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iamnottheway.bsky.social
ben
@iamnottheway.bsky.social
co-pilot layover.studio

creating a little friend ottoapp.me

you may see stuff on making/growing software, writing and sketching or totally random posts. Everything's a bookmark.
I always go for a limited palette...mostly blues, greens/yellows, red on occasions, white and blacks for different shades. Gonna try the zorn palette soon...excited
November 20, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Water color
November 20, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Yknow i just had this thought today!
November 20, 2025 at 11:38 AM
good catch! Gonna try this. Thanks :)
November 20, 2025 at 11:04 AM
At this point the people who scream " build a personal brand" are just trying to sell courses lol.

Not everything and everyone needs to be a brand, why can't we just be people lol!
November 13, 2025 at 6:13 PM
I wish this could be plastered all over the startup twitter echo chamber...it's so annoying there haha!
October 23, 2025 at 4:27 AM
bsky feels like the twitter feed I miss...but I rarely use both now haha
October 16, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Got this idea from a line of this song. "You put sugar in your tea to hide the flavor of reality"

youtu.be/seuW5dcUlOI?...
Sugar in Your Tea
YouTube video by Harumi - Topic
youtu.be
October 15, 2025 at 2:18 AM
One thing i like to say to myself especially when I'm feeling a little lost is "face reality as it is" and things seem to work out haha!
October 15, 2025 at 2:16 AM
dm'd u!
July 15, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Man, of all the slop/ragebait I see on Twitter, your tweets are like a glimmer of hope.
July 3, 2025 at 4:14 AM
haha ya browser extentions are a pain! But I only focus on the Chrome Store, the market's too small for firefox and safari imo.
April 7, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Ya ig it really depends! But feels + solution to a problem amplifies purchase decisions.
March 25, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Sell them the feels. People buy when they see stuff that aligns with them.
March 25, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Until last year I thought I loved building things but the more I looked inside, I realized I liked seeing people using my things and finding value from them (+ paying me). This has shifted my mindset a lot! And I realized this has always been the case, I was just being pulled in a lot of directions.
March 21, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Thank you! I only started last year. I think I only got better in the last 2 months bc I stuck to it haha.

but tbh I love both of your drawings, love the texture on the 2nd one
March 21, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Really cool! How long have you been drawing?

I've been doing "almost" daily sketches too. These are some of the good ones i made. I've never tried charcoal tho.
March 20, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I like the last piece of advice. Each business model is different and requires a different pricing strategy. Are there people who extend for another 30 days?
February 5, 2025 at 8:49 AM