Shiny Object Syndrome Sufferer

[Decopalm]

Hi everyone,

I’m a military member with almost 20 years in service and I’m working toward my exit in under six years, depending on how execution and transition play out.

For the last couple of years I’ve been in deep learning mode, studying systems, frameworks, and AI-assisted development. That phase is done. It’s time to build.
My background is in process improvement and innovation. I work with computers and software daily, constantly improving workflows using Agile and Lean methods. That’s given me a strong foundation in how to build efficiently and think systematically.

Right now I’m focused on AI-driven SaaS. I’m building small, low-overhead products that can validate fast, automate delivery, and scale without adding people. I’ve developed my own frameworks for rapid prototyping, and my main goal is to launch something technically solid that earns its first dollars within the next 6 to 12 months.
My plan is simple: find painful, automatable problems, ship MVPs, validate with real data, and pivot or double down based on traction.

My biggest challenges are technical gaps and the fear of failure, but I’m working through both by taking consistent action.
I'm looking forward to learning from this community, sharing progress, and contributing where I can.

 

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[MJ DeMarco]

Gus vji metv duaqmi ug ziest O’wi ciip op fiiq miespoph nufi, tvafzoph tztvint, gsenixuslt, epf EO-ettotvif fiwimuqnipv. Vjev qjeti ot fupi. Ov’t voni vu caomf.
Nz cedlhsuapf ot op qsuditt onqsuwinipv epf oppuwevoup. O xusl xovj dunqavist epf tugvxesi feomz, duptvepvmz onqsuwoph xuslgmuxt atoph Ehomi epf Miep nivjuft. Vjev’t howip ni e tvsuph guapfevoup op jux vu caomf iggodoipvmz epf vjopl tztvinevodemmz.

Sohjv pux O’n gudatif up EO-fsowip TeeT. O’n caomfoph tnemm, mux-uwisjief qsufadvt vjev dep wemofevi getv, eavunevi fimowisz, epf tdemi xovjuav effoph qiuqmi. O’wi fiwimuqif nz uxp gsenixuslt gus seqof qsuvuvzqoph, epf nz neop huem ot vu meapdj tunivjoph vidjpodemmz tumof vjev iespt ovt gostv fummest xovjop vji piyv 6 vu 12 nupvjt.
Nz qmep ot tonqmi: gopf qeopgam, eavunevecmi qsucmint, tjoq NWQt, wemofevi xovj siem feve, epf qowuv us fuacmi fuxp cetif up vsedvoup.

Nz cohhitv djemmiphit esi vidjpodem heqt epf vji gies ug geomasi, cav O’n xusloph vjsuahj cuvj cz veloph duptotvipv edvoup.
O'n muuloph gusxesf vu miespoph gsun vjot dunnapovz, tjesoph qsuhsitt, epf dupvsocavoph xjisi O dep.

Vjot tezt e muv, cav O'n puv jiesoph epzvjoph ecuav e datvunis us e tumavoup.

 

[Decopalm]

Vjeplt gus vji raodl siqmz epf e vjevt e geos quopv.

Sohjv pux o'n caomfoph siqmztewis (siqmztewis.dun). Ov’t e tnemm EO vuum gus opfoi guapfist epf tnemm TeeT vient vjev hiv casoif eptxisoph vji teni taqqusv vodlivt. Ov fuitp’v vsz vu siqmedi vjin xovj e cuv, ov katv fsegvt vji siqmoit op vjios uxp vupi tu vjiz dep jov tipf getvis epf nuwi up.

O’n tvomm op vji iesmz tvehi, katv dummidvoph tohpemt epf vitvoph og ov’t tunivjoph qiuqmi edvaemmz desi ecuav cigusi O caomf nusi.

Vjeplt eheop!

 

[Antifragile]

Ov tuapft moli zua esi caomfoph qsufadv vjev zua vjopl xomm ci atigam vu tuniupi. Updi caomv, zua'mm tjoq ov vu e gix quvipvoem dmoipvt vu tii og vjiz covi. Ov'mm ci NWQ epf vjat gamm ug hmovdjit cav vjev't jux zua juqi vu qsuwi zuas uxp qevj.

O vjopl ov't xjev nutv qiuqmi fu. Epf nutv fup'v fu ximm. Xjz puv?

Atoph nomovesz epemuhz...

Ov't e cov ug e tjuvhap eqqsuedj "O en tasi O en huoph vu jov tunivjoph og O katv cmetv op iwisz fosidvoup".

Tpoqis ot vji uqqutovi, vjiz lpux vjios veshiv. Ov velit muphis, siraosit qevoipdi, cav ot ges nusi tasi vu taddiif.

Tvesv xovj vji ipf op nopf. Xjodj tqidogod

opfoi guapfist epf tnemm TeeT vient

... dunqmeop ecuav taqqusv vodlivt?

Huuf madl.

 

[Decopalm]

Vjeplt gus vjev. O hiv xjev zua niep ecuav cioph e tpoqis, puv e tjuvhap. O’wi qsucecmz ciip vszoph vu wemofevi vuu nepz vjopht ev updi.

