We're not for everyone — and that's the truth
Even up to the time when Excite was several hundred people and we were the fourth largest website in the world, it didn't feel real. It doesn't feel like you're really doing something huge. On some level it feels like you're fooling people—like, are we really doing this? It's the whole sausage and sausage factory problem: when you're outside and yo
... See moreJessica Livingston • Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days
In each of these projects I regularly found myself trying to convince friends, family, and potential future participants on the merits of these ideas. It was an uphill search for the words, frames, themes, and execution that would help others see it the way I or we did.
There were times when this was invigorating and rewarding. But there were just a... See more
There were times when this was invigorating and rewarding. But there were just a... See more
Yancey Strickler • When Your Purpose Is 1-of-1
As I prepare to transition from my “heads down building a product” era to “I’ve worked so hard to build this thing, get over yourself and engage in some cringey self-promotion” era I need to fully embrace Austin Kleon’s mantra: “it’s not enough to be good. In order to be found, you have to be findable.”
Along those lines, this quote stopped me in my
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Everyone” doesn’t have a newsletter already, even though that’s how it feels. (Truly hilarious from the vantage point of 2024.) It’s ok to do things your own way. Consistency matters and will buy you a lot of freedom to deviate when you feel like it. You should not only ignore the most common advice you get — to sell banner ads or sponsorships, to
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