timjones

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The Endless Treadmill(themvpsprint.com)
1 points by timjones 5y ago|1 comments
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by timjones 5y ago
Thank you! And thanks for the tip; I'll look into that.
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by timjones 5y ago
Hey HN! I started building HelloHailey in public (TheMVPSprint.com) last November, and launched in January. Today, 600 teammates across dozens of teams use it every day. My last company was backed by YC and raised ~$3 million (not a success
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Show HN: HelloHailey – Virtual watercooler for remote teams(hellohailey.io)
3 points by timjones 5y ago|3 comments
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by timjones 6y ago
For companies where innovation previously sprouted from in-person watercooler conversations, replicating that after a sudden shift to remote work is a real challenge. Their entire DNA needs to change. Certainly they could do it, but it&#x
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15-minute logos with Figma and Google Fonts(dinosaas.com)
1 points by timjones 6y ago|0 comments
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Bringing civic tech to Taiwan's coronavirus pandemic response [audio](npr.org)
144 points by timjones 6y ago|92 comments
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I'm Dead by Default(themvpsprint.com)
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by timjones 6y ago
Hey HN! Author here. I'd love to hear your thoughts on how you've built MVP's in the past, and how my process could be improved.
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I'm Building a Minimum *Valuable* Product as an Indie Hacker(themvpsprint.com)
1 points by timjones 6y ago|1 comments
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by timjones 6y ago
Hey HN! Author here. I'd love to hear any feedback you have on my MVP process (or my solution). I haven't started building yet, but I hope to have an early prototype ready in just a few weeks.
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Sprinting solo from idea to MVP(themvpsprint.com)
2 points by timjones 6y ago|1 comments
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by timjones 6y ago
The "launch with 100 free members" strategy worked extremely well to avoid the classic "chicken and egg" problem. It's hard to quantify, but it set the tone for the community with friendly, intelligent, and experien
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by timjones 6y ago
It's not entirely clear to me why gig-workers would choose to receive compensation via equity (at least from the contents of this article). For a W-2 employee, it's appealing to have a share price locked in - when Amazon is wort
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by timjones 6y ago
Likely to be built within Slack, but certainly not a competitor.
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by timjones 6y ago
Definitely a good question! Short answer - I have a strong idea, but nothing concrete yet. I've started this whole journey with a problem-first mindset. In the first 2 articles, I chose a problem and a niche: As a remote product o
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by timjones 6y ago
1. Customers email me. 2. I fix their issues and answer their questions as quickly as possible. 3. I email them back. I'll develop processes when this starts to break down or take too much of my time.
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by timjones 6y ago
Interesting. So if their 12-month plan allows for 100 seats, and they grow to 150 seats during those 12 months, then for month 13 they would: 1. Pay a pro-rated amount for exceeding the seat limit during the first 12 months. 2. Pay the 12-m
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by timjones 6y ago
Agreed. Everything sounds like a great idea when the only thing challenging it is your own thoughts.
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by timjones 6y ago
Thanks for the thoughts! I agree, and was thinking something along these lines as well. I'm leaning towards having a permanent free tier with a low seat limit. On billing, I'll definitely have an annual subscription option. From i
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by timjones 6y ago
Hey HN! Author here. I know there are tons of readers out there with more SaaS sales experience than me (which is none...). See any major flaws with my strategy? I'd love to hear your thoughts.
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Selling to unicorns from my parents basement(themvpsprint.com)
40 points by timjones 6y ago|20 comments
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Avoid Social (Media) Distancing(timjones.me)
1 points by timjones 6y ago|0 comments
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by timjones 6y ago
I agree that there's nothing wrong with spending a week or two developing an MVP first. I don't plan on spending more than 3-4 weeks building an MVP, which I'll start within 2 weeks. An advantage that my current approach give
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by timjones 6y ago
Thank you! And I agree 100% with what you've said. I could preface every sentence with maybe and I think but then it wouldn't be on the HN front page :) I know that everything I'm laying out will be much harder than I&#x2
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by timjones 6y ago
I'm only advocating for reducing uncertainty around distribution before building; not eliminating it entirely. It's important to at least have a strong growth hypothesis that you've validated to some degree . That's
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by timjones 6y ago
You're right; I certainly could've delved deeper into those case studies. I suppose at this point in the article, if you're not yet convinced that distribution is half the battle, you won't care about the rest of the art
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by timjones 6y ago
Thank you! There are some people for whom growing a business is the exciting part. They can get excited about tax prep software if they see the opportunity. I'm more like you (not one of those people). If I don't care about the
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by timjones 6y ago
I hope it's that easy! Until about 3-4 weeks ago, I'd rarely used Twitter for professional purposes. It can be a bit intimidating at first to put yourself out there. And there's certainly strategy required to use it well. But
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by timjones 6y ago
Emphasis on some haha - I don't want to claim that the collective power of the internet is more valuable than a human that's 100% invested in the business :) But yes, I'd definitely recommend it! Feel free to DM if want any

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