Dennis Lewis
@dennishlewis.bsky.social
Author, nocode wizard and cryptopreneur.
Your biggest disadvantage just became your biggest advantage.
Having no budget used to mean you couldn't compete with funded startups, but Mark Cuban's latest advice flips this completely.
Having no budget used to mean you couldn't compete with funded startups, but Mark Cuban's latest advice flips this completely.
August 29, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Your biggest disadvantage just became your biggest advantage.
Having no budget used to mean you couldn't compete with funded startups, but Mark Cuban's latest advice flips this completely.
Having no budget used to mean you couldn't compete with funded startups, but Mark Cuban's latest advice flips this completely.
Patent research went from months to minutes.
What used to require expensive lawyers and weeks of waiting can now happen before your morning coffee.
What used to require expensive lawyers and weeks of waiting can now happen before your morning coffee.
August 28, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Patent research went from months to minutes.
What used to require expensive lawyers and weeks of waiting can now happen before your morning coffee.
What used to require expensive lawyers and weeks of waiting can now happen before your morning coffee.
I've watched small companies get crushed by tech shifts for 40 years.
Here's what I've learned: the companies that survive aren't the ones with the biggest budgets.
They're the ones that find the back door while everyone else is fighting at the front entrance.
Here's what I've learned: the companies that survive aren't the ones with the biggest budgets.
They're the ones that find the back door while everyone else is fighting at the front entrance.
August 27, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I've watched small companies get crushed by tech shifts for 40 years.
Here's what I've learned: the companies that survive aren't the ones with the biggest budgets.
They're the ones that find the back door while everyone else is fighting at the front entrance.
Here's what I've learned: the companies that survive aren't the ones with the biggest budgets.
They're the ones that find the back door while everyone else is fighting at the front entrance.
Traditional developers build features, Bubble founders build businesses.
After 15 years watching founders burn six figures on wrong solutions, I've seen the pattern that changes EVERYTHING.
After 15 years watching founders burn six figures on wrong solutions, I've seen the pattern that changes EVERYTHING.
August 26, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Traditional developers build features, Bubble founders build businesses.
After 15 years watching founders burn six figures on wrong solutions, I've seen the pattern that changes EVERYTHING.
After 15 years watching founders burn six figures on wrong solutions, I've seen the pattern that changes EVERYTHING.
You're not burned out because you work too much. You're burned out because you're solving the same problems over and over instead of building systems that solve them once.
August 25, 2025 at 2:04 PM
You're not burned out because you work too much. You're burned out because you're solving the same problems over and over instead of building systems that solve them once.
From workflow chaos to 10-hour weekly savings in one pattern shift.
App #1 was built from scratch and took forever.
App #50 saves me 10 hours every week because I'm not starting over.
App #1 was built from scratch and took forever.
App #50 saves me 10 hours every week because I'm not starting over.
August 22, 2025 at 12:32 PM
From workflow chaos to 10-hour weekly savings in one pattern shift.
App #1 was built from scratch and took forever.
App #50 saves me 10 hours every week because I'm not starting over.
App #1 was built from scratch and took forever.
App #50 saves me 10 hours every week because I'm not starting over.
If I could rebuild Zirkels knowing what I know now, I'd flip my priorities completely.
I'd spend less time perfecting the tech, more time building the network.
The best platform with no users is just expensive code.
I'd spend less time perfecting the tech, more time building the network.
The best platform with no users is just expensive code.
August 20, 2025 at 2:02 PM
If I could rebuild Zirkels knowing what I know now, I'd flip my priorities completely.
I'd spend less time perfecting the tech, more time building the network.
The best platform with no users is just expensive code.
I'd spend less time perfecting the tech, more time building the network.
The best platform with no users is just expensive code.
One word change doubled my software revenue.
I stopped calling myself a "developer" and started calling myself a "builder."
Everything shifted.
I stopped calling myself a "developer" and started calling myself a "builder."
Everything shifted.
August 19, 2025 at 2:02 PM
One word change doubled my software revenue.
I stopped calling myself a "developer" and started calling myself a "builder."
Everything shifted.
I stopped calling myself a "developer" and started calling myself a "builder."
Everything shifted.
66% of companies are building AI without ethics guardrails.
That Thomson Reuters survey everyone's talking about reveals something ALARMING.
