Haven't posted in a while — bunch of stuff happened
Traveled to Denmark & Sweden
New apartment in Lisbon
Ran 2 Half Marathons
Joined a few run clubs
Started documenting my life on IG&YT
Time to get back on X
New rebrand incoming
Building a product is chaos.
You're juggling:
- Vision that keeps shifting
- Features users asked for
- Features you think they need
- Budget running out
Founders who win?
They kill ruthlessly and focus.
I've turned down more projects this year than I've taken.
Not because I'm picky.
Because bad fit = bad work.
If the energy isn't there from the start, it won't magically appear later.
Your call-to-action says "Learn More."
Learn more about what?
Why should I?
What happens next?
Vague buttons get ignored.
Tell me exactly what I'm getting.
Founder mindset I respect:
"I don't know if this will work, but let's test it this week."
Not:
"Let me think about it for another month."
Uncertainty is normal.
Not moving is the problem.
Best advice I ever got:
"If they need to scroll to understand what you do, you already lost."
Above the fold isn't about design.
It's about respect.
Respect their time.
Be clear fast.
Your product solves 10 problems.
Your homepage mentions all 10.
Now it solves zero.
Pick one problem.
Make it sharp.
Expand later.
Confused visitors don't convert.
Worked with a founder last month.
They had the vision.
I had the execution.
We shipped their new site in 5 days.
Speed isn't about cutting corners.
It's about cutting everything that doesn't matter.