This time it worked!įor the backend I used Node.js without any framework (no need to figure out black boxes), a database that I already was very familiar with: PostgreSQL (I’m so happy that I just write raw queries without any ORM), and deploying to a VPS which I already did many times. But this time, instead of building the technical masterpiece, I decided to build a working version with the tools and database I knew well so I would have the website done before my motivation is gone. My motivation would be gone by then and I wouldn’t want to finish the project. So I need to change it and make sure all the stuff I made around it will work with the new database. Days later I’m setting up the frontend, database and the cool tool and I’m not satisfied with the database setup. While working on it I would find a cool tool that is perfect to make it even better. Normally, I would grab a fancy framework that would be perfect for the user experience, I would pick a great database that could handle all the data if I would have millions of records. One thing I did different, was how I wrote the code. Iteratively building products and making minimal viable product, to test with your early adopters. We all have read “The Lean Startup” by Eric Ries, and he talks about some great ideas. This kind of works, but does not give a great start. Usually I build the website, show my friends and try to get some organic growth through search engines. I’ve built many websites, but for Simple Analytics I tried a different approach. It’s the first project that I ever properly launched. The first few weeks of Simple Analytics were super exciting/scary/hectic! I launched less than a month ago so I will write about the revenue (~$300 MRR) in the next post (when I have one month worth of data) but I would love to explain why this is my first successful project. What is wrong with developers and why Simple Analytics is my first successful project
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