David Nelson

Enjoying debating the real opportunities of AI while Building in Public

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@levelsio can InteriorAI stage a large office or coworking space?

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@levelsio This is why founder driven ecosystems matter and succeed. They create what they need or they go find it. Indie hackers with a strong network of support can build a successful ecosystem anywhere. Or you can be a nomad and leverage strong communities.

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@levelsio Not so sure it’s changing as much as you think. Capital is still the focus of most ESOs, coworking next. Most ESOs aren’t run by founders so they go for what is easy and they CAN do. Not what’s really needed.

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Alright, what’s the best tool? Cody AI, Copilot X, or Stable Code? Any recommendations?

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Yes, AI requires lots of decisions and changes to be made in the world. But I can definitively say I want to live in a world where Johnny Cash sings Barbie Girl: https://t.co/dvuw5S4Elw

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@dannypostma Better strategy, build a strong network of past successful bootstrappers. Raise money from them, share this strategy, and then do this at a smaller scale!

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@dannypostma Almost all investors give money and want it to be spent. Putting it in a fund for $500k to slowly grow is not an investor strategy (should be!). They want to pour fuel on a 🔥 so you spend the money to rapidly grow.

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"11 ways to earn passive income using AI and Midjourney. Free ebook! (written by AI)" -> Twitter and the current state of social media marketing...

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@levelsio Seems like TikTok is easier to build a following but hard to get conversions. Makes me think it’s optimized or has a culture of following but that’s not as valuable as a Twitter or LinkedIn follow in terms of conversions

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@hustle_fred 25 but as I started building I’ve greatly slowed down. I also work with a lot of my customers so it’s much easier to start asking questions ala mom test style during my chats with startups and agencies for my product https://t.co/8ljBCPiWmc.

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@kylegawley Should be a dating site for founders:
“I like long walks… by myself.”
“I work 60 hours a week little time for dating”
“Seeking romance around complex problem solving and deep discussions on MRR growth”

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@_lhermann we tried our https://t.co/8oiIH0Cd7v and loved it. We plan on buying it for the https://t.co/EJWbAsXg0v this year! Great work. It’s also going to be a go to tool for our yearly pitch competitions!

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@hughhowey So excited!

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@hughhowey If this was the title of your next book it’d be a best seller and I’d pre-order!

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@buildinpublic After years of paying too much money to pay sub contractors and tracking down how I paid them (Venmo, check, PayPal, etc) so I could file 1099 NEC forms, I decided to build my own solution to make my life easier: https://t.co/8ljBCPiWmc

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@indie_dood I see those moments as dodging a bullet. You just got out of having a terrible customer that doesn’t value your product.

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@indie_dood Thanks. Freelancing is fun. I learned so much from it and it helped me learn how to build products quickly. Don’t let me discourage you!

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@remotejoeclark Whiteboard all the way. Plus the camera on my phone. Works amazingly well. #oldschool #buildinSolitude 🤣

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@indie_dood Vacations. I worked on my honeymoon. I never took a real vacation. It was a vicious circle of time for money. No chance at freedom. SaaS is that possible chance for freedom. Now I work like crazy for a chance at freedom.

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@indie_dood Freelancing is great. I did that for awhile until my life was so hectic I had to hire. So I hired more people. We did even more work. Hire more and did more work. Got burned out so did less work. Things stabilized and then they got boring. But I was never free. I worked on my 👇