Vlad Calin

CTO @ Vuuh | The Tech Bubble

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What I learned from yet another failed experiment: The Gift Feed app

Yet another idea that seemed to have potential, but it was not: Gift Feed: a mobile reel-like feed of gift ideas, with the idea to make money via affiliate links to those products. Seems to have potential at first glance, but here' what I figured out as I poured

The Gift Feed, first experiment: Will people scroll and click?

These day's I'm building a small app for suggesting Christmas gift ideas with actual products. The idea is simple: you access the app, you select who you want to get a present for (relationship, age, interests, gift price range). Monetization (ideally) would be via affiliate links

Quest of the Hero: what's cooking and when is it coming out?

Probably some of you are wondering "what's happening with my indie game?". At least the ones of you that still remember you are subscribed to my newsletter 😄 I've been away for a while on a long cruise in the Norther Europe, with no access

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This newsletter is coming back to life, with news about my indie game!

Hi, remember me? You were probably subscribed to The Tech Bubble, my newsletter about indie and tech stuff. I halted it a while ago because I lacked the motivation and the time to continue putting out an edition every single week. But now, I am focusing my energies in a

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Halting the Tech Bubble

Time to say goodbye (for now).

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The Tech Bubble #11: getting social is key

Tapping into the social media world is a strategy not many think about.

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The Tech Bubble #10: take care of yourself

Grinding 24/7 isn't sustainable!

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The Tech Bubble #9: entrepreneurship is a search problem

Where you have three variables: one known and two unknowns you have to search for.

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The Tech Bubble #8: validation is key

I invalidated a yet another product idea

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The Tech Bubble #7: boring tech > shiny toys

Steer away from the shiny new things. Getting things done is easier with the battle tested "boring" tech stacks.

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The Tech Bubble #6: stay small

When building an indie business, staying small is better than trying to grow fast at all costs.

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The Tech Bubble #5: it's alright to not be unique

Everybody is looking for the next Google, but it's much more likely to see some success by entering a market that is already validated

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The Tech Bubble #4: Validate the problem, not the product!

The harsh lesson of entrepreneurship: "build it and they will come" will never work.

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The Tech Bubble #3: The market is huge! This time I include my projects stats

You just have to dip in, and see what happens.

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The Tech Bubble #2: the journey will be hard

Cheesy, I know, but it's true.

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Radical change is coming

With this newsletter 🫢

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Consumers don't pay for software. Period.

Some people say that software is the golden goose of the startup world, but there are some approaches that are bound to fail

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#buildinpublic - yay or nay?

Building in public seems to be working for some. But is it the right thing to do as an indie founder?

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Why do indie hackers bet on their personal branding?

In the indie hacking space, it's common to hear more about the indie hacker than the business they are running. Why?

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Why the boring tech is the best for starting a startup

Forget all the new shiny tech. Think of the most boring tech stack possible. Yes, that's the money maker.

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Indie review: blog2doc, converting blogs to Word documents

Breakdown of the problem, solution, business model and my recommendations

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5 surprising indie businesses that somehow make good money

Against all expectations, these 5 businesses actually make decent money

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How to convince technical people to join as a co-founder?

I heard it's difficult for a business oriented person to find a tech savvy co-founder to take care of building the product. But why is that?

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The most valuable leverage in any business environment (it's not money or people)

And what does it exactly convey?

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How I judge the potential of startup?

About the 5 startup quality criteria I use