--]. Launch a beta on PH don't expect high placement if you have no followers but you'll get a few eyeballs at least. [--]. Looks for places where your users are Discord Forums Facebook Groups and ask for help to"
X Link 2023-08-31T07:31Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"@philkellr @Matt_heyqq @stats_feed @d4m1n There's a strong correlation between chocolate consumption and German speaking countries 🤔 Lindor of course fantastic They nailed the dark chocolate taste 🍫"
X Link 2023-09-01T15:01Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"Someone tried during a live event and were so excited they asked me to build I guess I have my next project cut out for me 😆"
X Link 2023-09-01T15:03Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"@AndreyNovikoov If you want to do vector illustrations with Midjourney set --stylize 0"
X Link 2023-09-04T12:58Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"@RyaneSaaS What was their value proposition (Honest question)"
X Link 2023-09-09T14:02Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"@levelsio Typescript definitely blurs the line with religion. Tailwind supporters also sometimes"
X Link 2023-09-09T14:23Z 13.6K followers, [----] engagements

"The new cancel flow already shows results 😍 Always ask customers why they canceled. It's the most valuable source of info you have: [--]. They already paid for you product (intent) [--]. From all the competition they chose you [--]. They have no reason to lie to you [--]. You can quickly identify the biggest reason why customers churn and fix it"
X Link 2023-09-12T14:42Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"@CreeCoder Pick a project and (this May be unpopular) choose Vue or Svelte instead of React. Then it'll be more fun"
X Link 2023-09-13T18:05Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"@theandreboso Coming in the next newsletter 🙏 Also funny you mention "painkiller". I just finished watching Painkiller on Netflix that's all about the Sackler family getting rich by essentially selling heroin as painkiller 😵"
X Link 2023-09-14T13:43Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"@natmiletic Ah the old Dreamweaver. This was before the days of Tailwind"
X Link 2023-09-15T20:11Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"Have you reached Melon Profitability 💰"
X Link 2023-09-17T21:29Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"@pablo_rothbart Chocolate . chocolate is the secret 👌"
X Link 2023-09-18T12:43Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@dagorenouf @KagiHQ Sadly true 😞 But it shows they play the long-term game. It seems more companies die because they play short-term games than neglecting to use deceptive sales tactics"
X Link 2023-09-22T11:12Z 14.6K followers, [---] engagements

"@MinhLe58002087 Python works fine. Django is a good backend framework. Postgres and python work well together. On the frontend I recommend Vue or Svelte. They avoid a lot of the frustration that comes with React and are equally flexible. Use vite to bundle and avoid the headache with webpack +"
X Link 2023-09-26T07:05Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"I worked to whole week on my pricing page. The goal was to include team pricing and make it as clear as possible. I looked at many other pricing pages and learned everything I could about the Paddle API. The result is this:"
X Link 2023-09-29T13:57Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"I'm really happy with @PaddleHQ and their latest "Paddle Billing" update. It has all this flexibility and even does realtime currency conversion based on user location. 👌"
X Link 2023-09-29T13:57Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"I have a CS degree and I wouldn't do it again. Here's what I'd do instead: - as autodidact Uni was boring - do upwork or contribute to OSS to get coding experience - join a startup for [--] years to get business experience - then start my own"
X Link 2023-10-06T06:21Z [----] followers, 14.4K engagements

"@aliazimi86 Then the shock is not shocking enough yet. What do you think happens long term"
X Link 2023-10-06T09:19Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@heywnm @rails @stagetimerio It's built on Node.js"
X Link 2023-10-06T17:18Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"What's the best conference to go to for indie hackers"
X Link 2023-10-09T08:19Z 13.6K followers, [----] engagements

