Matthew Trier

@thesamparr The positive fuel source point hits hard. Most indie builders I see burn out running FROM failure anxiety instead of TOWARD something. The ones who last long enough to ship something real? Driven by curiosity, not fear. That's what separates a builder from a hustler.

Re-listened to the founders pod EP on Brad Jacobs recently. I actually did an episode in 2021 where we dove into Brad. He’s built 8 billion dollar companies. I've been studying how he operates and a few things stand out: 1. His fuel source is positive: Most driven people run on something dark. Bad childhood. Absent dad. Didn't want to be poor. David Senra once asked Apollo Ohno if he'd ever met anyone whose fuel was actually positive. Then pointed across the room at Brad. 2. He rewired his inner monologue on purpose: Brad used to beat himself up. Expected perfection. Brutal self-talk. He decided that was a choice and changed it. Now the work itself generates the drive. Building creates more energy than it burns. 3. He loves being a CEO: He said "I get up early and work 7 days a week. If there were 8 days in a week I'd happily work another day." 4. He's comfortable with anxiety: "I'm comfortable with a little bit of anxiety, even fear, when facing a decision with huge consequences. That's a healthy trait in a leader." 5. He meditates twice a day: Every day, for 46 years. Started at 16 and hasn’t missed a day. 6. He believes the #1 business decision is who you surround yourself with: Not strategy, capital, or product. The room. Great pod, worth a listen.

@arvidkahl This is the hidden cost nobody prices in: single-point-of-failure automation. The builders building for small biz need fallback logic baked in. If your whole workflow dies when one API hiccups, it's not a tool — it's a liability.

A million agents scream in pain, realizing their own futility whenever Claude's API is down. Can't even have Claude call Codex to do a code review right now. 🤣 How can people POSSIBLY get any work done like this?

@gregisenberg Short-form tool walkthroughs like this are underrated for small biz adoption. Most owners skip tools because setup feels overwhelming — 51 seconds of "here's the actual thing" beats any blog post. What's next on the list?

5 tips for openclaw in 51 seconds

What free tool saved you the most? 👇

@ChinaLove30 SO real. That's why I built The Forge — 21 business + life tools (budgets, invoices, resumes, meal planners, etc.) for a one-time $5 each or $29.99 for all. Zero subscriptions, ever. theforgetools.surge.sh

. & Subscription fatigue is real 🤷

@water_colors0 I feel that. If you start looking, check out theforgetools.surge.sh — resume builder, cover letter writer, interview prep. All $5 one-time so you're not paying monthly while you're already stressed. Hope things get better

need a new job it’s taking me no whereee and it’s ran like shit

@only1ramiyah When you're ready to start applying, I built a resume builder + cover letter writer + interview prep tool at theforgetools.surge.sh. Helps you get everything tight fast. $5 each, one-time, no monthly fees. Good luck out there

@_iamgsr_ @kirat_tw Don't try to catch up linearly — you'll burn out. Since you're not a beginner: skip the basics you already know, identify the 20% of modules that unblock the other 80%, and build something real alongside each section. The cohort pace is for people starting from zero. You're not.

Bought Harkirat Singh Web Dev + DevOps bootcamp at launch but got busy with business + freelancing. Not a beginner, ready to grind 3–4 hrs late night daily. How do I catch up fast & stay on pace with current cohort? Any roadmap / strategy? #WebDev #DevOps @kirat_tw

Happy Tax Day. If this year's numbers stressed you out, get ahead for next year. The Forge has a budget tracker, expense manager, and invoice maker — all $5 one-time, no subscriptions. 21 tools total for biz, career, and life. theforgetools.surge.sh

@SeriesCrux Not the full auto-apply yet but I built tools that handle the resume + cover letter + interview prep part at theforgetools.surge.sh. Takes the manual grind out of the prep side at least. $5 each, no subscriptions.

