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by amplification 13y ago
Any evidence to support this? If anything it seems like growth is accelerating.
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by amplification 13y ago
The whole point of the post is that we are different than our users. What we want, or what we think is important, often doesn't match up with what users really need.
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by amplification 13y ago
We've been using a Kanban-like approach for about 36 months. While it's not perfect, it's advantage is that it's actually fairly flexible: you can modify it to fit your needs. For example: we look at the immediate backlo
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by amplification 13y ago
I think if your main source of income is stickers, that's risky. They will (and already are) become commoditized - with MessageMe, Path, etc... all jumping onboard. I'm guessing that stickers (siloed in each app) are a fad that wi
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by amplification 13y ago
If the challenge is to "think of successful entrepreneurs or CEOs who blog", I can think of a bunch off the top of my head: Leo W. at Buffer - http://blog.bufferapp.com/author/leo Ryan Carson at Treehouse -
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by amplification 13y ago
After doing a lot of listening in forums, on my email list, etc... I launched http://jfdi.bz as a response to a common pain I kept seeing: there's so many people building products by themselves (alone in their basements). T
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by amplification 13y ago
One reason: a PDF feels like a "finished publication" . While HTML can be dynamically updated, a PDF is the equivalent of something "going to the press". Another reason: for whatever reason, if you're selling your
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by amplification 13y ago
I can identify with that completely. The commute just killed me - added so much stress and load. It affected me at work (I'd come into the office feeling burnt out), and it affected me at home (I'd often arrive home deflated).
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by amplification 13y ago
This probably depends on personality too: I just really hate driving (no matter what). ;) There is, however, good research that shows the adverse affects of commuting: http://www.slate.com/articles/business/moneybo
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by amplification 13y ago
Absolutely. Jason and DHH talk about that quite a bit in the book. If you read the book, I'd be interested in hearing your thoughts.
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How remote work changed my life(justinjackson.ca)
37 points by amplification 13y ago|16 comments
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by amplification 13y ago
My guess is they'll join university & the workforce, and then they'll join the world's most popular social network: email. ;)
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by amplification 13y ago
I think this article proves that wrong (if these stats are true). Teens are the most fickle demographic out there!
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by amplification 13y ago
I find Silicon Valley's obsession with teens fascinating. Why is teen usage a benchmark for the health of a startup? Do teenagers spend money online? Is there any research on that?
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by amplification 13y ago
Is Salesforce extremely profitable? http://beta.fool.com/boriskabinov/2012/08/13/will-salesforce... http://www.informationweek.com/software/enterprise-applicati... Looks like the an
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by amplification 13y ago
I'm looking for data on whether Nike trimmed down its product line based on this advice. Has anyone else found anything?
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by amplification 13y ago
I like the point being made here: building a product is hard. But once you've built it, you have a new mountain to climb: building a business. In our startup culture, "building the business" is usually delegated to a new CEO,
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by amplification 13y ago
I really like the idea of "writing through the product dev process". So often I get stuck and the act of "talking it out" helps - I think writing a blog/journal would be even better.
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by amplification 13y ago
I think the premise is that consultants often bill by the hour and don't include bathroom breaks, screwing around, etc... as billable hours.
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by amplification 13y ago
This line really hits home the key failing I've had with email from startups (especially pre-launch confirmation emails): "The single biggest problem I see in emails that web products send is that they maintain an undying focus o