David Becerra
@davidbecerra.com
Sober and wise, he's stupid. Drunk and stupid, he's wise.
Elixir folks, have any of you figured out how to use Codex? I can’t run mix deps.get, and I’m hoping I'm just missing something super easy. elixirforum.com/t/70961
OpenAI Codex (cloud) Elixir support
Has anyone managed to get Codex (the cloud version, as seen here) to work for Elixir? I tried to setup the dependencies but mix deps.get always gives the following error: {:failed_connect, [{:to_add...
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Successful products will always have technical debt. It’s the cost of growth. Your job isn’t to avoid it. It’s to manage it.
Software is becoming more and more of a commodity. Selling your product is not enough. You have to sell a story, an idea, an identity, a lifestyle.
So much of marketing comes down to emotional intelligence. It's hard to get customers when you don't understand people.
I think I figured it out: Bluesky for builders Threads for bookworms X for shitposting/sales/news vomit
Finally finished the most challenging book I’ve ever read: The Brothers Karamazov by Dostoevsky. It’s dense, slow, overwhelming—like a marathon for the mind. But it was totally worth it. The ideas are profound: free will, morality, meaning. It’s all here. What a ride!
Just landed my first client for my new email ghostwriting business. Let's go! 💪
David Becerra@davidbecerra.com · last yr.Some news! I'm shifting gears professionally. After years as a software engineer, I'm finally stepping into something I wish I'd done sooner: writing. I've always written for fun, but making a living from it felt like a pipe dream. Well, I've decided to stop dreaming about it and start doing it.
Some news! I'm shifting gears professionally. After years as a software engineer, I'm finally stepping into something I wish I'd done sooner: writing. I've always written for fun, but making a living from it felt like a pipe dream. Well, I've decided to stop dreaming about it and start doing it.
Best use of chat is turning myself into a cyberpunk muppet.
AI isn’t getting rid of developers. It’s getting rid of the grind. It’ll handle 90% of the grunt work, allowing you to put more energy into more fun work.
This Dostoyevsky quote isn’t about AI, but it is. "It is not the brains that matter most, but that which guides them—the character, the heart, generous qualities, progressive ideas."
Some people recommend keeping a business book or two on their desks while they work. My wife and I take a different approach… 😅
I’d love to see the community celebrate customer outcomes more than MRR milestones. Money matters—it's a great signal—but customers notice if it's your driving motivation. Shifting your perspective to their success isn’t just better for them, it’s better for you too.
Is building a SaaS without AI even worth it right now? I mean, you can always add something in, but building a product without AI right now feels precarious.
I'm not a fan of zoom for one-on-one calls, but I love picking up the phone and chatting on the phone!
I read an article by Morgan Housel this week about the minimum levels of stress we all seem to need. It resonated with something I’ve been feeling, so I wrote a short post about it: davidbecerra.com/blog/the-voi...
The void success can't fill | David Becerra
Success isn’t always what we expect. After years of climbing, I’ve reached a place where familiar problems are gone, along with the fulfillment of solving them.
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This place is old twitter. Twitter is LinkedIn. LinkedIn is Facebook.
2024 was a challenging year. It wasn’t just burnout–I was facing depression. Writing code or focusing on my business felt impossible. But art, creativity, and real-world connections helped me find my way through. I wrote more about it here: davidbecerra.com/blog/a-look-...
A look back at 2024 | David Becerra
2024 was a year of recovery. Guided by creativity and connection, I began climbing slowly from a bad place, searching for the smallest sparks of hope.
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Anywhere you look, you’ll find great things worthy of your attention. The problem is in accepting that we can’t choose all of them. In truth, we’ll miss out on most of them. We have to choose the ones that matter most.
I read 38 books in 2024. Some were incredible, some were just okay, but they all left me with something to think about. Here’s a quick recap of my favorite fiction and nonfiction reads. I promise to keep it short!
My latest freelance gig just wrapped up. I'm wondering if I should find more freelance work or start building a couple of projects I've been wanting to start. 😅
Entering The Brothers Karamazov phase of my reading journey. Planning on tackling this one in early 2025. 😅
Just got an early birthday gift from a friend. My first Seiko! 😍
According to the State of SaaS Marketing, content is the leading growth channel among survey respondents. I wish they had broken it down by the types of content. I'm guessing videos and emails are in the lead. www.swipefiles.com/state-of-saa...
State of SaaS Marketing 2024
Benchmark against marketing metrics from hundreds of SaaS companies. Growth rates, pricing, team dynamics, funding, channels. See how you stack up to the rest.
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Yes, it’s petty, but I’ll die on this hill: Adding space around the em dash isn’t just unnecessary—it’s wrong.
