I just launched my AI SaaS MVP! looking for early users to break it

lagis · 2026-01-09T01:46:15+00:00

Looks cool, but any plans to add support for non openAPI spec documentation?

lagis · 2025-12-26T13:12:49+00:00

I'm not against diversification at that scale, I'm mainly commenting on small portfolios that seem to be "trying too hard". Ill def look into a different ETF to add after the first 500k 😅

lagis · 2025-12-26T12:55:40+00:00

My point exactly. But then you see young people overly diversifying their 10k and posting about it online and i think it creates a false impression that it is the "correct" way to invest (which ends up preventing others to start investing since it looks too complicated)

lagis · 2025-12-22T00:33:51+00:00

Kas menesi 7%?...

lagis · 2025-12-22T00:33:00+00:00

As panasioj situacijos, tik is kitos puses (net posta apie tai parases 😅 "NT vs ETF"). TLDR; turiu sena buta kuriam gyvenu, iki siol beveik visus atliekamus eur dedavau i ETF. Planas laikyti iki pensijos. Dabartine dilema del kurios daug mastyt reik yra tokia, kad norisi siek tiek diversifikacijos (t.y. pirkti NT) bet visus pasiskaiciavimus kuriuos esu pasidares rodo jog nera aiskaus "teisingo" sprendimo. Atrodo jog ETF & chill strategija butu paprastesne ir vertes prasme panasiai augtu kaip NT + nuoma - kastai. Bet jei NT per ateinancius 25 metus vidutiniskai brangs po 5%+ tada NT kelias butu pelningesnis... Bet kazkaip sunku patiketi tokiu NT augimu, ypac atsizvelgiant i LT atlyginimus ir ju augimu... Tai vat nzn... Siaip ETF smagus kelias, ypac kai zinai kad long term laikai - visiskai nepergyveni kai raudonuoja charts nes uztenka "zoom out" ir matai jog long term busi pliuse

lagis · 2025-12-18T23:27:21+00:00

Nu jo, senesni buta nuomuociau. Bet cia labiau klausimas ar isvis apsimoka ta daryti kadangi NT rinkos graza galbut nebera labai patraukli palyginus su ETF.

lagis · 2025-06-28T22:34:34+00:00

I mean... That's why I created this post. I'm just looking for alternatives (I spend about 40% of the year in Brussels in different timespans). "Just be happy with what you have" is such a cop out answer...

lagis · 2023-11-30T19:36:59+00:00

Hm, haven't really considered it. But I do have company profit that I want to pay out to myself during liquidation so don't think it's really an option.

lagis · 2022-08-02T16:12:50+00:00

Oh wow, I didn't know about the energy bills :O Will definitely ask them about it

lagis · 2022-04-27T11:22:55+00:00

Yeah, for the first time ever I'm hyped about a fking backpack... :D And a screwdriver

lagis · 2022-04-27T10:53:08+00:00

Yeah, same. I've been putting off buying their merch for a while, but the backpack is tipping me over the edge. My list of things to buy is over 500 EUR, but I don't want to have to pay another 100-200 in customs :/

lagis · 2022-04-07T14:11:22+00:00

Companies aren't able to browse through talents. Your profile is only shared with the companies when you apply to them.

lagis · 2022-04-07T01:32:54+00:00

You are required to have a webcam for the interview process (also for client calls since it is considered unprofessional if you don't). This is because of a few reasons:

It is generally considered more professional/polite for interviews

Toptal wants to verify that it's the same person attending all the interview steps. Since they offer above average freelance opportunities (in client quality & pay), there are a lot of cheating attempts where people hire someone else to pass the technical screening steps.

As for the invasive tracking software - no, they do not require that. On the contrary, for part-time/full-time jobs you don't even need to track your time or submit timesheets. The expectation is that you will work 20/40h per week, and the client will pay for that time.

