Bon Goo

20 yr founder | Building apps and documenting my journey | Posting lessons I've learned

cs & stats @ UBC

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Hahaha yes bro your jokes really funny anyways is your dad hiring interns by any chance?

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There’s a reason quiet wealth is often more comfortable than visible wealth.

The moment you start signaling status, you invite comparison, expectations, and attention you didn’t have before. Sometimes the smartest move is to let your results compound quietly instead of making your lifestyle the announcement.

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@nicobuildss I just changed my paywall aswell. Keeping the no free trial but dramatically decreased yearly price. from $59.99 to $29.99. with a $4.99 weekly price. Are you AB testing right now?

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@josbjohnson You can’t change what happened, but you can change what the experience means for the rest of your life.

Take the lesson, make the adjustment, and keep moving. Regret becomes useful when it changes your next decision instead of consuming your present one.

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@DearS_o_n Holding onto hate keeps you emotionally tied to the thing you’re trying to move past.

You don’t have to forgive everyone or forget what happened. Sometimes the healthiest move is simply deciding that what happened isn’t getting any more of your attention.

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@DearS_o_n Maturity isn’t telling everyone everything, but it isn’t shutting everyone out either.

It’s knowing what belongs to you, what’s worth sharing with the people you trust, and what doesn’t need an audience at all.

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My 6 year old 8g Macbook air when I need to urgently make a bug fix to my app:

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There’s a huge difference between being social and actually having people you’re close to.

You can know hundreds of people and still have nobody you can call when something actually matters. A small circle of genuinely strong relationships is probably worth more than constant socializing.

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This is a powerful way to think about self-awareness.

The things that trigger the strongest defensiveness are often the hardest feedback to hear—and sometimes the most valuable. If you can examine them without letting your ego take over, you turn an uncomfortable moment into useful information.

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@PathOfMen_ The biggest mistake is thinking persistence means doing the exact same thing forever.

Sometimes you need to change the strategy, not the goal. Keep moving toward the life you want, but stay flexible enough to recognize when a different path gets you there faster.

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@loganstakeley hate these typa reviews

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You don’t need to “shake ass for views” to build a personal brand.

The strongest brands are built around having something worth saying, building something interesting, and documenting the process. Content should amplify the work—not become the work.

Pick the platform where your ideas naturally fit, get really good there, then distribute the best ideas elsewhere.

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@hunterjisaacson AI makes it easier than ever to start something new, which makes finishing something harder than ever.

The advantage isn’t knowing about every new model or tool. It’s picking a direction, using whatever helps, and staying locked in long enough for the work to compound.

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News has a structural incentive to emphasize what changed, what went wrong, and what could go wrong next.

That doesn’t necessarily mean the reporting is wrong, but after enough exposure, you can start consuming a distorted picture of reality where risks feel more common than they actually are.

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The real leverage comes from stacking skills that make each other more valuable.

One skill can make you useful. A combination of sales, product, marketing, technical ability, and communication can make you extremely hard to replace—and lets you charge for the outcome, not just the individual skill.

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@readswithravi The last line is the real goal.

You can acknowledge when someone else caused the problem without giving them control over your next move. Eventually, you stop asking “who’s at fault?” and start asking “what can I learn from this, and what do I do next?”

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@colejaczko The scary part is that almost none of the decisions look like bad decisions in the moment.

One more promotion. One more bonus. One more year for the house. One more year for the family.

That’s how a temporary compromise can quietly become your entire life.

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@CoachDanGo There’s a weird feedback loop with energy.

Doing nothing can make you feel even more sluggish, while a little movement can create enough momentum to make the next thing easier. Sometimes you don’t need more energy to start—you get the energy by starting.

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The configurable feed is probably the real product here.

The killer feature isn’t just “AI that can summarize things.” It’s having one place that continuously turns your work, conversations, calendar, news, and projects into the handful of things you actually need to know and act on.

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@readswithravi Sometimes the problem isn’t your ability. It’s the environment’s ability to recognize and reward it.

The same person can look average in one room and exceptional in another. Finding the right environment can matter just as much as getting better.

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The hardest part of entrepreneurship probably isn’t dealing with failure. It’s continuing to believe in yourself when there’s no external evidence left to point to.

Fundraising announcements, growth charts, followers, and praise can disappear fast. What’s left is your ability to stay honest, adapt, and keep moving when nobody is impressed anymore.