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I feel the issue with a lot of this advice like "don't care about what other people think about you", "be yourself" is, it tries to free people from one extreme (caring too much ab…

Something else if you're a freelance developer: In order to command a higher rate and not just be hired as a code monkey to implement a predefined task, it helps to position yourse…

I feel while a learning methodology may make it go faster, what matters more is having the intrinsic motivation to actually get started and keep going (especially when you hit road…

There's another company that lets travelers subsidize their flight ticket / earn money for delivering US products to their destination: https://grabr.io/travel Key difference is: Y…

Question: do you send new users an onboarding drip email sequence? This makes a huge difference in driving them to actively use it and upgrade later. Sequence: 1. Welcome email. 2 …

Always liked this stealthy prospect finding method. Here's another few (best for B2B): 1. If some change happens at one of your competitor's product (got acquired, changed a belove…

Have you considered highly targeted value based cold emailing? The HN community may be weary of sending / receiving unsolicited email but if you provide massive value upfront and o…

How I see negative emotion is, it's similar to what physical pain teaches us. You touch a burning stove. It hurts. You learn this action -> undesirable outcome and avoid doing it. …

I think the beauty of side projects is it's a low pressure way for people to put their idea out in the world and see what happens. Only difference between a hobby and side project …

On a related note: The majority of Beijingers used to live in courtyards flanked by houses by four sides: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siheyuan Growing up in one, you get to know …