Stories tagged “startups”
Indie hacking, startups, resilient systems - and staying sane while building a small company
Web Summit starts in less than 24 hours, which means I have another sleepless night ahead of me. I decided to use it to write about how all of this began. By 'all of this' I mean my startup taking par…
Web Summit is just around the corner. I’ve received a lot of invitations for a cup of coffee somewhere in the summit pavilions. Most of these invites are from startups about the size of Improvy OÜ or …
Estonia, what the…?! I decided to read up on the upcoming changes to the e‑residency program and, at the same time, what is going on in Estonia in general: https://www.e-resident.gov.ee/blog/posts/cha…
How not to save money ℹ️ Warning: lots of boring 'technical' words ahead. A few years ago on the Fullyst website I created a Telegram sticker collection with search. The collection attracts around 2,0…
A long pause here usually means we are working on something big – and this time is no exception. Not only is Fullyst evolving, but the company behind it, Improvy OÜ, is also entering a new chapter. Fr…
A few words about bank disputes. Yesterday Stripe sent me a very 'happy' notification: Improvy OÜ has a second open dispute from a customer who paid us $33 for a monthly subscription and used Fullyst …
Every time it sounds so nice: 'As a trusted developer' 😁 I just realized that the Improvy OÜ account will soon be in the top 'Tier 5' at OpenAI. At first it’s a bit scary to have so many p…
Earlier I wrote that Improvy OÜ was accepted into the Fullyst Alpha program. I’m really happy about it, and although Web Summit is only in November, the team is already preparing for the event. Web Su…
A curious thing I noticed when I started actively promoting @FullystBot directly to Telegram chats (I DM the admins of chats I personally read): Many of them already use a bot whose entire functionali…
The full spectrum of my emotions after reading that complaint: 🚬 😔 🏥 🤷♀️
Today is a really exciting day for me, because I am about to have a conversation with a WebSummit representative. It is the very same WebSummit I attended last year as a visitor, but this time they ar…
People keep asking me to finally write a WebSummit summary (who’s asking, I only have 11 followers!). Time to do it. I’ve seen a lot of feedback about WebSummit, both the one I attended and previous e…
This stand showcases why Estonia has become such an attractive place for investors: a digitally native business environment, straightforward e-residency, and a pro-startup culture supported by smart r…
I just realized that in the current conditions, it is almost impossible to plan anything long term. In January, I had a clear list for this year: get a residence permit in the EU, earn only in dollars…