"@Dezzymei @joradig @MicroConf Nice. Just saw that it was this weekend. Is there some good networking going on"
X Link 2023-10-09T19:15Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@elliscrosby Walkability in most Asian cities is [--]. Kinda sad 😞"
X Link 2023-10-11T15:34Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"All I want is ChatGPT input with syntax highlighting 😭"
X Link 2023-10-12T13:14Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"@danielinoa_ According to the State of JS tier list it's Svelte React Vue (I mostly use Vue)"
X Link 2023-10-14T07:10Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"@mattgibsontech Unarguably Two correction however: - "Better Typescript and Tailwind support" - Just fine in Vue/Svelte - "More / better component libraries" - There's a caveat Most solutions that come in Vue/Svelte for free need a lib in React"
X Link 2023-10-14T07:51Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"@marvr_ @solid_js Syntax looks similar to React. What's the catch"
X Link 2023-10-14T10:01Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"@ihaveajob There's not. Or not nearly as well supported as React Native"
X Link 2023-10-14T12:09Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"@indie_CL Good idea to commit prompts to version control. What is a "context presentation""
X Link 2023-10-14T12:48Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@anttiviljami I'm working together with a cofounder just the [--] of us and we constantly run into update loops and performance issues 🙄 Can't imagine doing this with a whole team for years"
X Link 2023-10-15T05:41Z 13.4K followers, [---] engagements

"@skeptrune @kumailht Vanilla has come a long way from when we all used jQuery 👀"
X Link 2023-10-15T05:49Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@centicorn @ricardovdev Likely something with green energy. I'm eying salt battery tech at the moment. Not that I have a clue about any of these things yet"
X Link 2023-10-15T05:52Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@philkellr @KaelWD With default Vue components it's in one place too. By the way if you dislike code splitting try Angular 🤣"
X Link 2023-10-15T06:09Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"As solo founder you are taxable in the country where you live for over [---] days per year regardless where your company is. (By the book) So only do it if (a) you live in a country that really doesn't bother you about taxes or (b) you never stay longer than [---] per year in a country. I had a company in Estonia (under the e-citizenship). It was all awesome until I had to deal with the double-taxation law and redo ALL of my accounting in Germany 💀🔫"
X Link 2023-10-16T15:42Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"@ricardovdev @wilterrero Famously in Germany after the first year of business you have two pay the previous years tax + your first quarterly tax advance. Not a few people are entirely unprepared for this and go bankrupt right there"
X Link 2023-10-16T16:46Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"There's two limits: 22k/yr of total revenue and 10k/yr of revenue from other EU countries. If you stay below those you can skip VAT entirely. You can not ignore income tax but under this rule the reporting is greatly simplified. Once you go above these limits you can just turn "Kleinunternehmerregelung" off and switch to regular VAT collection and tax reporting for that year"
X Link 2023-10-16T18:41Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@arvidkahl I looked into MOSS (since [----] just OSS) but luckily found out about MoR. What is an asset deal and how can I prepare for that"
X Link 2023-10-16T18:43Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"@Dima_heyqq Metro Exodus is one of my favorite games"
X Link 2023-10-16T19:44Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"I often see new SaaS founders make these [--] mistakes when choosing a project idea: [--]. Marketing is an afterthought Marketing is not an add-on it must be built into your product. Choose a product idea that has marketing elements integrated into its core functionality. Examples: - Dropbox: Share files and get more storage through referral links. - Wordle: Shareable win-screens without spoiling the game. - Google Docs: Share view-only links nudging others to use the product for editing. [--]. Trying to create a market from scratch No competition doesn't mean easy it means hard. Because you have to"
X Link 2023-10-21T10:20Z [----] followers, 12.6K engagements

"@snikidev bUt haVe You tRied tAilwInd Jokes aside. Try Elixir with Phenix and Liveview. This seems to be the old new hot thing"
X Link 2023-10-24T05:42Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"@buk @snikidev No. I used Node.js + Firebase. But a friend uses that tech stack and I'm getting jealous every time he talks about it"
X Link 2023-10-24T08:24Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@rasmus1610 @snikidev Hence the joke. Tailwind is actually really great. I know several backend devs who said that with and they got the hang of it"
X Link 2023-10-24T08:25Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@buk @snikidev Exactly that. And I'll build my next project on the same stack for the same reason. But I may play around with Elixir on the side to get familiar"
X Link 2023-10-25T06:17Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@gouthamjay8 Always the back and forth and "do you also accept PayPal". Fortunately my wife does customer service 😁"
X Link 2023-10-26T05:29Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"AI people a question: I want that users can say "Please change my user name to Cassian Andor" and the AI can actually update the database. How does this work"
X Link 2023-10-26T11:42Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"@hey_iam_alex @malcolmtyson Thanks for the hint"
X Link 2023-10-26T12:18Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@adamthewan I assumed something along these lines. AKA "here are actions available to you check if one of these actions applies then return a JSON value" or something"
X Link 2023-10-26T12:20Z 13.4K followers, [---] engagements

