Lately, it feels like even the smallest project comes with an unwritten rule that you need 15 dependencies, Docker containers, Tailwind plugins, and a complex deployment pipeline before you even render a <div>.
My recent experience was when I wanted to build a simple 3D browser runner game over the weekend. I started with the "recommended" modern web setup and immediately got buried in conflicting bundler configs, SSR hydration errors on canvas components, and package bloat. So I ended up tearing half of it out, switching to a lightweight editor (Zed), drafting the math directly in AI Studio, and keeping the game loop isolated in a barebones Vite canvas before wrapping it in Next.js just for hosting. The moment I stripped away the modern boilerplate, the project actually moved fast.
What s a part of modern web dev or startup tech stacks that you think has become completely over-engineered for 90% of use cases?
Was it on accident or did you plan it all along? Was the first choice disappoint you more or the other choice was more attractive? Or have you, for whatever reason, as a person changed? And if you could give advice to a person that hasn't found their "true" career path yet or already have one but is afraid to make the change, what would it be? Really appreciate for any story and insigt Toodaloo!
I think it was Robert Kiyosaki who said that straight-A students end up working for C students, and B students work for the government.
On the other hand, we often see stories of college dropouts building billion-dollar companies. But these next big thing cases are maybe 2% at most. I believe top students usually find their place in more formal paths: becoming doctors, lawyers, and similar professions.
Hey Makers! What are your plans for the weekend? Let's support each other in getting our goals done! Apart from working on Community Support over the weekend, I'm waiting on a delivery of IKEA furniture to liven up my new flat
ok so weird backstory - ive been building products for startups for like 8 years now and i got obsessed with this question: why do products that KILL IT on product hunt just... die?
like were talking #1 product of the day, 1000+ upvotes, features in newsletters, the whole thing. and then 6 months later? dead or making $300/month
We are going live with LangGPT https://www.producthunt.com/post... LangGPT: Making ChatGPT and other LLMs available on chat in regional languages. Let's chat about all things community, AI, ChatGPT, product development, growth and beyond. I am here to answer any and all of your questions. So fire away!
As a founder of a bootstrapped startup, I don't have the money to hire a big PR firm for paid media coverage. Is it possible to cold email reporters/journalists in the relevant sectors to get organic coverage? Really appreciate anyone here who can share their lessons and wisdom, in particular to the following questions:
1) Is it better to start with a long or short email? (A short email might not be able to tell a differentiated story but no one has the patience to read long emails these days.)
2) What should be my specific ask in the first email? (To connect seems too generic. To cover our company seems too big an ask. To stay in touch seems no action item at all!)
3). What can I offer in return as a startup founder? (Good relationships should always be mutually beneficial. In what ways can a startup founder be helpful to the journalist community? )
Effective recommendations are interesting when burnout has already happened. Need advice from both work situations and domestic or family situations. Any suggestions?
