jevanish

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Do you really read?(jasonevanish.com)
95 points by jevanish 13y ago|42 comments
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by jevanish 13y ago
The problem with this is that we're all in the business of making money. You want to put constraints on your customers to give them urgency to complete their trial, so they can then become paying customers...thus keeping you in business. Wi
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by jevanish 14y ago
I think everyone is assuming that the side projects are for after-hours. I think we can all agree that you should focus on your job at work.
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by jevanish 14y ago
Every A Player I've ever worked with has brought full attention, quality and focus regardless of other priorities in their life (barring major, extenuating circumstances like a death). What they do in their non-work time has little impact
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Founders: You don't own your employees(jasonevanish.com)
73 points by jevanish 14y ago|25 comments
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Building a network is about playing the long game(jasonevanish.com)
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How to easily improve motivation on your team(jasonevanish.com)
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Reasons to read and not to read the Lean Entrepreneur(jasonevanish.com)
2 points by jevanish 14y ago|0 comments
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Make things better than you found them(jasonevanish.com)
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What I wish I knew before moving to San Francisco(jasonevanish.com)
592 points by jevanish 14y ago|558 comments
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Lessons from the Biographer of Jobs, Einstein and Franklin(jasonevanish.com)
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The secret weapon to bringing change to your life: Simple Triggers & Routines(jasonevanish.com)
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by jevanish 14y ago
Life is too short to do something you hate. Do whatever you need to to find out what you're passionate about. Building a career around that will be 100X more fulfilling. As Steve Jobs said, "If today were the last day of my life, would I wa
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by jevanish 14y ago
Have you thought about trying to find the intersection of the two? Is there a company or something you can work on that takes advantage of both skillsets? I think the real challenge in life is to get heart and head in alignment. It's not ea
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Why you should take your 20's seriously(jasonevanish.com)
235 points by jevanish 14y ago|166 comments
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by jevanish 14y ago
Check out the book, "The Power of Full Engagement." The short of it is that yes, you do need a break. You'll be more productive managing your time and doing important things (like occasionally relaxing and being sure to exercise regularly)
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by jevanish 14y ago
Have any of you ever found a viable, profitable startup idea by just analyzing markets or have all of them come from passion and experience?
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The fallacy of chasing startup ideas(jasonevanish.com)
1 points by jevanish 14y ago|1 comments
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by jevanish 14y ago
It really depends on what kind of site/app you have and your goals with it. What kind of site/app do you have?
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The challenges of moving a new employee and how Maslow's Hierarchy can help(jasonevanish.com)
1 points by jevanish 14y ago|0 comments
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by jevanish 14y ago
I gotta agree with you. Conceptually Lean Startup was ok, but there was zero content in it that I could easily grasp and apply to a company. It was all too high level. I think most of Clayton Christensen's books are the same way. Eric Ries
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by jevanish 14y ago
Great call on Inspired. Hands down the best Product book out there...haven't heard any others even in the conversation.
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by jevanish 14y ago
Thanks for puling this list together...I added it to the bottom of my post so more people can see what you helped assemble. Thanks!
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by jevanish 14y ago
Curious what books the Hacker News community considers must read?
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Books Every Entrepreneur Should Read(jasonevanish.com)
140 points by jevanish 14y ago|57 comments
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by jevanish 14y ago
Kareem, What were you trying to measure in KISSmetrics that you were unable to? Did you try using the Data Export feature? http://support.kissmetrics.com/apis/data/data-export-setup Btw- You can import data into KISSmetrics as well: http
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How to plan for Succession in Your Business or Organization(jasonevanish.com)
1 points by jevanish 14y ago|0 comments
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by jevanish 14y ago
Just curious, but what makes real time so important to you? What do you do with your data instantly that wouldn't be better served rolling up over a longer period of time to remove any noise-iness and natural variability in your data? I'm g
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by jevanish 14y ago
I just looked at rents after posting this article and it looks like things are going up about $100/mo at least in the areas I had saved on PadMapper. My advice would be to wait and find a place you'll like and just realize once you get a fu
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by jevanish 14y ago
Honestly, I think if you replace the landlord reference letter with anything from your school that demonstrates your a responsible student, that will suffice. Your key will be the offer letter. If you're making significantly more than the m

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