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Merch Design That Actually Sells: 5 Case Studies
The best-selling RAXXO merch designs all share three traits: specific audience, one clear message, high-contrast typography
The Lab · Written in the open · Tagged Business
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Working notes from the studio. The tools I build, the workflows I keep, the mistakes I paid for.
90 entries · latest 2026-09-11
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First-Party Analytics Without Google: The 2026 Stack
Google Analytics is slow, privacy-hostile, and reports fewer visitors than reality due to ad-blockers
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Why Every Paid Product Needs a Free Tool Next to It
Free tools next to paid products drive qualified traffic, prove competence, reveal what buyers value, and build SEO…
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95 Percent of Developers Use AI Weekly. Here Is What the Rest Are Missing.
JetBrains 2026 data: 95% of devs use AI weekly, Claude Code overtook Copilot in 8 months, and solo…
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Developer Jobs Are Growing, Not Dying: What the Data Actually Shows
Software engineer job listings on Indeed are up 11% year over year, outpacing overall job growth
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300 Billion in 90 Days: Q1 2026 VC Funding Broke Every Record
Q1 2026 hit 300 billion USD in global VC funding, up 150% year over year
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How to Track AI Spending as a Solo Developer
AI tool subscriptions add up fast, I tracked mine and found 353 EUR/month across 21 tools
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Anthropic Hit 30 Billion: What It Means for Developers
Anthropic hit 30 billion run-rate revenue and signed a multi-gigawatt TPU deal with Google
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How I Built a Viral Web Game That Got 156K Views
Center This Div hit 156K views in 48 hours from one Reddit post. The full breakdown: tech stack,…
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How to Make Your Website Visible to AI Search
Most websites are invisible to AI search engines. Here is how to fix that with llms.txt, Schema.org markup,…
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3,000 Attempts, 14 Countries, Zero Winners: What I Learned Building a Viral Game
Real numbers from a viral CSS game. 134K Reddit views, zero orders, and what actually works for growth…
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Launching a Side Project on ProductHunt as a Solo Maker
The real experience of launching a free open-source CSS game on ProductHunt. No growth hacks, no team, just…