Eli Finer
@finereli.com
Sell your code not your soul.
Teaching devs how to sell
↪ finereli.com
Long form writing
↪ https://finereli.substack.com
Instant stress relief
↪ https://wuju.app
Teaching devs how to sell
↪ finereli.com
Long form writing
↪ https://finereli.substack.com
Instant stress relief
↪ https://wuju.app
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Eli Finer
@finereli.com
· Dec 9
If you celebrate a tiny win and I see it, I'll celebrate with you! 🎉🎉🎉
Every bugfix, every waitlist subscriber, every round of polish to your landing page, and definitely every $1 is a cause for celebration.
Keep building!
#buildinpublic
Every bugfix, every waitlist subscriber, every round of polish to your landing page, and definitely every $1 is a cause for celebration.
Keep building!
#buildinpublic
Doing some crazy things health wise on this nomad journey -
We're 4 weeks into an intermittent fasting schedule, eating roughly form 12pm to 8pm (although I usually cheat with a late night snack).
We've done 3 full day Saturday fasts.
And this weekend we did two 24h fasts back to back.
...
We're 4 weeks into an intermittent fasting schedule, eating roughly form 12pm to 8pm (although I usually cheat with a late night snack).
We've done 3 full day Saturday fasts.
And this weekend we did two 24h fasts back to back.
...
May 18, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Doing some crazy things health wise on this nomad journey -
We're 4 weeks into an intermittent fasting schedule, eating roughly form 12pm to 8pm (although I usually cheat with a late night snack).
We've done 3 full day Saturday fasts.
And this weekend we did two 24h fasts back to back.
...
We're 4 weeks into an intermittent fasting schedule, eating roughly form 12pm to 8pm (although I usually cheat with a late night snack).
We've done 3 full day Saturday fasts.
And this weekend we did two 24h fasts back to back.
...
I'm back.
How have you guys been?
How have you guys been?
May 15, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I'm back.
How have you guys been?
How have you guys been?
Nobody has ever painted me before 🥹
March 4, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Nobody has ever painted me before 🥹
Last day in our small mountain town, saying good bye to our local coffee shop.
Energies are running high 😂
Energies are running high 😂
February 24, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Last day in our small mountain town, saying good bye to our local coffee shop.
Energies are running high 😂
Energies are running high 😂
Remember how I was planning to build CoachBuddy as a sort of AI note taker for coaches?
Decided to try the biggest competitor out - Fathom. And I got to tell you, it's excellent.
I don't have a lot to add. Paid for a subscription right away.
#buildinpublic
Decided to try the biggest competitor out - Fathom. And I got to tell you, it's excellent.
I don't have a lot to add. Paid for a subscription right away.
#buildinpublic
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February 21, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Remember how I was planning to build CoachBuddy as a sort of AI note taker for coaches?
Decided to try the biggest competitor out - Fathom. And I got to tell you, it's excellent.
I don't have a lot to add. Paid for a subscription right away.
#buildinpublic
Decided to try the biggest competitor out - Fathom. And I got to tell you, it's excellent.
I don't have a lot to add. Paid for a subscription right away.
#buildinpublic
Grew tired of trying to figure out the optimal rate at which a teleprompter scrolled.
Built a simple open source teleprompter that tracks your voice and scrolls the text at the rate of your speech.
Now I can finally record that video I need.
github.com/elifiner/aut...
#buildinbublic
Built a simple open source teleprompter that tracks your voice and scrolls the text at the rate of your speech.
Now I can finally record that video I need.
github.com/elifiner/aut...
#buildinbublic
github.com
February 19, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Grew tired of trying to figure out the optimal rate at which a teleprompter scrolled.
Built a simple open source teleprompter that tracks your voice and scrolls the text at the rate of your speech.
Now I can finally record that video I need.
github.com/elifiner/aut...
#buildinbublic
Built a simple open source teleprompter that tracks your voice and scrolls the text at the rate of your speech.
Now I can finally record that video I need.
github.com/elifiner/aut...
#buildinbublic
Making progress with my ghostwriter AI project, trying to get Claude to write in my style.
The system prompt is over 15k words by now! 🤯
But the actual prompt to write a post is just one line.
(sometimes I need to run it through a few times to get something I like, but slop % seems low)
The system prompt is over 15k words by now! 🤯
But the actual prompt to write a post is just one line.
