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David Nix

@davidnix_

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Software dev turning solopreneur. Go programmer. Domain enthusiast. Watch my failures and fumbles. Building @YourNextDomain and https://t.co/HzYLMl2MBu

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@davidnix_
David Nix
4 months
I made $162 in passive profit with zero marketing by selling domain names. Guess what? You can too:. 1. Check @YourNextDomain about once a day.2. Watch 2-word, short dot coms using YND's notifications.3. Get a text before the auction ends.4. If price is right, place a bid!.5.
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David Nix
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RT @ThePrimeagen: 26 months into 6 months away from AI stealing yo jerbs. - End of April CEO of replit has announced that it's 6-18 months….
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David Nix
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Great watch for domainers. Josh shares his brand-first approach. And the importance of names. Didn't bat an eye at $5k for NameSnag .com (via Atom LTO). And says the name contributed to his success. Also the whois mcp is 🔥. RIP handreg discovery apps.
@gregisenberg
GREG ISENBERG
2 days
He finds a startup idea, he vibe codes it in 12h, goes viral, sells it 8 days later for $15k (could have sold it for more) and has a blast doing it (exact playbook in 37 mins)
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David Nix
24 hours
I have succumbed to the Dark Side. Why?. Want to vibe code mostly static websites with Astro. And LLMs seem to be trained well on React and TS itself. Typescript seems not too bad. to learn. Unions seem neat but prone to over-engineering. Interfaces seem fine, but I'm
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David Nix
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Do things that don’t scale, they say. This was my afternoon. Direct mail. Brought me back to temp jobs I had in college.
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David Nix
2 days
Plot twist. You don't need a cofounder.
@dharmesh
dharmesh
2 days
Also, if you are not a technical founder, you do need a technical cofounder.
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David Nix
3 days
Please tell me this is true:. If it feels like a grind, you're likely on the right path. Tomorrow I'll launch my first cold outreach campaign: physical mail. Literally FedEx envelopes. Building a leads list, processing CSVs, writing sales copy, working with FedEx's software:.
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David Nix
4 days
A case study on "there are no shortcuts.". I'm floored at how quick @Shpigford got NameSnag off the ground. @gregisenberg inspired the idea. (Sorry, Greg, I was too harsh on a previous tweet.). But they both made one mistake. (Well, Josh flipped it for $15k so maybe not.). From.
@Shpigford
Josh Pigford
6 days
i don't feel like doing another dutch auction. anyone want to buy for $15,000 and we call it a day?. have sold apps for a lot more that were making a lot less. 🙂 . got other things to prioritize right now so looking for something fast and simple.
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David Nix
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Mo' Code. Mo' Problems. Writing more code slows you down. - Bugs.- Spaghetti.- Product Debt. Writing less code speeds you up. Counterintuitive but true. Especially important in the Age of AI Coding. No code. No problems.
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David Nix
6 days
While I was camping, I received a slew of recruiter interest. More than I've seen in a couple years. I think it was random chance but I wonder. The resurrection of Section 174?.
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David Nix
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So I get back from camping and I see a bunch of notifications!. Grok mutual.
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David Nix
11 days
Going off grid for a while to camp with the family. Don't worry we'll have AC and comfy beds. (The European mind cannot comprehend.). IDK why they call it a fifth wheel. It's a house with wheels. In any case, see ya later.
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David Nix
13 days
With all due respect, Greg doesn't know what he's talking about. (I feel a little qualified building @YourNextDomain). 1. Domain flippers is small TAM. 2. Fetching and processing bulk domain data is difficult and dirty. Takes real data engineering. 3. It is a LOT OF DATA.
@gregisenberg
GREG ISENBERG
13 days
startup idea for you. "AI agents that finds expired dotcom domains". every day 50,000 domain names expire. most are garbage lbut hidden in there are gems - domains with real traffic, clean backlinks, brandable names that someone will pay thousands for. domain investors know
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David Nix
13 days
The greatest trick that the devil ever pulled was convincing vibe coders they needed Supabase. SQLite 4life.
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David Nix
15 days
5AM workout SMASHED!. A hidden benefit to swimming I never realized. Knowledge work transforms you into -> 🦐. Or the hunchback of Notre-DOM. For me, a double whammy since I'm 6'7" (2 meters) tall. I already fight gravity. (Not complaining. Never a bad seat at a concert for
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David Nix
16 days
Hot take:. Many non-tech vibe coders secretly want to be "real" developers. But I see a problem. AI is the gateway drug because you can see a fully functioning website come to life instead of "hello world" in a terminal. AI showed them "Hey, I can do this.". This is not a good.
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David Nix
17 days
I'm on the fence with Claude Code for feature work. - It only does a decent job with tiny features. Big features 🤮. - Tiny features I can do myself quickly, sometimes as fast or faster than Claude. - I don't waste time creating and fighting with Claude in planning mode. - I.
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David Nix
18 days
Seeing a lot of "Ditched Cursor for Claude Code". That's not quite right. They work in tandem, like Tony Stark and Spiderman or Javascript and a gun aimed at your foot. Cursor is an AI assistant IDE. You do the work and it helps you along the way. Claude Code is an autonomous.
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David Nix
19 days
The greatest trick that the devil ever pulled was convincing vibe coders they need Supabase.
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trish
24 days
Ever used SQLite? It’s literally a full database packed into one file. Meanwhile, some folks launch full-blown Postgres instances just to manage their todo list.
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David Nix
19 days
You'd think I'd have a sale by now. (See Cloudflare unique visitor stats). If only bots and AI would by domains. 😭
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David Nix
19 days
VC-backed founders don't make money, investors do.
@ky__zo
kyzo
19 days
builders don’t make money, marketers do.
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