the reality of building a startup as a solo developer

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💰 monetize a discord server: www.subbb.me
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[@riclerico]

I swear I have been checking so frequently for this update video

[@JacobSucksAtCode]

Hahahah

[@nikk2o27]

i know right! daily check ins lol

[@TheRealMxnny]

This whole journey is so much value to anyone just starting out!

[@starigeri]

There is nothing that could teach more about creating something then seeing you think 24/7 and actually building. Your mentality and constant hype-vibe is so motivating. As always, thanks dude. You are helping me personally a lot. You taught me that all problems can and should be broken up to smaller pieces and that it doesn't matter if you didn't do a lot on a specific day, what matters is the progress. I do not know if these are intentional, but these are the things I took away from your videos. Why are we devs if we are not constantly building? Let's gooooo🙌

[@JacobSucksAtCode]

Love it man!! Thanks!

[@aleman12345]

watching this inspires me and take as brain storming for my own app, which is not related to your topic but also realising how important the sense of community is. thank you and keep it up!

[@heatherfranco5810]

These are so helpful and motivating to anyone starting out. Thanks for another great video and spending time to create/edit them. You and Maddie are kicking butt. :)

[@TheRealMxnny]

I love the idea of instant discord setup! I am so new to discord so this feature would be so helpful.

[@TheRealRobertGee]

My thoughts, stick with the current model until polished... a new social media platform would do the opposite of making it user friendly.. we are all trying to have everything in one space... just my personal opinion! :)

[@JacobSucksAtCode]

Exactly!! Nice one

[@iEtorr]

Long life to the Jacob's dev club! Haha

[@JacobSucksAtCode]

Hahaha yesssssss bro! 🔥

[@oussamareghay7081]

I love your energy man, makes me want to build something

[@Gaiuscassius565]

Good to see you back!!

[@jkdmasta]

Get at it bro. Love the growth!!

[@JacobSucksAtCode]

Thanks bro!!

[@legotron369]

building a startup is tough..building a startup solo is though asf. Respect & Good luck!

[@zoyW3301]

You're killing it! Keep on building!

[@JacobSucksAtCode]

yooo thanks!

[@mohamedkhelifa1621]

i've been checking your youtube everyday for a new vid, love you and your vids bro

[@JacobSucksAtCode]

I appreciate it!

[@markhubbard2190]

totally agree with you that the culture of people is moving toward communities of common shared interest, based on helping the other person and not taking for yourself! :) this is the basis of the right timing for you and the work for your startup!

[@JacobSucksAtCode]

🤝

[@michaelquamdonkor5254]

Soooo happy to see you're back bro

[@JacobSucksAtCode]

lets gooooooo

[@diehardlegend3466]

It's about time

[@w3mw]

I started with nest js recently and love it. But why do you use nest js instead of building it in api folder in next js is it for separate backend and front end or performance? 😄

[@ianfrye8988]

That discord like platform for developers sounds awesome! And a huge undertaking. If you ever need any help, I'd love to volunteer my time.

[@JacobSucksAtCode]

Awesome thanks!

[@officialdanieldsouza]

Hey Jacob, awsome vid as always. I am an aspiring solo dev (currently a cs student) who is also working on some kl projects. I was wondering based on your experience and journey if you could kindly share your insight into how you consider writing secure code, in other words how do you think about all the possible loop holes that could exist if some malicious person tried to hack your app etc.

[@colsonscott53]

The post-coffee, coffee certainly seems to give the videos a little extra energy haha

[@JacobSucksAtCode]

Hahah facts

[@ayberk272]

Sup Jacob! I wonder if you plan to opensource subbb or in any way allow developers to build on top of subb at some point? I got some ideas on building internal app modules within subbb that could be personalised and further develop community interaction. Kind of like adding an extra module to your Discord server to enable some extra features, if you will. This way, instead of trying to meet every creator's needs alone, you could have something like a marketplace where creators choose apps that people build for specific needs. If not, I think it might be worth giving it a thought to add such feature. Cheers!

