Alex Paval

🟠 Building the only marketplace of embedded engineers - Posting about business, freelancing and other atuff from my journey

[Alex Paval @lexpaval]

😲 It's finally here, all my mind-maps in one place!

🧠 Mind The Magazine - Collection #1 is now on @gumroad!

👇 There are only 20 early bird variants for $5, so get them while they're fresh!

https://t.co/O3iYxWXle9

[Alex Paval @lexpaval]

🔥 What are you willing to burn to keep the fire growing?

[Alex Paval @lexpaval]

@alexrozdolskiy @gumroad @JamesClear @fortelabs 😁 I'm glad this is still relevant.

[Alex Paval @lexpaval]

😲 It's finally here, all my mind-maps in one place!

🧠 Mind The Magazine - Collection #1 is now on @gumroad!

👇 There are only 20 early bird variants for $5, so get them while they're fresh!

https://t.co/O3iYxWXle9

[Alex Paval @lexpaval]

@ikoichi 🤣 Notion for operational stuff.

🤷 Wix for the website.

[Alex Paval @lexpaval]

@vovahimself @DominicZijlstra 💪 No hate from me, mind mapping is cool in any form.

[Alex Paval @lexpaval]

1. Write the functional code for the feature or problem
2. Make the code easier to read and maintain
3. Optimize the code for CPU/RAM consumption

💪 This process forces you to review your code and test it many times which results in better code.

🤔 What process do you use?

[Alex Paval @lexpaval]

😁 I find it interesting that a lot of programmers try to write "optimal" code from the get-go.

😢 This is inefficient.

👇 Here's how I do it

[Alex Paval @lexpaval]

🤯 The more reach you have, the richer you are.

[Alex Paval @lexpaval]

🦜 Talk less.

👂 Listen more.

[Alex Paval @lexpaval]

@IndieAhmed 🏠 Yeah, that sounds cool, but I'm not really a nomad myself, I work mostly from home.

🤔 I do have the option to nomad around, though, so I might try it.

[Alex Paval @lexpaval]

🤷 Lately I've been out of ideas...

🤔 What content would you like to see from me?

[Alex Paval @lexpaval]

@AraOrden 🤔 I'm thinking about writing some technical content about what I've been up to lately.

[Alex Paval @lexpaval]

💻 Freelancing in the embedded seems weird, but here's where it works:

🔸You need a small team to prototype a new project
🔸You need an expert to help with a topic
🔸You want to outsource a task

🤔 What other scenarios can you think about?

[Alex Paval @lexpaval]

@AnthonyCastrio 😅 Sometimes I feel I need some downtime.

[Alex Paval @lexpaval]

💪 It's essential to get out of your comfort zone daily.

🦷 For example I wash my teeth with my off-hand.

😡 Initially this was incredibly hard, I used my whole body to do this but now it's almost natural.

🤔 What small things do you do daily to get out of your comfort zone?

[Alex Paval @lexpaval]

😡 Marketing is hard for technical founders.

😠 Programming is hard for non-technical founders.

🤷 Get a co-founder that is good at what you suck at and call it a day.

[Alex Paval @lexpaval]

@AnthonyCastrio 😁 You are getting close to 🇷🇴 Romania.

🍻 If you get in Timisoara, reach out to grab a beer!

[Alex Paval @lexpaval]

@IndieAhmed @_smanna 🧠 @xmind

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@razvanilin 📈 That's a nice jump!

[Alex Paval @lexpaval]

🕛 Sometimes we quit too early.

🕤 Sometimes we quit too late.

👨‍🏭 I don't necessarily mean a job.

🤷 It could be a personal project, a business, anything.

😿 Choosing when to quit seems like a nightmare for any startup founder.