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Owner-operator building software, communities and new ways to fund growth | CEO @CloudburstMN | Host @theBuilderhood. Creator, Shared Success Agreements.

Minneapolis
Joined September 2008
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Agreed! Building the business first, THEN build the software that runs it.
I think we've reached the point where anyone can build a SaaS. Very few can build a business. There's a big difference…
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Happy Uline catalog recycling day to all who celebrate
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Owners kept asking us the same thing: "What do I actually have, and what should I do with it?" So we built the Owner's Manual. In one week, you get six plain-language documents about your software, each reviewed and signed off by a Cloudburst engineer: •What it's built on •User roles and permissions •How your data is organized •A security review •What needs updating •How well it's tested Then you get a recommended path and a firm quote for whatever comes next. It's delivered in Cloudia, the shared workspace where you and our team get the work done, with three months of access to your code and answers to anything you ask about your software. The documents are yours, useful to any developer you ever work with. $1,500. If you're not happy, you get your money back and keep the Manual. cloudburststudio.com/owners-…
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I'm Zack. 53, here since 2008. Art major, holdco partner, and product builder. Fan of good design, big ideas, and strong communities. On the path from services > services + software. Looking for fellow experienced entrepreneurs and operators building with AI. Let's connect!
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Glide or Webflow next?
BREAKING: we've officially entered a deal to acquire Miro for $1.355B! 😍
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Human FTW! "You're right, and I was wrong earlier. There is no gateway key anywhere. Neither Supabase project has any secrets set, and the translate function has never been deployed to staging or production. It only exists in the repo."
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Claude does not rest on the 7th day
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Agh. My ChatGPT voice mode responds more like ChatTHC lately. Way too chill
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“In The Renaissance, nobody gave a shit about your niche. They gave a shit about what you were capable of.” Never been a better time to be a builder!
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Bootstrappers: Start with service, not software Service > Service + Software > Software + Service . . . . > Software?
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With how hard it is to register a Twilio SMS campaign I’d expect fewer spam txts about a business line of credit
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We launched a new website for @CloudburstMN! ✨ Over the last couple of years much has changed about how we work. What hasn't changed is our commitment to helping entrepreneurs scale through technology they own. Good news: there's never been a better time to build! The site includes our Forecast tool to help you envision what's possible now. Enter your website and see, in about a minute: - Where you’re losing time and leads - 3 tools we’d consider building to help - A working AI Assistant built from your own site content Give it a try and let me know what you think of the results. Thanks! #getstarted cloudburststudio.com
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Are you telling me Claude’s not a customer?!
If you are spending more time building than talking to customers, you are not moving faster. You are just guessing faster. Prove me wrong.
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Claude just told me "The friction is the feature." And it is. First time for everything.
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I love how Tesla FSD default yields for pedestrians at crosswalks. It’s more conscientious than I was 😅
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I'm curious, too. Kudos to @DeRushaJ for raising a complex, emotionally charged issue and replying thoughtfully in search of solutions. This is the transparency and nuance that moves us from division into action. Great to hear from a range of voices.
Not quite sure what to make of the new data on Minnesota's paid family leave: MN expected to approve 65000 applications, they approved 10k more. Is it a huge success filling a massive need (seems to be)? Can we afford it? Should we figure it out?
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Sweet! I might sleep tonight
We're extending access to Claude Fable 5 on all paid plans through July 12.
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