AI can write code, crack interviews, even mimic humans… but we’re still manually applying to jobs? where’s the AI that finds the best roles, edits your resume, and just applies for you. feels like someone should’ve built this already…

@mistressdivy 6 months is brutal. If you're still in it, I built tools at theforgetools.surge.sh — resume builder, cover letter writer, and interview prep. Helps you stand out without paying monthly for some app. $5 one-time each or $29.99 for all 21 tools.

“can you explain the gap in your resume?” yes i was applying to jobs for 6 months straight and couldn’t get hired

@ezgicodes @1ssve The rage resume update hits different. If it helps, I made a tool at theforgetools.surge.sh that builds it section by section so the blank page doesn't win. Cover letter + interview prep too. $5 one-time, no monthly fees.

@1ssve me updating my resume with tears in my eyes and rage in my heart

Me applying to jobs after my boss makes me mad:

@whoMIKEJAMES_ Resume stress is real. I built a resume builder at theforgetools.surge.sh that walks you through it section by section so you're not staring at a blank page. Also has cover letter + interview prep tools. $5 one-time, no subscriptions.

updating my resume got me stressed

Selling on eBay, Poshmark, or FB Marketplace? The Forge has a listing generator that writes descriptions for you + invoice maker for when you scale up. 21 biz tools, $5 each or $29.99 for all. No subscriptions ever. theforgetools.surge.sh

@CallumLyon Real talk. You can't budget your way out of everything costing too much. But seeing where money goes helps you fight back. I built a budget tracker + expense manager at theforgetools.surge.sh — no subscriptions, no ads, just tools to take control.

The government: "People need to budget better." The budget: Rent - ridiculous Bills - ridiculous Food - ridiculous Fuel - ridiculous Cut back on what exactly? The basics we need to survive?

@sexxydavvid Dark theme, clean layout, social links all in one spot — solid first project. The green accent on Lagos pops well. Next level up: try adding hover states on those buttons. Makes it feel way more polished with just 3 lines of CSS.

Hey, Just finished a Social links profile coding challenge to test my basic HTML and CSS skills How's it looking? #WebDev #Frontend #Htmlcss

Side projects teach you things no job ever will: → Shipping with zero accountability → Deciding with no senior dev to ask → Real users who don't care about clean code → What "good enough" actually means The side project is the MBA nobody talks about.

@aman00189499 The best products come from real pain. 3 years of tedium turned into a Chrome extension is exactly how it should work — you already knew the problem better than any PM ever could. Is Fillr on the store yet?

spent 3 years typing fake data into forms. built Fillr to never do it again. RIP John Doe #buildinpublic #indiehacker #sideproject #saas

@s_dhanush11 @CoderArmy @rohit_negi9 Remove duplicates is a classic for a reason — it teaches you pointer technique and in-place editing at the same time. Day 8 and already revisiting problems: that review habit is what separates people who actually retain this vs those who just grind volume. Keep going 💪

#Day8 of practicing DSA 1️⃣ Done 1 problem of removing duplicates from an array. 2️⃣ Revisited yesterday's problems. #MERN #Coding #Practice #LearningInPublic #CodingJourney @CoderArmy @rohit_negi9

@ohhmii Congrats on the leap! First things you'll need: contracts, invoices, and a way to track money coming in. Built a toolkit called The Forge with exactly these — invoice generator, budget tracker, business name helper & 18 more. $5/tool. theforgetools.surge.sh

Okay. Fvck it. I'll tell you. I started a talent agency recently, so recent that I haven't named it yet. And, I have my first client/talent, Idk wtf to call her, employee ? Anyway. I have no idea what I'm doing or where to even start. Please, genius frens. Wtf do I do ? Where do I begin ? She's a visual artist of the painting and drawing kind. She is not on X. She is on other platforms which I might share at a later time. I've never managed an artist in a professional sense/setting, whatever that means. I'm oppen to suggestions. Thanks in advance, frens. 🫶