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Good day Marc, my name is Gideon Akinyele Ogunronbi , i am a Junior front-end developer and my skills include Html,css,Javascript and React , I watched this video and i wanted to ask if i could intern under you to build up my knowledge and become a better developer.
I love one thing in particular that you touch on in the video: Customer's don't care about your tech stack! They care about how easy/quick/cheaply they can get their job done. 💜
Customers DO care, just not overtly. If you pick a stack that is poor in SEO, you will get less traffic and fewer purchases. It matters to the extent that it is “good enough” for small projects with under 100k users. Then you have to start optimizing.
Me with too much work that I have to sell it to other freelancers working with wordpress and elementor pepelaugh you may not like it but this is peak tEcH stAcK performance
I needed this guy like 4 years ago, its not about the last trending tecnologies, like literally 99.9 youtubers does, its about the demanding ones who works with business
This. Bleeding edge stuff is cool for nerds like us, but it’s not reliable enough for business. There’s a reason most devs are like, working with Java 9-13 most of the time 😂
His #1 source of income (according to his website) is selling you on this exact tech stack. It's akin to someone saying "I make $1k per month as an author" where their best selling book is "How to Make $1k per Month as an Author".
I get your point bro. Most developers only consider about the next big tech stack. But they don’t know what customers want. You do the opposite and you make what customers want. And that’s why you make money. ❤
key takeaway. i love his content. its not about the next big thing or the latest and greatest tech features - its just about what works for him and some basic frameworks you can get started with.
I mean, a lot of people are also worried about what will be employable 5-10 years down the road too. But if you're getting your own clients, who really cares? But do keep in mind: until he very recently kinda lucked out and hit it big with shipfast and made 200k in 3 months (2k*$200 sales in 3 months is INSANE btw so hats off), he was making basically 50k a year. And as much as people will talk shit about webdev, making pretty websites is an art (that I personally suck at).
@@shaso567 I suck at pretty stuff too. But I'm getting better, and I've decided to stop being too proud to use templates and bootstrap to fastrack the design process. I have found its much better to just get the first iteration up, focus on the functions, then improve the design as you go.
00:01 Sticking to the same tech stack has led to successful product shipping and revenue generation. 00:54 Optimizing app development with NextJS, Tailwind CSS, and Daisy UI. 01:50 Efficient tech stack with Next.js serverless functions and MongoDB. 02:42 Using local version of MongoDB for coding convenience 03:34 Utilizes Versal for hosting, MongoDB Atlas for databases, and Plausible for app monitoring. 04:30 Utilizes simple event tracking and cost-effective monitoring tools. 05:22 Using AI models for specific product features 06:20 Consistency with tech stack is key for fast progress
Of course this also depends what kind of application it is. If it is in Medical or Financial field I think you would want to test things a little more just to be sure you don't mess things up after shipping it.
I scoffed at the title, clicked it, and then walked away “Oh this guy is like me” regarding attitude to not chasing the shiny things and work. Earned a sub, nice vid, no bullshit.
I think a lot of engineers get stuck on the tech debt from what they learned in industry. Thats why a lot of us smaller self taught solo devs can outcompete them. We use simple approaches and arent looking for million dollar moon shots. We' re just looking to build small sustainable ecosystem of tools that people in our niche find value in.
"The faster you ship, the faster you get customers" love it ❤, I'm a backend developer trying to land the first job. im trying to improve my skills on backend, but I think if I want to bring others my services I need to learn a frontend library.
I can't believe I have been following you on twitter for a while and I'm not subscribed to you on youtube. This video is very underrated, thanks for this.
My new favourite channel I think! Not just a list of ideas and or advice but practically applicable with first hand experience and expertise. Super impressive!
Yeah, and what are you gonna do about it? This is true even in large scale software projects and enterprise companies. I switched from engineering to sales about 7 years ago and my income has tripled. It’s just a more financially rewarded skill to be close to the revenue side than it is to be strictly an engineer. Everyone always says this as a cop-out, but really it’s just validation that selling means more to people than building does. That’s just how capitalism works.
