the reality of coding a $100M startup

here's what it's really like coding a startup in new york city. today we're integrating the new whatsapp connection which also include some websocket introductions!
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[@JacobSucksAtCode]

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[@tracetont8049]

When you said " Oh my gosh. I am such an idiot, I figured it out.", That is the best and the worst feeling at the same time :) I felt that deeply.

[@JacobSucksAtCode]

Hahaha

[@Tj-bp8fv]

Jacob, this is genuinely amazing what you are doing! I'm super glad to see you thriving and can't wait to see what the future brings!

[@MarlonRibunal]

This is just the beginning of something big. We're all rooting for you! Keep at it man!

[@MatthewHuberty]

Oh man, I do NOT miss troubleshooting Nest dependencies. We used it at my last job and it was like black magic, which was nice when it worked, but dear god when it didn’t…debugging Nest specifically is like its own skill set you could put on your resume. Watching you go through that import/constructor debug flow gave me PTSD. I feel like with a little more tooling or something, Nest could be amazing. But it needs to be better at helping the dev debug why something is just no-oping. Loving the journey btw!

[@JacobSucksAtCode]

Thanks dude!

[@BeserkGames]

LFG! Love to see it! That bagel looked incredible also, dang.

[@sandrogtz]

Perfect vlog, showing the startup life and technical parts of actually building the product

[@faizansaleem4423]

Man! that little debug session part of the video was lit 🔥. I totally agree with the authentic content part and that debug session was like literally the perfect example for it. Recently started following you, love your journey and I wish you success buddy. YOU GOT THIS!!!

[@JacobSucksAtCode]

🙌

[@KodeWarrior]

Well done, Jacob! I continue to be inspired by you and Maddie's hard work!

[@jamesdietsch7868]

These vlogs are amazing, keep up the awesome work guys!

[@heatherfranco5810]

Another awesome vlog! I’ve been in many different parts of the IT field for 10+ years and working to become a software developer. I can 100% agree that documentation is so important. These vlogs are a great starting point for that. It’s always great to have a reference on what was done, why and what mindset you had at the time. Looking forward to the next vlog!

[@oSpam]

Just finished watching, dang that was a great vid man! Keep it up, can't wait to see subbb reach 5k/MRR, i'm sure it'll be soon :)

[@crokodiljs950]

Great job, always happy to watch a new video

[@benjohn6030]

Your work inspires me more to do more in my life. Thank you so much man. Watching you all the way from the Philippines

[@masabbinzia6523]

Love your Videos Man ,It helps me motivated to startup.😊

[@DuBritoo]

congratsssss dude, keep up the good work!! a hug from Brazil

[@LeoForney]

Dude keep it up this is amazing

[@kalist8938]

I was also happy like that when I coded my first web socket. I liked this feeling.

[@ckubes3389]

Love your work bro....hope you soon become extremely successfull..

[@isholapinheiro]

That debugging sessions is honestly SOOO real

[@georgebravo8444]

Amazing. To think I came from watching reviews of Keychron keyboards in NZ to this. You’re truly an inspiration! I wonder if you’ll be hiring interns for Subbb 👀?

[@saadk6440]

JB, can you do a vlog on how you manage this channel specifically? Where do you find the time to do this channel? How do you do it efficiently? Cheers!

[@mikeg3810]

Interested in the journey. Yes!

[@joey2545]

Very exciting and inspirational! Thanks for documenting your journey. Btw, what equipment do you use to record video/audio? 😅

[@smyk9557]

ive been watching your vlogs over the past week or so, and these have very deeply impacted me, and the purpose im working for, thankyou for these videos, i dont care if this comment goes un-noticed, just wanted to put this out there :)

[@JacobSucksAtCode]

Appreciate that!!

[@TheSocialDeveloper]

Not sure if you're already doing Domain Driven Design, but if you aren't you should. Given that some many people are coming up with things to add this would be the perfect instance to convert the code to a more flexible model especially is you plan to scale the services you use. I think that would be step 1 and then step 2 would be breaking those different domains into micro-services where it makes sense and when the timing is right. A domain for the core app (subbb), domain for payments, a domain for external services (discord, what's app, slack, etc.). Keep up the great work!