"What my startup does: Preventing Rob Walling from going over time 👍 (Stagetimer being used at the Startup Mountain Summit) Listening to @robwalling talk about funding at the @myfoundersforge Startup Mountain Summit running @_lhermann's @stagetimerio #startupmtnsummit #foundersforge https://t.co/G8N2PEqKIm Listening to @robwalling talk about funding at the @myfoundersforge Startup Mountain Summit running @_lhermann's @stagetimerio #startupmtnsummit #foundersforge https://t.co/G8N2PEqKIm"
X Link 2023-10-27T06:30Z 13.4K followers, [----] engagements

"@mariuszkogut Helsinki server buddies 🤝"
X Link 2023-10-27T09:48Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"@daniel_nguyenx why did you decide to set the temperature to [--] by default Any specific reason"
X Link 2023-10-27T11:46Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"Question to UI people: Which button best communicates "thing is currently visible click to hide""
X Link 2023-10-28T06:45Z 13.5K followers, 81K engagements

"Training datasets are the real shovels in this AI gold rush. Last month I asked an AI researcher what's the biggest challenge they face right now. His answer: "Labeled Data" aka. training data with good labels and large enough size. Lot's of niche opportunities here too"
X Link 2023-11-07T11:20Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"@josefbuettgen I wrote at length about this problem the other day. I've been through this 10k+ MRR now. Using a merchant-of-record like Paddle or Lemon Squeezy is a good idea as German SaaS founder"
X Link 2023-11-09T10:59Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"@LambrosPetrou @johncoles @_vigneshaithal It's not Redis for sure 😅 But 100% reliable for 2+ years. I use the managed server version on top of GCP"
X Link 2023-11-15T06:31Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"Stagetimer featured on Indie Hackers 👀 3-years-ago me would be very proud"
X Link 2023-11-20T13:52Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"@poppacalypse They are either paid likes or porn promoters. So they either like our stuff to "diffuse" their paid likes activities or so we go see their boobs"
X Link 2023-11-21T07:05Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@jogicodes Is there any country without capital gains tax The Bahamas maybe Caiman islands"
X Link 2023-11-21T11:47Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"Introducing Rundown Studio by @heretorecord Spike and myself. We've been building it for [--] months and soft-launched it [--] months ago. Without much marketing it hit 350+ users and [--] paying customers 🥳 Slowly making a dent in the live production industry 💪"
X Link 2023-11-21T13:20Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"Seasons 1-4 were great so far 🔥"
X Link 2023-11-22T07:38Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"@uetroslav "The wine will flow red the music will play loud and we'll put this mess behind us.""
X Link 2023-11-22T12:17Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@wilterrero In B2B you should use email/password"
X Link 2023-11-23T06:39Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"All our competitors want to be the all-in-one solution. So we decided to take the opposite approach and build a killer CSV import with AI so that Google Sheets and Excel are our friends not enemies"
X Link 2023-11-24T09:45Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"In kindergarten we had a health talk with a Nutella glass showing its ingredients. All Germans grow up on Nutella. They wanted to show it's unhealthy: "look at all the sugar" Instead of being shocked 5-year-old Lukas thought: "This is awesome" LOL kids are so stupid 🤣"
X Link 2023-11-25T18:09Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"I canceled my Twitter Checkmark. I can't justify the cost for the value I get. [--]. Recent algo changes makes most content invisible [--]. There's much more bot activity now [--]. This chases away many normal people Am I mistaken I want to know you opinion on this"
X Link 2023-11-26T15:56Z [----] followers, 31.2K engagements

"@poppacalypse Just like observing that stupid year progress 😡"
X Link 2023-11-27T18:28Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"Very interesting comment by the Paddle CMO about VAT becoming less "ignorable" soon"
X Link 2023-11-30T16:40Z [----] followers, 66.9K engagements

