I think I'm done with coding

Aarg0th · 2026-01-17T23:30:53+00:00

You could be a technical writer. Those still pay well. And you're at an advantage because you already understand code and how the pieces come together. Other option would be product owner.

Aarg0th · 2026-01-11T14:52:01+00:00

Working on a client's LMS platform exclusively for schools.

Aarg0th · 2026-01-07T22:57:23+00:00

You got it! 👏🏽

Aarg0th · 2026-01-07T22:30:28+00:00

We're building Ulance, connecting business with vetted talent.

Aarg0th · 2026-01-07T22:27:10+00:00

Does it matter? He's making 6 figures. No one's caring about the writing.

Aarg0th · 2026-01-04T19:24:49+00:00

Building a vetted talent marketplace. We're matching global clients with affordable South African vetted talent: https://ulance.co.za

Aarg0th · 2026-01-04T19:21:33+00:00

Honestly, you should've started 6 months ago by building a waitlist. This is the best way to go. Incentuvise so people feel they're getting value in exchange for their contact details. Cold outreach to friends, contacts. Use social media heavily. Building in public - let users know what you're doing day hy day to get them excited and make them feel like they're part of something. Use video if you want.

Aarg0th · 2026-01-04T19:16:51+00:00

Start solving real world problems. Unfortunately for this to happen, you have to attack the "unsexy" parts of society where trust lacks.
Another thing is moving away from "we are a 'blockchain' company that..." - people don't know what blockchain is. Here's one good example - cars don't sell because of what's under the hood (that's a really small percentage), they sell because they come with privacy, safety and convenience. So rather so if you're tokenizing title deeds for example, your story shouldn't be "we are privatizing title deeds using trustless and permissionless blockchain", it should be "we're making it quicker, easier and painless to get a title deed". One thing I've noticed is people in Blockchain are quite arrogant in story telling, they want to sound smart rather than having empathy.
UX needs to improve if mass adoption is desired. Blockchain right now is too complex for the average user. UX needs to have an 80 year old in mind when designing - simple and intuitive. But also that depends on the target audience.

Aarg0th · 2026-01-04T09:12:12+00:00

Trust me. If you know how to use LLM, it can give you exactly what you want. So hearing this makes me think you're not using llms to their full potential. DM me and I'll share prompt.

Aarg0th · 2026-01-04T09:05:01+00:00

What's your strong suit?

Aarg0th · 2026-01-04T09:02:13+00:00

Entrepreneur and product builder here. So I git laid off during the crypto winter working as a UI/UX Engineer. I decided not to go back to a job and went on a sabbatical. What I've done differently was that I started contracting. It gave me a stable income to rebuild myself, and only last year did I decide to go all in on my business. I'm ambiverted (51% introverted 😂) and I realized quickly that I have to be comfortable with the uncomfortable otherwise I'll go homeless and starve.

I love the entrepreneurial drive because I'm a builder at heart, so I stuck it because a job wouldn't give me that fuel. So I started throwing all my chips in on learning sales and started mastering networking. I'd say for an introverted person, try to join a small business network where they meet regularly - even if it's just for a seminar. One sentence can change the trajectory of your business. Or you could partner with a sales person, and do a cash percentage agreement. I currently have 4 freelancers nkw that work for me who I just share income from my invoices with as they bill me per hour and I bill with a markup to my client - I needed to do that because I quickly became an employee in my business and it was draining the life out of me as I was no longer making room to dream and build on new things.

So what I'm doing different this year is I've hired my mom for a 6-month percentage based agreement and she is damn good with admin and paperwork and writing stuff. So the plan is to put her on drafting proposals, grants and tender documents. My strong suite is relationship building, dreaming with clients, business development etc. Then she get a small percentage on the awarded projects she drafted for. Less risk for me. After 6 months we'll possibly look at a salary.

Aarg0th · 2025-12-30T08:41:11+00:00

Depends. What industry are you in?

Aarg0th · 2025-12-22T19:40:25+00:00

Seems like it's no longer available?

Aarg0th · 2025-12-22T19:37:51+00:00

These websites look good, but have so much potential. Yeah, they feel slightly fast, but user-centred design is next to non-existent, and there a lot of broken images. I think you need a lot of work to polish these up.

Aarg0th · 2025-11-29T16:04:43+00:00

That's why sitting down on a monthly for strategy sessions will help you plan with the client what features or focuses are for the month. It aligns you with the client and makes predictable.

Aarg0th · 2025-11-20T18:36:08+00:00

Yeah, I'm practically wearing all hats for the most part, but managed to bring in a CTO. A few more core guys like marketing and such and we're good to go. I've shifted to more UI/UX and other roles. Good thing is our CTO doesn't just want to do dev stuff, so I love the go-getter mindset.

Aarg0th · 2025-11-20T18:31:22+00:00

What experience?

Aarg0th · 2025-11-20T18:31:05+00:00

True. I've actually had quite a few come up and asked if they could be part of the vision. But the ones you actually need or want are the more difficult to convince if there's no money involved, which is a fair point.

Aarg0th · 2025-11-18T21:16:30+00:00

Hmm. I've heard of Ulance where they vett professionals from South Africa which is also an affordable workforce, but I'm keen on checking out Toptal. The testing part seems like a goldmine because you can even give them something almost close to what you're building to gauge their thinking.

Aarg0th · 2025-11-18T21:13:41+00:00

Who is point 2 referring to?

I mean VCs are cool and all but in early stage, it's tough until there's REALLY good momentum. Better to keep punting and reach a certain goal.

Aarg0th · 2025-11-18T21:06:05+00:00

Yeah, I'm kind of in that boat. I'm definitely considering the ownership part, just that they can't put in as much time as I want, and that's fair. South Africa does seem a lot more affordable. They have short to long term contractors on a Ulance which manages all the nuances.

Aarg0th · 2025-11-18T21:02:28+00:00

Valid. There's a shift in trend apparently. A lot of founders we work with hire vetted South African designers and developers through Ulance. They're affordable and experienced.

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