I'd like to buy, but ... in the spirit of only pursuing immediately-relevant and -actionable information, is there anything in here about outsourcing, and lessening the time expended on repetitive tasks? 4HWW-type material?
Cheers!
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#12Hi everyone! I'm the creator of The Found a Business Book. I'll be around for a while to answer questions if you have any!
Hey there. The book looks pretty impressive! I'd really get someone to do at least a little bit of design on the landing page though.
There are mostly just basic typography and spacing issues, but it can make a big difference in how professional your presentation looks.
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#13Pros: - about half the interviewees are HN regulars - the other half look very interesting as well - nice sample chapter - DRM-free pdf - one good idea can from this can change everything - a thumbs-up from Dan Shipper - supports & encourages a young member of this community - re-confirms that the good/inspriring on HN outweighs the negative Cons: - data inside may be free elsewhere The Pros win. I'm buying it. Thank…
- data inside may be free elsewhere
I thought about that too, but then realized that even though some (maybe many) of these people have published interviews "out there" for free, each interview stands to hit on some unique insight or thought that a previous one missed. Given all the other "pros" you mentioned above, especially
- supports & encourages a young member of this community
I had no trouble deciding to buy a copy.
I just wish I'd been this motivated when I was in High School. :-)
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#14I'd like to buy, but ... in the spirit of only pursuing immediately-relevant and -actionable information, is there anything in here about outsourcing, and lessening the time expended on repetitive tasks? 4HWW-type material? Cheers!
Hi! Thanks for the comment! I don't believe there is anything in the book about outsourcing or lessening the time expended on repetitive tasks. Please let me know if you have any other questions!
Re: Show HN: The Found a Business Book – Interviews with Entrepreneurs
#15Hi everyone! I'm the creator of The Found a Business Book. I'll be around for a while to answer questions if you have any!
Hey there. The book looks pretty impressive! I'd really get someone to do at least a little bit of design on the landing page though. There are mostly just basic typography and spacing issues, but it can make a big difference in how professional your presentation looks.
Thanks for the feedback and kind words! I agree that the landing page needs improvement, and that's something I hope to work on soon!
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#16I'd like to buy, but ... in the spirit of only pursuing immediately-relevant and -actionable information, is there anything in here about outsourcing, and lessening the time expended on repetitive tasks? 4HWW-type material? Cheers!
Hi! Thanks for the comment! I don't believe there is anything in the book about outsourcing or lessening the time expended on repetitive tasks. Please let me know if you have any other questions!
Thanks for the honest reply :) bookmarked for later in case I need some info on the other topics. Best of luck and congrats on the launch.
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#17I'd like to buy, but ... in the spirit of only pursuing immediately-relevant and -actionable information, is there anything in here about outsourcing, and lessening the time expended on repetitive tasks? 4HWW-type material? Cheers!
Have you read Rob Walling's Start Small, Stay Small: A Developer's Guid to Launching a Startup? Quick read, lots of good info on exactly what you're looking for: http://www.amazon.com/Start-Small-Stay-Developers-ebook/dp/B...
Re: Show HN: The Found a Business Book – Interviews with Entrepreneurs
#18Pros: - about half the interviewees are HN regulars - the other half look very interesting as well - nice sample chapter - DRM-free pdf - one good idea can from this can change everything - a thumbs-up from Dan Shipper - supports & encourages a young member of this community - re-confirms that the good/inspriring on HN outweighs the negative Cons: - data inside may be free elsewhere The Pros win. I'm buying it. Thank…
- data inside may be free elsewhere I thought about that too, but then realized that even though some (maybe many) of these people have published interviews "out there" for free, each interview stands to hit on some unique insight or thought that a previous one missed. Given all the other "pros" you mentioned above, especially - supports & encourages a young member of this community I had no trouble deciding to buy a…
Thank you so much for your kind words and for buying a copy of the book! Please let me know if you have any questions or comments.
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Hi! Thanks for the comment! I don't believe there is anything in the book about outsourcing or lessening the time expended on repetitive tasks. Please let me know if you have any other questions!
Thanks for the honest reply :) bookmarked for later in case I need some info on the other topics. Best of luck and congrats on the launch.
No worries, and thanks!
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#20These entrepreneurs are great, but they all look like they do web stuff only.
The only thing I think about when I see this is: "The facebooks are great, but what about the Maersks"
Kudos to you creating something, but maybe the title is a bit too ambitious. The fact that you are 17 and have done this is commendable, but I strongly recommend that you reach out and try to get exposure to the entrepreneurs who build physical product innovations.
Best of luck champ.