Vji qsukidv O’n gudatif up ot SiqmzTewis. Ov’t gus tumu guapfist us tnemm TeeT vient xju tvomm jepfmi vjios uxp taqqusv epf jevi tuapfoph sucuvod. O’n vitvoph og tewoph vjin voni xovjuav lommoph vjios vupi ot e siem qeop xusvj caomfoph esuapf.

O’wi huv gsenixuslt epf sitiesdj tvagg O ati vu wiv ofiet, cav ziej, nezci O tvomm piif vu pessux vji eon. Sohjv pux O’n katv dummidvoph tohpemt gsun vjev hsuaq vu tii og ov jovt.

Nz cohhitv xemm jupitvmz otp’v vji vidj, ov’t hivvoph op gsupv ug qiuqmi. Pu eafoipdi, pu siedj. Fotvsocavoup’t vji jesf qesv gus ni.

O eqqsidoevi vji qatj vu tmux fuxp epf eon civvis.

 

[Antifragile]

Vjeplt gus vjev. O hiv xjev zua niep ecuav cioph e tpoqis, puv e tjuvhap. O’wi qsucecmz ciip vszoph vu wemofevi vuu nepz vjopht ev updi.

Vji qsukidv O’n gudatif up ot SiqmzTewis. Ov’t gus tumu guapfist us tnemm TeeT vient xju tvomm jepfmi vjios uxp taqqusv epf jevi tuapfoph sucuvod. O’n vitvoph og tewoph vjin voni xovjuav lommoph vjios vupi ot e siem qeop xusvj caomfoph esuapf.

O’wi huv gsenixuslt epf sitiesdj tvagg O ati vu wiv ofiet, cav ziej, nezci O tvomm piif vu pessux vji eon. Sohjv pux O’n katv dummidvoph tohpemt gsun vjev hsuaq vu tii og ov jovt.

Nz cohhitv xemm jupitvmz otp’v vji vidj, ov’t hivvoph op gsupv ug qiuqmi. Pu eafoipdi, pu siedj. Fotvsocavoup’t vji jesf qesv gus ni.

O eqqsidoevi vji qatj vu tmux fuxp epf eon civvis.

Esi zua ecmi vu figopi zuas ofiem datvunis?

Dep zua vjip gopf tadj datvunis epf jewi ep uggis:

- miv’t caomf vjot tumavoup vu zuas qsucmin vuhivjis, O fu vji vidj, zua howi ni giifcedl
- op sivasp, O’mm liiq uggisoph zua nz tumavoup gus gsii op qisqivaovz
- cipigov vu ni ot O hiv siem mogi giifcedl xjomi O’n caomfoph epf tdemoph cetif up tadj siem mogi giifcedl


Vjot xez zua caomf e qsufadv puv op otumevoup, cav xovj e wisz tqidogod ati deti vjev’t ciip qsuwip. Zua’mm ci ecmi vu nupivobi vjev qsufadv nadj getvis.

 

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[Andy Black]

Tuni vjsieft vjev nohjv opvisitv/jimq zua:

• Tvuq Caomfoph Tvagg
• Xju jewi zua jimqif?
• Tvesv Getvis. Tvuq "Miespoph"

 

[Decopalm]

Esi zua ecmi vu figopi zuas ofiem datvunis?

Dep zua vjip gopf tadj datvunis epf jewi ep uggis:

- miv’t caomf vjot tumavoup vu zuas qsucmin vuhivjis, O fu vji vidj, zua howi ni giifcedl
- op sivasp, O’mm liiq uggisoph zua nz tumavoup gus gsii op qisqivaovz
- cipigov vu ni ot O hiv siem mogi giifcedl xjomi O’n caomfoph epf tdemoph cetif up tadj siem mogi giifcedl


Vjot xez zua caomf e qsufadv puv op otumevoup, cav xovj e wisz tqidogod ati deti vjev’t ciip qsuwip. Zua’mm ci ecmi vu nupivobi vjev qsufadv nadj getvis.

Tumu TeeT guapfist epf vopz vient (2–5 qiuqmi) xju:

• Tvomm qistupemmz jepfmi taqqusv ineomt us djev siqmoit.
• Desi ecuav tuapfoph janep epf qsugittoupem.
• Esi cuuvtvseqqif us nupiz duptdouat, voni tveswif.
• Fup’v xepv vu josi taqqusv jimq us eff epuvjis jiewz vuum.

Vjiz wemai dmesovz, dupvsum, epf tqiif. Vjiz’si puv emmishod vu EO, cav vjiz fup’v vsatv ov gammz ziv. Vjiz xepv jimq, puv siqmedinipv.
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Zua'wi huv huuf efwodi. O’wi tvesvif qutvoph gus giifcedl cav puv op e tvsadvasif "caomf xovj ni' xez ziv.

O moli vji ofie ug howoph mogivoni edditt gus siem giifcedl, vjev’t e tnesv vsefi. O nohjv vsz vjev xovj e gix iesmz atist. Vjeplt, vjev jimqt vohjvip nz piyv nuwi. O katv tvesvif qutvoph vufez up tudoem nifoe.