§ 01 — Writing
Writing
Mostly ecommerce and software. Some of it is what worked. A fair amount is what didn't, which tends to be the more useful half.
shopify2acquisitions1bootstrapping1exits1luck1meta1platform risk1shutting down1sms1writing1
- 3 min
The platform can change its mind
Vigilance was working. Then Shopify deprecated the one file the whole product ran on. Here's what I'd price differently next time.
shopify · platform risk · shutting down
- 2 min
I sold OrderBump four months after I bought it
Bought it in October, sold it by February, then spent months handing it over. I've had people ask me how to repeat this. You mostly can't.
acquisitions · shopify · luck
- 2 min
What bootstrapping actually bought us at LiveRecover
We were one of the only SMS apps at that scale without investors. The advantage wasn't the equity. It was who was allowed to call us.
bootstrapping · sms · exits
- 1 min
Why this site exists
I've been posting on X since 2009. Nothing I wrote there survives, and none of it is mine.
meta · writing