aaron32311

Asking since I’m working on something in this space..

Why tailwind and say not Bootstrap?

And can you elaborate on the text heavy pages?

>> A tendency to deflect compliments that springs from true humility can turn into doubt.

Love this bit.

I heard James Clear of Atomic Habits say something similar. Every action you do is a vote for yourself and the identity you want.

I think these walled gardens show how important distribution is.

Everyone complaints about record labels but artists are still signing onto deals.

With some talent and the right amount of luck (discoverability), unheard of people can float to the top.

Anecdotally I got some great recommendations to gym equipment on Twitter.

I tweeted what was best for small space living and got great responses immediately.

I joined 4 months ago. And if you pick the right accounts to follow, there’s tremendous value, people that provide great mentorship and potential customers.

It definitely helps you take advantage of opportunities as well.

They’ve got low overhead costs. One or two sales a year (in a popular Western metropolitan) can cover their COL.

I found it hard too.

Here’s what I did:

1. Start by making notes on your favourite podcast episode or book.

2. Use the notes as an outline.

3. Then expand with your own personal stories.

Search for PG and Seth Godin “on writing”. I found them both useful.

Also I used this method on my first post last week. And it got 25k views.

Edit: you can find it pinned to my Twitter handle

> And I was too tired to do promoting stuff. It’s real. the tired feeling is real.

You’ve created immense value. Now, publicly document all of your creations. Imagine an auditorium full of people focused on your every word as you talk about how to get the value out of your assets. How to market them. How to monetize them. Put this on a blog and show it off.

Not the op, but there is a public playground here [1] that may help evaluate the app.

https://www.workflowy.com/online-notepad/

FWIW, it takes some getting used to, but redeems itself as quite powerful once you get the hang of it.

my 0.02 - We can abstract this advice beyond stack overflow et al.

And apply this advice in the offline world (e.g. workplace).

tl;dr

- Be resourceful (explain what have you tried? What are your expected vs. actual results?)

- Say what (not how) you're trying to do

- Realize you might be asking the question to the wrong place (or person)

- For code, and this is me personally, but I look at _why_ one method may is preferred over another.

- Basic respect (don't flag it urgent), and don't complain

- For example: I forgot my password is urgent for you vs. a system shutdown urgency for sysdmins

- Answers take a while to get. Respect people's time.

- If people don't understand your problem, you may not be describing it properly.

> Your Robin should be more passionate about your idea than you are – or at least come a close second.

Sound advice.

Hiring an employee can be time-consuming, costly and quite risky. Besides a litmus test, what can we ask to dig into capabilities and skill levels?

Can we do paid tests?

Let's say we are looking for any candidate off the street (of Gotham to use your analogy) - can we use an interview checklist, whiteboarding and panel interviews with a team. Is this better suited for ICs or can we use them for a founding member?

Genuinely curious.

FYI, it's more content related. Patio talks about it a bit more on Twitter [1] and on in this article [2].

Here is a tl;dr:

- Avoid dates on your content.

- Avoid templates, like stock imagery.

- Avoid commoditized labels (such as calling a book a pdf).

- Don't use self-deprecating language or show self-doubt.

- Change formats - turn your old article into a recorded podcast.

- Finally, close off with where people can learn more about you for e.g. "here is what ive been working on lately".

[1] https://twitter.com/search?q=from%3Apatio11%20friend-catcher...

[2] https://training.kalzumeus.com/newsletters/archive/content-m...