That Thomson Reuters survey everyone's talking about reveals something ALARMING.
August 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
66% of companies are building AI without ethics guardrails.
That Thomson Reuters survey everyone's talking about reveals something ALARMING.
That Thomson Reuters survey everyone's talking about reveals something ALARMING.
Burying your head in the sand works until the sand runs out.
NASA's climate satellites are getting AXED because the data makes people uncomfortable.
Classic head-in-sand strategy.
NASA's climate satellites are getting AXED because the data makes people uncomfortable.
Classic head-in-sand strategy.
August 15, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Burying your head in the sand works until the sand runs out.
NASA's climate satellites are getting AXED because the data makes people uncomfortable.
Classic head-in-sand strategy.
NASA's climate satellites are getting AXED because the data makes people uncomfortable.
Classic head-in-sand strategy.
From stressed-out customers to raving fans in 6 weeks.
This boutique construction company went from fielding angry phone calls to receiving THANK-YOU NOTES from clients.
This boutique construction company went from fielding angry phone calls to receiving THANK-YOU NOTES from clients.
August 14, 2025 at 2:02 PM
From stressed-out customers to raving fans in 6 weeks.
This boutique construction company went from fielding angry phone calls to receiving THANK-YOU NOTES from clients.
This boutique construction company went from fielding angry phone calls to receiving THANK-YOU NOTES from clients.
Your pricing model can become your biggest competitive advantage.
When you build usage-based pricing into your Bubble app from day one, you're not just charging differently - you're positioning your startup to SCALE with your customers' success.
When you build usage-based pricing into your Bubble app from day one, you're not just charging differently - you're positioning your startup to SCALE with your customers' success.
August 13, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Your pricing model can become your biggest competitive advantage.
When you build usage-based pricing into your Bubble app from day one, you're not just charging differently - you're positioning your startup to SCALE with your customers' success.
When you build usage-based pricing into your Bubble app from day one, you're not just charging differently - you're positioning your startup to SCALE with your customers' success.
I stopped trying to control my development timelines and started controlling my outcomes.
August 12, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I stopped trying to control my development timelines and started controlling my outcomes.
Technical debt only matters if you have users to disappoint.
Young devs want to build it RIGHT the first time.
Successful builders focus on building it PROFITABLE the first time.
Here's what 15 years taught me about perfect code vs. paying customers:
Young devs want to build it RIGHT the first time.
Successful builders focus on building it PROFITABLE the first time.
Here's what 15 years taught me about perfect code vs. paying customers:
August 11, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Technical debt only matters if you have users to disappoint.
Young devs want to build it RIGHT the first time.
Successful builders focus on building it PROFITABLE the first time.
Here's what 15 years taught me about perfect code vs. paying customers:
Young devs want to build it RIGHT the first time.
Successful builders focus on building it PROFITABLE the first time.
Here's what 15 years taught me about perfect code vs. paying customers:
The best leaders I've worked with never made it to TechCrunch.
In 40 years of tech and 15 years building no-code solutions, the founders who consistently WIN aren't giving keynotes.
They're showing up daily, making steady progress, treating teams like HUMANS.
In 40 years of tech and 15 years building no-code solutions, the founders who consistently WIN aren't giving keynotes.
They're showing up daily, making steady progress, treating teams like HUMANS.
August 8, 2025 at 12:32 PM
The best leaders I've worked with never made it to TechCrunch.
In 40 years of tech and 15 years building no-code solutions, the founders who consistently WIN aren't giving keynotes.
They're showing up daily, making steady progress, treating teams like HUMANS.
In 40 years of tech and 15 years building no-code solutions, the founders who consistently WIN aren't giving keynotes.
They're showing up daily, making steady progress, treating teams like HUMANS.
SEO just became a competitive advantage for small teams.
Big companies with MASSIVE budgets are struggling to make their content AI-readable.
Meanwhile, small teams using no-code platforms can adapt instantly.
Big companies with MASSIVE budgets are struggling to make their content AI-readable.
Meanwhile, small teams using no-code platforms can adapt instantly.
August 7, 2025 at 2:04 PM
SEO just became a competitive advantage for small teams.
Big companies with MASSIVE budgets are struggling to make their content AI-readable.
Meanwhile, small teams using no-code platforms can adapt instantly.
Big companies with MASSIVE budgets are struggling to make their content AI-readable.
