12 Building in Public: Survival of the Fittest.
Simply put, in order to survive, you need to be the best.
10 Building in Public: Unscalable ➡️ Scalable
... unscalable activities in the beginning stages are the BEST way to gain traction and eventually reach “scale”.
09 Building in Public: We. Are. Live.
Lesson: Embrace the learning process. Don’t assume you need all the answers. Understand one pain point you’re solving and start there.
08 Building in Public: Shooting our shot
Often to-do lists are mere illusions of effort. They actually don’t make advancements toward a specific goal.
07 Building in Public: Ducks in a row
We can find our voice and style through repetition and feedback. All the books in the world won’t help at this point.
06 Building in Public: Headwinds 🌬️🌬️
Lesson: Don't get sucked into the sunk cost fallacy. It’s a trap! Make the changes needed and make them quickly.
05 Building in Public: Create an offer, not a commodity
We won’t compete on price. We’ll price high because we’ll deliver high value services.
04 Building in Public: Action & Patience
Lesson: Patience is a skill that can be (I hope) learned. And combining patience with action? Well. Look out.
03 Building in Public: Don’t fumble twice!
But execution is everything. A great idea executed poorly is worthless. A mediocre idea executed brilliantly is a millionaire dollar business. Guaranteed.