[@JacobSucksAtCode]

For sure bro!

[@MaskedEngineer-kj5kt]

Debugging hours and fix it by one line. So Classic.

[@arpitchaudhary563]

Love your vlogs

[@GhassneV.2]

wow were getting so much more new content compared to before 😁

[@darkunscripted3210]

Amazing video once again. So chill to view. I would like to suggest to allow like a method to buy the subscription with Ideal for the Europeans. You would only buy like 1 month at a time and get an email to extend your month every time it expires soon. Btw what camera do you use?

[@calebzwingli1649]

The number of times Jacob's said sick is just straight sick😅

[@JacobSucksAtCode]

😂

[@BentoSushi1]

Dude this is incredible watching you slowly build up your startup is super motivating. Now both of my passions have come from youtube videos😅😅😅😅😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@_boki019]

Amazing stuff Jacob, really nice series. Big insparation, and love the tech stack choice Next + Nest. If you need people for development of the subb, I am most definitely in, stay hard.

[@BawanthaChandula]

So just a question on WhatsApp integration, I'm assuming when you scan the QR code it just logs the user to actual WhatsApp client with access to everything. Basically you are recreating whatsapp web client on your webserver. This basically mean you have access to every single message and text and everything on a users WhatsApp account even though you might not be abusing the access you will still have that access as long as the user is linked with your platform. Please don't do that, its a privacy nightmare. if user knows what happens when they scan the QR code they will never do that. I might be wrong on the how integration is happening if so please feel free to correct me.

[@DomskiPlays]

Quick question: Why the decision to use websockets for something so short lived instead of say server sent events (SSE) and a simple Kafka queue?

[@JacobSucksAtCode]

Hey that’s an option too!

[@zxenon_]

That's pretty sick 😅

[@friendly__drone9352]

I can't find it but which theme do you use Jacob? Would be cool if a "Jacob Uses" page was more prominent :)

[@sam-xtz4]

Jacob , I have a doubt ( reply if you have time ) If a person forget to adds up the payment for the subbb subscription, are you providing any reminder from your side to the client ? and if the subscription isn't renewed that user will be kicked out of the discord server or what ?

[@JacobSucksAtCode]

Yep automatic kick if subscription fails after multiple tries

[@QihNeinwd]

Hey, jacob i wanted to ask something i m 15 rn building my software but i haven't opened a bank account for the software and i can't becauase i am under 18. I live in india but my saas will be in dollars. What to do? And from next time should i open a new bank account for every saas i build or just keep it one.

[@QihNeinwd]

Hey, Jacob

[@vinosamari]

Apideck could help with QB and Xero integrations. Great work

[@blackflash27]

I'm gonna like the video before I watch it

[@richcodes9647]

Quick question. With connecting to WhatsApp, what if the user is using a mobile device to sign up and then can’t scan the QR code? How does that work?

[@JacobSucksAtCode]

Will find a solution!

[@younlok1081]

you can scan qr codes from screenshots any way the easiest solution tho is just add a button

[@user-hj2ge8ph7q]

How do people get startup ideas that will actually generate profit? Or is it mainly a hobby thing with a slight chance of being profitable

[@bensonodede9312]

Do you need to deploy a new whatsapp instance for every user that connects? Or do you simply open a new web socket connection?

[@JacobSucksAtCode]

Nope! Figured out an intermediate solution to only need temporary sessions

[@bensonodede9312]

@@JacobSucksAtCode awesome. I was building WhatsApp bots a few months back and couldn't figure out a good scalable solution. Do you mind sharing how you did this?

[@luizarnoldchavezburgos3638]

I want to achieve the same feel you get. Thanks for me make me feel that is possible

[@zoyW3301]

Let's goo! About to crush 35k also 👍

[@JacobSucksAtCode]

Hell yeeeeeah

[@afro-dev]

Where and how do you host the nestjs app

[@tadii]

I'm a pentester by day and all the websocket integrations I've ever tested were always buggy and in most cases allowed the entire application to be compromised. Let me know if you are looking for help from a cybersecurity standpoint whether it be a blackbox testing, AWS config review, or secure code review type vibes. Overall, rooting for subb 🔥🔥

[@JacobSucksAtCode]

Legend! Appreciate that 💪🏼

[@akseldeveloper]

Nice work👋👍

[@kelvindules4258]

that all looks fine = all blurred out image 😂😂😂😂

[@JacobSucksAtCode]

😂😂

[@gomezmario.f]

Did I hear hiring plans? HIRE ME!!!

