Entreprenuership
Jean Yang
excellent article on assessing dev experience and getting concrete info from it
[http://firstround.com/review/how-superhuman-built-an-engine-to-find-product-market-fit/#rt_u=1604934611_r4nx1o] framework to make product market fit more actionable
[Growth-share matrix] :: A method of using a chart to help corporations organize and analyze business units and product lines.
[A Rake Too Far: Optimal Platform Pricing Strategy - Above the CrowdAbove the ...]
Drew
Minimum viable usership
[https://www.reddit.com/r/dredmorbius/comments/69wk8y/the_tyranny_of_the_minimum_viable_user/]
the tool should never be more complicated than the needs of the user; it should serve the single purpose it needs. consequently, complex tasks should never be more complex than the actual task at hand, nor more simple!
Improving work
Skira:
- Psychological evaluations to ensure that employees feel that they are heard and supported
- Thorough manager and personal feedback
- Truly collaborative environment vs. one in which time is valued relative to one's importance in the company
OSS Success
[https://blog.vjeux.com/2020/uncategorized/reflections-on-excalidraw.html]
- respond quickly
- be decisive
- keep quality
- etc...
[successful one person businesses]
[I Just Hit $100k/yr On GitHub Sponsors! ?❤️ (How I Did It) | Caleb Porzio]
Marketing online: getting an audience
[https://mobile.twitter.com/tobydoyhowell/status/1272674455681024000]
- hijack super timeline for someone big in the niche
be one of teh first to respond
profit
- use very specific voice and be very intense about it
- invest in tools and software for good quality memes
- always borrow from other sites and make them relevant to yours
- monitor tweets of specific users to make sure you can interact iwth them
- never use emojis
- low lift giveaway
- build a community
- create a visual identity, i.e. an emoji next to the name
- be genuine about the hard stuff
- go super viral (ugh)
[advice on cs independent work]: finding an advisor and doing work to get it done!
[Pieter's work as a solo dev]. Reminder that building products well for a niche and providing value is a good place to be.
[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24109636]if it's a nice problem to have, don't solve it now
[https://scattered-thoughts.net/writing/small-tech/:]inspiration for lots of small companies and ideas! check it out! their blog is pretty good as well.