Ryan Kulp 🇺🇸
@ryanckulp
building my last company (@usetrmnl) then dropping the mic
the "internet money" barrier to entry is too high. stoked to knock it down a few pegs. if you can write HTML/CSS, you can make money building on TRMNL. usetrmnl.com/blog/creator-f…
why do otherwise smart people say stuff like “tipping culture is getting out of hand”
i have an empty 3br, 3ba house in Vegas. if anyone wants it for a few months lemme know. no single moms
my new rule on “hot takes” — when your take is not hot, i block you
Silicon Valley: "You need to be high agency" Also Silicon Valley: "Gr0k iS ThIs TrUe?!?! Gr0k eXpLaIn ThIs"
when we launched TRMNL i created a "time capsule" folder that has random screenshots of meetings, pull requests, web UI, and nobody on the team has access except me. our legacy will be cited
the other day i got @ChickfilA (drive through). they needed more time to cook so they asked me to "pull up to the trash can at the corner." a few mins later they brought my food and a free ice cream. why not tell guests "pull up to the free ice cream zone"
TRMNL's biggest feature release took us 5 months to think about and 5 days to build
We're hiring again. You'll build plugins and support customers. Ruby/Rails. Email [email protected].
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I have no idea what my winning piece of software is going to be. I do know that I will win. I know that we are in a very specific time where you can build anything. You have all the tools available to succeed. I commit to: - Observing problems - Becoming a more interesting…
while traveling for work ~15 years ago i saw @luccadoes perform a few songs in Winston-Salem. here's one of them, called True Story. have never played it before, just looked up lyrics and hit "record." i hope it moves you the way it moved me. Rolled on out of Motown back in '91…
i’m sitting alone at the local sports bar wearing a hula necklace from the art museum summer opening i attended earlier. on TV is the NHL Draft Pick. i couldn’t care less about hockey. set that aside. it’s gratifying to watch 17 year old kids be recognized for years of hard…
once an app is at scale, the only way to sufficiently test it is live in production
hi everyone, i'm back! also here's my latest, in defense of Idea Guys. ryanckulp.com/execution-is-e…
just drove home from the local high school where i work out a few times /week on the track. my radio played Pompeii, that single by Bastille. transported me to summer 2013 when it was popular and i was living in Harlem with 2 roommates. dated a girl named Pam for a few months.…