๐ŸŸ  Building the only marketplace of embedded engineers - https://xitter.cf/t.co/MaIzz4ebEw ๐Ÿ’ฌ Posting about business, freelancing and other atuff from my journey

Timisoara, Romania
Joined December 2020
๐Ÿ”ฅ What are you willing to burn to keep the fire growing?
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๐Ÿ˜ I find it interesting that a lot of programmers try to write "optimal" code from the get-go. ๐Ÿ˜ข This is inefficient. ๐Ÿ‘‡ Here's how I do it
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1. Write the functional code for the feature or problem 2. Make the code easier to read and maintain 3. Optimize the code for CPU/RAM consumption ๐Ÿ’ช This process forces you to review your code and test it many times which results in better code. ๐Ÿค” What process do you use?
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๐Ÿคฏ The more reach you have, the richer you are.
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๐Ÿฆœ Talk less. ๐Ÿ‘‚ Listen more.
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๐Ÿคท Lately I've been out of ideas... ๐Ÿค” What content would you like to see from me?
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๐Ÿ’ป Freelancing in the embedded seems weird, but here's where it works: ๐Ÿ”ธYou need a small team to prototype a new project ๐Ÿ”ธYou need an expert to help with a topic ๐Ÿ”ธYou want to outsource a task ๐Ÿค” What other scenarios can you think about?
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๐Ÿ’ช It's essential to get out of your comfort zone daily. ๐Ÿฆท For example I wash my teeth with my off-hand. ๐Ÿ˜ก Initially this was incredibly hard, I used my whole body to do this but now it's almost natural. ๐Ÿค” What small things do you do daily to get out of your comfort zone?
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๐Ÿ˜ก Marketing is hard for technical founders. ๐Ÿ˜  Programming is hard for non-technical founders. ๐Ÿคท Get a co-founder that is good at what you suck at and call it a day.
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๐Ÿ•› Sometimes we quit too early. ๐Ÿ•ค Sometimes we quit too late. ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿญ I don't necessarily mean a job. ๐Ÿคท It could be a personal project, a business, anything. ๐Ÿ˜ฟ Choosing when to quit seems like a nightmare for any startup founder.
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๐Ÿฆฅ Success makes me lazy. ๐Ÿƒ Failures make me hyped. ๐Ÿ˜… But I do enjoy my success and mourn my failures when they happen.
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๐ŸŽข The life of a creator has its ups and downs. ๐Ÿ“‰ The life of a consumer is constant, but slowly declining. ๐Ÿ˜ The good news? ๐Ÿ’ช You can always be a creator!
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๐Ÿ™ˆ I quit 9-5 to work 9-9. ๐Ÿ˜‚ And I like it.
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๐Ÿš€ I am a senior developer. ๐Ÿ”ธ I still have to read the documentation. ๐Ÿ”ธ I still ask for help. ๐Ÿ”ธ I still learn new things every day. ๐Ÿคท I don't know everything, but I do know how everything fits and what the end result should be.
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๐Ÿš€ The quickest roadmap to start a business: ๐Ÿ‘ฌ Find your audience. ๐Ÿ•ต๏ธ Observe. ๐Ÿค• Find pain points. โœ… Think of a solution. ๐Ÿ—จ๏ธ Validate the solution through feedback. ๐Ÿ”‘ Implement the solution. ๐Ÿ’ถ Charge money for it.
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Alex Paval retweeted
๐Ÿคฃ I observed that I like sales more than I like coding. ๐Ÿ’ช Every time I go in a call with a potential customer I feel hyped. ๐Ÿคท But the coding part gets boring after a couple of months.
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๐ŸŒ… Are sunrises better than sunsets? ๐Ÿ Is Android better than iOS? ๐Ÿคท Is Google better than Microsoft? ๐Ÿ˜… It doesn't really matter. ๐Ÿ’ช I think it's best that we invest our energy into enjoying what we have and our choices, rather than wondering what would have been if...
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๐Ÿค” I never told you what the logo from Nokto Studios represents. ๐ŸŒ„ I created this logo thinking about sunsets and sunrises: ๐Ÿ”ธ the end of an era and a way of working, and the dawn of a new one ๐Ÿ”ธ the dawn of remote freelancing in the embedded industry ๐Ÿ”ธ the dusk of relocating
โฉ If you want to go fast, go alone. โ–ถ๏ธ If you want to go far, go together. ๐Ÿ‘ฏ I couldn't get this far without support. ๐Ÿค— One of my main supporters is actually my girlfriend. ๐Ÿ’ช Remember to celebrate the people around you!
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๐Ÿ˜ Flexibility gives you the opportunity to work from a place like this. ๐Ÿ•œ But remember to also dedicate actual holiday time. ๐Ÿ“† This is my first holiday in the last 3 years. ๐Ÿ˜… It's weird how much willpower is needed to let business aside for a week.
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