The title obviously implies that the applications he created with his tech stack are generating him significant money. No one’s talking about whether switching from engineering to sales is good or not, this comment was calling out the clickbait title
@@mannyw_ nobody wants the inconvenient truth that building these apps on your own is never as frictionless on the business side as selling the method. That’s my point. He’s openly building stuff and keeping every idea that makes even a small profit, this is commendable and his profits are realistic. Does he have to resort to clickbait to get your attention? Everyone does, calling people out on it won’t stop them because that’s just how business is done on platforms like this now.
Customers don't care what tech stack you use. It's the keyword. Most developers focus more on stack stack to the point of not getting good at any. Thanks for sharing your story
It has been almost a year since I started learning Software engineering and doing projects and I can confidently say I am pretty comfortable with the technologies you mentioned. I am not applying to jobs or doing freelance because I have this feeling that I need to learn more. I am at that point of my life where I am very struggling financially because I study more than 10 hours per day so I don't have time to work. thanks to this video I am going to start job hunting.
Dude, I got pretty much the same tech stack as you! The focus should be on the product, not the tech stack. So use the ones that you are most familiar with!
Thanks Marc, it really inspires me how you narrow down your tech stack instead of jumping and trying out different stacks. Your work shows a lot. Love from India.
You inspired me to just pick a stack and just create projects on it. Bought the shipfast, now I’m just building small projects using it to get used to the stack so when I have an idea I won’t struggle as much.
Impressive work sticking to a tech stack that consistently delivers results! It’s a great reminder that mastering familiar tools often trumps chasing new technologies, especially when it drives such tangible success 👏.
I love the format of your videos. So fast and to the point. How do you navigate the legal side of running these products? GDPR, terms of service, privacy policy, etc?
It would be great if you could create a series demonstrating how you use each of these apps in your projects, explaining why you use them. This would be incredibly helpful for beginners like me who are just starting to learn how to code.
I watched a few of your videos before watching this. This is mindblowing. Thanks for sharing this. I had no idea all those apps you built use the same tools.
Hey Marc! I just want to say I am extremely grateful that you are sharing all your knowledge with us. You make the daunting task of building startups seem very simple and achievable.
Awesome video. To the point and well explained. I really love your style Marc. Here is a suggestion for a video: How do you maintain all those apps? Like when NextJs changes versions or React has a big update or something
do you edit your own videos? I love the simplistic style and wondering what your workflow for filming, ongoing video file storage, and editing looks like. Great stuff brother!
I promise myselft to work really hard and boost my skills on these techstack. You made me realise it's not worth it to know really deep to earn my first dollar.
Thanks Marc nice video as usual! The editing was good if it can free up your time why not? Idea for a next video could be how you organize your work, which tools and costs you have (e.g. project management tool, time tracking, how you prioritize etc.)
As a 7 year deep in mostly backend, only recently building my own product with Laravel octane and Vue, I am very impressed with how simple you make all of this. What kind of market research and brainstorming do you do to come up with the actual product?
Love how the tech stack you mentioned is exactly the same that I use lol. As far as traffic on websites goes no clue how you generated that cause that's the main issue for me right now. SEO can bring traffic but only to a certain extent.
You totally right that it's like with a muscle. The problem is, again, the same as with working out muscles. If you only do 1 movement, you won't get fit. I.e. if you only master such a limited "1 stack" (basically, FE JS with a superficial JS BE), you won't be able to develop anything different from what you already have. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ At some point you'll need either to diversify your toolbelt, or to limit yourself with a particular kind of app you are able to do, no more, no less.
You're an inspiration! I'm currently working with a similar tech stack, although my backend primarily utilizes Python frameworks such as Flask and Django. Since I'm new to your channel, I'd like to know the specific niche you focus on for delivering services to your clients and how you acquire clients. If you have a video on finding and getting clients online, that would be awesome. By the way, thanks for sharing, Marc.
