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Re: I did a Mixergy interview so bad they didn't even release it

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Post by throw_away »

ahominid wrote: post #30
Peretus wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As a software developer and team lead who's worked from and lived on a sailboat for the last two years, I'd agree with others here and encourage you to give it a shot. My wife and I both work remotely as software developers and we've been able to put thousands of miles under the keel, traveling from Mobile Alabama, to as far north as the Chesapeake Bay with multiple stops in the Florida Keys and the Bahamas, all whil…

I’d love to hear about the logistics of how you do this because it’s something I’ve considered trying, at least for a period of time. I keep running into the idea that without consistent, reliable Internet, not to mention the other niceties of productivity like a workspace and monitors, it simply wouldn’t work for more than a few weeks.

Not OP, but this couple has written a bit about working on tech projects while living on a sailboat: https://100r.co/site/working_offgrid_efficiently.html

Re: I did a Mixergy interview so bad they didn't even release it

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Post by Benjammer »

bckr wrote: post #35
Benjammer wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>What are some ways to break out of this mode I would guess the best answer here is to write down everything. Keep a journal. Write down events as soon after they happen as possible, write down your thoughts about the event, write down your emotions and connect them to the events that generate them. I think a somewhat decent mental model here is to think of our brains as write-only memory. Every time you remember som…

> type 2 fun Great comment, and this phrase is going in my pocket. > write-only memory Could this be The Secret(tm) to transmuting base lead into gold? Rewriting the very memories that make up one's life.

For anyone else who isn't familiar, type 1 fun is where it's a fun experience and you have fun memories of it. Type 2 is a not-fun experience where you look back on the accomplishment fondly. Type 3 "fun" is a tongue-in-cheek description of something where you didn't have fun doing it, and also don't have fond memories of it.

Re: I did a Mixergy interview so bad they didn't even release it

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Post by robfitz »

hammock wrote: post #45
andybak wrote: post #34

Rob - if you're listening, I enjoyed reading this but I don't know who you are and nothing on your website neatly summarizes that. Google finds several people with similar names. I presume you're a tech entrepreuner so I guess this is you: https://www.crunchbase.com/person/rob-fitzpatrick Which leads me to wonder what Dexio is but the Crunchbase link leads to an domain squatter and according to Google it's a Pokemon.…

He's the Mom Test guy. Not sure why he makes it so hard to find that info. Could use a marketing intern (reply here if you want one)

The mundane answer is that there's some stuff that I worry about optimizing and other stuff that I don't, and this little personal site is the latter ;).

To a lesser extent, I also didn't exactly expect this to hit frontpage, so I'd sort of assumed that the only people who would see it were people who already knew me.

I'm still not sure about the answer to that, but this has at least prompted me to give it a proper think and decide whether I want to try to appeal to "the world" or just stay focused on my own little orbit. No idea where I'll end up, but it's an interesting question, and I appreciate you giving me the nudge to take it seriously.

Re: I did a Mixergy interview so bad they didn't even release it

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Post by [deleted] »

andybak wrote: post #34

Rob - if you're listening, I enjoyed reading this but I don't know who you are and nothing on your website neatly summarizes that. Google finds several people with similar names. I presume you're a tech entrepreuner so I guess this is you: https://www.crunchbase.com/person/rob-fitzpatrick Which leads me to wonder what Dexio is but the Crunchbase link leads to an domain squatter and according to Google it's a Pokemon.…

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Re: I did a Mixergy interview so bad they didn't even release it

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Post by dylan604 »

hammock wrote: post #45
andybak wrote: post #34

Rob - if you're listening, I enjoyed reading this but I don't know who you are and nothing on your website neatly summarizes that. Google finds several people with similar names. I presume you're a tech entrepreuner so I guess this is you: https://www.crunchbase.com/person/rob-fitzpatrick Which leads me to wonder what Dexio is but the Crunchbase link leads to an domain squatter and according to Google it's a Pokemon.…

He's the Mom Test guy. Not sure why he makes it so hard to find that info. Could use a marketing intern (reply here if you want one)

If you're not cool enough to find it, you're not cool enough to read it. My bio page can only be found on mobile. Desktop users are too lame. You have to swipe up up down down left right on the correct page in order to find it /s

Re: I did a Mixergy interview so bad they didn't even release it

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Post by philovivero »

hammock wrote: post #45
andybak wrote: post #34

Rob - if you're listening, I enjoyed reading this but I don't know who you are and nothing on your website neatly summarizes that. Google finds several people with similar names. I presume you're a tech entrepreuner so I guess this is you: https://www.crunchbase.com/person/rob-fitzpatrick Which leads me to wonder what Dexio is but the Crunchbase link leads to an domain squatter and according to Google it's a Pokemon.…

He's the Mom Test guy. Not sure why he makes it so hard to find that info. Could use a marketing intern (reply here if you want one)

I could use a marketing intern.

Re: I did a Mixergy interview so bad they didn't even release it

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Post by loco5niner »

datameta wrote: post #12
cfcosta wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

More often than I admit, I think about this quote by Mark Twain: "I apologize for such a long letter - I didn't have time to write a short one." You have to think about who's going to hear or listen to you, it's not just about being precise and descriptive.

"Make things as simple as possible, but no simpler." - Einstein "Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." - Da Vinci I had been exploring this idea in my codegolfing. For example: https://www.dwitter.net/d/15323

lol, codegolfing is the opposite of simplicity.

Although to be fair, the code you linked to is much more readable than I had anticipated.

Re: I did a Mixergy interview so bad they didn't even release it

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Post by 6gvONxR4sf7o »

bruceb wrote: post #57

Slight side note, I am surprised how Mixergy/Andrew has almost zero social media presence. There are no social icons on their site and there is no engagement with fans on Twitter (or anywhere else?). I wonder why this is.

I’m surprised that not being on social media is a surprising thing to people.

Re: I did a Mixergy interview so bad they didn't even release it

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Post by bruceb »

6gvONxR4sf7o wrote: post #59
bruceb wrote: post #57

Slight side note, I am surprised how Mixergy/Andrew has almost zero social media presence. There are no social icons on their site and there is no engagement with fans on Twitter (or anywhere else?). I wonder why this is.

I’m surprised that not being on social media is a surprising thing to people.

for a regular person sure, but for a show generally you want grow your audience and engage a bit with existing listeners.
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