Infrastructure manager, developer, founder at @nannylogic, bootstrapping my SaaS in the OC. ☕️
Orange County, CA
Joined August 2013
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Jim Baxter retweeted
Tailwind CSS is a powerful tool for creating appealing, user-friendly designs.
And you can learn all the key concepts - from setup to typography, layouts, and more - by building your own custom design system.
You can find the course on freeCodeCamp's YouTube channel.
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Bootstrap a startup to create wealth.
Raise venture capital to disrupt a market. – at San Diego, CA
Jim Baxter retweeted
With ambition, you tend to get one step below what you aim for. So unless you try to be the best, you won't even be good.
Jim Baxter retweeted
SCOOP: Net energy gain in a fusion reaction has been a holy grail in science for decades. Now I’m told US scientists have done it. A massive breakthrough with revolutionary potential for clean power. US Energy Secretary to hold a press conference Tuesday on.ft.com/3PgDdya
Jim Baxter retweeted
How to overcome hard times in life
The Stockdale Paradox
Why everyone needs to know it (especially right now):
Jim Baxter retweeted
At $1M monthly revenue I didn't know how we'd do $2M.
By $5M it was clear how we could get to $10M.
Here's what I've learned about scaling a startup:
Jim Baxter retweeted
A 100% free Computer Science curriculum.
2 years' worth of content if you dedicate ~20 hrs/week.
You can go from nothing to fully proficient without spending money or going anywhere.
github.com/ossu/computer-sci…
Jim Baxter retweeted
As you become an adult, you realize that things around you weren't just always there; people made them happen. But only recently have I started to internalize how much tenacity *everything* requires. That hotel, that park, that railway. The world is a museum of passion projects.
Jim Baxter retweeted
If teams work hard, things move fast which makes the work interesting and it doesn’t feel like hard work.
The inverse happens if teams coast along, things move slowly, which makes the work boring and feels like hard work
Jim Baxter retweeted
This open letter on math education in the US urges @CADeptEd to reject the latest draft California Math Framework (CMF) which eliminates 8th grade Algebra I. It has over 150 signatories, including Fields Medalists, Turing Award winners, & Nobel laureates: scottaaronson.blog/?p=6146
Jim Baxter retweeted
Success is work multiplied by luck. If either component is zero, the result is zero.
Jim Baxter retweeted
Startup founders have the best job in the world...
- work on what you love
- unlimited financial upside
- zero experience required
- if you fail you still learn
- don’t even have to apply
- can start tomorrow – at San Mateo, CA
Jim Baxter retweeted
When you're in a startup, it's easy to feel like everyone else is crushing it while you are drowning.
Comparison is a fundamental part of our human nature and it is also our greatest bane.
Jim Baxter retweeted
Being CEO of a startup is a really tough & lonely job. Surround yourself with other founders on a similar path & meet often to support each other.
