Alex Streeb

Fullstack Engineer | 5 years Consulting & 2 Big Tech | - Automate with AI | - Empowering Indie Makers

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AI = automate everything.

Digital. Physical. Everything.

As Engineers what will we build with that power?

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98% startups fail without continual change:

Self experimentation is crucial.

without it you die.

What's your latest experiment?

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Fail Fast.

Build, embrace failure, collect data, and retry.

Stagnation equals failure.

How do you fail fast in the digital age?

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After 10 years of crafting apps in big tech, consulting, and solo ventures

working with companies in fields like microelectronics, wine eCommerce, and wild land forestry

here’s my beginner's stack for launching a project in 2024:

[Alex Streeb @a_streeb]

After 10 years of crafting apps in big tech, consulting, and solo ventures

working with companies in fields like microelectronics, wine eCommerce, and wild land forestry

here’s my beginner's stack for launching a project in 2024:

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3. PostgreSQL Database:

- Structured and relational: ideal for beginners seeking a clear and organized approach to data management.

- Essential guardrails: prevents schema chaos, which is more likely with less structured databases like MongoDB.

- SQL proficiency: a versatile and powerful skill, highly transferable across industries, making you a valuable asset in any data-driven role.

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For majority:

Are data structures and algorithms still worth learning?

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Teach.

Teach your skills
Teach your audience
Teach while building

The information gaps you uncover are the keys to solutions people crave.

Have you experienced this?

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Your stack.

You excel at it. It's your comfort zone.

That's great.

It boosts your productivity.

But should you ever step beyond it?

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You're building a terrible product.

If you don't market it.

As you build REMEMBER:

Even a great product will fail if you cant get it in front of the right people.

When the right people see it REMEMBER:

People seek cures for their current pain, not preventatives for potential issues.

The Adweek Copywriting Handbook sums it up well:

"These two situations illustrate two general principles.

The first: It is human nature to think you’re never going to get the disease or affliction that the preventive can prevent, so it becomes a very tough sell.

The second: If you do get the disease or affliction, you’re willing to pay a whole lot more for the cure than you were for the preventive and it’s easier to sell."

How do you market?

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If you want to fail

Then fail to set a goal.

Your goal/purpose is your GPS coordinates.

You can't see your destination, but you trust it exists because its in your GPS.

To build successfully, you need a goal to stay on track and make the right turns toward your destination.

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"I don't use AI"

AI is now a game-changer for startups and solopreneurs.

Will future entrepreneurs boast about building startups without AI?

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Want to learn more on Bots?

Start here!

https://t.co/3Hb07W8YmS

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The AI advantage:

It is TERRIBLE at creative work.

but it can "think of" - try and iterate on a 1000 ideas before you can try one.

How do you use this leverage?

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Want to learn more on Bots?

Start here!

https://t.co/3Hb07W8qxk

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99% are just watching.

Once you understand the split between creators and consumers, the social media haze lifts like magic.

How has this revelation changed your life?

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"Retirement will be great"

But what if you don't make it? Or the market delays your plans by 10 years? (like this week)

Instead of waiting 40 years, why not aim to create wealth in 5 and enjoy life while you're young?

Build In Public is the Answer! Keep at it!

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Builder Saas Essentials (you'll thank me later)

- Auth: Secure user authentication and authorization
- Basic testing: Simple as Postman API tests
- Cloud infra: Modern managed serves that scale

What other essentials exist?