"Marketing noob question: What is brand positioning Like what's the difference between a positioned vs. unpositioned brand I can't even wrap my mind around it 😅"
X Link 2023-12-05T10:04Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"Being a founder I made mistakes that had a big emotional toll on me. But I know other founders went through similar even if they don't share it openly. Excerpt from the Podcast with @nikolas_chap"
X Link 2023-12-06T10:22Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"@kirso_ Chiang Mai was our favorite place when we traveled Asia. Make sure you take the night train to Bangkok it's a great experience"
X Link 2023-12-10T10:02Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"Every side project is like 🤣 Start: High optimism End: Just f*ing ship it"
X Link 2023-12-10T13:46Z 11.4K followers, [----] engagements

"@kirso_ Hanoi (HCMC) Get in contact with @daniel_nguyenx and @phuctm97 when you are there"
X Link 2023-12-11T08:00Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"The first purchase of the new premium plan with team members. Launched this week The feature tool forever to build and I think I'm a bit burned out and have to take a few days break from Stagetimer now. Can't bring myself to work on it. Butt seems the hard work paid off 😭"
X Link 2023-12-16T07:20Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"@poppacalypse OMFG If you walk that much in Bangkok you will have been driven over by [--] scooters [--] tuk-tuks and one bus"
X Link 2023-12-22T09:39Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"@theandreboso The recent algorithm change to "viral or bust" is a huge contributor I think. Most saw their tweets drop greatly in visibility this year and subsequently stopped tweeting. Amplifying the usual year-to-year changes"
X Link 2023-12-29T11:54Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"@RomanShalabanov Not really an issue in the B2B context"
X Link 2023-12-31T08:50Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@phuctm97 Free MVPs are okay. My problem is not the unfinished nature but the possibility that they will just abandon the project after [--] days. No. Not even if it's Elon Musk"
X Link 2024-01-03T10:51Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"Somethimes you need to :wq for a while"
X Link 2024-01-06T07:46Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"We are now becoming a stage [--] business: Stage 1: Throw spaghetti at the wall to see what sticks try all marketing approaches attract every customer. Stage 2: Start focusing on your ideal customer and [--] or [--] marketing channels. Reject features not serving those users"
X Link 2024-01-10T07:55Z 13.4K followers, [----] engagements

"@jasonleowsg Consistency is 90% of success"
X Link 2024-01-16T22:35Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"Timezones and dates are so hard to handle not even ChatGPT [--] can reliably write code that passes my tests. e.g.: Move a date from Jan [--] to Aug [--] in a Los Angeles TZ on a browser in Singapore. It involves multiple conversion from SG - UTC - LA + DST change and back"
X Link 2024-01-19T10:38Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"@chernikovalexey I'm probably faster just writing the code myself 😆"
X Link 2024-01-19T11:06Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"I'm looking to hire my first full-stack or frontend dev (vue) for @stagetimerio soon. What's your go-to place to find good people What should I pay attention to for my first hire"
X Link 2024-01-19T11:24Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"@chernikovalexey @stagetimerio Love this Good idea. Should do the same"
X Link 2024-01-19T11:34Z [--] followers, [---] engagements

"@lfgdz @stagetimerio [--] years is a lot. What language are you working in mostly"
X Link 2024-01-20T09:41Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"People don't really talk about it but getting married is scary. But just like business marriage has rules and as you learn them and get better and it becomes more fun"
X Link 2024-01-20T16:00Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"@sobedominik Chiang Mai Thailand Hands down 🙌"
X Link 2024-01-22T08:26Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"Trying to sell a FIAT to a millionaire is difficult. Trying to sell a Rolls Royce to a millionaire is easy. If you're a B2B founder you'll understand"
X Link 2024-01-22T12:10Z [--] followers, [----] engagements

"@MeetKevon My social media self is much happier than me"
X Link 2024-01-27T04:31Z [--] followers, [---] engagements

"Asked my tax advisor how to save taxes in Germany. He said a family trust. WTF. I've never heard anyone talking about this. It only pays 15% on profit and has 0% capital gains tax 🤯"
X Link 2024-01-29T18:00Z [----] followers, 20.2K engagements