Meanwhile, small teams using no-code platforms can adapt instantly.
No-code didn't remove the hardest barrier to success.
It removed the technical barriers but exposed the real one that kills most startups - the inability to ship before you feel ready.
It removed the technical barriers but exposed the real one that kills most startups - the inability to ship before you feel ready.
August 6, 2025 at 2:02 PM
No-code didn't remove the hardest barrier to success.
It removed the technical barriers but exposed the real one that kills most startups - the inability to ship before you feel ready.
It removed the technical barriers but exposed the real one that kills most startups - the inability to ship before you feel ready.
Platform dependency just became a LIABILITY overnight.
Australia's social media ban removes everyone under 16 from major platforms by December 2025.
While YouTube and Meta scramble with A$50 million fines, smart founders are planning their next move.
Australia's social media ban removes everyone under 16 from major platforms by December 2025.
While YouTube and Meta scramble with A$50 million fines, smart founders are planning their next move.
August 5, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Platform dependency just became a LIABILITY overnight.
Australia's social media ban removes everyone under 16 from major platforms by December 2025.
While YouTube and Meta scramble with A$50 million fines, smart founders are planning their next move.
Australia's social media ban removes everyone under 16 from major platforms by December 2025.
While YouTube and Meta scramble with A$50 million fines, smart founders are planning their next move.
Small companies are building dense ecosystems in market trenches.
Just like tube worms and clams forming thriving communities at crushing ocean depths, I'm watching small companies build DENSE, profitable ecosystems using no-code platforms.
Just like tube worms and clams forming thriving communities at crushing ocean depths, I'm watching small companies build DENSE, profitable ecosystems using no-code platforms.
August 4, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Small companies are building dense ecosystems in market trenches.
Just like tube worms and clams forming thriving communities at crushing ocean depths, I'm watching small companies build DENSE, profitable ecosystems using no-code platforms.
Just like tube worms and clams forming thriving communities at crushing ocean depths, I'm watching small companies build DENSE, profitable ecosystems using no-code platforms.
AI can optimize your existing products but it can't build your next one.
Here's what 64,000 laid-off engineers know that their former CEOs don't:
Here's what 64,000 laid-off engineers know that their former CEOs don't:
August 1, 2025 at 12:04 PM
AI can optimize your existing products but it can't build your next one.
Here's what 64,000 laid-off engineers know that their former CEOs don't:
Here's what 64,000 laid-off engineers know that their former CEOs don't:
Why big corporations are terrified of small teams right now.
Harvard tracked 30,000 product launches.
95% FAILED completely.
But here's what's changing the game...
Harvard tracked 30,000 product launches.
95% FAILED completely.
But here's what's changing the game...
July 31, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Why big corporations are terrified of small teams right now.
Harvard tracked 30,000 product launches.
95% FAILED completely.
But here's what's changing the game...
Harvard tracked 30,000 product launches.
95% FAILED completely.
But here's what's changing the game...
The most powerful AI interface might already be in your inbox.
July 30, 2025 at 2:02 PM
The most powerful AI interface might already be in your inbox.
15 years and 50+ apps taught me scalability is a luxury problem.
July 29, 2025 at 2:04 PM
15 years and 50+ apps taught me scalability is a luxury problem.
Every platform eventually betrays its creators.
Twitter changed overnight.
App stores reject apps arbitrarily.
Now the Smithsonian cancels exhibitions over politics.
Twitter changed overnight.
App stores reject apps arbitrarily.
Now the Smithsonian cancels exhibitions over politics.
July 28, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Every platform eventually betrays its creators.
Twitter changed overnight.
App stores reject apps arbitrarily.
Now the Smithsonian cancels exhibitions over politics.
Twitter changed overnight.
App stores reject apps arbitrarily.
Now the Smithsonian cancels exhibitions over politics.
In 40 years of tech, I've never seen a bigger execution gap.
Traditional developers are studying neural networks while no-code builders ship AI apps and collect real customer feedback.
Traditional developers are studying neural networks while no-code builders ship AI apps and collect real customer feedback.
July 25, 2025 at 12:04 PM
In 40 years of tech, I've never seen a bigger execution gap.
Traditional developers are studying neural networks while no-code builders ship AI apps and collect real customer feedback.
Traditional developers are studying neural networks while no-code builders ship AI apps and collect real customer feedback.