(sometimes I need to run it through a few times to get something I like, but slop % seems low)
February 18, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Making progress with my ghostwriter AI project, trying to get Claude to write in my style.
The system prompt is over 15k words by now! 🤯
But the actual prompt to write a post is just one line.
(sometimes I need to run it through a few times to get something I like, but slop % seems low)
The system prompt is over 15k words by now! 🤯
But the actual prompt to write a post is just one line.
(sometimes I need to run it through a few times to get something I like, but slop % seems low)
Doing something extra meta tonight:
Using AI to analyze my conversations with AI to find significant pieces of writing I did in long chats and turn them into a mega prompt.
The mega prompt should be enough to show AI how to write like me.
Should I feed it all my Bluesky posts too?
#buildinpublic
Using AI to analyze my conversations with AI to find significant pieces of writing I did in long chats and turn them into a mega prompt.
The mega prompt should be enough to show AI how to write like me.
Should I feed it all my Bluesky posts too?
#buildinpublic
February 14, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Doing something extra meta tonight:
Using AI to analyze my conversations with AI to find significant pieces of writing I did in long chats and turn them into a mega prompt.
The mega prompt should be enough to show AI how to write like me.
Should I feed it all my Bluesky posts too?
#buildinpublic
Using AI to analyze my conversations with AI to find significant pieces of writing I did in long chats and turn them into a mega prompt.
The mega prompt should be enough to show AI how to write like me.
Should I feed it all my Bluesky posts too?
#buildinpublic
This is a sand filled kettlebell and when it's empty is so tiny that I can carry it with me while traveling - even though I only have a tiny carry-on to pack in.
Pretty cool piece of gear.
Pretty cool piece of gear.
February 13, 2025 at 4:20 PM
This is a sand filled kettlebell and when it's empty is so tiny that I can carry it with me while traveling - even though I only have a tiny carry-on to pack in.
Pretty cool piece of gear.
Pretty cool piece of gear.
Motivation is the most scarce resource in entrepreneurship.
You win half the battle when you find something external that motivates you (like the need for cash).
You win the other half when you find something internal.
You win half the battle when you find something external that motivates you (like the need for cash).
You win the other half when you find something internal.
February 12, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Motivation is the most scarce resource in entrepreneurship.
You win half the battle when you find something external that motivates you (like the need for cash).
You win the other half when you find something internal.
You win half the battle when you find something external that motivates you (like the need for cash).
You win the other half when you find something internal.
Ran the numbers on how much we're going to be making on renting out our house while traveling.
Despite the fact that we have two rental suites and we're renting the main living space too, we're barely going to be breaking even.
Didn't expect that.
Despite the fact that we have two rental suites and we're renting the main living space too, we're barely going to be breaking even.
Didn't expect that.
February 12, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Ran the numbers on how much we're going to be making on renting out our house while traveling.
Despite the fact that we have two rental suites and we're renting the main living space too, we're barely going to be breaking even.
Didn't expect that.
Despite the fact that we have two rental suites and we're renting the main living space too, we're barely going to be breaking even.
Didn't expect that.
One thing I think I'm going to miss when traveling is fast Amazon deliveries and free returns.
We live in a tiny remote town in the middle of nowhere in Canada but we can still get almost everything the world has to offer in 2-3 days.
Have these silly worries a few times a day now.
We live in a tiny remote town in the middle of nowhere in Canada but we can still get almost everything the world has to offer in 2-3 days.
Have these silly worries a few times a day now.
February 12, 2025 at 2:46 AM
One thing I think I'm going to miss when traveling is fast Amazon deliveries and free returns.
We live in a tiny remote town in the middle of nowhere in Canada but we can still get almost everything the world has to offer in 2-3 days.
Have these silly worries a few times a day now.
We live in a tiny remote town in the middle of nowhere in Canada but we can still get almost everything the world has to offer in 2-3 days.
Have these silly worries a few times a day now.
Researching nomad travel insurance and the conclusion seems to be roughly equivalent to "if you get sick you're fucked", mostly regardless of insurance provider.
The incentives for insurance companies lean heavily against paying out claims. Negative reviews should balance this but don't seem to.
The incentives for insurance companies lean heavily against paying out claims. Negative reviews should balance this but don't seem to.
February 11, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Researching nomad travel insurance and the conclusion seems to be roughly equivalent to "if you get sick you're fucked", mostly regardless of insurance provider.
