In episode 632, join Rob Walling and Einar Vollset for Hot Take Tuesday, where they analyze and discuss some of the latest news. Some topics covered include the Figma exit, side project distractions, no-code apps, and more.

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Topics we cover:

2:35 - Adobe acquires Figma
8:20 - Growing one product to $20k MRR vs. launching a bunch of side projects
18:43 - Apple’s anti-ad tracking crackdown
25:58 - Building no-code apps
31:12 - Watching movies at 1.5x speed

Links from the Show:

Einar Vollset (@einarvollset) I Twitter
MicroConf Remote
Adobe snaps up Figma for $20 billion
Pierre de Wulf’s tweet
Apple’s ad business set to boom on the back of its own anti-tracking crackdown
Hana’s tweet
Ruben’s tweet

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Episode 632 | Hot Take Tuesday: Figma Exit, Side Project Distraction, No Code Dogma

Startups For the Rest of Us

Episode 632 | Hot Take Tuesday: Figma Exit, Side Project Distraction, No Code Dogma