Maurice Bitta
@mebitta.bsky.social
Building indiepattern.com - identifying repeatable success patterns from indie entrepreneurs to help you build with confidence
You are so accurate, it hurts. I’m right now building a macOS app to help me clip videos to share. I find everything else out here too complicated for me. I certainly intend to market it when I’m done. I have wanted it for more than a year.
October 7, 2025 at 7:05 PM
You are so accurate, it hurts. I’m right now building a macOS app to help me clip videos to share. I find everything else out here too complicated for me. I certainly intend to market it when I’m done. I have wanted it for more than a year.
Thank you for sharing this
September 30, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Thank you for sharing this
8/
👉 Maybe the most powerful light
is the one that never draws attention to itself.
It just shows up.
Every single day.
👉 Maybe the most powerful light
is the one that never draws attention to itself.
It just shows up.
Every single day.
July 9, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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👉 Maybe the most powerful light
is the one that never draws attention to itself.
It just shows up.
Every single day.
👉 Maybe the most powerful light
is the one that never draws attention to itself.
It just shows up.
Every single day.
7/
A quiet testimony to:
• Resilience
• Purpose
• Faith
A quiet testimony to:
• Resilience
• Purpose
• Faith
July 9, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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A quiet testimony to:
• Resilience
• Purpose
• Faith
A quiet testimony to:
• Resilience
• Purpose
• Faith
6/
In a world that’s fast, loud, and disposable…
This bulb just stays on.
In a world that’s fast, loud, and disposable…
This bulb just stays on.
July 9, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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In a world that’s fast, loud, and disposable…
This bulb just stays on.
In a world that’s fast, loud, and disposable…
This bulb just stays on.
5/
A local fire chief once said:
“That light bulb is dependable.
It has done its job since 1901.”
A local fire chief once said:
“That light bulb is dependable.
It has done its job since 1901.”
July 9, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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A local fire chief once said:
“That light bulb is dependable.
It has done its job since 1901.”
A local fire chief once said:
“That light bulb is dependable.
It has done its job since 1901.”
4/
It was never meant to be sacred.
But over time, it became something close:
• It watched over fire crews through the night
• Survived neglect, relocations, and outages
• Even outlasted the webcams built to watch it
It was never meant to be sacred.
But over time, it became something close:
• It watched over fire crews through the night
• Survived neglect, relocations, and outages
• Even outlasted the webcams built to watch it
July 9, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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It was never meant to be sacred.
But over time, it became something close:
• It watched over fire crews through the night
• Survived neglect, relocations, and outages
• Even outlasted the webcams built to watch it
It was never meant to be sacred.
But over time, it became something close:
• It watched over fire crews through the night
• Survived neglect, relocations, and outages
• Even outlasted the webcams built to watch it
3/
In Livermore, California, there’s another flame —
Only it takes the form of a light bulb.
💡 Installed in 1901.
Still shining today.
In Livermore, California, there’s another flame —
Only it takes the form of a light bulb.
💡 Installed in 1901.
Still shining today.
July 9, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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In Livermore, California, there’s another flame —
Only it takes the form of a light bulb.
💡 Installed in 1901.
Still shining today.
In Livermore, California, there’s another flame —
Only it takes the form of a light bulb.
💡 Installed in 1901.
Still shining today.
2/
In Catholic tradition, there's something called a sanctuary lamp.
🕯️ It burns continuously in churches to signify something sacred.
In Catholic tradition, there's something called a sanctuary lamp.
🕯️ It burns continuously in churches to signify something sacred.
July 9, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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In Catholic tradition, there's something called a sanctuary lamp.
🕯️ It burns continuously in churches to signify something sacred.
In Catholic tradition, there's something called a sanctuary lamp.
🕯️ It burns continuously in churches to signify something sacred.
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You can do everything right.
And still not win.
So choose effort for its own sake.
And let go of the rest.
You can do everything right.
And still not win.
So choose effort for its own sake.
And let go of the rest.
July 8, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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You can do everything right.
And still not win.
So choose effort for its own sake.
And let go of the rest.
You can do everything right.
And still not win.
So choose effort for its own sake.
And let go of the rest.
7/
Sometimes you build the machine perfectly…
And the world still says:
“No.”
