Operating principles for building calm, profitable software.
Status comes from one clear signal, not 100 noisy ones.
What you don't do defines you more than what you do.
Build things that work while you sleep.
React + Tailwind (Standard, hireable, fast)
Node/Express (One language for everything)
PostgreSQL (Relational data is the default)
Vercel (Zero ops)
If it's not live, it's a liability.
Cut 50% of the features for v1. Then cut 50% more.
Charge more than you're comfortable with.
Hire for specific pain, not general growth.
They kill flow and rarely compound.
Trading time for money is a trap.
Keep deployment boring and manual if needed.