Melkey and Dax on Routine, SST, Startup Relationships, and Goal Setting

Melkey's back to talk with Dax about routine changes, getting COVID, finding balance between life and work, how SST makes money, could SST get bought, determining if you can work at a startup, the fact that nobody cares about your work, comparison as the thief of joy, and success being up to you.

Want to carry on the conversation? Join us in Discord.

Links:

• ThePrimeagen
• Trash
• SST
• AWS CDK
• Tomorrow E43: An Interview with Tuomas Artman of Linear
• Post Malone
• Drizzle

Topics discussed:

• (00:00) - npm downloads as a emotional chart
• (00:43) - Capturing all of it
• (01:09) - Routine changes and COVID
• (05:37) - Focusing on breaking even
• (07:44) - Finding balance between work and family
• (12:46) - How does SST make money?
• (18:54) - Why would you trust a smaller company instead of the incumbent?
• (22:52) - Could SST be bought by AWS?
• (26:56) - Determining if you can work wiith a startup
• (32:53) - Startups can make or break relationships
• (36:01) - Wanting to work at your best and be pushed
• (38:18) - Nobody cares about your work
• (42:42) - Comparison as inspiration or frustration
• (52:10) - Success is up to you
• (53:57) - Setting goals with intentionality