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I remember following his blog ten years ago when he was doing some YouTube music thing in Thailand. There was an post where he got burglarized in Amsterdam at o

by cko 5y ago

I remember following his blog ten years ago when he was doing some YouTube music thing in Thailand. There was an post where he got burglarized in Amsterdam at one point. Then he does the Nomadlist and RemoteOK thing. Because I followed him before he was a smashing success ($$$), it made me question the whole survivorship bias thing. Then again it shows he was always a prolific content creator and always interacted with his audience.

satvikpendem 5y ago
Check this video out where he goes over his past projects: https://youtube.com/watch?v=6reLWfFNer0 https://youtube.com/watch?v=6reLWfFNer0 The truth is, out of the dozen or so products he made, only two had real commercial success, NomadList and RemoteOK. So there is survivorship bias present, he just kept trying until he succeeded.
- aunty_helen 5y ago
  Pretty standard for an entrepreneur. I have a friend that's finally hit success, on his 19th attempt. Me, I've had my first failure and I'm in the process of starting my second.
  - giarc 5y ago
    Starting your second failure, or second entrepreneurial project? :)
andi999 5y ago
Very good point. Here is my take: maybe beiing able to build an audience is the main driver for success for a business (of course you also need a product). So the survivorship bias happened before you followed him. Or more positive: maybe anybody who can build a big audience and knows to code will probably be successful in business.
- aunty_helen 5y ago
  Being a bit eccentric also. I discovered nomadlist after hearing what being a nomad was all about (whilst accidentally being one). He had already been a nomad and made a pretty slick page. As more and more people became nomads it was always there to tie it all together. For example, each city you go to will have a different crowd of nomads, different vibe, different meetup style, whatsapp or facebook, monthly weekly or casual events etc etc. However, this website ties it all together in a consistent fashion, I want to pick where I go next, how do I compare interesting things to me about a place I've never been.

by cko 5y ago

satvikpendem 5y ago

Check this video out where he goes over his past projects: https://youtube.com/watch?v=6reLWfFNer0 https://youtube.com/watch?v=6reLWfFNer0 The truth is, out of the dozen or so products he made, only two had real commercial success, NomadList and RemoteOK. So there is survivorship bias present, he just kept trying until he succeeded.

aunty_helen 5y ago
Pretty standard for an entrepreneur. I have a friend that's finally hit success, on his 19th attempt. Me, I've had my first failure and I'm in the process of starting my second.
- giarc 5y ago
  Starting your second failure, or second entrepreneurial project? :)

andi999 5y ago

Very good point. Here is my take: maybe beiing able to build an audience is the main driver for success for a business (of course you also need a product). So the survivorship bias happened before you followed him. Or more positive: maybe anybody who can build a big audience and knows to code will probably be successful in business.

aunty_helen 5y ago
Being a bit eccentric also. I discovered nomadlist after hearing what being a nomad was all about (whilst accidentally being one). He had already been a nomad and made a pretty slick page. As more and more people became nomads it was always there to tie it all together. For example, each city you go to will have a different crowd of nomads, different vibe, different meetup style, whatsapp or facebook, monthly weekly or casual events etc etc. However, this website ties it all together in a consistent fashion, I want to pick where I go next, how do I compare interesting things to me about a place I've never been.