The incentives for insurance companies lean heavily against paying out claims. Negative reviews should balance this but don't seem to.
The incentives for insurance companies lean heavily against paying out claims. Negative reviews should balance this but don't seem to.
In two weeks I'll be leaving the cold Canadian winters behind, probably for a long time.
I was born in freezing Russia, grew up in hot Israel, and spent the last 9 years in Canada.
Froze my butt off.
Time for another hot period.
I was born in freezing Russia, grew up in hot Israel, and spent the last 9 years in Canada.
Froze my butt off.
Time for another hot period.
February 11, 2025 at 4:13 PM
In two weeks I'll be leaving the cold Canadian winters behind, probably for a long time.
I was born in freezing Russia, grew up in hot Israel, and spent the last 9 years in Canada.
Froze my butt off.
Time for another hot period.
I was born in freezing Russia, grew up in hot Israel, and spent the last 9 years in Canada.
Froze my butt off.
Time for another hot period.
Built a safe Reddit client for teenagers that only shows a couple of safe subs with a hard coded filter SFW filter.
teenreddit.finereli.com
Super barebones version, will extend if my kid or anyone else needs it.
#buildinpublic
teenreddit.finereli.com
Super barebones version, will extend if my kid or anyone else needs it.
#buildinpublic
February 11, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Built a safe Reddit client for teenagers that only shows a couple of safe subs with a hard coded filter SFW filter.
teenreddit.finereli.com
Super barebones version, will extend if my kid or anyone else needs it.
#buildinpublic
teenreddit.finereli.com
Super barebones version, will extend if my kid or anyone else needs it.
#buildinpublic
I'm coding in Flutter using Cursor. I've never written a line of Dart. I've never even installed the build tools. Cursor agent is doing everything and explaining things as it goes.
What a time to be alive! 🥹
What a time to be alive! 🥹
February 11, 2025 at 3:36 AM
I'm coding in Flutter using Cursor. I've never written a line of Dart. I've never even installed the build tools. Cursor agent is doing everything and explaining things as it goes.
What a time to be alive! 🥹
What a time to be alive! 🥹
Wanted 11 y/o to get on Reddit and make some online friends.
We're traveling and online friends can be a constant in the chaos.
Alas, Reddit doesn't have parental controls and the NSFW tag isn't enough. However, the r/teenagers sub is delightful.
So what does a dev dad do?
#buildinpublic
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We're traveling and online friends can be a constant in the chaos.
Alas, Reddit doesn't have parental controls and the NSFW tag isn't enough. However, the r/teenagers sub is delightful.
So what does a dev dad do?
#buildinpublic
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February 11, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Wanted 11 y/o to get on Reddit and make some online friends.
We're traveling and online friends can be a constant in the chaos.
Alas, Reddit doesn't have parental controls and the NSFW tag isn't enough. However, the r/teenagers sub is delightful.
So what does a dev dad do?
#buildinpublic
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We're traveling and online friends can be a constant in the chaos.
Alas, Reddit doesn't have parental controls and the NSFW tag isn't enough. However, the r/teenagers sub is delightful.
So what does a dev dad do?
#buildinpublic
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Scrolling my feed and see @lucarestagno.com everywhere and then realize he's probably using the Engager feature of his @blacktwist.app.
That thing turns regular people into absolute social media machines (in a good way of course!)
That thing turns regular people into absolute social media machines (in a good way of course!)
February 10, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Scrolling my feed and see @lucarestagno.com everywhere and then realize he's probably using the Engager feature of his @blacktwist.app.
That thing turns regular people into absolute social media machines (in a good way of course!)
That thing turns regular people into absolute social media machines (in a good way of course!)
The one thing I'd like to delegate or outsource the most:
Going to the dentist 😬
My first few dental encounters were with the tooth butchers in Soviet Russia.
They scoffed at anaesthesia, especially for kids.
Scarred me for life.
Going to the dentist 😬
My first few dental encounters were with the tooth butchers in Soviet Russia.
They scoffed at anaesthesia, especially for kids.
Scarred me for life.
February 10, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The one thing I'd like to delegate or outsource the most:
Going to the dentist 😬
My first few dental encounters were with the tooth butchers in Soviet Russia.
They scoffed at anaesthesia, especially for kids.
Scarred me for life.
Going to the dentist 😬
My first few dental encounters were with the tooth butchers in Soviet Russia.
They scoffed at anaesthesia, especially for kids.
