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Daniel Nguyen @danielnguyen.me · 22/08/2026

I love e-ink devices! I’m building hackernews.ink for my Boox Go 7. Join the beta if you own one.

Daniel Nguyen @danielnguyen.me · 30/11/2025

For Black Friday only I’m offering a Lifetime License for the first time in 3 years: - Lifetime update - 5 mac devices + 3 mobile - 5 GB cloud storage Limited - Black Friday only Grab it here boltai.com

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BoltAI • A native, high-performance AI app for Mac

BoltAI is a native, high-performance AI app for Mac. It allows you to integrate AI assistances into your daily tasks.

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Daniel Nguyen @danielnguyen.me · 31/07/2025

It’s never too late to start building.

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Daniel Nguyen @danielnguyen.me · 09/05/2025

5 yo learned about credit cards today and made a Visa card with $1B balance 😂

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Daniel Nguyen @danielnguyen.me · 30/04/2025

F*ck originality. If I find a great UX from another app, I will shamelessly steal it if it improves my customers' experience.

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Daniel Nguyen @danielnguyen.me · 29/04/2025

Running a startup is basically alternating between “it’s so over” and “we are so back”. There is no in-between.

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Daniel Nguyen @danielnguyen.me · 20/04/2025

B2C is brutal. I’ve been super stressed with the pricing model for BoltAI v2. Even at $5/mo, many aren’t willing to pay, doesn’t matter if the product is good or not. 1/

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Daniel Nguyen @danielnguyen.me · 13/04/2025

This is what freedom looks like to me. Have a great weekend everyone 🥰

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Daniel Nguyen @danielnguyen.me · 06/04/2025

Was teaching my 5 yo son. - Me: Money is important but it’s not the most important - 5yo: I know - Me, surprised: What do you mean? - 5yo: Diamond is more important

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Daniel Nguyen @danielnguyen.me · 04/04/2025

2 years ago, I was struggling with KTool trying to hit ramen profitability. 6 months later, I reached that goal. Now, BoltAI generates more revenue than my previous employment. If you’re struggling, keep going. A lot of (good) things can happen if you keep showing up I guess.

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Daniel Nguyen @danielnguyen.me · 02/04/2025

2025 is 25% complete. Time to launch your startup, sir.

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Daniel Nguyen @danielnguyen.me · 29/03/2025

Learn to code. Because it teaches you how to think. Learn to leverage AI. Because it helps you get ahead of competition. Learn to build. Because the best way to predict the future is to invent it. Learn to sell. Because even the best ideas don’t spread themselves.

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Daniel Nguyen @danielnguyen.me · 23/03/2025

I’m proud of BoltAI. One-person company, 2 years, 8,000+ customers, 100% bootstrapped, profitable. Thank you all for your support 🫡

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Daniel Nguyen @danielnguyen.me · 23/03/2025

5 years old learned about price anchoring today 😄

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Daniel Nguyen @danielnguyen.me · 09/03/2025

My kind of ambition: bootstrapping a profitable business while staying fully present for my kids.

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Daniel Nguyen @danielnguyen.me · 08/02/2025

BoltAI is the proof that you can build an OK business being a mediocre developer.

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Daniel Nguyen @danielnguyen.me · 07/02/2025

My marketing is pretty meh. It’s a miracle I made any revenue at all 😂

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Daniel Nguyen @danielnguyen.me · 06/02/2025

I taught my 5 yo son the Roman numeral and dude used it to impress the girl in his class lol

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Daniel Nguyen @danielnguyen.me · 06/02/2025

F Lemon Squeezy. It’s the product where I recommended others, then stop recommending, then actively tell people to stay away. Nothing works: payment, licensing, email… It’s such a shame they went into 💩 after the acquisition.