"@nerdbert @paulNL Like the entire holdings Investment portfolio and all Sounds like a wealth tax. I thought Germany doesn't have a wealth tax"
X Link 2024-01-29T19:06Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"@jogicodes Work is taxed where it is performed. Even if I have my company in another country my work will be taxed in Germany doubling the bureaucratic burden. I speak from experience. I could lie to the taxman that may work in India but not in Germany"
X Link 2024-01-30T07:47Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@jogicodes For big corporations the tax savings outweigh the compliance overhead. For me it's the other way around"
X Link 2024-01-30T08:29Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@philostar Microtransactions but you get paid instead"
X Link 2024-01-31T21:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"Apple: Europe is not really economically relevant anymore Setapp for iOS 🥹 Id side load from here any day. My prediction is the EU will smack Apple again and Setapp for iOS will rise to become the de facto target for most indie makers by the end of [----]. Bookmark this for [----] 🫣 https://t.co/Je5PslAFol Setapp for iOS 🥹 Id side load from here any day. My prediction is the EU will smack Apple again and Setapp for iOS will rise to become the de facto target for most indie makers by the end of [----]. Bookmark this for [----] 🫣 https://t.co/Je5PslAFol"
X Link 2024-01-31T21:04Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"@philkellr @jasonleowsg I re-calculated and it's actually $900000100 lol"
X Link 2024-02-02T09:25Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@arthurliebhardt Small business rule is easy. 0% everywhere. That legal clause on the invoice is optional actually. However the 22k revenue limit is very low. You'll hit that in no time. I'd rather think of a long-term solution right away"
X Link 2024-02-03T07:30Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@jamessfoster Not really TBH"
X Link 2024-02-04T09:45Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@jogicodes @kumailht @Matt_heyqq @levelsio Thank you for insulting my culture"
X Link 2024-02-05T10:01Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@threehourcoffee Your best work yet 💪"
X Link 2024-02-06T08:26Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"@elliscrosby How long did it take to come up with this 😆"
X Link 2024-02-06T16:38Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

""We've automated customer service with AI" The customer service:"
X Link 2024-02-07T07:59Z [----] followers, 16.3K engagements

"With ticket sizes of $50+ Paddle fees are actually very competitive. Interesting"
X Link 2024-02-08T08:57Z 11.2K followers, [----] engagements

"@philostar *Scratches head in MongoDB"
X Link 2024-02-12T17:16Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"How do you even evaluate [--] job applications I don't have the time for [--] zoom calls maybe [--] or [--]. I'm trying it this way:"
X Link 2024-02-14T16:07Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"@mistermeenr Plot twist: These are just your grandpa's reading glasses"
X Link 2024-02-18T16:30Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"@philostar @loom @Upwork Not bad not bad. The loom video directly wouldn't work"
X Link 2024-02-20T07:52Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"This redesign tweet inspired me to touch my landing page again and give it a glow up. It's not perfect I know but better than the before right [--] / [--] days ✅ ( websites redesign ) Before After Website of @stagetimerio @_lhermann https://t.co/kokwtNSRBn [--] / [--] days ✅ ( websites redesign ) Before After Website of @stagetimerio @_lhermann https://t.co/kokwtNSRBn"
X Link 2024-02-20T16:54Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"@st_phan Ah yes but I don't know any better lol 😂 What do you suggest"
X Link 2024-02-20T19:26Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"I'm currently working on full timezone support for Stagetimer. Most mind-bending task I ever had to do. People who worked with timezones will understand"
X Link 2024-02-24T21:00Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"How much MRR do you need to feel financially secure"
X Link 2024-02-25T12:09Z [----] followers, 48.2K engagements

"@MarkCornelisse [--]. There's different names for the same time zone [--]. JavaScript Date carries no time zone information [--]. INTL API doesn't provide correct time zone abbreviations"
X Link 2024-02-25T15:35Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@SimonBitwise I oversimplified for the sake of the algorithm 😬"
X Link 2024-02-25T18:50Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"@emmafletcher I have no clue what this is but it looks delicious 😋"
X Link 2024-02-26T06:58Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"@jasonleowsg Actual question: What's the trouble with npm packages It's never been a big problem to me keeping them up-to-date"
X Link 2024-03-01T09:25Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"Why is Slack so confusing Why can you not just have a simple user account like Discord I just got invited to a "shared channel" and it forced me to create a workspace for some reason what the fuck 🤬"
X Link 2024-03-01T21:07Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"@tahanchin I don't want to pay I don't want to have anything to do with Slack"
X Link 2024-03-01T21:33Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"@DanePoyzer No wonder corps use Teams. We use Discord"
X Link 2024-03-01T21:33Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"Last year my churn was very high up to 12%. 😱 I needed over $1000 new MRR / month just to keep up. So one day I decided to do something about it. I removed the monthly plan. Many users only need it for one event. Now they use a one-time 30d license. Churn went down to 6%"
X Link 2024-03-03T11:37Z [----] followers, 11.3K engagements

