Michael Lynch

I regret my website redesign

Mistakes I made working with my first design agency.

My sixth year as a bootstrapped founder

My Second Year as a Solo Developer

I sold TinyPilot, my first successful business

Four years after starting TinyPilot from scratch, I’ve sold the company and handed complete control over to a new owner.

Aardvark'd: The Fog Creek documentary, 18 years later

Not many people remember this 2005 documentary featured early interviews with Paul Graham, Aaron Swartz, Alexis Ohanian, and Steve Huffman.

My fifth year as a bootstrapped founder

How I Collected a Debt from an Unscrupulous Merchant

Within two emails, a merchant went from blatant dismissal to full payment, and I owe it to The Organized Professional Method.

Lessons from my first exit

My takeaways from selling TinyPilot

My Third Year as a Solo Developer

My eighth year as a bootstrapped founder

In year 8, I discovered it takes longer than I think to write a book, found alignment with my business, and regained my love for life as an indie founder.

My First Year as a Solo Developer

Stripe responded to my concerns about user tracking

Stripe has made several significant, positive changes to its user tracking and privacy policies in the last week.

I Hired a Freelance Editor for My Blog (2017)

It’s surprisingly easy to hire a blog editor, and it provides tremendous value.

TinyPilot: Month 11

How do I increase TinyPilot’s profit margins?