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I gave a talk at Dropbox literally about how to start a small business without quitting your day job. A lot of people have told me it was helpful. You can watch

by akanet 10y ago

I gave a talk at Dropbox literally about how to start a small business without quitting your day job. A lot of people have told me it was helpful. You can watch it here: https://youtu.be/J8UwcyYT3z0 https://youtu.be/J8UwcyYT3z0. A lot of my focus was boiling down what approaches could plausibly work and what pitfalls to avoid.

j_s 10y ago
The "3 ways people usually fuck up" starting at 14:30 was great! • Be boring • Make money immediately • Focus on distribution + Charge vs. opportunity cost (not cost to provide service) That last one is pretty unique and could probably benefit many here with some additional input from you. I've heard that it makes sense to charge based on value added, but not much about how starting a small business needs to compete with the founder's missed alternatives.