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Daniel Nguyen @danielnguyen.me · 04/02/2025

TIL: The Stockdale Paradox The Stockdale Paradox states that when facing challenges and ambiguity, you must keep believing you will succeed, no matter the difficulties, while also facing the harsh realities of your current situation. 1/

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Daniel Nguyen @danielnguyen.me · 03/02/2025

I built something silly but useful ✨ Introducing: Oh One Pro Use o1-pro, o1 and o3-mini to analyze any document. 1/

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Daniel Nguyen @danielnguyen.me · 31/01/2025

12 lead magnets in 12 months let’s go

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Daniel Nguyen @danielnguyen.me · 05/01/2025

2024 was a great year for horror fans (like me) Some of my most favorite movies: - The Substance - Late nights with the Devil - Oddity - Speak No Evil (the original version was great too) - Strange Darling - Monolith - Heretic - Smile 2 - Longlegs - Abigail - The Devil’s Bath - The First Omen 1/2

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Daniel Nguyen @danielnguyen.me · 29/12/2024

Wow. Sisu is s great western war movie. Highly recommended if you’re into western genre.

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Daniel Nguyen @danielnguyen.me · 23/12/2024

My son the entire day today: “Last Christmas, I gave you my heart…” 😂

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Daniel Nguyen @danielnguyen.me · 22/12/2024

This is the reason why I love building 💙

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Daniel Nguyen @danielnguyen.me · 22/12/2024

Have a nice weekend everyone ✌️

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Daniel Nguyen @danielnguyen.me · 21/12/2024

My son can’t wait to unbox his father’s new toy 😜

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Daniel Nguyen @danielnguyen.me · 20/12/2024

Me listening to blitzscaling podcast while working on my $0 MRR startup.

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Daniel Nguyen @danielnguyen.me · 20/12/2024

Registered a new DBA for my LLC. Podzim LLC → BoltAI now 💪

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Daniel Nguyen @danielnguyen.me · 19/12/2024

Just watched first season of Silo. Pretty good. I feel hooked right from the start. Apple TV has a lot of good shows but for some reason, not many people know it. Or is it just me? :D

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Daniel Nguyen @danielnguyen.me · 18/12/2024

If you're a workaholic, try starting a startup. You'll never run out of work again.

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Daniel Nguyen @danielnguyen.me · 17/12/2024

Rate my “desk” setup 😌

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Daniel Nguyen @danielnguyen.me · 16/12/2024

Took me a while to realize this. The best way to serve my customers better is business growth. More profits → more developers I can hire → more useful features and less bugs. More profits → more helpful content → customers can get the most out of the product.

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Daniel Nguyen @danielnguyen.me · 16/12/2024

I AM GONNA RETIRE SOONNNNNN!!!

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Daniel Nguyen @danielnguyen.me · 13/12/2024

A little boy was in a bus eating a chocolate, then he took another one and then another ... A man next to him said, "Do you know that too much of it will damage your teeth??" The boy replied, "My grandfather lived for 105 years" The man asked, "Was it because of eating chocolate?" 1/2

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Daniel Nguyen @danielnguyen.me · 13/12/2024

Deleted 15k email subscribers today 😅

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Daniel Nguyen @danielnguyen.me · 12/12/2024

I’m a fairly competent developer. And I buy boilerplates to save development time 🤷‍♂️

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Daniel Nguyen @danielnguyen.me · 11/12/2024

Traffic of all my products. You can clearly see which one is my focus 😁

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Daniel Nguyen @danielnguyen.me · 10/12/2024

When facing a tough decision I usually ask ChatGPT to analyze the situation using game theory. It gives a pretty good analysis, especially when using o1-full.

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Daniel Nguyen @danielnguyen.me · 09/12/2024

Sonnet 3.5 New is great 😎

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Daniel Nguyen @danielnguyen.me · 07/12/2024

This is what I hate the most about SwiftUI. A simple restart and the bug goes away. I don’t even know how and why 🥲

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Daniel Nguyen @danielnguyen.me · 06/12/2024

"I've been in the area since 14" The arena:

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Daniel Nguyen @danielnguyen.me · 06/12/2024

I’m a self-taught developer. But I also have a CS background.

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