Building in Public

From the tech startup world, here is an example of karma and re-birth in microcosm, well nanocosm:

The biggest thing for me is that I never want to have to solve the same problem twice, ever.

... Defaulting to putting them in public, partly it’s sort of an insurance scheme.

I’ve worked for companies where I did everything in private. And then I le

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• Share real quotes & screenshots of feedback from users


• Propose interesting product ideas and ask the community for feedback


• Articulate roadblocks the company is facing and how to overcome them


• Give insight into largely unknown aspects of the company/product


• Share “sneak peeks” and vague product updates for things to come


• Post screenshots of internal

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That next endeavor that you launch, whether it’s creating handcrafted products for the farmers market, starting a new coffee shop, if you share your story and give people a way to follow your journey, they will. Some will buy your products, others will tell their friends, and still more will cheer you on.

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But in this new world, making is show business. Look at what founders do all day! And I don’t mean that in a derogatory way. It’s hard work to create a product, create attention, and then - most importantly - manage that attention so it feeds you momentum but doesn’t burn you out. That’s the hard part of show business; the part they don’t tell you ... See more