[@Andrew-me9sp]

Hey, for your tos view - can you put a button for going back to the signup route!

[@rtk-yt]

6:57 is just "Show Your Work" by austin kleon isn't it?

[@SamOdiagbe]

Give me a challenge and if I am able to build it, you have to hire me ( fair deal)😂😂😂

[@ianfrye8988]

It's always the small problems that will get you. Was debugging an issue on my plaid integration not working this morning for almost 2 hours. Turns out I typed "plad" instead of plaid for one of my request objects (I should have created a type for it). It makes you feel so dumb but that is real authentic development haha

[@JacobSucksAtCode]

Hahaha incredible

[@ryanngalea]

Why wasn't the linter picking up the service was null?

[@JacobSucksAtCode]

Exactly! No idea!

[@yegorgulido]

Do you think I'm able to get an intership at 15?

[@racicdeclamation]

would you ever post short form content

[@web.mayk3l]

Can you make video about devs club? like preview

[@Adullam-TheSecretplace]

What Programming language can I learn to built platforms and apps like Jacob? I am very serious and ready to learn!

[@JacobSucksAtCode]

Start with HTML and CSS 😁

[@Adullam-TheSecretplace]

@@JacobSucksAtCode Thank you Jacob, I do know HTML & CSS, what other one should I learn?

[@crokodiljs950]

@@Adullam-TheSecretplace javascript and a framework

[@Adullam-TheSecretplace]

@@crokodiljs950 Thank you!

[@Adullam-TheSecretplace]

@@crokodiljs950 Thank you!

[@indiancomedyseries1368]

I just wanna know why you didn't purchase a desktop for your home???

[@JacobSucksAtCode]

I’ve got a laptop

[@indiancomedyseries1368]

Just last question How much time can run your laptop by your laptop battery???

[@JacobSucksAtCode]

About 6-8 hours!

[@indiancomedyseries1368]

I wish your start up will get success Keep going Sir

[@levisdad6147]

If you need anyone in Finance, I am your guy!

[@Hasan10-oh7vl]

Love it !! Do you need a video editor bro ? I can do a sample video ;)

[@ayomidewilfred1864]

Waoo. I use nest alot, we call it injectables. You inject services or modules into any other services or modules that requires it.

[@geralddd.g]

Hire me once you start hiring, i would love to be apart of this

[@simonluckhoff]

(swallows in dev) 😂😂

[@JacobSucksAtCode]

😂

[@SimoneCorso]

Let’s goooooo, by Italy 🇮🇹

[@athaanggoro3974]

Seseru itu kah menjadi full-stack Dev, seandainya aku bisa. Saat ini aku hanya sebagai front-end Dev😢😢

[@JosiaSchweizer]

fr nice video but I think it's time for a new cam with a better autofocus ahhahaah

[@amineamazzal4985]

hi jacob, if you hiring people, i can start with you as an intern, i need to get more exp with you guys,

[@wajdpixel4558]

I wanna study computer science in Harvard university. And learn on my own . Is it true that ❤❤😊😊.please reply 😊😊😊❤

[@craiggazimbi]

Hi bro . Craig here. Amazing video. Shared an email regarding hiring , some days back . Would love to get on a call man. 🚀

[@andreabottino2714]

Who else spotted TheBrokenMachine in this video?? haha

[@DontAsk12]

hi

[@Omohagbon]

Yo do you hire from Africa?

[@athaanggoro3974]

Aku pertama

[@user-qf2dn8ot7i]

hey jacob can i work for you am a student studying economics at the university and i can help you in creating a good marketing strategy for your startup. i will work for you for free, please let me know

[@gideonfummey9020]

among the 34.4k subscribers🥹

[@umarcreates8137]

Can I get 1 percent of your company?(idk why im asking just maybe to make my coming 20s better😅😅) Btw nice content been watching for a while Love it