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by stewfortier 4y ago
Yep, that's the key insight we've built this around. Our contributors tend to focus on ideation and developmental feedback where the core of an idea or story can be refined or, in some cases, re-imagined entirely. We think Grammar
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by stewfortier 4y ago
Thanks! And we're not the cheapest option, but we have tried to make the pricing competitive for the level of quality we strive for. A top editor on Upwork costs around $150/hour and typically can edit about 1,000 words per hour.
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Launch HN: Foster (YC W21) – Improve your writing with on-demand editing(foster.co)
89 points by stewfortier 4y ago|57 comments
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by stewfortier 4y ago
I think the spirit of this advice translates well to publishing style, too. I get intimidated when I see big blocks of text. But take that same, intimidating block and thoughtfully break it into short, punchier paragraphs and I'm in. S
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Foster (YC W21) Is Hiring a Senior Product Designer(ycombinator.com)
1 points by stewfortier 5y ago
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My friend's Tesla recorded a robbery yesterday(youtube.com)
8 points by stewfortier 6y ago|0 comments
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Why You Should Share Your Ideas Online(stewfortier.com)
3 points by stewfortier 6y ago|0 comments
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You can pretty much always add value(stewfortier.com)
2 points by stewfortier 6y ago|0 comments
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by stewfortier 6y ago
Right? Daniel Vassallo's AWS book was another "whoa!" moment. Engineers: a) are generally paid well and b) love learning. Seems like a wonderful market to sell educational content into
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by stewfortier 6y ago
I think what was most interesting to me as I wrote this was that everybody started at nothing. There was no guarantee of success for any of them -- it was the same empty page that all of us have to face. And while it may not be likely that
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Why You Should Share Your Ideas Online(stewfortier.com)
15 points by stewfortier 6y ago|4 comments
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by stewfortier 6y ago
Opportunity cost. It's relatively easy to measure how much an investment of time or money will "cost" in absolute terms. But it's pretty unnatural to try and define the opportunities you're not going to pursue and f
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by stewfortier 7y ago
I send out a short, sweet email with a few big ideas and little to no links to click. It's written for curious, action-oriented people. Why it's awesome: The ideas are mind-stretching or practical. I also write in an entertaining
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by stewfortier 7y ago
I think it's a bad blanket rule. Founder conflict is a major risk for an early-stage startup failing, so having the wrong co-founder is more dangerous than going at something solo.
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by stewfortier 7y ago
I think a lot of people wince at the word “generalist” because, at its worst, it’s synonymous with “somebody with no actual skillset or specialty whatsoever.” But I've written extensively about the generalist vs. specialist distinction
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Hunter-Gatherers Value Storytelling over Hunting Skills(stewfortier.com)
4 points by stewfortier 7y ago|0 comments
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by stewfortier 7y ago
It seems like you're doing many things right. One over-looked trick: "warm up" the inbox you send from. I.e. start sending mail at ever-increasing volumes until you've reached the max capacity you need to send at. If you
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by stewfortier 7y ago
While I don't know what baseline you're comparing it to, 12% does not seem like a high open rate. In my experience, cold sales emails should hover around 20-30%, so opted-in lists should at least perform on par with that. Exceptio
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by stewfortier 7y ago
A great night's sleep really is the best drug in the world. I've found that even small quantities of alcohol can interrupt my sleep to the point that I'm aware of it the next day. I've started to cut the wine with dinner
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by stewfortier 7y ago
This is something I think about a lot, in particular because I have a wide range of interests. I often second-guess myself and am never sure if what I'm doing is my "real" passion given that I'm intrinsically interested
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by stewfortier 7y ago
Excited to have you on the list! Definitely hit reply every once in a while as I'd love to chat more about all of these topics one-on-one. One theme I'm starting to converge on is the idea of a generalist as an "expert"
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by stewfortier 7y ago
Yes! I'm halfway through and have been stunned at some of the less-known research he cites and some of the popular research he debunks (specifically, the study behind the "10,000 rule"). It's also somewhat of a relief to
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by stewfortier 7y ago
As somebody with broad interests, I've long been fascinated by what it means to be a "generalist" and understanding when a wide, varied skillset is an advantage over a hyper-narrow one. I've been reading about this for y
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Nobel laureates are 22 times more likely to have hobbies compared to their peers(stewfortier.com)
27 points by stewfortier 7y ago|24 comments
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by stewfortier 7y ago
Over the past couple of years, I've found it useful to shell out the ~$10/month for a Squarespace site and host my content there. Wordpress is great too, though isn't as plug-and-play as you might expect. I would avoid the te
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by stewfortier 7y ago
It’s refreshing to see a company that doesn’t just pay lip service to frugality.
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by stewfortier 8y ago
> Personally, from a technology standpoint, I am not that impressed compared to what we have done in the past when it comes to space exploration. This is possibly the most Hacker News comment I have ever seen.
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by stewfortier 8y ago
Facebook's woes with young people always remind me of this TechLoaf joke... https://www.techloaf.io/2018/07/25/mark-zuckerberg-offers-si...
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by stewfortier 8y ago
(Related) I've always gotten a chuckle out of this TechLoaf joke: https://www.techloaf.io/2018/05/29/bitcoin-enthusiast-in-the...
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by stewfortier 8y ago
I think Ben Horowitz recently said something to the effect of "not every company that's done an ICO is terrible, but every terrible company has done an ICO." Pretty much captures it.

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