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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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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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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
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9y ago
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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