Sometimes you build the machine perfectly…
And the world still says:
“No.”
July 8, 2025 at 12:54 PM
7/
Sometimes you build the machine perfectly…
And the world still says:
“No.”
Sometimes you build the machine perfectly…
And the world still says:
“No.”
6/
The Stoics said it clearly:
You don’t control outcomes.
You only control effort.
Your labor.
Your discipline.
Your intention.
The Stoics said it clearly:
You don’t control outcomes.
You only control effort.
Your labor.
Your discipline.
Your intention.
July 8, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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The Stoics said it clearly:
You don’t control outcomes.
You only control effort.
Your labor.
Your discipline.
Your intention.
The Stoics said it clearly:
You don’t control outcomes.
You only control effort.
Your labor.
Your discipline.
Your intention.
5/
Here’s the truth:
Control is an illusion.
You can prepare.
You can spend.
You can plan.
But the world owes you nothing.
Here’s the truth:
Control is an illusion.
You can prepare.
You can spend.
You can plan.
But the world owes you nothing.
July 8, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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Here’s the truth:
Control is an illusion.
You can prepare.
You can spend.
You can plan.
But the world owes you nothing.
Here’s the truth:
Control is an illusion.
You can prepare.
You can spend.
You can plan.
But the world owes you nothing.
4/
All that money.
All that planning.
All that pressure.
And still — it flops.
Another artist drops a surprise single.
It dominates.
The carefully engineered one disappears.
All that money.
All that planning.
All that pressure.
And still — it flops.
Another artist drops a surprise single.
It dominates.
The carefully engineered one disappears.
July 8, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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All that money.
All that planning.
All that pressure.
And still — it flops.
Another artist drops a surprise single.
It dominates.
The carefully engineered one disappears.
All that money.
All that planning.
All that pressure.
And still — it flops.
Another artist drops a surprise single.
It dominates.
The carefully engineered one disappears.
3/
Studio rentals.
Vocal coaches.
Writing camps.
Promotions.
Private flights.
Everything choreographed so a stranger hums it in line at the supermarket.
Studio rentals.
Vocal coaches.
Writing camps.
Promotions.
Private flights.
Everything choreographed so a stranger hums it in line at the supermarket.
July 8, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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Studio rentals.
Vocal coaches.
Writing camps.
Promotions.
Private flights.
Everything choreographed so a stranger hums it in line at the supermarket.
Studio rentals.
Vocal coaches.
Writing camps.
Promotions.
Private flights.
Everything choreographed so a stranger hums it in line at the supermarket.
2/
$78,000 goes out before the artist even enters the studio.
$1 million more to make sure you hear it —
on the radio, in the car, at the mall.
$78,000 goes out before the artist even enters the studio.
$1 million more to make sure you hear it —
on the radio, in the car, at the mall.
July 8, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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$78,000 goes out before the artist even enters the studio.
$1 million more to make sure you hear it —
on the radio, in the car, at the mall.
$78,000 goes out before the artist even enters the studio.
$1 million more to make sure you hear it —
on the radio, in the car, at the mall.
That’s a healthy open rate. Looking at acquisition, looks like organic is still king
June 3, 2025 at 4:34 AM
That’s a healthy open rate. Looking at acquisition, looks like organic is still king
I read them religiously.
May 30, 2025 at 9:27 AM
I read them religiously.
I thoroughly enjoyed this. Thank you.
May 30, 2025 at 3:27 AM
I thoroughly enjoyed this. Thank you.
From the outside looking in, you’d think that market is saturated but from the story, there’s always room for one more.
On to my 2nd point, the newsletter has become more regular (with sponsors too). Big up man
On to my 2nd point, the newsletter has become more regular (with sponsors too). Big up man
May 22, 2025 at 9:21 PM
From the outside looking in, you’d think that market is saturated but from the story, there’s always room for one more.
On to my 2nd point, the newsletter has become more regular (with sponsors too). Big up man
On to my 2nd point, the newsletter has become more regular (with sponsors too). Big up man
I feel you. Agents are like a virus. Once they get going they quickly become overwhelming in their enthusiasm to do that which was not asked of them.
May 22, 2025 at 1:19 PM
I feel you. Agents are like a virus. Once they get going they quickly become overwhelming in their enthusiasm to do that which was not asked of them.