This is amazing! I can't help but feel like even after 4 years of coding, working, I still take so much time to get projects done in my own time, even after optimising my workflow to the max. How long does an average project take for you?
I just subbed, never seen your videos before so forgive me if you've covered this already somewhere but I'd be really interested to see your process for the day to day operations of dealing with a saas. I can build nearly anything, it's the business stuff that scares the bejeesus out of me. As for the video: Props to you for not falling for FOMO and actually focusing on building stuff.
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Marc, did you use mongoClient?
Good day Marc, my name is Gideon Akinyele Ogunronbi , i am a Junior front-end developer and my skills include Html,css,Javascript and React , I watched this video and i wanted to ask if i could intern under you to build up my knowledge and become a better developer.
Your article on Code a Stripe Subscription model is not available. Can you please share the link
Where is the link to stripe article you mentioned in the video? Thanks
I love one thing in particular that you touch on in the video:
Customer's don't care about your tech stack!
They care about how easy/quick/cheaply they can get their job done. 💜
Customers DO care, just not overtly. If you pick a stack that is poor in SEO, you will get less traffic and fewer purchases. It matters to the extent that it is “good enough” for small projects with under 100k users. Then you have to start optimizing.
Small -> 100k .. I mean for any solopreneur (that's how we say it ?) having an app with 100k user is a looot
So yeah for this kind of app no one cares
Me with too much work that I have to sell it to other freelancers working with wordpress and elementor pepelaugh you may not like it but this is peak tEcH stAcK performance
A lot of people give advices, but very few make actions or any progress. You are a smart guy never listen to them.
Thanks Alex 🫡
I needed this guy like 4 years ago, its not about the last trending tecnologies, like literally 99.9 youtubers does, its about the demanding ones who works with business
Hell yeah, that's it.
This. Bleeding edge stuff is cool for nerds like us, but it’s not reliable enough for business. There’s a reason most devs are like, working with Java 9-13 most of the time 😂
His #1 source of income (according to his website) is selling you on this exact tech stack. It's akin to someone saying "I make $1k per month as an author" where their best selling book is "How to Make $1k per Month as an Author".
@@LimitedWard Yeah, it's kinda like "How I became a millionaire with drop-shipping" "If you want to learn how, buy my pdf-book + course just for $45"
@@LimitedWard yeah, bro is a -con- a good marketer lmao
I get your point bro. Most developers only consider about the next big tech stack. But they don’t know what customers want. You do the opposite and you make what customers want. And that’s why you make money. ❤
key takeaway. i love his content. its not about the next big thing or the latest and greatest tech features - its just about what works for him and some basic frameworks you can get started with.
I mean, a lot of people are also worried about what will be employable 5-10 years down the road too. But if you're getting your own clients, who really cares?
But do keep in mind: until he very recently kinda lucked out and hit it big with shipfast and made 200k in 3 months (2k*$200 sales in 3 months is INSANE btw so hats off), he was making basically 50k a year. And as much as people will talk shit about webdev, making pretty websites is an art (that I personally suck at).
@@shaso567 I suck at pretty stuff too. But I'm getting better, and I've decided to stop being too proud to use templates and bootstrap to fastrack the design process. I have found its much better to just get the first iteration up, focus on the functions, then improve the design as you go.
00:01 Sticking to the same tech stack has led to successful product shipping and revenue generation.
00:54 Optimizing app development with NextJS, Tailwind CSS, and Daisy UI.
01:50 Efficient tech stack with Next.js serverless functions and MongoDB.
02:42 Using local version of MongoDB for coding convenience
03:34 Utilizes Versal for hosting, MongoDB Atlas for databases, and Plausible for app monitoring.
04:30 Utilizes simple event tracking and cost-effective monitoring tools.
05:22 Using AI models for specific product features
06:20 Consistency with tech stack is key for fast progress
"Just ship it". Maaan i cannot emphasize enough how important that sentence is.
