Blog
Welcome to my blog. Here you can find the list of the all posts I have written since the very beginning. I write about the whole process of bootstrapping products in indie way as a maker with JAM Stack architecture.
All Posts
Best CSS framework for mobile-first design
February 23, 2021Nowadays, a large part of Internet traffic is made by mobile devices and it is critical that the pages on mobile look neat, clean, and are easy to use. Luckily in my case, I am only dealing with a simple blog, so I think there will be no problem with maintaining good practices for building mobile sites. Still, I want to do a little research and make decisions about application design.
How to use React and Notion for blog setup?
February 10, 2021In this article we will see how to use React and Next.js to fetch the data from Notion API and display it as a blog posts. It might sound complicated but it is really simple.
How to start using Notion as CMS in 15 minutes?
February 08, 2021Today, for the first time on this blog we will work with code. I have a lot of work ahead, so I start right away. I intend today to create API based on notion-api-worker and deploy it on Cloudflare and also download sample posts from Notion using the created API.
Modern tech stack for blog in 2021 [Jamstack, Next.js & Notion CMS]
February 05, 2021There are many options when choosing technology to blog as a product MVP. Headless CMS and the Jamstack approach are very popular right now. I'll go in that direction by choosing Next.js as the frontend solution. On the backend side, I would like to use Notion as the CMS that I intend to test in the next steps.
8 Best logo generators for new startups
February 02, 2021Recently I chose a name for my brand (Masvel). Another task in the backlog is to create a logo. I've tried to create logos for personal use several times in my life and I know it's not an easy task at all. When you start reading about logo creation, you may feel overwhelmed.
How to make up a name for the brand in 8 minutes?
January 31, 2021My goal is to build a brand with which I will identify myself. Many mentors nowadays recommend building a personal brand, but I would like to approach it in a hybrid way. I would like to have a personal brand but not sign it with my name and that is why I need a good, catchy phrase.
How to create a product backlog for MVP?
January 27, 2021Last time I created a list of things to consider when releasing the MVP version of the blog. Now, I need a tool to help me organize my work. As I have been in software development for years, I am used to an agile approach to the extent that I use certain elements of this methodology in my private life. In this case, too, I will use an agile approach, and to be more specific, I will rely on the kanban method, especially its main artifacts, namely, the backlog and board.
How to pick only those features you really need for your MVP?
January 22, 2021Last time I created a list of features that I think should have a modern, valuable blog. As the list was quite extensive and I would like to deliver the product relatively quickly, I'm going to review each feature and decide if it is necessary for the first phase of the project. I expect to dismiss a few things and reduce the scope of the project to enable the release of MVP versions of the platform.
List of features even simplest blog should have in 2021
January 19, 2021Okay, so I decided to start a blog. But where to start? Whether to choose a ready solution or write something from scratch. How to name my blog? Where to host the application? Do I let people comment on posts? How to collect data about readers? It would seem that the topic is simple, however, many questions arise when I start to analyze the topic more deeply. Of course, I can find tutorials on the Internet "how to set up a blog in 10 minutes". However, they do not take into account many features that are necessary.
I start working on my blog
January 16, 2021I decided to take an action. I will try to release the blog as soon as possible, where I will post the texts I have just written on it. We will see what comes out of it!
12 Marketing tips for early startups
January 13, 2021I spent almost 2 hours reading and noting on the basis of one article. One, but probably the best article I've read so far with a lot of interesting facts, useful examples, and links to marketing tools (because the post was about marketing).
Reading as a morning routine
January 10, 2021For several years now I like to get up early in the morning. At 5 am. Sounds crazy, but in the morning I am most productive, I feel a lot of peace and can easily focus on what I want to do. But getting up before 7 am has been killing me for some time. A little by the weather, a little by the general fatigue. Today, however, on Monday, I got up at 6 a.m. without any problem because I was excited that I was about to browse the Internet for new information about launching a startup. That's how I spent two hours in the morning.
First notes on startup world
January 06, 2021I started to search the Internet for information about setting up a startup. I must admit that you can easily be overwhelmed by the amount of information that the search engine serves. Especially when I mean a startup, as a one-man activity that aims at releasing a product (software) without obtaining external funding.
Beginning of the journey
January 04, 2021Since I remember, I have been thinking about starting my own company. I never knew what kind of company it would be, but it just seemed to me that running a company is something untrammeled, something more than just a full-time job, something more prestigious. For many years to come, the thought of running a business was far from me. During my studies, I thought about working for a corporation.