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by corkill 15y ago
This video is a TED talk on how to work for free with impressive people then transition into paid work you love. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5qUR3tpEdA&feature=playe...
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by corkill 15y ago
Yep just do it. Everyone can talk a good game. Solve something then come back and show everyone.
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by corkill 15y ago
It's called mixergy.
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by corkill 15y ago
Seems to me like you can win by default for people like me. Just want to click a website and start playing music that's decent in one click, I can't be stuffed researching or downloading albums. In europe all the sites I liked in the USA ha
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by corkill 15y ago
Not earning for 6 months, a year or more isn't a big deal. Just plan for it financially ahead of time and leave a nice buffer so you are comfortable. If your going to come out with a new skill set or even just a better outlook on life it's
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by corkill 15y ago
Quality seems to be always improving to me. Occasional questionable guest but that's to be expected when you pump out so many interviews. Having random people on there is good I think it exposes everyone to new ideas. He has really focused
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by corkill 15y ago
Ok so hate to point out the obvious, but if you want people to pay for your service ($6000 a year no less) or backlink you. You might need to put in a bit more effort than a single email with a crappy subject line and a follow up email thre
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by corkill 15y ago
You can use https://www.google.com/takeout/ to see and download a lot of the data you have in Googles services. In the dashboard all the options are down the bottom to delete all your info etc.
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by corkill 15y ago
If you want to hustle do it now, get aggressive, get your product out there, make a better product, cut a better deal with influences/power users etc. Keep working on this or other ideas and don't blame your lack of success on external fact
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by corkill 15y ago
100% bootstrap (any framework) is a great way to get stuff out there faster and get feedback. Customize stuff down the line f you even make it that far, focus on the most important stuff first.
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by corkill 15y ago
Except Codeacademy you are learning a skill which can be used to create. Stock picking is essentially staking your money on something which you have no control over. I'm not against people learning about it. But yeah tons of better things t
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by corkill 15y ago
Seriously he thinks they might make a loss on kindle fire. Of course they freaking do. I'm pretty sure they were open about why earnings were down. Does he not realize how much freaking money they will make on the backend of that selling di
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by corkill 15y ago
Khan Academy blew my mind when I heard the TED talk on it, no doubt this and software like it has a massive part in the future of education. More recently I started learning a different language (the human kind) and it drove home even furth
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by corkill 15y ago
http://grumomedia.com/how-create-a-great-product-demo-video-... Yes blank screen and talking is fine enough. Check out the above link. Its best to tell a story, something along the lines of the problems in your target customers life witho
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by corkill 15y ago
It's important to frame your story in a way they can understand. e.g. if you are an entrepreneur winging it to the USA. Just make sure that you frame it in terms they understand, instead of relying on your version of the truth to save you.
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by corkill 15y ago
Agree 110%. People just don't ask. But people starting out assume they will ask, so they get nervous and maybe even bring it up themselves. Also I used to charge super cheap, because I figured it was good for me to learn and good for them b
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by corkill 15y ago
Did people directly tell you it is because you don't have a portfolio? And was that the real reason? I would be careful about making assumptions. Most people that get into the freelance game have little experience selling themselves (I know
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by corkill 15y ago
I'm tossing up the same thing. I think it pretty much comes down to if you want to use windows or OSX + budget. Specs aren't much different.
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by corkill 15y ago
Email basically is other peoples TODO list for YOU. Product look kinds of cool but the statement that every email needs to be actioned turns me wayyyy off. Email is pretty much the worst productivity tool ever. Mainly because the second you
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by corkill 15y ago
Sell the skills you have, e.g. do small business internet marketing consulting. Get six clients to pay you $500 a month. Work out the minimum you need to live, so you have max time to work on something else. I would guess, your main problem
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by corkill 15y ago
"Headline: guy owns 15 things ... read article, guy owns more than 15 things." Haha exactly how I felt when I read it. This is a good blog post of gear for this kinda travel or lifestyle http://tynan.com/2010gear . The 14 things I own and
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by corkill 15y ago
I've found two great rules for going into negotiations of any kind: 1. Know exactly what you want and state it. 2. Be prepared to walk away if you don't get it. You could also try playing equity vs salary off each other. e.g. I usually work
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by corkill 15y ago
Using the 37 signals line you quoted. The key word you missed was solved. Like you worked out this doesn't solve the problem because there aren't enough users using it. That's another problem to solve. The best advice from the thread alread
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by corkill 15y ago
Yes a few to test out how easy the process is, transferring the rest soon.
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by corkill 15y ago
Make a 3 minutes video of yourself on webcam talking through your resume and past projects, or even just stuff you like to do not work related. Many candidates don't get past the subject line of the email. It's nice to think that someone si
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by corkill 15y ago
Try $100 of reddit ads.
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by corkill 15y ago
If your business isn't going well and you discount your prices and sell on mass, what exactly is meant to happen.. Would be good if the deal sites did some kind of business model check/chance of profiting check. But realistically it's not u
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by corkill 15y ago
I agree, he obviously understands the entire issue much much better than most artists.
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by corkill 15y ago
I don't understand, what would agents like Jim do if there was no "publishing cartel"? What are they currently doing that they would continue doing? I think not wearing a shirt makes it: -less likely I will share it -harder to assign credib
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by corkill 15y ago
Strongly Agree.

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