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If you had asked me a couple of years ago if I loved coding and software development, I would have given you a resounding yes. No other job had ever been as enjoyable. No other activity had ever been as rewarding as building software, writing...

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One of Podscan’s main customer profiles that I’ve recognized over the last couple years building this business is marketers – people who think in marketing terms, who have marketing jobs and marketing goals. And in a way, even my other custom...

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When you build a software business as a founder, you have a dream. That dream is to build something that people actually need, that will make you money, and that you can keep building and make better – and make more money as you build it. May...

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Here’s the thing: I’m about to share all the reasons why you should never, ever start a software business. And yes, I’m fully aware that I’m talking to an audience of software founders. This is somewhat sarcastic, somewhat ironic twist on th...

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I know you’re out there. The developer who watches their colleagues enthusiastically embrace Claude Code and Cursor, having AI write entire feature sets while you proudly type every semicolon by hand. The founder who sees AI-generated code as...

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