"@jnoh @dominicfrei Cause it fits our customer"
X Link 2024-03-04T20:45Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"I like bootstrapping. I can prioritize profitability and offer a free tier at the same time. 👍 This overnight prioritizing profitability idea must be very hard to implement when youve been a frivolous spender of VC money for almost [--] years. https://t.co/S8BV98TU8g This overnight prioritizing profitability idea must be very hard to implement when youve been a frivolous spender of VC money for almost [--] years. https://t.co/S8BV98TU8g"
X Link 2024-03-07T14:10Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"Honest question: What keeps you from starting a B2B SaaS"
X Link 2024-03-13T07:16Z [----] followers, 54.3K engagements

""Let's have daylight saving time" said no software developer ever 🤬"
X Link 2024-03-18T10:06Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"@Dima_heyqq @OpenAI Too many indie hackers abusing the metered billing system 😆"
X Link 2024-03-19T09:17Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"@Dima_heyqq @OpenAI I got the same. It's legit"
X Link 2024-03-19T09:17Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

""What's your best marketing channel" I often get asked. A: SEO & word of mouth BUT: In the beginning I tried all kinds of stuff YouTube Facebook Reddit Instagram Forums Discord Podcasts we even contacted print magazines. I only focused after figuring out what works"
X Link 2024-03-21T10:27Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"Story time: I want to lease a car through my business because we need one. So as one does I put on my hoodie and jacket grab my wife's eBike and drive down to the local car dealership today. When I arrived I immediately realized I had made a big mistake. "
X Link 2024-03-25T17:20Z [----] followers, 98.5K engagements

"@localkels @capcutapp Starting a TikTok too 😄"
X Link 2024-03-26T14:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"It is wild that CleanShot X can't resize images. Do you know any quick way to resize an image to 50% size"
X Link 2024-03-28T09:55Z [----] followers, 13.8K engagements

"@MeetKevon Will there be a carnivore version"
X Link 2024-04-01T10:34Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"Starting today I'm pro Daylight Saving Time. Every country should look like Australia Starting a paid community "Software Devs for DST" who's in 🙌"
X Link 2024-04-01T14:41Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"@misterrpink1 This is taking a dark turn"
X Link 2024-04-05T06:30Z 10K followers, [---] engagements

"Bad Metric #1: CURR I was obsessed by this Duolingo dev post: But CURR is hard to calculate and completely useless Because you have no idea what factors actually affect it. It just goes up and down and youre left guessing. https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/how-duolingo-reignited-user-growth https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/how-duolingo-reignited-user-growth"
X Link 2024-04-08T11:42Z 10.1K followers, [---] engagements

"Bad Metric #2: Customer satisfaction (or NPS score). Big corps need them because the foot doesnt know what the hand does. But you are one person. Just have a [--] min call with a customer and you will learn more about your product than with [---] NPS surveys"
X Link 2024-04-08T11:42Z 10.1K followers, [---] engagements

""Project Hail Mary" is one of my favorite sci-fi books. So looking forward to this movie I hope it reaches the quality of The Martian. Phil Lord and Chris Millers PROJECT HAIL MARY starring Ryan Gosling will release in [----] in theaters. The film follows a man who wakes up from a coma afflicted with amnesia & soon remembers he was sent [--] light-years away from Earth to save humanity. https://t.co/SqHNk50qLG Phil Lord and Chris Millers PROJECT HAIL MARY starring Ryan Gosling will release in [----] in theaters. The film follows a man who wakes up from a coma afflicted with amnesia & soon remembers"
X Link 2024-04-11T07:12Z 10.2K followers, [----] engagements

"Hey German Indie Hackers: I'm writing a blog post about all the bureaucracy involved for indie hacker in Germany. Any questions in particular you'd like to have answered"
X Link 2024-04-11T07:15Z 10.2K followers, 24.8K engagements

"@JamesIvings I appears nowadays that VC backed startups have much higher failure rates than bootstrapped ones"
X Link 2024-04-11T07:18Z 10.4K followers, [----] engagements

