Sapph

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   by Sapph 6y ago

   I feel the issue with a lot of this advice like "don't care about what other people think about you", "be yourself" is, it tries to free people from one extreme (caring too much about what other people think for exa
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   by Sapph 8y ago

   Something else if you're a freelance developer: In order to command a higher rate and not just be hired as a code monkey to implement a predefined task, it helps to position yourself as a consultant who can help the client discover the
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   by Sapph 8y ago

   I feel while a learning methodology may make it go faster, what matters more is having the intrinsic motivation to actually get started and keep going (especially when you hit roadblocks). What works for me is having a project or goal I&#x2
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   7 points by Sapph 9y ago|0 comments
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   by Sapph 9y ago

   There's another company that lets travelers subsidize their flight ticket / earn money for delivering US products to their destination: https://grabr.io/travel Key difference is: You buy the products locals ordere
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   by Sapph 9y ago

   Question: do you send new users an onboarding drip email sequence? This makes a huge difference in driving them to actively use it and upgrade later. Sequence: 1. Welcome email. 2 Educate them about the value of one major feature with scree
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   by Sapph 10y ago

   Always liked this stealthy prospect finding method. Here's another few (best for B2B): 1. If some change happens at one of your competitor's product (got acquired, changed a beloved feature, etc.), go through threads on public for
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   by Sapph 10y ago

   Have you considered highly targeted value based cold emailing? The HN community may be weary of sending / receiving unsolicited email but if you provide massive value upfront and only contact prospects who would get 2x+ ROI from your p
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   by Sapph 10y ago

   How I see negative emotion is, it's similar to what physical pain teaches us. You touch a burning stove. It hurts. You learn this action -> undesirable outcome and avoid doing it. (Sometimes it can take a few times though!) Just tha
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    by Sapph 11y ago

    I think the beauty of side projects is it's a low pressure way for people to put their idea out in the world and see what happens. Only difference between a hobby and side project is most side projects start off with a slightly more de
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    by Sapph 11y ago

    On a related note: The majority of Beijingers used to live in courtyards flanked by houses by four sides: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siheyuan Growing up in one, you get to know all of your neighbors really well sinc