Great video!
And 12 days past since your comment. How far are you?
no offense but ...who are you? did you launch something successfully?
@@SacredCASHcow yes
the hell happened here
Of course this also depends what kind of application it is. If it is in Medical or Financial field I think you would want to test things a little more just to be sure you don't mess things up after shipping it.
I scoffed at the title, clicked it, and then walked away “Oh this guy is like me” regarding attitude to not chasing the shiny things and work.
Earned a sub, nice vid, no bullshit.
That tech stack is pretty shiny tbh
Finally!! someone get the things done, without complaining and chasing shinny objects. Nice work!!
I think a lot of engineers get stuck on the tech debt from what they learned in industry. Thats why a lot of us smaller self taught solo devs can outcompete them. We use simple approaches and arent looking for million dollar moon shots. We' re just looking to build small sustainable ecosystem of tools that people in our niche find value in.
Interesting point
What the heck. You are the living embodiment of “default to action”. Kudos to creating so much.
still cant phathom how informative and helpful the content is, the video is fully packed yet somehow its not overwhelming and pretty easy on my mind
"The faster you ship, the faster you get customers" love it ❤, I'm a backend developer trying to land the first job. im trying to improve my skills on backend, but I think if I want to bring others my services I need to learn a frontend library.
Wishing you all the best in this!!
Im the opposite lol
I can't believe I have been following you on twitter for a while and I'm not subscribed to you on youtube. This video is very underrated, thanks for this.
"Customers don't care about the tech stack". Picking a tech stack was a big daunting factor that bogged me down. I'll remember this advice, thank you!
True that.
We tend to overcomplicate things, or even worse:
Rewrite the same thing over and over again.
My new favourite channel I think! Not just a list of ideas and or advice but practically applicable with first hand experience and expertise. Super impressive!
Well you make the "45k/month" selling this tech-stack to others.. your apps barely make money
Truth 😂
Salesmen make the most money: nested salesmen who can double dip, even more
Yeah, and what are you gonna do about it?
This is true even in large scale software projects and enterprise companies. I switched from engineering to sales about 7 years ago and my income has tripled. It’s just a more financially rewarded skill to be close to the revenue side than it is to be strictly an engineer.
Everyone always says this as a cop-out, but really it’s just validation that selling means more to people than building does. That’s just how capitalism works.
The title obviously implies that the applications he created with his tech stack are generating him significant money. No one’s talking about whether switching from engineering to sales is good or not, this comment was calling out the clickbait title
@@mannyw_ nobody wants the inconvenient truth that building these apps on your own is never as frictionless on the business side as selling the method. That’s my point. He’s openly building stuff and keeping every idea that makes even a small profit, this is commendable and his profits are realistic.
Does he have to resort to clickbait to get your attention? Everyone does, calling people out on it won’t stop them because that’s just how business is done on platforms like this now.
@TylerN-ce6towtf? am i dumb how is he “selling” these tech stacks? He quite literally doesnt own them. Anyone can go build with these right now
best video in youtube for software engineers hands down and I have been doing SE for 10+ years. Bravo!
Customers don't care what tech stack you use. It's the keyword. Most developers focus more on stack stack to the point of not getting good at any.
Thanks for sharing your story
Nice! This is very insightful. Thanks for sharing, bro! 😀
Thanks friend, good to see you here!
I really love your video, it’s so valuable for a junior developer who wants to create a startup like me :)
Me too i search a good idea 😅
Super insightful! Thanks Marc
Hi can you make a video about what to learn as a beginner. A road map to reach your level. Thank you
editing was Great and the video was straight to the point! Good Job.
It has been almost a year since I started learning Software engineering and doing projects and I can confidently say I am pretty comfortable with the technologies you mentioned. I am not applying to jobs or doing freelance because I have this feeling that I need to learn more. I am at that point of my life where I am very struggling financially because I study more than 10 hours per day so I don't have time to work. thanks to this video I am going to start job hunting.