[@JacobSucksAtCode]

Super cool idea! Yeah could definitely do something like this in the future. Would be interesting for sure

[@abdelrahmanelwakel]

actullay i like your idea startup

[@indiancomedyseries1368]

I just wanna know how to you learn codding and how much days it's taken

[@jeffnhorner]

I need to create the tech stack meme for you 😆great vlog as always bro!

[@JacobSucksAtCode]

Haha cheers bro

[@user-xu6ip1ze3e]

Hey Jacob! I think Skool ticks all the boxes for the software you talk about at the end of the video

[@JacobSucksAtCode]

Not really. That’s why products like discord exist

[@Rodrigo-um2jt]

hey bro, your videos and subbb is great! Just a question, if you build a new platform, doesn't it falls into the same problem as patreon and etc? just wondering

[@JacobSucksAtCode]

Really targeting an all in one perfect solution instead of just a bonus content platform 😁

[@YourMomsHouseBih]

Congrats Jacob! 🎉 BTW what’s your tech stack?? lol

[@JacobSucksAtCode]

Haha. Next, Typescript, Tailwind on frontend. Nest.js, Typescript, Prisma, PostgreSQL on backend.

[@YourMomsHouseBih]

@@JacobSucksAtCode thanks man. I’ll make sure to ask again in the next video! lol jk

[@TharakaAbeyratne]

What platform(s) do you use to host your apps? Also do you use managed Database services like PlanetScale or Neon?

[@JacobSucksAtCode]

I mainly use Vercel and Railway

[@Rychillie]

Watching the video now I'm curious... What equipment do you use to record? Tripod, Mic, Camera?

[@JacobSucksAtCode]

Sony ZV-E1 with a 15mm 1.8f lens and DJI MIC

[@jairoevaristo2289]

what theme do you use in your vscode Jacob?

[@JacobSucksAtCode]

Night owl

[@ako_q]

So which city are you moving to? Also how would you rate leaving in NYC as a swe and founder?

[@craiggazimbi]

Thanks for sharing your journey man. Do you plan on hiring remote devs soon?

[@JacobSucksAtCode]

Maybe!

[@craiggazimbi]

@@JacobSucksAtCode Just shared a message.

[@goranmiletic9214]

What kind of resources do you share in your Discord?

[@JacobSucksAtCode]

Lots of discussion around tech stacks, projects we’re building etc!

[@Ak-zm3ce]

How do you motivates yourself to code daily ??

[@JacobSucksAtCode]

I’m on a mission

[@wajdpixel4558]

Hi Jacob ❤❤,, I'm very confused between to be a mobile dev or a web dev . How i can choose the best field for me 😊😊😊??

[@JacobSucksAtCode]

Whichever you’re more interested in!

[@francisnjugunaldc]

Choose web dev it's somehow easier than mobile dev, and also you can learn mobile dev after you learn web dev and it will be easy 😊

[@officialdanieldsouza]

There is always a learning curve with learning something new. You just have to make the decision to pick one and stick with it for a while -> build stuff -> build kl stuff -> build rlly kl stuff. I feel like the best way to truly find out what you enjoy the most is just by trying it one by one, and just keep a child-like learners mindset. You will be fine.

[@ckubes3389]

Hi bro..where have you been...you got me worried...

[@nordices]

Hi man how often will you upload to KZbin? Miss the regular uploads 😊

[@JacobSucksAtCode]

Trying once a week atm

[@TheSocialDeveloper]

Are you in the youtube developer discord server? It's a server with all the major developers on KZbin.

[@JacobSucksAtCode]

Nope

[@TheSocialDeveloper]

@@JacobSucksAtCode You might want to reach out to some other dev youtubers and ask for invite. I used to be in it a while ago. James Q Quick might be a good one to talk to. Should help you get in touch with other creators

[@Merrett11]

Long way of saying you're doing product management lol! As always a great video.

