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Client: “Can we hop on a quick call?” Me: Spends 2 hours preparing Client: “So… I was just wondering how to download the file.” Every freelancer, ever. --- Follow @souravvmishra for more truths

Client: "Can you build this small feature? Shouldn’t take more than an hour." The feature: 4 user roles Real-time sync Payment gateway Email workflows Dashboard with analytics Developers don’t hate clients. They hate “shouldn’t take long” foll

Client: "Just a small tweak, won’t take more than 5 minutes." Reality: Database migration API restructuring Refactor 4 files Deployment breaks Debug for hours “Now the button’s slightly misaligned…” There is no such thing as a small fix in t

so OpenAI’s broke but also just dropped $10 billion on two startups? yeah, makes total sense. first, they bought Windsurf, an AI coding tool, for $3B. then casually grabbed Jony Ive’s AI gadget startup for another $6.4B — yes, the same guy who de

Ever spent hours debugging only to realize the solution was… doing nothing at all? Here’s what happened: I was working on a project for weeks—things were running smoothly. But today, out of nowhere, it refused to open. I tried everything. Three

When Debugging Becomes a Ritual There’s nothing quite like the thrill of a broken codebase at 3 a.m. 🤓 Me: "Why isn’t it working?" Also me: "Let’s change absolutely nothing and run it again." Computer: "Still broken." At this point, I’m convinced

“The FREE Store” WEIRD Marketing Strategy #4 Fevicol wanted to reinforce their position as India’s most reliable glue. To do so, they setup a FREE STORE in famous Malls of Mumbai. A store where everything was FREE,if you can take it. They set up

3 workflows that are silently killing your startup’s momentum (and how to fix them): 1. Manual blog posting every week → Kills focus. Eats hours. → Fix: Use AI + automation. Prep once, schedule months. 2. Scattered content strategy (Google Docs +

20 Startup Truths They Don't Teach in Business School Entrepreneurs Cafe #20 1. Your first idea is probably wrong. Your tenth might be gold. 2. Perfection is the enemy of launch. 3. Cashflow is king. Profit is queen. Respect both. 4. Your produc

Alright, dev-fam, gather 'round! Ever started an app project thinking, "This is gonna be a breeze! A few lines of code, a quick deploy, and ab garda udega bhaiya!" Then you're 3 AM deep, debugging why your 'submit' button is launching a missile ins