Josh
@jpw
Josh
a point that I try to emphasize for independent creators or makers: humility, generally, does *not* pay. It's a trap. You have to put your name out there, and claim your wins.
Anil Dash (@anildash.com)
Business and software and Challenging thoughts
On Gruber’s “Very insightful and not negative” story about Steve Jobs.
https://daringfireball.net/2025/05/15_years_later_very_insightful_and_not_negative
Dont force your kid to blindly adhere to your rules, if they learn to blindly follow you they will not be able to make rational decisions for themselves. I always said "my rules are law, unless you can tell me reasonably why you have a better idea" this gets kids thinking about their situation, and not just acting out against you. Shows them that
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mollywhite.net
What’s unique about product-led communities is that they orient around a product or service that helps people achieve a valuable future outcome. These future outcomes can be individual (better health, professional advancement, cultivation of skills or hobbies, or overcoming a struggle, such as an illness, divorce, loss of a loved one, etc.);... See more
Shripriya Mahesh • A Sense of Belonging
The less time you spend thinking about or reading about or reacting to or writing about what anyone else is doing, the more time and positive energy you have to make your product the absolute best.
Which is how you will win.
Which is how you will win.
Jason Cohen (@asmartbear.com)
In that earlier era, when we still drank from garden hoses, losing a job sucked, but it mostly didn’t take your community with it. In this new era, losing a job means getting gutted. Not only do you lose your paycheck, but you lose access to all the people and places where you used to have your non-work-but-actually-at-work fun.
How to drink from garden hoses
“Work is part of our lives, a big part to be sure, but what if it wasn’t our whole life?“
Seriously fun hands-on learning for curious kids of all ages | KiwiCo
kiwico.com
“I know this” is a life on pause. “I don’t know this” is where the future lies.
Quote from Amy Hoy