[@JacobSucksAtCode]

So true!

[@giorgosvourkas]

Who's here from Jacob's dev club?

[@JacobSucksAtCode]

Let’s goooooooooo

[@loubloom337]

Dev club gang 🙌

[@JORGE317031]

Hiii …how I access ti Jacob’s dev club..?????

[@JacobSucksAtCode]

@@JORGE317031 subbb.me/jacob

[@harryiscoding]

Hi Jacob, love your videos! Have you seen buildspace nights and weekends? You might like it! 👍

[@JacobSucksAtCode]

I’ll check it out!

[@VibavMahendran]

What if a person joins by paying and after which he gets the discord link and shares it with others ?!

[@JacobSucksAtCode]

It’s one time use 😎

[@VibavMahendran]

@@JacobSucksAtCode Does your page create new discord link for every new person who joins ?!

[@JacobSucksAtCode]

@@VibavMahendran Yep.

[@VibavMahendran]

That's great. You handled the edge case. True OG.

[@wika96]

What is your camera?

[@JacobSucksAtCode]

Sony ZV-E1

[@wika96]

@@JacobSucksAtCode Thank you very much. It is very smooth and stable. Enjoying your videos. Keep the good work.

[@DuBritoo]

I missed you bro hahaha

[@khantsithu7354]

Do you need help building it?

[@mokshejain411]

DO NOT TAKE SO MUCH TIME FOR A NEW VIDEO😭

[@JacobSucksAtCode]

😂

[@wizlinkapp]

Hey Jacob, This is the message I left on your previous/launch video when I made the donation but KZbin AI decided to go overdrive. "Congrats on the launch! I wish you nothing but success and growth. I'm the founder of an AI-enabled no-code mobile landing page builder for influencers and content creators. We're currently working on a super major upgrade to our platform and what you're doing quite aligns with our vision. It would be nice to discuss business with you and I shall reach out via your club soon."

[@woet7891]

Your long-term idea sounds what Skool is doing ?

[@JacobSucksAtCode]

Not quite, not leaning into education

[@REXTECH9]

Letsssss Gooooooo!

[@JacobSucksAtCode]

Yessssssssir

[@hasslehoffs]

ice water and not coffee?! oh no.. its all downhill from here

[@JacobSucksAtCode]

😂

[@kerwinomalleyok]

Let’s goooo

[@huddymangonzolez1418]

Work with nang and frying pan

[@argonjs]

Voice seems bit different man. am i hearing the millionaire here 😁. Keep going brother 🚀

[@JacobSucksAtCode]

😅

[@DontAsk12]

hi

[@brightside6688]

This is a serious question.....How many cups of coffee do you have a day🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@JacobSucksAtCode]

Too many

[@jeanmax1me]

video quality is really good, a bit sad your discord is paid discord, it's very expensive for non american

[@_andrewpeacock]

Yesssiirrr🎉 let’s go! Jacob’s Dev club OG🫡🫡💯💯

[@JacobSucksAtCode]

Yesssssir 🫡🫡

[@BentoSushi1]

Did u get a haircut?

[@JacobSucksAtCode]

Yep!

[@BentoSushi1]

@@JacobSucksAtCode I KNEW IT😂😂

[@andrei-sl7tj]

Basically you are trying to create an only fans for educational purposes?

[@JacobSucksAtCode]

except we haven't built a platform

[@andrei-sl7tj]

@@JacobSucksAtCode it s a little bit confusing rn, make me understand this thing that u have build has the purpose to create a platform?(or something closer to this)

[@JacobSucksAtCode]

@@andrei-sl7tj we allow you to monetise your community on existing platforms such as discord, slack etc

[@andrei-sl7tj]

@@JacobSucksAtCode wow that s really cool, nice job keep up the good work, you are a source of inspiration

[@tomjaycocks3909]

Sorry! How much revenue... Congrats dude