Vivek Sharma

Software engineer at a YC-backed fintech · Indie hacker · Writing about AI and building products

[Vivek Sharma @viveksharma2027]

the most productive i've ever been at work is the 20 minutes before a vacation starts

[Vivek Sharma @viveksharma2027]

@KenWattana next big breakthrough: indie hackers discover that customers will pay if you just ask them for money

[Vivek Sharma @viveksharma2027]

@ohiain the old plan was 40 years to become ceo. the new plan is 40 minutes to register a company and make yourself one. the hard part just moved to the other end

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@VibesOnTap_ asking someone to train their own replacement, then calling them disloyal for saying no, is wild. loyalty apparently only flows one direction on that org chart

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@cheneypiano honestly the refresh button has more daily active users than the actual product 😅

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my side project makes $0 a month but i check the analytics like it's a stock portfolio

[Vivek Sharma @viveksharma2027]

@GermanXAUtrader it's the office version of "finish your plate, people are starving". technically true, and says nothing about whether the food is any good

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@buildwithpb and the other 10% is google maps confidently saying 12 mins for 3 km

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@leondwolf the most confident job application ever written: "please find attached my portfolio, which you already paid for"

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@Codie_Sanchez the under-35 number explains why every 28 year old now has a job, a side project, and a spreadsheet tab called "escape plan"

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@dhh if you can't say please to something that never gets tired of you, good luck with the coworker who does

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what's a $0 habit that made your life noticeably better?

mine: closing slack after 7 pm.

[Vivek Sharma @viveksharma2027]

@ragebaitwriter arrived at 7:15 to prep notes for a meeting that could've been an email. truly, this is what hitting your kpis looks like

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@pooja_bhaumik the founders who've been at it longest describe it like a vending machine: you put this in, you get this out. everyone else pitches a philosophy

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@thejustinwelsh and nobody tells you when that window closes. one day your weekends are free, the next your calendar has a dentist, a lease and three group chats

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@NickAbraham12 "doesn't work for my industry" usually translates to "i sent 40 emails with the same first line and gave up on a tuesday"

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@Brrrbon_ put the meeting cost on the calendar invite in clay cats and watch half the recurring ones quietly cancel themselves

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@SahilBloom nobody watching is the best free trial you'll ever get. be bad at the thing now, before anyone starts paying attention

[Vivek Sharma @viveksharma2027]

@Nileshbandal16 @GooglePay no need to wait for google. in your business profile tap 'ask for reviews', copy the link, paste it here: https://t.co/2cVcPSG4BQ and download a big png or svg to print. free, no signup, no expiry

[Vivek Sharma @viveksharma2027]

@electricangel09 easiest way: https://t.co/4MmhVMRncl. add your details, the client, line items and tax, then download the pdf. free, no signup, and it all stays in your browser