38: Choosing Tech Stack and Taking Preorders

Published: April 19, 2018, 10 a.m.

Derrick is still moving in the right direction with the product he is developing called, Level. He used Product Hunt\u2019s Ship to set up a landing page. He plans to promote his upcoming product and control its launch.

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Also, Derrick published a blog post titled, Building Level #2: The Tech Stack. It summarizes his rationale and reasons why he chose specific technologies. Plus, he posted his and Ben\u2019s conversation, Live Level #2: Branding and GraphQL Mutations, and created a Twitter handle for Level.

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Today\u2019s Topics Include:

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Derrick plans to create bite-sized content to engage customers and build trust
\nFake videos and info products and other shenanigans
\nDerrick has been splitting his time writing backend code and nailing down design
\nGetting feedback on mockups
\nBe aggressive by charging and collecting pre-payments
\nBen will be going to MicroConf; taking a plane ride with leg room

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Links and resources:

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Ben Orenstein Website
\nBen Orenstein on Twitter
\nDerrick Reimer Website
\nDerrick Reimer on Twitter
\nBuilding Level #2: The Tech Stack
\nLive Level #2: Branding and GraphQL Mutations
\nPowered By Level on Twitter
\nSteve Schoger
\nProduct Hunt\u2019s Ship
\nLevel on Product Hunt
\nDrip
\nCodetree
\nMicroConf