Readit NewsWinterflow3r commented on Ask HN: Show us your low-tech/simple stack side projects · Posted by u/martin_a
https://lipcolourmatch.com - a niche search engine built with a simple Flask app + SQLite
(yes, I do still suck at frontend development, but it has a niche userbase that finds it moderately useful)
Winterflow3r commented on A letter to all the bosses I’ve begged for a job theguardian.com/lifeandst... · Posted by u/omair_inam
Even though I feel very very fortunate to work in tech, I'm starting to feel more and more of this energy as I stare down the barrel of endless whiteboarding and leetcode style interviews :(
Won't name the company, but during my last round of interviews I was asked to build a logging app, which took a considerable amount of time only to be completely ghosted. After I repeatedly asked for a follow-up, they sent me a letter filled with typos that called me a shit developer. Not saying I'm not a shit developer, but just imho there are much better ways to handle rejection than this.
This is a very long shot, but I am looking for a marketing or design focused co-founder who has experience building social platforms or social shopping apps to help launch a new "Polyvore for makeup" with a few twists based on an existing site with a growing user-base and early revenue + monetization strategy.
My email is in my profile! :)
Winterflow3r commented on Happy New Year HN! What are your plans for the new year? · Posted by u/MasterYoda
I have two
* Build muscle
* Kickstart my love life
I had success with the former in 2021 but the latter was a bust. I intend to keep trying.
If a late bloomer has something to share, I'd love to hear that.
I was a late bloomer in the latter (like very late due to being overweight for most of my teens and early 20s) and I don't have any big wisdom to share except don't lowet your standards and let people treat you like crap just because you think you're getting on the train very late in the game.
Winterflow3r commented on Ask HN: Has remote work made you move to a new location or consider it? · Posted by u/vanilla-almond
Out of curiosity, why did you choose Sweden?
Why not move back?
Is there an expat community you could mingle with?
I did a pros/cons analysis and figured out that it would be my best bet since I knew the language at a around a B2/C1 level and there was no other EU country that spoke English (my preferred language).
However, I severely underestimated how difficult it would be to establish a social circle without very fluent Swedish and without existing connections. There is certainly an expat community that I've tried to interact with, but sadly covid has made in-person social gatherings almost non-existing (restrictions have not been very severe here but many groups like language cafes have been cancelled or moved online). Hope things get better in the spring!
Winterflow3r commented on Ask HN: Has remote work made you move to a new location or consider it? · Posted by u/vanilla-almond
Why not move back?
Not a UK citizen and Brexit has effectively made moving back much much harder than it was before when you had automatic right of residence based on being an EU citizen.
2. You hate it. I had a decent growing startup, but I hated the user base. It was a keto diet app. The users were people who lost lots of weight on keto, decided that nutritionists were liars, and were relentlessly anti-scientific. We sold it, and the guys who bought it hated it too.
I hated building apps for politicians, many were like mobsters, and it was a terrible feeling helping them. I once quit one partnership because my partner would just lie, break promises, overhaggle with everyone, and the people we were working with would do the same with us (me).
There was one partnership I ended because the other guy refused to fire some people. They weren't just underperforming, they were unreliable and promising things, then acting like the conversation never happened. But this is really common when you can't pay market rate.
But it's like quitting a job. If you dread coming in to work every day, maybe you should be doing something else. Startup DNA is vital. Can't build a billion dollar company when all your energy goes into rent negotiations.