60: Celebrating the Small Wins
The feeling of accomplishment you get from doing hard things has become Derrick\u2019s way of living recently. Building a startup like Level is hard, but he feels good when he makes small wins. It\u2019s rewarding when he makes progress.
\n\nBen is on a roll right now with Tuple. He\u2019s making progress and getting stuff done. His Pairing Programming Guide is turning people into Tuple subscribers.
\n\nToday\u2019s Topics Include:
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- Have people with high standards read and review your writing to get feedback \n
- Ben\u2019s article, The Case for Pair Programming, was on the front page of Hacker News \n
- Ben\u2019s marketing efforts for Tuple have increased its number of subscribers \n
- Derrick has a unique challenge of prioritization, so he set a deadline \n
- Derrick used Postgres to build a rudimentary search into Level \n
- By the end of October, Derrick should have people/teams to test and use Level \n
- Product Task List: After you launch, that\u2019s not the end, it\u2019s the beginning \n
- Balancing personal finances with no income; set the bar high, but don\u2019t sell yourself short \n
Links and resources:
\n\nDerrick Reimer Website
\n\nDerrick Reimer on Twitter
\n\nBen Orenstein Website
\n\nBen Orenstein on Twitter
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