
Michael Lynch
@deliberatecoder
Bootstrapped fouder. Lover of unit tests. One successful exit. ex-@google, ex-@microsoft. Mostly on @[email protected]
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I've sold TinyPilot, my first successful business as a bootstrapped founder. I grew it from $0 to $1M/yr in revenue in four years, and I'm incredibly proud of the company and product, but it felt like the right time for me to move on. mtlynch.io/i-sold-tinypil…
A personal update... after nearly 20 years at Google, today is my last day! I'm going to be working on independent research for the foreseeable future, then who knows! I've worked with so many talented people, made so many friends and seen incredible research over the years 🫡
Footage taken by @Steffikeith this morning of ICE agents shoving photographers on assignment at 26 Federal Plaza. One journalist has been hospitalized.
Ugh, sickening abuse of power.
The FBI couldn't get my husband to decrypt his Tor nodes, so they told a judge he used his GRAPHICS DRIVER to access the "dark web" and jailed him PRE TRIAL for 3 years. reddit.com/r/TOR/s/FWsPNR…
I'm trying something new to money from my car website. If this works, I can consider making the rest of the website completely free 🤠


Developer Michael Lynch accidentally discovered a privacy vulnerability exposing the details of thousands of customers online. tomshardware.com/tech-industry/…
My article about how to write release announcements is on the front page of Hacker News today

The hard thing about building something valuable is figuring out what people want. Here's what's been on my mind in May: newidea.io/retrospectives…
I'm working on a guide to writing compelling software release announcements. What are your favorite examples of products who write great release announcements? What are some anti-patterns companies should avoid?
If you're in the Western Mass area and you've got an indie business, side project, or want to start one, join me and @jupiterunknown next week for a meetup in Hadley, MA meetup.com/nerdsummit/eve…
Tariffs just got real: our first $36K bill with 125% + 20% + 25% markup hits hard 💸. These are upfront costs - due before selling a single unit - causing serious cash flow strain, price increases, read more! 📦 adafruit.com/tariffbill #Tariffs

I've been working for over 20 years in the field of developer experience. I finally wrote up a summary of all the key points I've learned in that time: codesimplicity.com/post/what-make…
If you're in the Western Mass area and run a business or side project or you're interested in starting one, come join me and @jupiterunknown at our next meetup on Tuesday, May 20th - 2pm at Esselon Cafe in Hadley, MA
New feature for Hacker News Popularity Contest: you can view stats for your domain. refactoringenglish.com/tools/hn-popul…

This is one of the best articles I've ever read about running a solo, bootstrapped business. Lots of great tips that are clearly hard-won from years of experience.
So I spent the last day using MCP and it kind of blew my mind. Five lines of JSON can now replace multi-million dollar SaaS companies. Here's my writeup, including how you can start using it in minutes. coryzue.com/writing/holy-m…
Reminder that I'm hosting a meetup for indie founders and side project creators tomorrow from 2-5pm in Hadley, MA. Come join!
If in the Western Mass area and you've got an indie business, side project, or want to start one, join me and @jupiterunknown next week for a meetup in Hadley, MA meetup.com/nerdsummit/eve…
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The pre-sale for my book has now reached $6,100 of its $5k goal. You'd think it comfortably reached its target, but just four days ago, I was totally convinced I'd failed. I'd only raised $3k, and I had no idea how I'd find the last $2k mtlynch.io/book-pre-sale-…
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