Derek Grudnicki

Co-founder of Dave The easy app for contractors. 👷

[tobi lutke @tobi]

You have absolutely disgraced yourself publishing this, globe.

We all clearly don’t hate the media enough.

[Derek Grudnicki @drkcsm]

@citrini

[Derek Grudnicki @drkcsm]

@PenguinWeb3

[Derek Grudnicki @drkcsm]

@jasonfried You might be interested in what we're building for small contractors with Dave (bootstrapped btw) https://t.co/yBL3pcc5Fv

[Derek Grudnicki @drkcsm]

Not to glaze 37 signals too much but it’s really the most impressive software business ever. Real craft, longevity, the works.

[Jason Fried @jasonfried]

I think you're going to see it's all going to converge back to screens and data and panels and buttons.

People don't want to ask the same question over and over. They'll ask something, it'll be set up to show something, and that thing will be saved as something they can always look at. Stable pre-defined glances, not blank slates each time. Common questions will become buttons and panels again.

Most people ask the same kinds of questions about what they work on most of the time. Having to start from scratch with the questions every time seems like a step backwards.

Another way to put this: Questions are wonderful for a deeper dive, but not a daily drive.

Not sure you're suggesting questions always, but the comparison screenshots looked that way.

[Derek Grudnicki @drkcsm]

@jasonfried the heirarchy system you guys are bringing together across the apps is great - esp in Fizzy the main "J" dropdown, I use that thing all the time

[Derek Grudnicki @drkcsm]

@TGUPJ great work on the ui & the hover states

[Derek Grudnicki @drkcsm]

@Sirupsen Stoked to see you guys win!

[Derek Grudnicki @drkcsm]

@chrisarsenault 🔥

[Lucy Hargreaves @lucyhargreaves4]

I know, I know ... tax reform is politically difficult at the best of times. But, hear me out.

Here's why this matters:

>>> Canada has a productivity crisis. Real GDP per capita has been flat for a decade, and the OECD projects we'll rank LAST among advanced economies in growth through 2060.

>>> Every fix we talk about... from permitting, talent, infrastructure, to trade... sits downstream of one question: "is Canada a country where it's worth the risk to invest, build, and stay?"

>>> Increasingly, the answer is no. Canada taxes founders harder than the US. Canada taxes companies for reinvesting earnings. US investors now routinely require Canadian startups to reincorporate in the US to access QSBS treatment. Canada's best companies are leaving before they start.

We're proposing two structural fixes, both of which are regularly mentioned in reports on how to fix productivity. These aren't novel ideas, but they are necessary:

1. Match the US on capital gains. Raise the lifetime exemption from $1.27M to $15M per business. Let founders defer tax when they reinvest in new Canadian companies. In parallel, reform the Alternative Minimum Tax regime.

2. Adopt Estonia's corporate tax model. Zero tax on reinvested earnings. Tax only when profits are extracted. Estonia has ranked #1 on the Tax Foundation's International Tax Competitiveness Index for 12 straight years. There is something to be learned from this.

Neither of these changes involve new spending. Both can be revenue-neutral.

Both will materially change the risk/reward calculation founders and investors make for the benefit of Canada's long-term productivity.

[Derek Grudnicki @drkcsm]

Pretty sure the InvoMate app is breaking Apple ToS with this paywall @AppleSupport

[Derek Grudnicki @drkcsm]

@benln Hey! I’m working on Dave https://t.co/yBL3pcc5Fv

[Derek Grudnicki @drkcsm]

@jrodgers Currently doing that

[Derek Grudnicki @drkcsm]

"simply" surfacing the right information at the right time to your users is a career defining skill in tech

[Derek Grudnicki @drkcsm]

@jedgar We empower the everyday trades entrepreneurs that will build a lot of the communities & infrastructure surrounding mega projects in the future. Consider adding https://t.co/yBL3pcc5Fv to your list 🫡

[Derek Grudnicki @drkcsm]

@jedgar @faizan10114 Try Faizan’s app ☝️

[Derek Grudnicki @drkcsm]

Canadian leaders not being retarded challenge: Difficulty level - IMPOSSIBLE

[BetaKit @BetaKit]

.@EvanLSolomon also made a few "off-script" remarks about the "concequential BS" of "tech bros."

He made them at a breakfast hosted by @queertechhq and the Canadian Queer Chamber of Commerce. More on the event here:

https://t.co/1A0oQ2bSGr

[Maxim Leyzerovich @round]

only fleeting role left for the designer will be some kind of taste jester