I’ve been running an NHL fan site for Finnish hockey fans for years (NHL Finns). I wanted to expand on the project, registered a domain around 5 years ago and finally got the project off the ground (you know how). Same backend, different customizable UI: https://t.co/pvfDb8uzcE
We've added a new article about London live music events covering many of the popular venues, how to get tickets etc. You can find it there:
https://t.co/rJzFGX2gAd
#london#livemusic
Just Incredible!
European Phone by Jolla
Sold 3000 phones in 3 days
No VC money
No big marketing budgets
Just die-hard team, community and angel investors.
https://t.co/Av6mSXkAPo
I've been using Tidewave heavily for the past few weeks with Claude Code, and it's been great. Sometimes, when I ask Claude Code / Codex directly, they produce decent results, but usually, there is something to fix. Often, it's easier just to redo the work using Tidewave. #elixir
What makes @elixirlang great for startups?
The biggest problem most startups face is trying to find product/market fit. The key to discovering product/market fit is rapid iteration. You need to build, measure, and adapt quickly based on customer feedback.
Ruby on Rails understood this well, and bootstrapped tons of really big companies. The top four YC companies by value are Airbnb, Stripe, Coinbase, and DoorDash – all originally Rails shops. [1]
Rails was and is really good. It's surprising that other languages and frameworks still haven't caught up. I feel for younger startup teams that don't know how good we had it.
There's one ecosystem that doesn't have a Rails-shaped hole, though: Elixir.
Elixir is a great choice for a team that wants to move fast. Here's why:
I created a site for estimating stories in an agile project using Phoenix LiveView (what else?). It's in beta for now.
https://t.co/KPMTyo3tpu
#elixir#MyElixirStatus
@NHL not sure if this is the right place to contact you, but the William M. Jennings Trophy runner-up for 2013-2014 links to a wrong Chad Johnson (8456727, should be 8473434) on the awards page.