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The Five-Week Solo Startup
- smallnix 2y agoWhich companies did the author start/build?
- jbs789 2y agoAlso my question. Understanding the credibility/experience up front would be helpful in the article.
- willsmith72 2y agoI don't think you need that much credibility if it's just old ideas restated in new structure. The article is basically just "customer obsession" + "do things that don't scale". I find the 5-week framing interesting, but the concepts aren't new.
- jbs789 2y agoYeah rereading as another commenter pointed out it’s all a joke/satire.
- willsmith72 2y agowell at least that explains the terrible website. although it's kind of fun
- feverzsj 2y agoHave to disable background image to read it.
- rockyj 2y agoYup, overall terribly designed page. Could this be AI slop perhaps.
- harlanlewis 2y ago> "Look in the mirror. Who are you? What values will you compromise?" This is probably a typo from "comprise" or similar, but I'm rather tickled by the idea that week 1 includes both a thoughtful assessment of your values and admitting with intention that your principles should be discarded before they can get in the way.
- BlackjackCF 2y agoI think this is satire and 100% intentional.
- harlanlewis 2y agoOf course you're right - oh how I wish it wasn't 1:1 with the earnestly-produced content dominating linkedin feeds…
- inSenCite 2y agoThis seems a bit...naive? Get a haircut and headshot as week 1 goals? therapist? look in the mirror? upgrade audio/video? what...? This is just a bunch of things to spend money on :/ Maybe spend the time finding a market with a problem that is lucrative enough to then spend time solving. And then figure out how to validate the problem...and then find a solution that you can get to market in a week or two (if not sooner). This stuff isn't rocket science its just fucking hard work.
- iLoveOncall 2y agoIt's somewhat scary that so far not a single commenter here realizes that this is satire.
- marban 2y agoEmpathy and humor don't scale on HN.
- wetmore 2y agoAre you sure? I've read a lot of this person's stuff over the years. A lot of it is quite earnest and in line with the message of this post.
- iLoveOncall 2y agoHum, yes, I'm sure. You're right that it is in line with his other articles, you're just missing the fact that a majority of his other articles are also quite obvious satire.
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- pards 2y agoSounds like the underpants gnomes [0] * Phase 1: Collect underpants * Phase 2: ? * Phase 3: Profits 0: https://youtu.be/WpnM37A4P_8?feature=shared&t=119 https://youtu.be/WpnM37A4P_8?feature=shared&t=119
- r0b05 2y agoI actually don't think this is satire and find the post energizing and informative. Some salient points that I took home. Work in the morning before your day job starts. Treat the customer like a deity, forever. Built wealth, find customers, sell that wealth.