From Amazon SDM to Solo Developer
Note: this post is part of a series: Bitflinger TV Development. One Year Ago June 14th, 2025: I was on an airplane, flying to Georgia to visit family. I'd been told over and over for the previous six

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After nine years at Amazon, I was laid off by the very notification system that I helped build. Instead of getting a new corporate/contracting gig, I decided to go all-in as a solopreneur to bootstrap my own company.
This will be a series of technical breakdowns to provide a transparent look at how I'm building Bitflinger TV, from airplane sketches to production. I'm writing all of this series by hand. You won't find AI slop here; just articles deconstructing the architectural and business decisions of a solo builder over one year.
Note: this post is part of a series: Bitflinger TV Development. One Year Ago June 14th, 2025: I was on an airplane, flying to Georgia to visit family. I'd been told over and over for the previous six

Note: this post is part of a series: Bitflinger TV Development. First Designs July 4th, 2025: I was in the living area of a cabin just outside of the downtown area of Glacier, WA. The room was two st
