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Field notes from the
apocalypse.
Essays and confessions from indie hackers who probably shouldn't be left alone with a dev server.
▸ this week's field noteapr 26, 2026
“There are no original SaaS ideas. That's good news.”
#manifesto#originality
8 min readSaturation isn't a deterrent. It's a buy signal. A note on what's actually scarce in software, and why originality is the cheapest input you can bring.
→ read the whole thingapr 16, 2026
Build-vs-buy is broken when you're one person.
The framework was written for managers buying tools for engineers. For a solo founder before launch, your hour is worth zero on the open market and a great deal more inside your own product.
#frameworks#solo-founder
7 minapr 09, 2026
The slow tax of stacks.
Subscriptions are priced to disappear. The cost isn't the nine dollars a month; it's the slow loss of the muscle that decides what you should be paying for.
#pricing#economics
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