Joshua Clark

week 2 recap of nights & weekends s5

In week 2 of Nights & Weekends S5 the focus is on building a "toy version" of the idea I talked about in my recent post. I'm actively building Hausmate an AI chat assistant for millennial homeowners. This week's focus has been on the

AI

Figma Config recap, 6 Figure Websites, and SEO A/B Testing

Hot links from Figma's Config event, why approaching SEO from a testing perspective leads to better results, and how to make 6 figures building websites that generate traffic.

n&w s5

week 1 recap of nights & weekends s5

Joined Buildspace S5, creating 'Hausmate', an AI for homeowners deciding DIY vs hiring pros, with tools, time estimates, and service links.

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Leveraging AI to Spark Creativity - Luma Labs and More

Google punishing SEO, building Chrome extensions with Perplexity AI, and making cinematic videos with LumaLabs AI, plus more marketing pro tips.

Leveraging Chat GPT4o's Memory, Arbitrage Business Ideas, and Google's Algorithm Secrets Leak.

This week I’m nerding out on marketing. Not just any kind of marketing but thinking about areas where web development, SEO, and creative ad design overlap. A lot of good stuff this week if you’re into the topic of blending sales and creativity. 1. Last week I finished

Music for Optimal Focus, Thoughts on GPT4o, Hybrid Friendships, CSS Animation tools, and AI Generated Podcasts

A lot of news in the AI space during the past few weeks, especially with Open AI launching GPT4o, and Google I/O’s announcement of Gemini 1.5 Flash. In this issue highlight some helpful links plus some other relevant topics. 1. When doing deep work I enjoy listening

Craftsmanship, AI UI Tools, Sci-Fi Musings, and AI Customer Service

Thoughts on useful AI tools for UI/UX development, tinkering with a fancy code inspector, and takeaways from the Three Body Problem TV series.

Design

Design a Website With AI | Testing Relume

Testing AI design from prompt to concept with Relume.

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AI for UI/UX, Tools to Improve Design Workflow, 70's Funk Beats, and Perfecting A Craft

A mix of UI/UX tips, tools, learning resources, and music to keep things groovy.

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TikTok Concerns, Web Design Trends, and AI Taking Away Skills

10 Interesting things I found last week about TikTok, web design, and AI replacing human skills.

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10 interesting things from this week 02-02-24

This week I discovered interesting takes on leadership, psychology, and building a valuable business. Included are some fun little gems from around the internet.

Personal Development

10 Interesting Things I Found Last Week

Getting into the habit of publicly publishing what I found interesting. Starting with 10 interesting things I found last week.

coding

Making a PHP Composer Test Package

Tinkering with Composer and making a custom package that could reduce project kickoff time.

Life

The 2023 Recap

Reflecting on a year of growth and action. From increased focus to financial control, books that inspired, and top podcasts.

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0 Fvcks

It's 2023 and the "new cool" according to a recent article I read is giving 0 fucks and not flexing titles or the cliche "tech bro" accolades…

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What’s MSCHF

I think that we'll begin to see more niche markets and designer products adopt design principles like MSCHF is using as time goes on…

Ditching the smartphone?

The cool thing about the Light II is that I still can have access to navigation, phone, messaging, music, and the calculator without all of the noise.

Thoughts on Mastery

The greatest masters of our time whether athletes, leaders, or musicians all had to put in the effort to achieve the level of mastery we now see today.

Thoughts on The Cold Start Problem

What stood out to me is that organizations that skip the step of building that initial small atomic network tend to crash and burn…

Leverage

Thinking a lot about leverage and positions in situations. There are two sides of leverage and its best to be on the right side of leverage. An example of this is Farnam Street's recent newsletter #508 where he says the following: You don’t need to be smarter

What Do You Do?

Effectively communicating what you do when asked "What Do You Do?" doesn't have to be hard. Reflecting on the words of Clay Hebert.

2022 Wrapped

"It was a great year..." they all start like this. This is not going to be another dry epistle that no-one gives a damn about....

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9 Mechanics of Ecommerce Inventory

Control over your inventory system's operations and functionality is imperative to maintaining a seamless customer experience.

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I Quit to Make Progress

Today marks exactly 1 month since I quit my sales job of six years to build my web development business...

making $500/month on side projects in 2022

These folks really are building some cool side projects.