Itay Dreyfus

Even subscriber counts were originally capped at 2,000. You couldn’t even pay to raise the limit.

In a moment of randomness, I've came across this newsletter issue by @tomcritchlow on getting more client work. Now that I'm refocusing on indie-ness, I realize this is something I do whenever I seek work: posting on socials, emailing former colleagues, and texting friends. https://t.co/JjwBEFGI3G

So, small is good but doesn’t scale and can be overwhelmed by changes, and big is powerful, but ugly.

In the last five years they have released more than 100 products.

One mistake I often used to make at Justin.tv was offering a potpourri of business models (virtual goods, product placement, chat ads, contests, etc..). I was embarrassed to say Justin.tv would monetize with advertising when clearly that was the only answer. Own the simple business model.

Clients usually find me directly through something I've written, rather than through a referral.

"The amount of serendipity that will occur in your life is directly proportional to the degree to which you do something you're passionate about combined with the total number of people to whom this is effectively communicated." https://t.co/KfFpouh7Dm

A “small giant” is a company that chooses to optimize for mojo instead of growth.