<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Hacker News: niklasbabel</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=niklasbabel</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 05:17:55 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=niklasbabel" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by niklasbabel in "I launched 17 side projects. Result? I'm rich in expired domains"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>tldr: looking for a partner<p>i know how to start.
i know how to ship.
i don’t know how to pick what’s worth staying with.<p>and i still don’t know what my next thing is.<p>i’ve shipped real SaaS apps.<p>– <a href="https://truereviews.co" rel="nofollow">https://truereviews.co</a> // OAuth-based verified customer reviews.<p>– <a href="https://refersend.com" rel="nofollow">https://refersend.com</a> // Referral tracking via email for non-digital industries.<p>– <a href="https://postpov.com" rel="nofollow">https://postpov.com</a> AI-powered content machine for professionals with AI content simulation.<p>if you’re also in that “smart but tired” phase, DM me or reply. maybe we can get out of it together.<p>here’s the pattern:
i sprint hard. i get it live. i stall.<p>not because I’m lazy. b/c promotion/selling burns me out way more than building.<p>i’m not some weekend hacker. i’ve been a Chief of Staff, a founder, a fixer, a builder. i’ve managed up, down, and sideways in a real company. i’ve coached teams. i’ve been coached. it’s helped friends escape the corporate treadmill.<p>i still don’t know what my next thing is.<p>i’m not writing this for pity. i’m writing it because i see myself in this post, and maybe someone else sees themselves in mine.<p>niklasbabel.com</p>
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<p>is the author writing this article from the future? Peter Thiel is 57 years old (2025).<p>‘Peter Thiel famously bought his Paypal shares (which were valued at a few cents when he founded the company) into his Roth IRA account. When he turned 65, he was able to access the billions that the Paypal equity was worth with 0 tax on it.’</p>
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<p>"No more doomscrolling. Your attention span needs you." — 
i’ve been using TRMNL
(<a href="https://usetrmnl.com/" rel="nofollow">https://usetrmnl.com/</a>) to fight screen time habits. simple eink display which you can connect to 100s of apps to showcase information, so you can actually uninstall certain apps from your phone.</p>
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<p>i believe Sahil mentioned they’re moving away from Rails soon, as he sees it as technical debt.</p>
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<p>TRMNL <a href="https://usetrmnl.com/" rel="nofollow">https://usetrmnl.com/</a> is an e-ink display that offers many plugins, called ‘recipes’ — and you can build your own. price is ~ $150 and you can opt-in for a ‘jailbreak’ version, too. all open-source.</p>
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