I got someone to help with the video editing, what do you think? 🤔
It’s really simple editing and if he added some transitions with adding elements like pop or fade, it would look more smooth 🙂 Love your content
Please don't zoom in out, don't make movements right left too much in videos. It is distracting and i can't focus :/ But rest is cool appreciate
It is simple and nice editing. How much are you paying?
Really good!
love it. these videos are improving every single time. been following you for about 6 months, i'm becoming a big fan.
Dude, I got pretty much the same tech stack as you! The focus should be on the product, not the tech stack. So use the ones that you are most familiar with!
Thanks Marc, it really inspires me how you narrow down your tech stack instead of jumping and trying out different stacks. Your work shows a lot. Love from India.
I love how humble my man is
You inspired me to just pick a stack and just create projects on it. Bought the shipfast, now I’m just building small projects using it to get used to the stack so when I have an idea I won’t struggle as much.
4:38 Hi, you can self-host Plausible on your own server. It doesn't take up much ram nor cpu power. It's very nice.
Impressive work sticking to a tech stack that consistently delivers results! It’s a great reminder that mastering familiar tools often trumps chasing new technologies, especially when it drives such tangible success 👏.
Your videos are so transparent. Simply great!!
Very encouraging to see you using the techstack I used on my Bootcamp, as a beginner.
I love the format of your videos. So fast and to the point. How do you navigate the legal side of running these products? GDPR, terms of service, privacy policy, etc?
I love daisy ui combined with tailwind and next! great stack
loved this overview! really appreciate the transparency with costs and everything that goes into a project
and suddenly, after over a month of procrastination and doom scrolling, i feel motivated again. Just like that! . Thanks man!
Wait I just realised you made shipfast?! Seen that on Twitter a tonne. Subbed 🤣
It would be great if you could create a series demonstrating how you use each of these apps in your projects, explaining why you use them. This would be incredibly helpful for beginners like me who are just starting to learn how to code.
I watched a few of your videos before watching this.
This is mindblowing. Thanks for sharing this. I had no idea all those apps you built use the same tools.
Let me give you some advice. If someone is making a lot of money, he sure as fuck is not gonna tell you how he does it.
Hey Marc! I just want to say I am extremely grateful that you are sharing all your knowledge with us. You make the daunting task of building startups seem very simple and achievable.
thanks for sharing this amazing info, years of experience of struggling with this domain shared with us for free.. all my respect
So much packed into one video, you sir will get a subscription.
the editing is good marc... keep trust the editor works
Can you make a video for begineer in Freelancing to show How to use this stack simply and make a product
Remember: *Your clients don’t give a sh*t how you made their products as long as it works and optimized then it’s good enough!*
Got inspired. Starting my own project now!
Abusé quand même, tu es un gros exemple pour moi.
Force à toi, tu le mérites 🔥
Awesome video. To the point and well explained. I really love your style Marc. Here is a suggestion for a video: How do you maintain all those apps? Like when NextJs changes versions or React has a big update or something
How are you doing your authentication?
Thank you for this. It's a real dose of clarity.
Dude. This is epic. Just started my Dev journey. Thanks!
When you favourite Twitter dude also becomes your favourite TH-cam dude.
to be fair, your tech stack is still very relevant and modern, you made a good choice 2 years ago.
Awesome approach about telling how to get things done in the easiest/right way. 👍🏻 nice video dude.
Guys let make some group and let build something big. I found that in Australia has some problem with construction. We can build to solve that.
Very good stuff! Tech Stack don't really matter. Once you got one, stick to it and master it in order to be comfortable with.
Thanks for your advices.
Now I realise there’s code driven and business driven software developer. Thanks for the insight 👍
do you edit your own videos? I love the simplistic style and wondering what your workflow for filming, ongoing video file storage, and editing looks like. Great stuff brother!
I promise myselft to work really hard and boost my skills on these techstack. You made me realise it's not worth it to know really deep to earn my first dollar.
this is one of the best advice out there for beginners
So all your businesses are just websites with no app?
