Thinkers You Should Know
A blog series featuring important thinkers with explanatory blurbs
Web app Rated 7 Oct 2026Dormant
- Built by
Dave Dumps
Bloat
90/500Where it landed on the scale
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Summary
This is a personal writing project, not a product. The blog is live and the posts are readable, but there is no payer, no pricing, no transaction, and nothing that is hard to copy. The series has not been updated since May 2026.
Bloat · Not much here works or looks likely to last, yet.
Breakdown
Five measures, 100 points each. Open the receipts under any of them to see the posts and pages behind the points.
Viability
Is there a real problem, someone who would pay, and a market this builder can actually reach?
A personal blog series with no identified paying user, no pricing or payments, and no business model. It reads as a creative or educational hobby, not a venture.
8/100
Rubric 0–20No clear problem or user. A toy, a practice clone, or a solution looking for a problem.
Receipts (2)
Page is a blog essay with no pricing, payments, accounts or waitlist, so there is no path to revenue.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · tealeaves.netlify.app/series/philosophy/thinkers/2026/05/17/thinkers-cesaire (opens in a new tab)
Creator frames it as a personal series of about 50 thinker blurbs to share, not as a service for customers.
“will try to see this one project through, will share hopefully 50 thinkers now and then that I think you should read, will have a simple blurb on the blog so you can have a grasp of what's going on, here is the first one. Aime Cesaire #thinkersyoushouldknow”
Post · @DaveDumps · 17 May 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
Moat
What stops someone copying it?
Anyone can write and host a Jekyll blog. The only differentiator is the author's voice and curation, which isn't defensible.
4/100
Rubric 0–20A thin wrapper or a clone that anyone here could rebuild in a weekend.
Receipts (2)
Built with Jekyll on a free host; content is short opinionated blurbs with no proprietary data or tech.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · tealeaves.netlify.app/series/philosophy/thinkers/2026/05/17/thinkers-cesaire (opens in a new tab)
A curated list of thinkers is easily replicated by anyone.
“will try to see this one project through, will share hopefully 50 thinkers now and then that I think you should read, will have a simple blurb on the blog so you can have a grasp of what's going on, here is the first one. Aime Cesaire #thinkersyoushouldknow”
Post · @DaveDumps · 17 May 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
Momentum
Did the updates keep coming?
Worked on across four days in May 2026 with two posts, and nothing since, which is about 143 days of silence. The series has stalled far short of its stated 50 thinkers.
0/100
- Sustained shipping0/60
Worked on across 4 days.
- Consistency0/40
Updates in 1 of 1 month.
- Quiet
No update for 143 days — scaled to 44%.
Receipts (2)
Earliest post about it.
“here is a more polished version of the story https://tealeaves.netlify.app/music/personal/2026/05/13/we-made-an-album/”
Post · @DaveDumps · 13 May 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
Most recent post about it.
“will try to see this one project through, will share hopefully 50 thinkers now and then that I think you should read, will have a simple blurb on the blog so you can have a grasp of what's going on, here is the first one. Aime Cesaire #thinkersyoushouldknow”
Post · @DaveDumps · 17 May 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
Infrastructure
Does a real, working product exist?
A live, readable Jekyll blog with series navigation, tags and search exists, but it is static content with no accounts, backend, docs or API.
53/100
- It's live20/20
https://tealeaves.netlify.app/series/philosophy/thinkers/2026/05/17/thinkers-cesaire/ responded when checked.
- HTTPS5/5
Served over HTTPS.
- Real product25/35
A working, readable blog with series navigation, tags, search and related posts, but it is content rather than a product with functionality beyond reading.
- Own home0/10
Only on a free subdomain or link-in-bio page.
- Maintained0/15
Last sign of shipping 2026-05-17.
- Operations3/15
A static Jekyll site with navigation and a way to reach the author, but no accounts, backend, docs, API or status page.
Receipts (4)
https://tealeaves.netlify.app/series/philosophy/thinkers/2026/05/17/thinkers-cesaire/ responded when checked.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · tealeaves.netlify.app/series/philosophy/thinkers/2026/05/17/thinkers-cesaire (opens in a new tab)
Live page with series navigation, tags, search, dark mode and related posts.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · tealeaves.netlify.app/series/philosophy/thinkers/2026/05/17/thinkers-cesaire (opens in a new tab)
Series shows at least two parts published (Cesaire and Fanon).
“will try to see this one project through, will share hopefully 50 thinkers now and then that I think you should read, will have a simple blurb on the blog so you can have a grasp of what's going on, here is the first one. Aime Cesaire #thinkersyoushouldknow”
Post · @DaveDumps · 17 May 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
Facts show no accounts, docs, status page, or repo links; static blog only.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · tealeaves.netlify.app/series/philosophy/thinkers/2026/05/17/thinkers-cesaire (opens in a new tab)
Sustainability
Is it being set up to last?
It sits on a free subdomain, has no payments, pricing, privacy policy or terms, and no revenue path. Commitment is only a stated intention that has not been followed by updates.
25/100
- Distribution12/30
A site on a free subdomain.
- Payments0/15
No payment provider found.
- Pricing0/10
No pricing found on the site.
- Revenue0/5
No posts or pages mention customers, payments, or any income.
- Privacy policy0/7
No privacy policy found.
- Terms0/5
No terms of service found.
- Support8/8
A way to reach support.
- Commitment5/20
The creator states an intent to see the series through (about 50 thinkers) and has a dedicated series, but there has been no update for months and no team or funding.
Receipts (4)
A site on a free subdomain.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · tealeaves.netlify.app/series/philosophy/thinkers/2026/05/17/thinkers-cesaire (opens in a new tab)
No payment providers or pricing found on the site.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · tealeaves.netlify.app/series/philosophy/thinkers/2026/05/17/thinkers-cesaire (opens in a new tab)
Says they will try to see the project through and share about 50 thinkers over time.
“will try to see this one project through, will share hopefully 50 thinkers now and then that I think you should read, will have a simple blurb on the blog so you can have a grasp of what's going on, here is the first one. Aime Cesaire #thinkersyoushouldknow”
Post · @DaveDumps · 17 May 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
Series is organized with a tag and a part numbering, but the last update was in May 2026.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · tealeaves.netlify.app/series/philosophy/thinkers/2026/05/17/thinkers-cesaire (opens in a new tab)