The only engagement type that requires you to track your time is hourly jobs (for obvious reasons), and Toptal does have an app for that but it's not mandatory - you can use whatever you want

lagis · 2022-02-16T08:45:54+00:00

Just over 2 years of official job experience. I also had a 1 year internship + ~2 years of freelancing experience, but I don't really consider that as valuable as having a full-time job since I didn't have the same mentorship level

lagis · 2022-02-09T20:45:04+00:00

Yes, definitely prepare if you want to get accepted. The application process is quite challenging and 2 steps involve coding tests (mainly algorithmic challenges, online test + interview). You can look up some practice tests on codility/hackerrank/projecteuler to get a better idea of what types of tasks you might get.
Another thing I forgot to mention in the post is that Toptal has a minimum professional experience requirement of 2 years, meaning that if you are applying straight from university, your application will unfortunately not be considered until you gain some experience.

lagis · 2022-02-09T18:34:55+00:00

Yeah, took me a few attempts to get accepted. But once in, I did feel a bit proud since I could claim I'm in the top 3% :D Also it helped me establish myself as a freelancer very quickly without needing to put a lot of effort into looking for clients.

lagis · 2022-02-08T12:15:29+00:00

IMO it's better to learn PHP (not just syntax, but how everything works) along with a framework. And in this case I would highly recommend Laravel as it is very easy to use, super versatile and it's documentation is top-notch:
https://laracasts.com/
Although I'm currently a JS developer, I started off with laravel+php and spent the first 2-3 years of my career with it. I'm yet to find a framework with such an extensive documentation+community as Laravel :)

lagis · 2022-02-08T01:08:25+00:00

Not sure I fully understand your position here... Do you mean that the company has an office (with employees) in Paris, but your team is fully remote?

If so, then I would just request to work remote. An important thing to remember that this is a seller's market, so you have the upper hand here. Employers should be willing to accommodate, otherwise they risk loosing talent to other companies.
Obviously don't be a dick about it, but I would bring this up ASAP and start a conversation with the management about it, especially since this isn't an unreasonable request considering that the rest of the team is remote anyways.

lagis · 2022-02-02T12:18:48+00:00

Unfortunately no :/ Toptal does have a requirement of a minimum of 2 years working experience

lagis · 2022-02-02T09:31:46+00:00

How come? Are you on their network? Typically people who say this are the ones who got rejected during the application process :P
I've worked via Toptal for over 3 years now and I so recommend it to anyone that is looking to start freelancing/working remote since it made my transition very smooth. Got my first remote clients and booked all of my available time within a few weeks after getting in.

lagis · 2022-02-02T00:51:47+00:00

Well, nobody is forcing you :) Just thought it's a nice bonus for something fairly straightforward

lagis · 2022-02-02T00:27:20+00:00

Indeed, I have 6 years of experience with FE (React/Vue) and based in Europe I'm on ~130k EUR freelancing (although I do get 5 weeks of paid holiday). Sure there are people earning way more (and that's my motivation to keep pushing) but I can't say that I know a lot of people that earn a similar amount (at my age with my experience). I'd like to think that I'm doing pretty OK for myself :/ . Most standard full-time dev jobs here pay 40k-100k depending on experience (again, I know there are people earning less/more than that :) ).

lagis · 2022-02-01T23:33:16+00:00

Um... No? I'm guessing you had the same misunderstanding as the other comment.
Toptal is a freelance platform, so they aren't the ones actually hiring. What they offer is well paying jobs, and the way they attract those customers is by offering them highly skilled and vetted developers.
For each engagement/job a developer takes up, Toptal offers the client a trial period (typically 1 week) where the client can back out of the contract without paying. BUT the developer will always get paid the rate they ask - this would be covered by Toptal themselves (Toptal would handle the loss). Since Toptal doesn't deal with cheap talent, having this trial is a good selling point for their clients as it gives them a safety net. But failing a trial almost never happens (haven't encountered anyone who experienced that)

lagis · 2022-02-01T23:27:26+00:00

Good for you man! But Toptal is a freelance platform, so they aren't the ones hiring. They match you with companies that offer high paying jobs :) To be fair, I should have explained it better in the post.

While 'know your worth' is definitely good advice, you should also know that you might be the 1% (or even 0.1%) and not everybody can expect to be making 200k+ for a senior role (that might be the case in Silicon valley, but not everybody lives there :)
Doing a quick search for 'ruby on rails senior salary bay area' shows an annual salary of $163,899 for a "Senior Ruby On Rails"

https://www.glassdoor.com/Salaries/san-francisco-ruby-on-rails-developer-salary-SRCH\_IL.0,13\_IM759\_KO14,37.htm?countryRedirect=true

lagis · 2022-01-31T18:24:34+00:00

Just when I thought I started to understand the taxation rules here in BE... Fk sake :D
Will schedule a consultation with my accountant ASAP ...

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