My simple life as a solopreneur in Da Nang
I like keeping life simple. Staying healthy, moving often, building useful things, and enjoying good experiences over buying things I donβt need.
Most days, I code, read, train, walk, drink coffee, and spend time near the ocean. Morning surf, quiet focus, good food, music, and small everyday moments.
I travel when it feels meaningful, but Iβm not chasing constant movement. I care more about a calm, active, intentional life.
If this is your vibe, follow along.
@shsunmoon
Any advice on reasons to avoid Da Nang September-January? I hear some say
weather: non stop rain
communities: many seem to go to Chiang Mai or somewhere else.
@VanpeltVentures Good move that you are basing in Japan in this period! You can come back afterwards? Are you spending a few months in Japan as a tourist?
The more I use Claude, the less SaaS I pay for.
$200/month might sound expensive at first.
But once you start vibe coding the small tools youβd normally subscribe to, the math changes quickly.
I was doing some AEO work today and my Fable 5 told me:
βDo not buy any of the $20β29/mo AEO SaaS trackers (Rankscale/Otterly) just for Perplexity β this key does the same job for ~$3.β
Thatβs the bigger picture.
Dashboards, automations, scrapers, trackers, internal tools, little workflows.
Claude isnβt just another subscription.
It can replace a bunch of them.
@robj3d3 is onto something with https://t.co/2UJV26tOIq
If dealing with company setup, accountants, taxes, banking, and paperwork is taking too much of your time as a founder, Singapore has been surprisingly simple for me.
You can run an online business from anywhere without living there.
With my Singapore Pte. Ltd. company identity, I can set up things like a Wise business account, Singapore corporate phone number, IBKR corporate investing account, and corporate crypto accounts.
Corporate tax is 17% on paper, but for many small online businesses the effective rate can be closer to ~10β15% once startup exemptions and other reliefs are applied.
English is an official language, and compared to the European companies I used to run(I used to live in Sweden and the Netherlands), I spend maybe 3% as much time dealing with bureaucracy.
Very little unnecessary mail. Very little pointless admin. Most things are digital and straightforward.
I use an accountant thatβs been working with remote founders for years. They handle incorporation, nominee director, accounting, local admin, and actively help find every startup tax exemption and benefit youβre eligible for.
No wonder Singapore has attracted so many international companies and entrepreneurs.
Comment βSINGAPOREβ and Iβll send you the link.
Weβll be in Hong Kong during the first week of September. Would love to connect and learn more about nature, expat life, and the local entrepreneur community.
I have to share this with anyone building Physical AI π€π¨π³
This article makes a strong case for why Shenzhen is so hard to replicate.
It describes an ecosystem of thousands of factories, suppliers, engineers, designers, entrepreneurs and technology companies that can turn
idea β prototype β product β industry
at extraordinary speed.
It also says muShenzhen is making it much easier for foreigners to experience that ecosystem with
> muSZ Express Visa
> Firewall-free internet at the muShenzhen base
> Help setting up local payments and apps
> Accommodation recommendations
If youβre building something at the intersection of AI and the physical world, this is worth reading.
Looking for our next long term home base π
My partner and I are heading to Hong Kong and Japan in September π If Japan works out, weβll be staying there from September onwards.
Da Nang has been wonderful to us. We may very well return in the future π
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