riklomas

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by riklomas 10y ago
Part of the job of being freelance is expectation management - most clients want everything on a plate but you have to make them prioritize if they're on a budget... what is necessary and what is a nice to have.
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by riklomas 10y ago
I'm the writer of the article, I'll answer any questions you may have on here!
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by riklomas 10y ago
Always have a back-up plan so I'd clear out your debts first.
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by riklomas 10y ago
Yeh, of course! I'll give you a rough idea if you let me know your location in the email too :)
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by riklomas 10y ago
This was aimed at the idea validation stage. You shouldn't have built anything at this point as you're too busy talking to customers face-to-face, trying to hone the idea down.
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by riklomas 10y ago
CEO of a LLC is legal if you're in sole control of the company but yeh, owner/founder is fine too. I used to call myself Founder when the company was just me.
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by riklomas 10y ago
Fair play, my bad. I was a bit bemused that tschellenbach just dissed my startup's name in a dickish way without being critical. Apologises.
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by riklomas 10y ago
Yes I agree with this. I think if you're going to offer equity too, offer equity that vests over a longer period of time (3-4 years) might help keep them connected and give them a reason to stay with the business too. Make them work fo
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by riklomas 10y ago
We'll pivot into that if everything fails and my mother doesn't complain.
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by riklomas 10y ago
Haha, eastwards rather than westwards.
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by riklomas 10y ago
Yes, I'd agree with this. The agency comment was more aimed at the medium- to large-sized agencies rather than small, young ones (I kinda see them more as freelancers when it's an agency of 2-7). Also it's a big variance of c
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by riklomas 10y ago
A lot of brand names have vague or no references to what they do – Apple, Nike, Google, Heroku – we had a few other initial names that were like "Craft" and "Tailor" but didn't really work for us. We tried the more
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by riklomas 10y ago
The name origin comes from information superhi...ghway. I was watching this Youtube video at the time and thought it was cool: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8cnP-RtRHU In another comment in the thread, I was talking abou
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by riklomas 10y ago
If you wanna send me your CV (rik@superhi.com), I can give you a rough idea of what salary you should be expecting.
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by riklomas 10y ago
"Roundup of startup advice based on one person's journey" wasn't a catchy enough title. I should have linked to http://autopsy.io/ - a good place to read about why startups failed from the founders.
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by riklomas 10y ago
Thank you! Yeh, we've been consistently asking customers what works for them over the two or so years we've been running. We found that a lot of people get stuck very quickly with the free online courses that are out there, and th
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by riklomas 10y ago
Yep, totally agree. Didn't want to get too in-depth with that, otherwise the article would have been a lot, lot longer.
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by riklomas 10y ago
Thank you :)
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by riklomas 10y ago
Sometimes you just gotta give it a go. I'm not saying quit your job and do it full time, but if someone is going to steal your idea, then they're going to steal your idea tomorrow or in a years time. Everything is a risk, but you
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by riklomas 10y ago
If I was to set you homework, it'd be to talk to 10 founders on your idea. See if they think it'd be useful. Talk to founders in SV and other cities (and other countries). Do the research before building anything, otherwise you co
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by riklomas 10y ago
Depends! CEO is fine, business development is good too.
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by riklomas 10y ago
Looking at your profile, as a technical person you'll be a lot more in-demand than someone non-technical. Go to meetups and talk about your ideas online, people will naturally come out of the woodwork the more you talk about your high-
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by riklomas 10y ago
Yep, totally agree. A lot of founders don't do this as they're too attached to the idea or too worried about criticism. It's a tough learning process to get over the negative feedback.
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by riklomas 10y ago
Also, don't call yourself an "entrepreneur" - it's a bit like being calling yourself "hilarious" or "handsome" - it's what other people call you, rather than a job title.
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by riklomas 10y ago
This, but make sure they have enough skills to be useful in the long term!
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by riklomas 10y ago
Look for problems. It's hard to sit and think of ideas, even if you do, most of the ideas will change on contact with potential customers. Look at what you're strong at and what you enjoy. If you're seeing customers struggle
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by riklomas 10y ago
Hey everyone, I wrote this guide, if anyone has any questions about it, I'm happy to answer and I'd love to hear your thoughts on the article!
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An open letter to photographers (Getty have not made your work worthless)(picfair.com)
1 points by riklomas 13y ago|0 comments
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Code.year[0] – advice for beginners from my first year of code(steer.me)
1 points by riklomas 13y ago|0 comments
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by riklomas 13y ago
A friend of mine is currently trying to sort this problem by creating OnSite ( http://onsite.io/ ), it's not live yet but it's one to keep an eye on for the future.

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