"@loco_here What's you context Living in Poland Digital Nomad"
X Link 2024-04-22T10:53Z 10.3K followers, [---] engagements

"@loco_here But then you still have the same problem if you physically live in Germany no"
X Link 2024-04-22T11:02Z 10.3K followers, [--] engagements

"@tim_nolet It's strange to me that nobody seems to know this. I suspect many indie hackers come from countries where regulation is more of a suggestion. Maybe due to corruption weak institutions business-friendly policies etc"
X Link 2024-04-22T12:09Z 10.3K followers, [---] engagements

"You think German bureaucracy is bad Try dealing with US government institutions 💀💀💀"
X Link 2024-04-24T05:19Z 10.4K followers, [----] engagements

"@dlindenkreuz @malisauskasLT @andevoo There's an alarming amount of people in the comments of that tweet who experienced the same (including Spain)"
X Link 2024-04-29T06:11Z 10.4K followers, [--] engagements

"Hey fellow indie hackers I'm struggling lately with keeping up my drive. How do you do it What are great ways you found to keep your drive"
X Link 2024-05-05T17:06Z 13.4K followers, 21.3K engagements

"@OffRailsDev @thequotedog When I google EFT it shows "Escape from Tarkov" 😂"
X Link 2024-05-06T06:27Z 10.5K followers, [--] engagements

"Draft for the next section of my "Bootstrapping in Germany" article. Everybody loves the IHK and GEZ ❤💀 Did I miss something Are there similar things in other countries"
X Link 2024-05-06T07:26Z 10.5K followers, [----] engagements

"@codefluencer I may not be clearly written. They assume a profit of at least [----] EUR/m as basis for their 16.2% premium hence the [---] EUR premium"
X Link 2024-05-06T07:58Z 10.5K followers, [--] engagements

"@dev_salesforce Our money hard at work I see 😆"
X Link 2024-05-06T12:41Z 10.5K followers, [--] engagements

"@jasonleowsg One day it will refuse to open the airlock"
X Link 2024-05-14T06:36Z 10.7K followers, [---] engagements

"Sent out my first ever terms of service update email to [------] users. I'm feeling like a real big company now 😄. Also got over [---] out-of-office replies lol"
X Link 2024-05-14T08:55Z 10.8K followers, [----] engagements

"@ryanseanbadger Same in Phuket. Just a province of Russia"
X Link 2024-05-14T12:13Z 10.7K followers, [---] engagements

"@ikoichi @OpenAI Guess they still have to pay off the Italian mafia. Works in Germany just fine :D"
X Link 2024-05-15T07:55Z 10.7K followers, [---] engagements

"@ikoichi @pJacquelDesign @OpenAI I think it's just Italy bro 🙈"
X Link 2024-05-15T07:55Z 10.7K followers, [--] engagements

"@ikoichi @OpenAI Haven't really used it yet. But it behaves essentially the same as the web version"
X Link 2024-05-15T12:12Z 10.7K followers, [--] engagements

"@ikoichi @andrei_terteci @pJacquelDesign @OpenAI I fixed it for you: "I wanna make me cry 😭😂""
X Link 2024-05-15T12:20Z 10.7K followers, [---] engagements

"@ros_tris @ikoichi @OpenAI I may be related to usage. I'm quite a heavy user of the web version"
X Link 2024-05-15T12:21Z 10.7K followers, [--] engagements

"@pJacquelDesign @ikoichi @OpenAI Angry french noises"
X Link 2024-05-15T12:59Z 10.7K followers, [--] engagements

"Have you guys tried ChatGPT-4o It feels much worse than v4 more like v3.5-turbo. 🤔"
X Link 2024-05-15T13:01Z 10.7K followers, 52.1K engagements

"@JonathanDrake In a sense yes. But isn't understanding what customers actually need the most important"
X Link 2024-05-15T18:34Z 10.7K followers, [---] engagements

"Which one do you prefer"
X Link 2024-05-16T16:35Z 10.7K followers, 19K engagements

"@dagorenouf @poppacalypse Interesting for productivity dev and creator tools. Most B2B niches your's included @poppacalypse don't know about PH"
X Link 2024-05-21T09:14Z 10.8K followers, [--] engagements

