Displagent
displagent.io
Power BI digital signage platform for displaying reports and dashboards on TVs.
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Daniel
Bootstrapped solo devtool founder behind Displagent and Didact
About Daniel
Daniel is a full-stack developer and data engineer who runs his business as a bootstrapped solopreneur with no cofounders, employees or contractors. He documents the journey, including metrics and lessons, on his blog Solopreneur.sh, and credits the MicroConf community for his bootstrapping approach.
His products are Displagent, a desktop app for showing Power BI reports and dashboards on digital signage screens, and Didact, an open-core, self-hosted job orchestrator for .NET background jobs and workflows with a web dashboard. He is a supporter of commercial open source as a sustainable model for solo founders.
Products by Daniel
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Didact
didact.dev
Open-core, self-hosted .NET job orchestrator with an execution engine and web dashboard.
How Daniel builds
- Bootstrapping beats venture capital for most startups.
- Running solo can be an advantage, not a handicap.
- Commercial open source is a sustainable model for solo founders.
Daniel FAQ
What products has Daniel (@dmiradev) built?
He built Displagent, a Power BI digital signage app, and Didact, an open-core job orchestrator for .NET.
Does Daniel work with a team?
No. He describes himself as fully solo, with no cofounders, employees or contractors, and bootstrapped.
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