Elroy🦄

It is well

@iamcomputer__ Zobo, Kunu, yoghurt

I really want to know what people who stopped drinking soda replaced it with. What did you replace soda with?

🚨Man breaks down how Jesus had an imperfect team, but still got the job done 🤯

People are switching to wired headphones because they think bluetooth cooks your brain. But are the RF waves transmitted from AirPods really dangerous or is it just an internet myth?

This is so good. I love Derek's essays.

@elroychibex Of course!

@jrfarr This is so much value! Thanks

Distribution is no longer optional. Everyone wants a growth hack or a viral loop, but most of the growth at Lemon Squeezy came from doing a lot of small things for years. Some practical things that worked for us: 1. Shipping constantly We created “Lemon Drops” and every Friday, we shipped something. Sometimes big, sometimes tiny. But every single week we had: >tweets >a blog post >a product release >a changelog update >screenshots/videos >customer conversations This mattered way more than trying to engineer one giant launch every 6 months. 2. Turning product work into distribution Every feature became content. Every integration became content. Every customer problem became content. We stopped thinking: “How do we market this?” And started thinking: “How do we package the work we’re already doing into something discoverable?” 3. Building evergreen content loops We built “Wedges” and gave it away for free (open source). It wasn’t directly monetized, but it gave us something useful to share constantly. And designers and developers loved it. People tweeted it. It ranked on Google, and it introduced people to the brand. Over time, it became a flywheel. A lot of good distribution is just creating assets that keep working long after you publish them. 4. Obsessing over onboarding I think founders massively underestimate this. Reducing friction is distribution. Every extra step in onboarding kills word of mouth. We spent a huge amount of time improving signup flow, activation, dashboards, copywriting, error states, emails, and all the boring stuff. Growth gets easier when people actually make it through the front door. 5. Making docs part of the product Our docs drove an insane amount of traffic. Not because we “did SEO” but because we answered real questions developers were searching for. Most company docs sound vanilla. We tried to make ours actually helpful. Distribution increasingly comes from being useful at scale. 6. Integrations everywhere Every integration unlocked another ecosystem. Another search surface. Another community. Integrations are underrated forms of distribution because they borrow trust from existing platforms. 7. Founder-led content I think I had <1,000 followers when I started Lemon Squeezy, but people trust people more than logos. Especially now. I posted constantly. >lessons >launches >podcasts >screenshots >customer stories >product thoughts Founders underestimate how much simply showing up every day matters. 8. Customer support as marketing Early on, support was one of our biggest growth channels. Answering fast and being human matter. People remember how you make them feel when something breaks. If you follow me, you know I still live by this, and I've carried this mentality into my role(s) at Stripe. Support builds trust faster than ads ever will. 9. Screenshots matter more than people think It sounds silly, but it’s true. Products that look good spread easier. People tweet screenshots, and good design is distribution. 10. Launching over and over again We never really stopped launching. >every feature = launch >every milestone = launch >every integration = launch >every partnership = launch Not in an annoying way. We just consistently stayed in motion. The internet rewards momentum. 11. Building in public before it was cool We talked openly about numbers, growth, problems, product decisions, and lessons learned. Transparency created trust, and that trust created distribution. 12. Creating systems instead of random bursts of marketing This is probably the biggest thing. Most startups market in bursts. They build towards one big launch and then disappear for 3 months. We built systems: >weekly emails >weekly content >weekly launches >weekly improvements >weekly customer conversations Consistency compounds harder than intensity. Product still matters deeply, but a good product alone is rarely enough anymore. Looking back, almost none of this was one giant breakthrough moment. It was thousands of small reps stacked on top of each other for years. That’s what compounds.

@abdussalampopsy @Belonwus_ At some point, maybe in year 3 or 4 of running the studio. I realized I couldn't get my design skills to be better than the people I could hire. So I just stopped trying and focused on creative direction, and running the business. Yes, i became manager for the most part...

A marathon runner does not wear a heavy winter coat or carry extra luggage during a race; they wear only what is necessary so that nothing holds them back from the finish line.

How to be an exceptional designer

Played around with Claude and created a simulation of rain and lightning

@elroychibex @kna_poli10864 @leyeConnect App on the way! In beta currently

@kna_poli10864 @leyeConnect Google Flow. It's a website not app labs.google/flow/about

@elroychibex @leyeConnect Pls can you help me send it's font image?? Flow ai many on playstore

If you want to generate images just use Flow Ai by Google. Nothing comes close

Personal hack & (I believe the most efficient) to upping your confidence is to simply do hard things. No number of self help books can replace that ..

@leyeConnect Exactly 💯

@elroychibex I see people talk about it being inconsistent and I experienced it too but I’ve I always contextualize my prompt by adding a reference or the originally generated image, I ask it to keep the composition consistent and visually uniform before making any changes. Worked for me.

Every man eventually discovers that competence is the only real stabilizer of self-esteem; no amount of praise, affirmation, or philosophical comfort can replace the confidence that comes from knowing you can produce results even when conditions are hostile.

Having real ambition is one of the most separating things you can voluntarily experience. You will be increasingly different from everyone you know... Your life & the things you care about will all be different, and will have to create intentional bridges to relate.

Created a Telegram bot (Chad) that send me notifications and status of my personal VPS.

@Tsavsar_ Happy birthday 🎈

Happy 23rd birthday Shater M. Tsavsar 🤎