danielhodgins

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by danielhodgins 15y ago
It's easier and smarter to be in the pickaxe business. All the 'miners' will spread the word online in the form of inbound links, and for free! This type of marketing and propegation is much more profitable than having a sales department. K
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by danielhodgins 15y ago
Creating systems is an excellent way to standardize simple, repeatable tasks so that you can delegate them. A system, process or procedure can be reduced to a checklist or diagram that shows each step that happens in series and/or in parall
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by danielhodgins 15y ago
So let me get this straight. Critics of this tactic want to get rich doing their own startup, while using the very techniques they just renounced to generate traffic and conversions? Seems a bit hypocritical to me. Wake up folks - business
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by danielhodgins 15y ago
Very useful follow up to your previous article on 100% conversion rate cold calls. Thanks! By the way, how did you hear about your deer management niche?
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by danielhodgins 15y ago
This designer used a process similar to the one detailed in the Art of Innovation by Tom Kelly - a book that provides a fascinating and informative glimpse into the innovation process. I highly recommend that book, and I think lots of hacke
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by danielhodgins 15y ago
Ever thought of unsubscribing if you don't want the emails? That's what most smart people do. I have had personal email contact with Derek numerous times, and although we haven't met in person I consider him to be a mentor. He has helped me
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by danielhodgins 15y ago
Be where you are. Get a job, save money, do fun stuff with friends. Get outside. Draw. Paint. Travel, Learn guitar. Learn Spanish. Try a new sport. Join a group of some sort. Meet girls! Get outside your comfort zone, and get used to that f
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by danielhodgins 15y ago
To do you need to understand. To do you need to know. This is where insightful teachers like Eric Ries and Steve Blank add value. I understand your point, but it's also inefficient to put the pedal to the medal and spin your tires endlessly
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by danielhodgins 15y ago
Why not hustlemag.com? I think Hustle Magazine is a stronger name with some edge to it.
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by danielhodgins 15y ago
Hipmunk has a great product, strong brand and a promising business model. It sounds like they are targeting more of an early adopter technology audience in the hopes that the 'digerati' will eventually spread it to the early majority and la
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by danielhodgins 16y ago
37 Signals has followed a "market by sharing" strategy since the beginning. They have no sales force or advertising and yet manage to create entertaining, educational and valuable content in a variety of formats that gets spread throughout
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by danielhodgins 16y ago
Bookmarked. Will be back as Forlue looks good. What's the story behind the name?
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How to Pitch Bob Pittman Style (New Tequila Product)(kara.allthingsd.com)
2 points by danielhodgins 16y ago|0 comments
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SEO As a Startup Strategy = Barrier to Entry(scribd.com)
1 points by danielhodgins 16y ago|0 comments
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by danielhodgins 16y ago
"Once you do the math you realize there is far more travel media out there than travelers, especially in a down economy". I recently shut down my travel startup - a site that offered tours and excursions in many of the world's greatest citi
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by danielhodgins 16y ago
I don't know for sure, but here are my guesses: * Talent * Cash flow * Category-leading brand name * Gain strategic leadership position in rapidly growing market Assume you were to create a Groupon competitor that could potentially overtak
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by danielhodgins 16y ago
You're welcome Gareth. Striking a balance between enough information yet enough filtering/curation could prove to be one of your biggest challenges. Nothing that a few rounds of iteration and lots of feedback wouldn't fix. Best of luck with
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by danielhodgins 16y ago
Firstly, your landing page is beautifully designed. It's simple, minimal, and gets the job done. I am intrigued by this devops thing, but your landing page doesn't mention anything about it. You might consider adding a new <div> abo
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by danielhodgins 16y ago
This is one of the most enjoyable ways to learn Ruby/Rails I have found so far. Great idea!
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by danielhodgins 16y ago
Assume a simple, powerful solution could be created that would organize your job search, and make it easy to track everything. This solution costs $35/month. After you sign up, will you be paying by Visa, Paypal, or WePay? See? I'm willing
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by danielhodgins 16y ago
Actually, if the recruiter does their job well, you'll contact them every time you are considering a career change (perhaps every 5 or 10 years) because you'd be a fool not to. This 'cradle to grave' business model results in the highest li
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by danielhodgins 16y ago
Thank you for the thoughtful and insightful comments ScottyAllen, Albahk, IamDave and Wdewind.
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by danielhodgins 16y ago
Sometimes it's easy to overlook the benefits of simply working in a great organization for a while rather than pursuing your 'dream' such as teaching surfing or doing your startup full time. The author makes a great point that being a mecha
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by danielhodgins 16y ago
Agreed. David is certainly entitled to his opinion, but to assume that one email from a single recruiter is representative of an entire industry and the life work of tens of thousands of people (if not more) is simply ignorant. HN'ers - th
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If David Heinemeier Hansson Was a Tech Recruiter...
10 points by danielhodgins 16y ago|7 comments
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by danielhodgins 16y ago
See that big dark grey blank area in your header? Give me the strongest benefit/advantage I could get from using your service up there. For instance: YaTrader: Information Advantage For Financial Junkies. I need to see it spelled out clearl
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Ask HN: Do you Use Any Coaching Service?
3 points by danielhodgins 16y ago|0 comments
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by danielhodgins 16y ago
People may or may not respond to your favorite name choice. For this reason, Tim Ferris tested 15 different book titles with Google Adwords when determining the title for 4 hour Workweek. Why not test 5 - 10 names with simple Google Adwords
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by danielhodgins 16y ago
I wonder though if the 700 subscribers figure is legit. Would be easy to fake that. Perhaps a good chunk of the subscribers are all curious internet marketers and developers wondering how they can spin off their own variation/twist on the c
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Your Feedback: Minimal Viable Product Created with Unbounce(unbouncepages.com)
1 points by danielhodgins 16y ago|0 comments

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