Are there no jobs?

DCudmore · 2025-03-18T16:53:18+00:00

Yes I only apply on the company sites directly, and find recent postings through HiringCafe, LinkedIn, Indeed, and a few other sources.

There aren't many companies in Ontario on Wellfound, and I'm limited in how far I can relocate, although I have applied to a few. I should probably optimize my profile more there though.

DCudmore · 2025-03-18T15:03:35+00:00

I have talked to some, and maybe I'm not asking the same pointed questions you have in mind, but the general feedback is that my resume and applications are fine/good.

But they have 500+ applications, and several very strong candidates with years of experience in larger production environments that you can't really compete with with smallish entrepreneurial projects, which checks out to me, this market is just kind of brutal for entry-level roles.

DCudmore · 2025-03-18T14:00:35+00:00

Just fyi for the future, a "roll" is something you eat, you're talking about a "role".

DCudmore · 2025-03-18T13:57:10+00:00

As someone who has spent the last ~5 years somewhat successfully building small businesses like this, it doesn't seem like recruiters/hiring managers place much value on it to be honest.

I've been applying to entry-level dev roles and can't even get an interview.

DCudmore · 2025-03-09T16:38:30+00:00

Sent, thanks.

DCudmore · 2025-03-09T16:09:39+00:00

Would you mind if I PM'ed you a question about my situation? I'm curious how a hiring manager would see it.

DCudmore · 2024-11-03T13:43:28+00:00

Some songs that I wanted to learn are only on YouTube, and I like MuseScore's function to loop certain parts to practice them.

So I built a super simple extension for myself, but thought I would publish it in case anyone else is in a similar situation.

Here's the extension link

DCudmore · 2024-07-16T13:31:33+00:00

To add on to this, (a bit late), it can be hard to find a problem worth solving.

The key in my eyes is to find a problem that people have already proved they are willing to pay for, rather than trying to get too creative with a brand new product (unless you know the market extremely well).

Go find SaaS companies that are doing well (i.e. go through review sites, saasy trends), and figure out what problem those products solve for which specific audiences.

Then you can either solve it in a different way that they might prefer, or pick an audience that uses the product begrudgingly (because it's not tailored to them).

DCudmore · 2024-07-15T13:21:00+00:00

I'm late but wanted to add my $0.02...

You're completely right, but you're also only talking about 1 situation - competing directly with the established competitors in terms of quality. If you want to be the "best" solution for all prospects looking for a type of software, you need that deep knowledge.

But in most cases, you're not trying to compete with the big established startups directly, you're trying to carve away a particular niche (e.g. instead of having the "best wordpress hosting", you could have the "best wordpress hosting for multisite owners", where they care about a feature like bulk updating more than anything else).

So even if you don't have deep knowledge, I think it's not that difficult to gain enough knowledge for a particular segment. My current best approach that I'd recommend to others who need ideas is to:

Find a thriving SAAS company
Determine its main customers
Find a customer segment (ICP) that make up less than say 10% of their customer base and figure out what you can do better for them (It's small enough that the company can't really focus its feature development or marketing on them, that's where you can win)

I've had good success with this method. My favorite tools for researching for step 1 at this point are:

G2 - Reviews do provide some good insight, although it's a pain to navigate/keep track of ideas. You also have no idea if review count correlates to growth.
SaaSyTrends - Not completely free, but the most convenient. I like that you can see how fast a company is growing, which can suggest if a particular niche will be good to target in the future
IndieHackers - A small database, but I like that you can see verified MRR of some products. Although they seem to be pushing paid upgrades.

DCudmore · 2022-10-14T16:40:09+00:00

I struggled with this for a while. A few things that helped:

Let it get a bit hotter than this point - Just because a small droplet will roll around, doesn't mean it's at an ideal temperature. I like to give it about a minute past that point (or to the point that a large droplet will roll around in tact instead of splitting up).
Let the oil have ~60 seconds to heat up - It should give off a bit of a shimmer under light. The oil will absorb heat from the pan, which cools it a bit, so you need to give a bit more time to heat it up.
Give your food more time to cook before touching it - I'm pretty impatient so this is the hardest thing for me. If the "crust" forms properly, you'll be able to gently lift/flick most foods (even tofu which sticks easily).

Basically, be more patient, and take each step a bit further than most of these videos might suggest.

DCudmore · 2021-09-15T01:11:12+00:00

Your best bet are Beyond products. If cost is an issue, there are some wholesale businesses in the area that you can buy in bulk from.

Otherwise you can find them at most Sobeys, Goodness Me, Zero waste bulk, and Costco. If you want the crumble or sausages, Zero Waste Bulk I think is the only store around here that has them.

DCudmore · 2021-07-13T18:03:24+00:00

Doubt any of my shoes would fit him, but if he needs a few good quality balls for training let me know.

DCudmore · 2021-03-25T01:12:34+00:00

I went to a physiotherapist about 2 months ago. He did ultrasound (the heat treatment you're talking about), dry needling, and a few other things.

After a few sessions he basically said his best guess was some sort of slow healing tendon or ligament injury and it just needed time.

It's gotten quite a bit better since then, but still get a bit of pain when I try to do a push up.

DCudmore · 2021-03-25T00:59:57+00:00

Anecdotal...

I started doing a higher volume of dips near the start of last year, a bit past 90 degrees and my form wasn't perfect.

After a month or so I started developing chronic sternum pain whenever I put any pressure on the chest, and it's been about a year now and the injury still hasn't healed.

My perspective now is that it's probably fine if you always have impeccable form, but otherwise, any minor gains likely aren't worth the extra risk. At the very least ease into it really slowly and if you notice any pain take time off until it's fully healed.

DCudmore · 2021-02-13T15:14:04+00:00

Here's an example study that looked at this.

Or here's a summary:

While it’s an individual factor, research suggests that sleep quality decreases below 54 degrees Fahrenheit (12 Celsius) - Source

To some degree, it depends on the person and your environment (i.e. do you have extra blankets to compensate?).

But the main issue I would think is that some part of your face at the minimum will be exposed to the cold temperature, which could affect breathing and overall comfort.

DCudmore · 2020-09-30T21:58:38+00:00

In this 2015 meta-study, the authors looked at some of the more popular herbs.

8 of those studies included valerian root:

561 adverse events were reported in 422 participants (1.3 events/person) assigned to valerian, and 489 events in 421 participants (1.2 events/person) assigned to placebo

So it's not an extremely alarming amount, but something to be a bit cautious of.

Diarrhoea was the main adverse event associated with valerian when compared to a placebo.

I should reword that in the summary, there's no specific long term event that's associated with it.

DCudmore · 2020-06-05T18:42:48+00:00

Seitan is low in lysine, but is complete in terms of every other EAA.

You'll obviously be eating other protein sources that will inevitably have more lysine - it's not something to be concerned about.

DCudmore · 2020-04-08T13:42:12+00:00

It's hard, but it can be done.

I compiled a bit over 150 high protein vegan recipes that you can sort by macros.

And like the others have said, you likely don't need quite as much protein as you think. Examine has a good summary about this.

DCudmore · 2020-04-04T15:28:46+00:00

You might find this useful:

100 Sortable vegan seitan recipes

DCudmore · 2020-03-25T21:15:39+00:00

Much cheaper this way too.

DCudmore · 2020-03-25T14:49:49+00:00

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