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  1. Andy Black

    Back after years of grinding and finally seeing the flywheel spin

    INTRO 
    I have a full-time software engineer who's a freelancer. We must have been working together a decade now. Best of both worlds?
  2. Andy Black

    The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Random Chat Thread...

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    I can hop on a call with you and show you what I've been using it for and figured out so far. You might like these for starters: Importing YouTube videos into NotebookLM Building AI Andy Cancel your Replit/Lovable subscriptions. Just use Antigravity instead...
  3. Andy Black

    The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Random Chat Thread...

    CHAT - AI - 
    What is it you're trying to learn or be able to do, and why specifically Claude Code? I'm sure there's loads of people in the forum who could help you. I like Dylan Davis's videos on YouTube and joined his paid Discord last week. It's small and $147/mth to ask him questions he'll respond to...
  4. Andy Black

    Almost gave it away twice. If you're grinding and tired, read this.

    MINDSET EXECUTION 
    Reminds me of a when a business consultant in Ireland told us in a workshop one time: "Be wary when someone's singing your praises and telling you how you're the next big thing. You're being set up." (Blaise Brosnan)
  5. Andy Black

    Just start already

    MARKETING 
    A lot of you are overthinking things. No need for a big "launch". Just let people know what you're doing or thinking of doing, and ask if they know anyone who'd be interested.
  6. Andy Black

    A platforms that bring gamers to indie game developers (for feedback, ideas, ect)

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  8. Andy Black

    A platforms that bring gamers to indie game developers (for feedback, ideas, ect)

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    I also wonder if there's communities on X for gaming? I don't use X but there's big communities around SaaS and "build in public". When I say community, I don't mean a group or anything like that. Just that people who read and/or write a lot about a particular topic often just see that...
  9. Andy Black

    A platforms that bring gamers to indie game developers (for feedback, ideas, ect)

    IDEA 
    Aha... Here's that video: View: https://youtu.be/9r0qPeSJGog?si=60GPKKdOLFmPgEI6 I asked Gemini: In the video you linked (which is likely a tutorial on Discord server discovery or OSINT techniques), "this guy" is almost certainly using a combination of Discord listing sites, search engines...
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    A platforms that bring gamers to indie game developers (for feedback, ideas, ect)

    IDEA 
    Lots of gamers use Discord for specific games. I know that Roblox games often have a Discord server dedicated to that game where people can discuss strategies, arrange games, and also ask for fixes etc. Maybe just create a Discord server to discuss games and focus on getting it known? Or...
  11. Andy Black

    To Market, or not to Market

    MARKETING 
    I prefer not to use the word "launch". It makes it seem unnecessarily big and scary. How about just letting people know what you're doing or thinking of doing, and asking if they know anyone who'd be interested? I've done that multiple times and send people to a Google Form where I collect...
  12. Andy Black

    Aidan's Big A** Progress Thread

    MARKETING EXECUTION STORY 
    Just make sure there's a payment in sight and it hits your account at some point, or you do it for free with your eyes wide open. Plenty of people have been burned by working for free for people they look up to for the promise of more business at a later date.
  13. Andy Black

    The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Random Chat Thread...

    CHAT - AI - 
    I had the same experience cancelling Google Workspace on two incorrect emails addresses. It was an automated chatbot that took me through the steps. My thinking is that getting a refund doesn't really need human input, which frees up humans to do more creative and helpful activities.
  14. Andy Black

    Writing & Launching "The Old Money Blueprint" to 100 Reviews on Day 1

    HOT! BOOKS EXECUTION 
    I wouldn't dismiss it so fast. You already have skills, knowledge, and experience that people pay for. What consulting could you do that would be interesting that makes use of a lot of what you already have (including your reputation and network)? I'm not saying to not launch your book, just...
  15. Andy Black

    The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Random Chat Thread...

    CHAT - AI - 
    Free PDF about AI agents. I didn't read it, but uploaded into NotebookLM and started asking it questions about one of my own projects. https://mastra.ai/books/principles-of-building-ai-agents
  16. Andy Black

    Writing & Launching "The Old Money Blueprint" to 100 Reviews on Day 1

    HOT! BOOKS EXECUTION 
    I dug out the URL for that guy's book: https://mastra.ai/books/principles-of-building-ai-agents I got the PDF and imported into NotebookLM to "chat" to it and ask it questions about my current project. I've posted loads of content all over the internet. People can read it for free, yet...
  17. Andy Black

    Writing & Launching "The Old Money Blueprint" to 100 Reviews on Day 1

    HOT! BOOKS EXECUTION 
    I've never published a book. @Fox, @MTF, and obviously @MJ DeMarco have. Can you drip out content from the book and post to all the places? See where you get the most traction and double down there? Is your main goal to make book sales, or is it some form of lead magnet? Can you give it...
  18. Andy Black

    How are you guys beating the social media addiction?

    HOT! MINDSET 
    What Johnny Boy said. Remove them from your phone. I use LinkedIn and Facebook a bit for work and only have them on my desktop.
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  20. Andy Black

    Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

    HOT! CHAT 
    What a timesaver for my book-keeper/accountant. I uploaded PDFs of 12 months of credit card statements to Gemini and asked it to put the transactions into a table with headlines of Date (dd-mmm-yy), Description, Debit, Credit And it just does it! At the end it even gives the option to export...

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