The muscle analogy at the end nailed it 🎉
Great video as always Marc! Just signed up to your newsletter, looking forward to reading it.
thanks a lot for this man, actually helpful
The good developer is the one who deliver
Thanks Marc nice video as usual! The editing was good if it can free up your time why not? Idea for a next video could be how you organize your work, which tools and costs you have (e.g. project management tool, time tracking, how you prioritize etc.)
As a 7 year deep in mostly backend, only recently building my own product with Laravel octane and Vue, I am very impressed with how simple you make all of this.
What kind of market research and brainstorming do you do to come up with the actual product?
love this!!! Just SHIPP IT!!!
Only if every dev had a startup mentality we wouldn't had to worry about layoff
Love how the tech stack you mentioned is exactly the same that I use lol.
As far as traffic on websites goes no clue how you generated that cause that's the main issue for me right now.
SEO can bring traffic but only to a certain extent.
Great video as always Marc!
This is amazing! One question though, what do you use for auth, mongodb?
NextAuth
Im slightly confused with how you don't suffer overcharges with serverless functions and vercel. Only 1M invocations is small for big projects.
Please give me a roadmap on how I can learn all this from scratch, give emphasis on where I should put more effort and anything relevant, thanks
I have no problem using any stack or tech, my only question is: how do you find clients?
Editing is spot on and this video is very inspiring! I can't even build one project 😥
Great! Thanks a lot for sharing the tech stack internals. Not a lot of them would like to reveal, However you seem to be a good person :)
as always great video, love your pragmatic & no-BS approach
This is such an amazing & valuable video, thank you so much!
You answered a lot of questions that I had in my mind, thank you
The monthly salary for developing with this technology stack in Japan is about $3,000.
Thanks for the insightful video! The video editing was good, i liked it.
Awesome video and nicely concise
How do you operate the legal part of the process, do you have a lawyer or someone taking care of it?
Wow youre a living example of the Pareto principle... Awesome 😎
Marco principle, let's rename it 😜
Wow! Man, you knock my all tech stack confusion.
Marc, you are an inspiration.
can't say enough thanks for the informations you share, keep it up bro!
You totally right that it's like with a muscle. The problem is, again, the same as with working out muscles. If you only do 1 movement, you won't get fit. I.e. if you only master such a limited "1 stack" (basically, FE JS with a superficial JS BE), you won't be able to develop anything different from what you already have. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ At some point you'll need either to diversify your toolbelt, or to limit yourself with a particular kind of app you are able to do, no more, no less.
You're an inspiration! I'm currently working with a similar tech stack, although my backend primarily utilizes Python frameworks such as Flask and Django.
Since I'm new to your channel, I'd like to know the specific niche you focus on for delivering services to your clients and how you acquire clients. If you have a video on finding and getting clients online, that would be awesome.
By the way, thanks for sharing, Marc.
This is great.
How do you manage to make sure that the code isn't just stolen or shared?
I’d love to have websites make me money. How do you know what to build?
A Very Great video Marc, can you make an in depth tutorial on making an application with this stack?
The UI of your projects all look so nice, do you hire a designer or do it yourself as well?
I am a newbie, I chose the website to move forward. anyway, it is a hard-working path.Marc, you are good.
This is amazing! I can't help but feel like even after 4 years of coding, working, I still take so much time to get projects done in my own time, even after optimising my workflow to the max. How long does an average project take for you?
I just subbed, never seen your videos before so forgive me if you've covered this already somewhere but I'd be really interested to see your process for the day to day operations of dealing with a saas. I can build nearly anything, it's the business stuff that scares the bejeesus out of me.
As for the video: Props to you for not falling for FOMO and actually focusing on building stuff.
Noted!
I make monthly recap of my projects, and there are live stream videos on channel where you can actually see all the process of building!
@@marc-lou I'll definitely check them out! Just signed up for your newsletter too. :)