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by mijustin 13y ago
Open for everyone My first question is: "who is this for?" The interface, and experience look great. But who needs this? Who is pulling out their hair looking for a new hosted publishing platform that they don't control? Ma
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> FreshBooks, which now has 110 employees, is part of a rare breed of technology companies that has achieved success without the help of venture capitalists http://go.bloomberg.com/tech-deals/2012-11-26-no-vc-fresh
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I don't think Bezos investing in 37signals qualifies as normal VC/Angel money. He took a small personal ownership stake in the company - it's likely he can't "sell" that stock, and that he makes very little fro
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Hey, OP here. Yup: you're right. There's constantly stuff that needs to be done. My kids are between 4-11. So we're out of diapers and potty training (which is huge). I just keep finding spaces where I can create: early morni
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Thanks: yes, having a supportive spouse really helps. In some ways, having the constraint of a family is helpful: you know you only have x number of hours. There's no time to fool around.
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For sure: For reference: I work 8 hours a day at my day job, with an hour for lunch. 1. Wife does not work outside the home (full-time caregiver) 2. We both share kid activities - I try to take as many of these as I can. 3. Basically from
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by mijustin 13y ago
Congrats on shipping! Could you share a link to the book? I'd love to see it. BTW: My next book is specifically aimed at helping developers with marketing - http://justinjackson.ca/marketingfordevelopers/
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Couldn't agree more. That's been one of the biggest changes in my life since I switched to remote work. Now, I can commute by bike (10-15 minutes at the most). I talked about it here: http://justinjackson.ca/remote
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by mijustin 13y ago
Yup! Although, I've found that setting a good foundation (having some goals, using inspiration wisely, and having a task system) really help as well.
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Where do you find the time for side projects?(justinjackson.ca)
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"Every single person" in the world has not been moving up. ;) In the USA, there's a lot of data that says both absolute & relative mobility is getting worse: > The income of a typical working-age family grew considera
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Two quotes stand out for me: > My friends who came closest to attaining the American Dream did it by breaking the rules on how to get there. and > For my friends and I who fought our way to moderate financial success, money came fr
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Ask HN: What negatively affected your team's progress in 2013?
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by mijustin 13y ago
OP here. I'd love to see what you launched. Could you post a link?
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This looks interesting. Are you going to launch with private messaging, and then move to private audio/video calls? Quick recommendation: I'd recommend an email signup form. I (personally) would be interested in knowing when you l
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Yup, I agree. The "nucleus" of our group were smart people I'd met through my podcast (Product People). We only let 5-10 people in at a time, and the monthly cost itself keeps most trolls away. ;) The group has a great divers
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You're welcome. What was the hardest part for you?
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Nice! Do you have a landing page up we could look at?
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by mijustin 13y ago
It depends. ;) I think there's a difference between "shovels" (which are tools) and motivation. > your advice caters to, doesn't really go far enough with people who sell other types of products What type of products
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There have always been communities and clubs for entrepreneurs + tech folks (Rotary, Chamber, Homebrew Computer Club). I wanted to recreate that feeling I get when I'm hanging out at a conference (in the hallway, after sessions) with o
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Have you started building an audience? (ie. connecting with people that would be users of your product?)
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Why didn't you launch in 2013?(justinjackson.ca)
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by mijustin 13y ago
I'm sorry I missed this post! So many good points. I appreciated the honesty about how hard it is to hire someone for a remote position (and how much trust it requires on behalf of founders). Talking about trust: it's impressive h
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I think appealing to the folks with the corporate credit card is best. They can make faster purchasing decisions (often related to the amount of pain they're feeling)
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Hey Dan! Congrats! Do you think you were able to get most of your press because "teaching code to kids" is so trendy right now? Would you advice other Kickstarters to look for similar trends?
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by mijustin 13y ago
"Eat the frog" is an interesting concept: "Wake up 45 minutes earlier and work on one of your big action items." It's so easy to get bogged down in day-to-day tasks and not focus on moving your product / busine
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Here's the image: http://media.tumblr.com/82182785894eabe40d94ac3c69f9dc67/tum... I don't think it's one executive group; it just sounds like all employees are in teams, and that the teams (as a group) w
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Here? Or in future posts? ;)
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Wow. Who decides what gets in the product, and what doesn't? Is there no final say? (anyone can deploy anything they want?)
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This is a pretty bold move. Interesting that they felt that management might be the source of cynicism, indifference and politics (I think they might be right). Can't wait to see how this experiment turns out. I wonder if they'll

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