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Daniel Vassallo
Daniel Vassallo

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Only Intrinsic Motivation Lasts

Why I quit a $500K job at Amazon to work for myself

Feb 10, 2019
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Only Intrinsic Motivation Lasts
Only Intrinsic Motivation Lasts
Feb 10, 2019
57

Imagination is Overrated

22 years ago, a close friend called me to ask if I wanted to go to a local trade show with him. I didn’t have anything better to do, so I…

Apr 5, 2023
Imagination is Overrated
Imagination is Overrated
Apr 5, 2023

Making the unpredictable, predictable

Everyone wants to decouple time from money. The problem? It’s an extremely unpredictable way to make a living. For every successful…

Dec 20, 2021
3
Dec 20, 2021
3

Variable income makes me smarter

December 2020 turned out to be a very good month, with $31,962 in revenue and $25,385 in profit. But it didn’t start that well. In fact…

Dec 20, 2021
3
Variable income makes me smarter
Variable income makes me smarter
Dec 20, 2021
3

How I made $210,822 selling a pdf and a video on the internet

What worked and what didn’t

Sep 14, 2020
5
How I made $210,822 selling a pdf and a video on the internet
How I made $210,822 selling a pdf and a video on the internet
Sep 14, 2020
5

I sold $104,754 worth of videos and PDFs in 4 months

What’s my Twitter audience worth?

Apr 27, 2020
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I sold $104,754 worth of videos and PDFs in 4 months
I sold $104,754 worth of videos and PDFs in 4 months
Apr 27, 2020
1

DynamoDB is Not a Database

Amazon describes DynamoDB as a database, but it’s best seen as a highly-durable data structure in the cloud.

Jan 6, 2020
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DynamoDB is Not a Database
DynamoDB is Not a Database
Jan 6, 2020
2

From Employee to Bootstrapper

My Financial Preparation for the Transition

Feb 26, 2019
6
From Employee to Bootstrapper
From Employee to Bootstrapper
Feb 26, 2019
6
Daniel Vassallo

Daniel Vassallo

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