jeremybell

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Finding Schedule/Priority Fit with Adaptive Scheduling(medium.com)
4 points by jeremybell 5y ago|1 comments
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A Framework for Prioritizing Advice(adam-day.medium.com)
1 points by jeremybell 6y ago|0 comments
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The Case for Empathetic Productivity(adam-day.medium.com)
1 points by jeremybell 6y ago|1 comments
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by jeremybell 11y ago
We burned through all of our investors' money, and worked until we couldn't meet payroll. Once it was clear that we were going to run out of cash, I took a job and negotiated a deal that allowed me to make our investors whole.
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by jeremybell 11y ago
No arguments here.
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by jeremybell 11y ago
There are a few of things that I omitted from this version that were usually included or shared in person. Use of proceeds and traction was always shared. We also provided a breakdown of how the pricing worked (as it depended on what you we
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by jeremybell 11y ago
We have a fully working version of the creation tools, which would output all of the files required for fabrication. We had created all of the custom electronics, and were able to produce a number of functioning prototypes. The beta was int
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by jeremybell 11y ago
I've secured a job, but the others are still looking.
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by jeremybell 11y ago
You may be right. We liked the radio because it was unique enough that we felt it would stand out. Instead of flipping between AM/FM stations, you'd be flipping between podcasts. I think that would have sold pretty well... or at l
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by jeremybell 11y ago
To some extent, the initial product wasn't important. Yes, it needed to resonate with an audience, but it's sole purpose was to test the waters and prove that we could ship. We liked the radio because it was unique enough that we
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by jeremybell 11y ago
That strategy worked because Apple was dying and Jobs needed to focus their efforts. But that all changed once they found their footing. Consider the iPod and all the sizes and colours they offered, or what Apple is now doing with the Watch
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by jeremybell 11y ago
You're thinking of Burger King's "have it your way", not McD's. Regardless, I'm not sure it's an apt comparison. McD's is dying not because they offer lots of choice, but rather because the food is sh
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by jeremybell 11y ago
I felt I needed to tell a richer story about what we were trying to achieve, mainly because we were created an entirely new market. I couldn't point to another company and say "we're like them, but 10x better." I didn&#x
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by jeremybell 11y ago
I would tend to agree with this, but it's usually a sign that the startup has incorrectly focused their energies and money on design, instead of focusing on the underlaying business itself. In this case, I simply designed the deck myse
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by jeremybell 11y ago
Why would you immediately think it was my parents? Sigh.
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by jeremybell 11y ago
Ya, we were lucky in that regard. I'm not really sure what we would have done otherwise...
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by jeremybell 11y ago
Ya, it's up on Google Drive now... Dropbox temporarily suspended my account because of “excessive traffic”. I guess a few people downloaded that deck.
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by jeremybell 11y ago
Chumby was an inspiration. As were things like LittleBits.
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by jeremybell 11y ago
Nobody is holding a bag of money. I only wish it played out that way. It was essentially an acquihire, so I'll be going to another company, and part of that deal allows me to make our investors whole.
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by jeremybell 11y ago
There are some questions about the deal we secured to return our investors' money. Without going into the specifics, I can say it was essentially an acquihire. I'm going to another company, and part of that deal allows me to repay
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by jeremybell 11y ago
I spoke about that in the post - we had narrowed our efforts to just be hardware focused, but soon realized that wasn't enough. We then narrowed even further and were going to simply offer a podcast radio with a number of customization
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Designing With Code(teehanlax.com)
1 points by jeremybell 14y ago|0 comments
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by jeremybell 15y ago
We've been using Postmark for quite a while now (maybe 2 years now?) and it's fantastic. We recently began using the inbound processing while it was in beta, and it too is fantastic. The API is great and it's absolutely painless to setup a