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Brad Gessler
@bradgessler
Dad. CEO 🪟. Working on g🧠👁️😯. Bootstrapped @polleverywhere to $10m+ ARR. Nice SaaS at @rocketshipio. Rubyist at beautifulruby.com.
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    Brad Gessler
    @bradgessler
    Apr 30, 2025
    Replying to @eatnik
    I was in a meeting once where a French executive started with "It is <farting noise made with mouth>" while giving a thumbs down at the same time. I actually really appreciate this directness—it left very little room for alternative interpretations.
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    Brad Gessler
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    Oct 29, 2024
    Before you drop $3,000+ on an overpowered MacBook Pro M4, consider buying a Mac mini to keep on your desktop and an Air when you're on the go. I've been doing it this way for years when I realized my MBP was docked most of the time as an overpriced desktop.
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    Brad Gessler
    @bradgessler
    May 13, 2024
    Apple: “The App Store review process is required to maintain a certain level of quality for our apps” Me searching for the official ChatGPT macOS app. 🤣
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    Brad Gessler
    @bradgessler
    Mar 11, 2020
    Here we go... the VC world talking about “surving hard times” with advice given in lots of words that can be summed up as “be prudent with your money” I went through YC in S08, known unofficially as “the worst YC class”. It’s when the “RIP good times” Sequoia deck went out.👇
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    Brad Gessler
    @bradgessler
    Sep 9, 2025
    Replying to @dudufolio
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    Brad Gessler
    @bradgessler
    Apr 10, 2017
    The "S" in IoT stands for Security
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    Brad Gessler
    @bradgessler
    Oct 29, 2024
    Replying to @bradgessler
    Advantages: 1. If one machine breaks, you have a backup machine while the other gets repaired. 2. It hurts less when a ~$1k Air gets lost, stolen, or damaged than a $3k+ MBP. 3. Airs are much lighter and really great machines with enough power to do most things on the go.
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    Brad Gessler
    @bradgessler
    Jul 25, 2023
    Replying to @tom_antok
    Looks like a solid mother fucking website. motherfuckingwebsite.com
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    Brad Gessler
    @bradgessler
    Nov 3, 2022
    Replying to @davidu
    Consulting firms are an insurance product for executive teams. When predictions don’t pan out, the executive team can say, “Well McKinsey didn’t even get it right!” When the predictions do pan out, the executive team takes credit. Accuracy of their reports is incidental.
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    Brad Gessler
    @bradgessler
    Sep 26, 2025
    Replying to @adamwathan
    For me the most fucked up thing was "silence is violence". Suddenly people who don't know enough about an issue to voice an opinion about it are "violent" wtf?
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    Brad Gessler
    @bradgessler
    Mar 11, 2020
    Replying to @bradgessler
    Today when I give advice to people who want to start a SaaS company, the first thing I say is, “try really hard to not have investors”. Talking about the size of your round is like talking about the huge loan you took out on your car or house. It’s not a good look.
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    Brad Gessler
    @bradgessler
    Feb 28, 2023
    Sr Rails devs describe Rails as being the easiest and most productive way to build web apps. Meanwhile @joemasilotti @excid3 & others discuss how we’re losing a generation of Jr Rails devs because its daunting. Can both be true? Here’s my story on how Rails is losing Jrs. 📖👇
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    Brad Gessler
    @bradgessler
    Jun 23, 2024
    Replying to @ChrisJBakke
    Before Uber, credit card machines in cabs were always broken. Tens of billions of dollars later and they finally work! 💸
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    Brad Gessler
    @bradgessler
    Oct 29, 2024
    Replying to @bradgessler
    4. You can hide the Mac mini under your table and have a cleaner desktop. Not pictured is the Mac Studio that's hiding in a box beneath my desk.
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