Matt Ronge
@mronge
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Building tech for creatives and makers 🚀 CEO & Cofounder @astropad ❤️ Tech, bootstrapping, startups, and engineering
Minneapolis, MN
Joined December 2007
I just released my first vibe-coded app ROCK PLANNER for iPad, and it was SO MUCH fun. I haven't enjoyed writing software this much in years. Rock Planner is my attempt at a new iPad daily planner app built for Apple Pencil. It integrates with your calendar and makes creating
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I'm amazed how low the organic traffic is on alot of these niche ecommerce sites, they must be thoroughly reliant on FB/IG ads.
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You: Looking up houses on Redfin Me: Looking up websites on Ahrefs ☠️ ☠️☠️
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I'm still bullish on young people entering computer science. I think they are going to be WAY more AI native than we are.
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Garmin Watch >>> Apple Watch
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Have you tried using the iPad as a daily planner? If so, what sucks about it?
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It's doesn't make sense for MacOS, iOS and iPadOS to be different operating systems at this point.
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I’ve never met anyone with a clean desk capable of original thought
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My prediction: Smart glasses will not disrupt smartphones I think they will end up being more like smart watches, an optional add on but not 100% saturation like smartphones
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What was your earliest memory of the Internet?
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I wonder how long it will take people to get used to shopping with ChatGPT. At first I could see people only using it for low cost items so if it screws up it's not a big deal. But will they eventually use it to purchases expensive items like trips and plane tickets?? I could
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Was Microsoft right? Should the iPad and Mac be merged like they did with Surface?
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For App Store search optimization I've: - Apptweak - AppFigures - Astro. Astro has the fewest features and is the cheapest, but honestly, it's probably enough for most use cases
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Here we go again 🎢
100% additional tariffs on Chinese goods starting in 22 days from today. Full post: It has just been learned that China has taken an extraordinarily aggressive position on Trade in sending an extremely hostile letter to the World, stating that they were going to, effective
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I’m looking for a designer for a new iPad app. Ideally someone that really gets iOS design and is ready to nail the Liquid Glass esthetic. Any recommendations?
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This is sooo true. I used to judge people for going through drive throughs. Now I’m like pickup food without having to get the kids out of their car seats? What’s not to like!
I remember judging one of my law school professors for having a messy car. “How hard could it be to keep your car clean with kids?” Hard dude… really hard. Younger people listen: Live long enough and you will eat *every single one* of your prior judgements.
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And to think the iPhone almost didn't have an App Store. Remember the "sweet solution" of mobile web apps we got first? Ha!
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The TikTok video to app download rate has to be abysmal right? The biggest successes are Gen Z vanity type apps. Is it working elsewhere?
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I really miss WWDC videos that weren't so overpolished and scripted. We want to see talks from humans not robots!
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