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Re:Ask HN: How to be independent as a developer? by andygcook on Thursday August 04, 2022 @12:21PM (#32344921)
I’m assuming this comment is sarcastic. However, Rob does a lot more than just write and sell books. He started several SaaS companies, and runs an accelerator for indie SaaS companies called TinySeed. My hunch is that book sales are a tiny fraction of his income/wealth, and he earnestly wrote it to help aspiring entrepreneurs. I’ve read the book and it’s worth reading if you’re interested in starting an indie company.
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Re:Ask HN: How to be independent as a developer? by rwalling on Thursday August 04, 2022 @12:30PM (#32345064)
Ha! Yeah, Internet commenters are the best :-) I also took his comment as sarcasm, or just uninformed.

But you are correct, Andy, I've earned (literally) 100x more money from building/growing software companies than I have from any books I've written. The books, podcast, etc. are a hobby, not the job.

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Re:Ask HN: How to be independent as a developer? by archon on Thursday August 04, 2022 @12:35PM (#32345121)
At one point you were talking about the possibility of updating Start Small Stay Small. Just curious if that's still on the table?
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Re:Ask HN: How to be independent as a developer? by rwalling on Thursday August 04, 2022 @12:51PM (#32345314)
It is. I'm trying to wrap up the book I'm currently working on, then plan to circle back to updating SSSS next year.
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Re:Ask HN: How to be independent as a developer? by throwaway290 on Friday August 05, 2022 @04:26AM (#32353249)
I assume that comment is directly related to the very, very weird parallel world of Lamborghini-leasing fake gurus that promise to teach anyone 'how to easily make millions from dropshipping in 1 month from scratch' and such.

My immediate reaction was not so cynical since rwalling's comment came across as sincere, fake gurus tend to prey on users of less moderated online properties, and none of those gurus can boast hundreds of hours of informative content even after you pay orders of magnitude more than this for a 'course'.

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