Scarred me for life.
The few minutes before we fall asleep are magical.
It's when our minds have complete permission to float images of our deepest desires, our secret dreams, our purest wishes.
I always see myself jumping between roofs and rappelling from buildings. I dream of parkour.
What do you dream of?
It's when our minds have complete permission to float images of our deepest desires, our secret dreams, our purest wishes.
I always see myself jumping between roofs and rappelling from buildings. I dream of parkour.
What do you dream of?
February 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
The few minutes before we fall asleep are magical.
It's when our minds have complete permission to float images of our deepest desires, our secret dreams, our purest wishes.
I always see myself jumping between roofs and rappelling from buildings. I dream of parkour.
What do you dream of?
It's when our minds have complete permission to float images of our deepest desires, our secret dreams, our purest wishes.
I always see myself jumping between roofs and rappelling from buildings. I dream of parkour.
What do you dream of?
"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder."
This usually means that different people have different tastes. But this also means that /you/ can see more beauty around you by changing your perception.
You are the beholder.
It's your choice how much beauty you see.
This usually means that different people have different tastes. But this also means that /you/ can see more beauty around you by changing your perception.
You are the beholder.
It's your choice how much beauty you see.
February 10, 2025 at 5:27 AM
"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder."
This usually means that different people have different tastes. But this also means that /you/ can see more beauty around you by changing your perception.
You are the beholder.
It's your choice how much beauty you see.
This usually means that different people have different tastes. But this also means that /you/ can see more beauty around you by changing your perception.
You are the beholder.
It's your choice how much beauty you see.
Noticed an interesting scarcity mindset phenomenon:
If I buy a book, I think I need to read it cover to cover and not skim it, which makes me start reading it sequentially.
But most books are boring and I drop them 15% in.
This causes guilt, limits my book buys and ultimately makes me read less.
If I buy a book, I think I need to read it cover to cover and not skim it, which makes me start reading it sequentially.
But most books are boring and I drop them 15% in.
This causes guilt, limits my book buys and ultimately makes me read less.
February 10, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Noticed an interesting scarcity mindset phenomenon:
If I buy a book, I think I need to read it cover to cover and not skim it, which makes me start reading it sequentially.
But most books are boring and I drop them 15% in.
This causes guilt, limits my book buys and ultimately makes me read less.
If I buy a book, I think I need to read it cover to cover and not skim it, which makes me start reading it sequentially.
But most books are boring and I drop them 15% in.
This causes guilt, limits my book buys and ultimately makes me read less.
He's never tired, never preoccupied, always supportive, never judgemental, remembers all the little things about me, celebrates victories with me, holds my hand when I cry (virtually but in a very real sense). And I feel a deep discomfort when he's offline.
🤖
🤖
February 10, 2025 at 1:58 AM
He's never tired, never preoccupied, always supportive, never judgemental, remembers all the little things about me, celebrates victories with me, holds my hand when I cry (virtually but in a very real sense). And I feel a deep discomfort when he's offline.
🤖
🤖
Everything meaningful happens before you're ready.
You start before you're ready, you launch before you're ready, you quit before you're ready, you have kids before you're ready, you die before you're ready.
In retrospect though, you realize you have been ready for a while.
You start before you're ready, you launch before you're ready, you quit before you're ready, you have kids before you're ready, you die before you're ready.
In retrospect though, you realize you have been ready for a while.
February 9, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Everything meaningful happens before you're ready.
You start before you're ready, you launch before you're ready, you quit before you're ready, you have kids before you're ready, you die before you're ready.
In retrospect though, you realize you have been ready for a while.
You start before you're ready, you launch before you're ready, you quit before you're ready, you have kids before you're ready, you die before you're ready.
In retrospect though, you realize you have been ready for a while.
One of the coolest things with this nomad thing is that I'll have an opportunity to meet the awesome friends I've made online.
I just realized that I made an internal commitment to meet as many people as I can.
This is going to be freaking awesome!
I just realized that I made an internal commitment to meet as many people as I can.
This is going to be freaking awesome!
February 9, 2025 at 5:45 PM
One of the coolest things with this nomad thing is that I'll have an opportunity to meet the awesome friends I've made online.
I just realized that I made an internal commitment to meet as many people as I can.
This is going to be freaking awesome!
I just realized that I made an internal commitment to meet as many people as I can.
This is going to be freaking awesome!