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by joshkaufman 14y ago
The only thing current bestseller lists measure is unit sales volume over a one week period. That's it. I'm a full-time non-fiction author, and I work with a large publisher. "Bestsellers," particularly NYT bestsellers, get huge amounts of
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by joshkaufman 14y ago
I wrote a book that covers general/universal business principles: http://book.personalmba.com For common funding and legal issues, I recommend "Venture Deals" by Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson: http://www.amazon.com/dp/0470929820 For fin
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by joshkaufman 14y ago
On the other hand: I'm a full-time author, but not because I feel any sort of compulsion to write. Writing books just happens to be one of the best ways to turn what I do feel compelled to do (reading/research) into something that benefits
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by joshkaufman 14y ago
Getty Images has been doing this with stock photography license claims for years: http://www.extortionletterinfo.com/
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by joshkaufman 14y ago
http://www.peppervirtualassistant.com/
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by joshkaufman 14y ago
I included this study in the second edition of my book, so I have the numbers handy. The study was conducted in 2008-2009. Average household income was $71,500 USD. An annual income of $75,000 USD represented an income in the top third of U
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by joshkaufman 14y ago
+1 on Jekyll. I've been running my primary site ( http://personalmba.com ) on Jekyll for six months now. No regrets.
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by joshkaufman 14y ago
Research does not support this view. See http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15911459 , http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18046747 , and http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8506461 , among others. From one of these papers: "At very least,
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by joshkaufman 14y ago
I'm a huge fan of Inconsolata. There's a variant called Inconsolata-g that's even better: http://leonardo-m.livejournal.com/77079.html
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by joshkaufman 14y ago
Brilliant example. There's another social signal that's relevant across cultures regarding wedding rings: the design of the setting. The complexity and attractiveness of how the stones are set is what people notice, above and beyond the s
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by joshkaufman 14y ago
Inconsolata-g. Download link: http://leonardo-m.livejournal.com/77079.html
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by joshkaufman 14y ago
In my experience, pretty much every business closes for one of three primary reasons: 1. The business runs out of money and/or available financing. 2. The owners decide the business isn't returning enough to justify further investment of mo
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by joshkaufman 14y ago
+1. I've been drinking Bulletproof Coffee for six months now, and it's amazing. Aside from being tasty coffee, you benefit from clear-headed energy for hours, and I'm down ~10 pounds with no other lifestyle changes.
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by joshkaufman 14y ago
I'm a happy Picplum user, and have been since launch. Here's why I'm a customer: when I take a photo of my daughter on my iPhone, sending it to Picplum means automatically delivering prints to my parents and grandparents without any additio
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by joshkaufman 14y ago
Ha - I used to work with Ted in my P&G digital analytics days. Nice to see him shaking things up in this industry.
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by joshkaufman 14y ago
Here's research on business school outcomes, notably compiled by Dr. Jeffrey Pfeffer of Stanford GSB: http://www.aomonline.org/Publications/Articles/BSchools.asp . The study was published in 2002, but the costs have skyrocketed and the ben
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by joshkaufman 14y ago
Can you recommend any tutorials or books about this type of meditation? I'm curious.
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by joshkaufman 14y ago
That's what I do: http://personalmba.com . Business is not that difficult once you know the basics. The best place to start is my book: http://personalmba.com/book/ Hope you find it useful!
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by joshkaufman 14y ago
I recommend Vidyard: http://vidyard.com/ - the service has many business-specific features, like including a Call-To-Action or redirect after the video plays. Easily worth the subscription.
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by joshkaufman 14y ago
The Personal MBA Guide to Small Business Infrastructure https://infrastructure.personalmba.com/ I wrote the guide, produced the PDF using a nice third-party template with a few custom modifications, and wrote the entire sales app from scr
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by joshkaufman 14y ago
Just created an account. Really liking it so far: clean and simple.
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by joshkaufman 14y ago
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it. For book projects, I work with a trade publisher or publish myself, depending on the project. If a trade publisher handles the project, they take care of printing and distribution. (One of the major benefits of
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by joshkaufman 14y ago
I started Personal MBA ( http://personalmba.com ) a few years ago as a side project. It's now a six-figure publishing business that's growing rapidly. Offers include trade published books, self-published books, online courses, live training
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by joshkaufman 15y ago
I'm curious about the YourPane login method. Is it open source?
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by joshkaufman 15y ago
Here's my personal experience with these sorts of issues: http://joshkaufman.net/working-in-public-is-weird/
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Working in Public is Weird(joshkaufman.net)
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by joshkaufman 15y ago
I've read the pre-press galley: it's a solid, useful book. As I mentioned in my official blurb, the chapters on PR and fundraising alone are worth the read. Tons of good advice, illustrated with clear examples. Highly recommended.
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by joshkaufman 15y ago
Update: forked keyzen to make a Colemak version - https://github.com/eurekaoverdrive/keyzen-colemak
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by joshkaufman 15y ago
Yes - they used Vanilla Forums ( http://vanillaforums.org/ )
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by joshkaufman 15y ago
This looks great - I'm sold. Question: what's the easiest way to send drip content via Mailgun? I'm putting together a few apps that rely on email, and I couldn't find drip email information in your docs. Are there built-in features to make

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