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Matt Smithies
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This year is pivotal.

Writing is a blade that will be continually become sharper. It is a skill to be refined and will yield a net positive, even if you have ideas to share even with just a tiny audience.
Matt Smithies
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Turning CTO, introducing the DOVU Token Grant Program.

Its a funny feeling really, I don't quite know in my bones what the role means and what the future holds. Its all very new but I feel like I am up for the challenge, that the last 8 years of my career have been ramping up to this.
Matt Smithies
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Exploring Hedera Hashgraph, my journey, and building trust.

Welcome new subscribers in particular those that have taken interest in my new project Serverless Hashgraph, but more on that later.
Matt Smithies
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The real world is messy, consequences of code.

Some of us will be in a position where our code will have real life changing consequences to the public. Our code could literally make somebody homeless, our code could kill somebody.
Matt Smithies
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How to save your client money.

This is why you should test. It will save you time, your client money and will uncover issues that you have probably missed.
Matt Smithies
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Take action and start building your SaaS business today

How do you build a SaaS business? You need to believe, powered by data and feedback, that if you build your product you will make your customers' lives better. Moving the needle forward.
Matt Smithies
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On balance, a retrospective

I've taking a little break over the last month from blogging, I needed it. The goal of this blog is to provide a resource that helps startup teams cope with remote life. Its been a challenge to find a balance especially between work, life and product releases.
Matt Smithies
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Learn new technology in the remote lockdown: free Laravel courses, credits & more

Get all of Laravel Daily's courses for free, its difficult to overstate how much value is in these courses.
Matt Smithies
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A definitive overview of habits to keep you sane whilst working remotely.

There is no magic pill when getting working done from home, and if you are looking for one you won't find it here.
Matt Smithies
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World Class Remote: Members Newsletter 02.

Everyone has their own story entering the world of remote work, but globally we have now transitioned into the next phase where living a remote life will become commonplace.
Matt Smithies
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Case Study: How I sourced and closed a £2000 deal in less than 2 hours and delivered in a week.

Last year, in 2019, I met the redundancy gods twice which felt like an emotional kick in the teeth but thankfully being in this game for so long I was able to handle my transfers to other companies swiftly and as professionally as possible.
Matt Smithies
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Volunteering: giving time, delivering value and building relationships. A long term strategy.

Sometimes just even the idea of giving up your time, your skills, seems somewhat foolish, counter-intuitive and wrong.

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Matt Smithies

Matt Smithies

Matt has worked his entire career as a remote software engineer with contributions to 20+ startups. He is the CTO for Coursematch, an EdTech startup and DOVU.