Matt Wilkins
@EverHelpful
PHP developer/designer/tinkerer. Ridiculous indie hacker. Working on it.
Posting this for my benefit as much as anyone else... “There is never enough time to do everything, but there is always enough time to do the most important thing.” – @BrianTracy
Yesterday a good friend came to visit he knows I "work from my laptop" but has no idea what I actually do he saw my laptop's screen with some code he stopped, looked at me, and said: "WTF IS THAT?!" I laughed and told him I was just writing a small script something that…
just read @Alex_Danco's blog on jevons and baumol paradoxes and it perfectly explains the strange economics we're about to see with AI here are the 3 insights that stood out: 1. jevons paradox - when things get cheaper, we use MORE of them, not less a transistor cost $1 in…
Really enjoying hand-crafting the Laravel AI SDK. First hand-crafted Otwell package since Laravel / Livewire Volt in 2023. Super satisfying to build the foundational APIs and developer experience with care. 🫶
Most startups don’t fail. They just never got seen. Rebrand. Reposition. Repurpose. Launch again. Nobody keeps track.
Stop designing for other designers. Your users don't care about your 8px grid system or perfectly aligned spacing. They care about: Does this make sense? Can I complete my task quickly? Am I confident clicking this button? That's it. I've shipped products with "imperfect"…
A life lesson I wish I learned earlier: A farmer doesn’t dig up his seeds every day to make sure they’re growing. He plants, waters, and waits. You can’t rush what needs time to take root. Growth hides beneath the surface long before it’s visible above it. Remember that.
Incredibly strong opinions always receive the most attention on social media, which is a shame. They're the least interesting. The older you get, the more you realize how important it is to loosen your grip. You have too many "Oh, wow, I was completely wrong about that" moments.
- Have a wife and +3 kids - Make money from products you built - Sell through marketing channels you built - Own 100% of it - Be top-10% fit and healthy Sure.. you could be more efficient with zero kids, investors, strategic partnerships left and right and 80-hour work weeks.…
Accidental Pro Tip: Break something in your #saas and wait for your users to notice. 💣 If you get a lot of complaints, it's a vital feature and the pain point can be used in your marketing: "I had to do it manually today. That's 30mins of my life I won't get back..." 🦾
When I politely decline scheduling a "quick call", it's not because I don't literally have the time — there's always room for 15 minutes here or half an hour there! — it's that I can't afford to spare the attention.
If your onboarding sucks, your retention will too. Checklist for great onboarding: • Progress bar (humans hate unfinished tasks) • Default states that guide users • Explain why before how • One action per screen • End with a “win” Bad onboarding will result in churn.
Reading “Company of One”. How did I miss that book? And didn’t it before?
A week of work and zero energy for my own projects. How do you balance work and side hustles? Advice gratefully received. #indiehackers
I've built 70+ apps in my career. Most designers take 3+ months to complete an app — but we built & shipped this crypto app just in 21 DAYS. Here's my exact process that breaks every UX design rule (and what startups & founders can steal from it):
When starting a new SaaS, I ask myself: 1) Does it solve a real-world problem? 2) Can I make it easy to use? 3) Is my product better or different? 4) Can I reach my target audience quickly? 5) Will it make lives better?
Here's what most designers don't get... White space isn't empty space. It's breathing room. It's hierarchy. It's what makes your interface NOT look like a damn Excel spreadsheet. Master white space + typography = you'll always do great interfaces. (h/t: theuiclub)
Using a standing desk for first time. Swaying about like a DJ. Is this normal?? 🪩😄 #standingdesks
The content you consume is everything. If you grow up surrounded by people who only care about titles, grades, and job security, you start to think that dreaming is a luxury. That was me. In my childhood, passion wasn't a thing. Only good grades mattered. I wanted to film…
AI coding advice summed up in a single tweet by @ThePrimeagen 🏆 AI is an incredible tool but don't let it run amok with your codebase...
The hard part with this is once you have done this for a day or two you have to reevaluate everything because bad decisions compound
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