I think imposter syndrome is a positive sign. It springs from a questioning mindset, an outlook busily looking to make sense of things and match perceptions to reality. The benefits of thinking this way outweigh the occasional discomfort.

Success in creating software is all about APIs. Obviously true if you have external clients, but also true if you don’t. Make great APIs for yourself.

Making great APIs and frameworks can’t happen in a vacuum. I learned this at Apple when we did the earliest work on Safari and WebKit in parallel. The app set what the framework required and the framework made it possible to create the app. Best kind of chicken and egg scenario.

"Don't worry about people stealing your idea. If it's any good, everyone will dismiss it." - Brian Chesky (CEO of Airbnb) -- Comment "interested" to get paired with someone on Intro who will work with you 1:1 to scale your business.

Repeat after me: Ideas are cheap. Execution is everything. Ideas are cheap. Execution is everything. Ideas are cheap. Execution is everything. Ideas are cheap. Execution is everything. Ideas are cheap. Execution is everything.

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“I’m actually the CEO.” — Brooke Hartley Moy I co-founded Infactory with Brooke, and I have no doubt that she’s the best person for the job. People sometimes make assumptions about her role before they meet her—but none do afterwards. fortune.com/2024/08/21/tec…

This morning, we moved Infactory out of our first-ever office and into a larger space down the hall. We’ve hired people who will be starting soon and we need to make room for them!

Hello full stack devs! I’m looking for someone to come join us at Infactory to make developer tools and playgrounds for building AI apps. We have great people and some great ideas. The future is bright! Come join us! jobs.ashbyhq.com/infactory/256c…

Paul Graham The best book that sheds some light on Steve Jobs’ Founder Mode to me is Creative Selection by Ken Kocienda The demo culture, the small groups pushing the envelope, ignoring the algorithm to a certain extent and favoring the heuristic Also a bunch of quotes from Keith Rabois tells me

Comments on Founder Mode. I’m lucky in that I’ve seen both Steve Jobs and Brian Chesky work up close. kocienda.micro.blog/2024/09/01/com…

I like doing projects, so I always structure my work in those terms. What do I want? How long will it take? What is the concrete outcome? Will that be worth the time and effort? I also try to keep projects small so I can finish them, feel good about that, and then move on.

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