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There's no pot of gold at the end(superorganizers.substack.com)
2 points by dshipper 7y ago|0 comments
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The Quest to Be Good at Everything(superorganizers.substack.com)
189 points by dshipper 7y ago|35 comments
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by dshipper 7y ago
I don't personally, but a lot of this stuff is relevant for B2C. I would say, though, using Google / Facebook ads to drive traffic to a landing page in B2C is an excellent way to start (even though I recommend against it in this a
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by dshipper 7y ago
It's a pain in the ass, but worth it :)
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by dshipper 7y ago
Thanks for reading :)
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by dshipper 7y ago
Glad you enjoyed it! Usually anything you can do to help fake the supply-side of the marketplace is usually a good place to start.
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Why Ceasar Bautista Wrote His Own Personal Encyclopedia(superorganizers.substack.com)
3 points by dshipper 7y ago|0 comments
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Would I do this for 10 years?(danshipper.com)
95 points by dshipper 10y ago|29 comments
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Should I OEM my product?(danshipper.com)
2 points by dshipper 10y ago|0 comments
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by dshipper 10y ago
I'm very interested in reading more about your last point. Where did you hear about this shakeout? Will it affect companies had invest in solar projects like Wunder?
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What Is It Like to Wake Up and Have the Press Ready to Torpedo Your Business?(bothsidesofthetable.com)
3 points by dshipper 10y ago|0 comments
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Understanding Venture Capital(hardbound.co)
6 points by dshipper 11y ago|1 comments
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by dshipper 12y ago
Haha! I feel your pain...rush hour on the L is terrible. Sorry if the title got your hopes up :)
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Building a Better Train to Brooklyn(danshipper.com)
25 points by dshipper 12y ago|12 comments
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by dshipper 13y ago
Firefly - http://usefirefly.com - Philadelphia, PA node.js | socket.io | backbone.js We’re a bootstrapped startup in the mid-six-figures in revenue and profitable from day one. We expect to more than double in revenue this year.
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by dshipper 13y ago
Firefly - http://usefirefly.com - Philadelphia, PA node.js | socket.io | backbone.js We’re a bootstrapped startup in the mid-six-figures in revenue and profitable from day one. We expect to more than double in revenue this year.
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by dshipper 13y ago
This was mentioned in the article, but if you're looking for a TogetherJS-like tool that takes a different approach to collaboration you should look at what we've put together at Firefly: http://usefirefly.com . It work
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by dshipper 13y ago
Glad you liked it!
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by dshipper 13y ago
Yes, I totally agree. I don't want to make it seem like phone / email are not legitimate tools for doing this type of stuff. I'm based in Philly so I'd say those two are REALLY important for what I do - we can only go ou
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by dshipper 13y ago
You can definitely talk over the phone. But real business seems to happen more quickly in person, even today. Email certainly doesn't cut it. The problem with the thought experiment is that it assumes infinite knowledge. It's very
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by dshipper 13y ago
Yes definitely. In general as long as you're not mass emailing 1000s of potential prospects, you target specific people that you think would be interested, you tailor each email individually to them, and you're respectful and up-f
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by dshipper 13y ago
Not sure I entirely agree with this. For any sizeable niche (or even smaller niches) you should be able to find places where these people hang out on line and get in touch with them. If you can't then you don't know your target au
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by dshipper 13y ago
Thanks! I've actually heard that a bunch but haven't used it for that purpose. Much appreciated.
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by dshipper 13y ago
This is very similar to what we do at Firefly ( http://usefirefly.com ), except we support all the way back to IE 8. Kudos to these guys for putting this together - especially if it works well. It's a lot harder than it looks
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by dshipper 13y ago
Kazuo Ishiguro is a favorite: Remains of the Day, Never Let Me Go
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by dshipper 13y ago
Thanks! I totally agree. Glad I could get you back on the philosophy kick, I think it's really useful for entrepreneurship.
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by dshipper 13y ago
Great presentation, thanks for sharing!
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by dshipper 13y ago
"Practice is the only way to get comfortable, and practice will make you better." Totally agree with this.
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by dshipper 13y ago
"I believe that my previous two ventures failed mainly because of the founding team (which I’m included in). How do I know? Because companies with almost identical products and value propositions succeeded afterwards." This is a d
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How to get your first 5 customers(danshipper.com)
4 points by dshipper 13y ago|0 comments

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