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The gravity of engineering
Engineering constantly acts like a strong gravitational force that drags you from business tasks again and again. Nontechnical entrepreneurs usually perceive development as a cost center. Their main goal is a profitable business, and creating software is an expensive obstacle on the way there. But for developers, writing code is relatively easy, so we often jump into adding extra features or overcomplicating the project without thinking twice.
Typical Problems of Technical Founders
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Be open to new paths and changes in direction
Part of the beauty of a web app is its fluidity. You don’t wrap it up in a box, ship it, and then wait years for the next release. You can tweak and change as you go along. Be open to the fact that your original idea may not be your best one.
Getting Real - The Smarter, Faster, Easier Way to Build a Successful Web Application
37Signals
The moment you have even one signal of Earned Credibility, you should start leveraging it. If one of your articles gets 10,000 views, you should have a link in your bio saying, “Read my most-popular article with more than 10,000 views.” If something you write gets Tweeted by a prominent person in your industry, use that to your advantage: “Mark Cuban loved this article of mine—I think you will too.” If you’ve been writing online for five years straight, why isn’t that in your bio? “Writing every single day online since 2015. Read my most-popular articles here.”
The Art and Business of Online Writing: How to Beat the Game of Capturing and Keeping Attention
Nicolas Cole
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