13: Crossing the Chasm
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This past week Ben has hit a mental slump in the final phase of his course. However, he is moving through it and will be recording another video today towards the new final goal of 8 total course videos. He is tentatively scheduling the course launch for the first week of September. He has also scheduled his first Meetup event of his tour, on September 13th at the Atlanta Ruby Users Group.
\\n\\nDerrick brings up a recent Giant Robots podcast episode with Seth Godin, which talks about the dips experienced in business, \\u201ccrossing the chasm\\u201d by moving from innovators into the mass market, and the personal transparency of the host Chad Pytel. Derrick relates what he heard to the phase Drip is in at the moment, and where he wants it and himself to go in the future.
\\n\\nToday\\u2019s Topics Include:
\\n\\nFinishing a project and psychological momentum
\\nBen\\u2019s Ruby Meetup tour and launch sequence
\\nGiant Robots podcast episode with Seth Godin
\\nBeing real and transparent as a podcaster
\\nReflecting on business and choosing what market you want to serve
\\nDrip\\u2019s current stage and market
\\nDeciding the way you want to work while growing a company
\\nInnovation versus mass market
\\nAdmin and internal dev tools
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\\n\\nLinks and resources:
\\n\\nRefactoringRails.io
\\nDrip
\\nAtlanta Ruby Users Group
\\nGiant Robots podcast Seth Godin Episode
\\nThoughtbot
\\nCrossing the Chasm by Geoffrey Moore
\\nScaling SaaS