"@TweetsOfSumit @vuejs Glad you're still coding I see what you mean but it's only half bad. A small price to pay to avoid useEffect 😖"
X Link 2024-05-23T01:20Z 13.4K followers, [---] engagements

"@_skris Nice Do you live in Stuttgart"
X Link 2024-05-29T10:45Z 10.8K followers, [---] engagements

"@DmytroKrasun How would this solve churn"
X Link 2024-06-02T09:59Z 10.8K followers, [---] engagements

"Step 1: Get some customers a few hundred ideally. Step 2: Create a sheet with all countries (took me a while so take mine: Step 3: Get the number of customers you have for you top-10 countries. And the respective revenue if available. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1abYH9JD272EUasKruHG0_6PezzkNKYoqmJHP_pIxR68/editusp=sharing https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1abYH9JD272EUasKruHG0_6PezzkNKYoqmJHP_pIxR68/editusp=sharing"
X Link 2024-06-04T06:36Z 10.8K followers, [---] engagements

"Step 4: Find the country with the highest customer-per-million-inhabitants ratio. (You can get recent population figures here: For Stagetimer that is Norway with [--] customers/M. https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/population-by-country/ https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/population-by-country/"
X Link 2024-06-04T06:36Z 10.8K followers, [---] engagements

"@DmytroKrasun It's an estimate. Obviously I can't compare Norway and Mexico. But feel free to obsess even more about your numbers 😄"
X Link 2024-06-04T06:44Z 10.8K followers, [---] engagements

"@poppacalypse @d4m1n @TakoTreba @philkellr @DmytroKrasun @lesley_pizza @Dima_heyqq @Matt_heyqq @daniel_nguyenx @mistermeenr @jasonleowsg Will this force me to do real life"
X Link 2024-06-04T09:04Z 10.8K followers, [--] engagements

"@alexduggleby "Look Simba. Everything the light touches is our traget customer.""
X Link 2024-06-08T07:32Z 10.9K followers, [----] engagements

"Not "The Facebook" just "Facebook". Not "Kanye" just "Ye". Not "ConvertKit" just "Kit""
X Link 2024-06-08T10:30Z 10.9K followers, [----] engagements

"I need help with @SocketIO (multi-server setup). How can I intercept a message emitted from one server on the other connected servers"
X Link 2024-06-13T07:46Z 11K followers, [----] engagements

"@kandros5591 @SocketIO Longer latency first as load increases [---] responses. We traced it to a MongoDB scheduling lib that I had set to a granularity of 1s intervals which and replaced it with a redis-based lib. So might be better now"
X Link 2024-06-13T11:31Z 11K followers, [--] engagements

"@maybeskillissue @SocketIO Exactly. socketio has no built-in way. But I found a way by directly subscribing to the redis channel"
X Link 2024-06-13T11:32Z 11K followers, [--] engagements

"@theAutomationD @SocketIO I found a workaround by subscribing directly to the redis pub/sub 👍"
X Link 2024-06-13T12:01Z 11K followers, [--] engagements

"@kalesh_13 @SocketIO It is possible and found that I can just subscribe directly to the redis pub/sub and intercept there"
X Link 2024-06-13T20:45Z 11K followers, [--] engagements

"A large US corp sent us a check What do you even do with a bloody check"
X Link 2024-06-20T05:47Z 11K followers, [----] engagements

"@IndianaTheGreat Don't know if my bank offers that TBH"
X Link 2024-06-20T16:43Z 11.1K followers, [--] engagements

"@chernikovalexey Hedging your NVIDIA with some Boeing 😄"
X Link 2024-06-27T06:28Z 11K followers, [---] engagements

"@talentoverdrive Wow never got crypto. But almost got a check 😂"
X Link 2024-07-02T05:44Z 11.2K followers, [---] engagements

"@d4m1n Love the LinkedIn trash embrace 🤣🤣🤣"
X Link 2024-07-02T06:04Z 11.2K followers, [---] engagements

"@mariuszkogut Sounds like you have experience"
X Link 2024-07-02T06:33Z 11.2K followers, [---] engagements

"@Dima_heyqq Isn't the picture from that failed Chinese static fire rocket test"
X Link 2024-07-09T20:13Z 11.3K followers, [---] engagements

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