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Change, Distributed, Opportunity, Crazy

Clemens Stromeyer
May 22, 2020
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Change, Distributed, Opportunity, Crazy

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☕ Good Morning!

Welcome to Friday everyone! Ryan Hover shares a post by Matt Mullenweg, a founding developer of Wordpress. His two main theses are that “distributed is the future of work, and that open source is the future of technology and innovation.” The discussion around remote working has been active since the 60s and 70s, and many expected it would happen much earlier. But he rightly points out that “change happens slowly, then all at once.” Matt believes that “over time people will be able to move houses, tweak furniture, buy equipment, upgrade their internet, and otherwise adapt to being more productive in a distributed environment than they ever could be in an office.” Makes total sense to me! Read the full story here.

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Ryan Hoover @rrhoover
Twitter then Square then Coinbase then Shopify then Facebook “Gradually, then Suddenly” by @photomatt
ma.ttGradually, Then SuddenlyThe two main theses of my professional career have been that distributed is the future of work, and that open source is the future of technology and innovation. I’ve built Automattic and Word…
8:34 PM ∙ May 21, 2020
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🚀 Maker News

Talking of distributed work, Tobi Lutke, CEO of Shopify, announced that “office centricity is over.” Shopify will keep its offices closed until 2021, after which most staff will permanently WFH. Read the full Twitter thread here.

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Tobi Lutke 🌳🌲🛒🕹 @tobi
As of today, Shopify is a digital by default company. We will keep our offices closed until 2021 so that we can rework them for this new reality. And after that, most will permanently work remotely. Office centricity is over.
2:55 PM ∙ May 21, 2020
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The Hustle shares a brief post for the case of starting a business during the pandemic economy. You’ll need that original idea solving some problem, and it might be trickier to get capital, but the trend to self-employment is on the up as are the applications to Y Combinator. Read the full post here.

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The Hustle @TheHustle
Why it’s not such a crazy idea to start a business right now
bit.lyThe case for starting a business in a pandemic economyIn this economy? Yes, it could be a good time. Here’s why.
5:30 PM ∙ May 21, 2020
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To top that off, Geoff Roberts from Outseta expands on Channing Allen’s Indie Hackers post from April on how the recession could produce more indie makers. He outlines his tips on how to hack through this period, emphasizing the importance of “cutting through the bullshit and getting down to the work of building a profitable business from day one”. The weapons of the new indie maker will be “speed to market, low overhead, and a new mindset.” Read the full post here.

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@ChanningAllen We are 100% feeling this already.
outseta.comThe New Rules of Indie Hacking Through A Recession — OutsetaBy Geoff Roberts · 16 min read Channing Allen wrote earlier this month how the economic downturn that we’re facing might end up producing more Indie Hackers —a sentiment that I wholeheartedly agree with. I think there’s ultimately two scenarios that will fuel this fire: You got laid off and s
2:26 PM ∙ May 21, 2020

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🏗️ Build + Launch

Josh shares another insightful article with us written by Justin Jackson from Transistor. “Catching waves is about patience” as is finding the right opportunity, so “don’t get impatient!” And if you “can't see a good opportunity where you are? Paddle to a new spot.” Justin outlines his thoughts on choosing your market, what makes a good market, your skillset for that market, and building the right product. Read the full post here.

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Good read about bootstrapping! BUSINESS IS LIKE SURFING by @mijustin
justinjackson.caBusiness is like surfingThe product you build is important, but only if you’re able to catch a good wave.
7:51 PM ∙ May 21, 2020
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🖥️ NoCode

If you are in the UK, we have a long weekend ahead of us. So if you’re lost for what to do and want to polish up on your NoCode skills, then I highly recommend the video below by Jan Losert, which Ben Tossell terms as “the easiest guide to Webflow 🤩 - I would've loved this before I started adding div after div.” Watch the video below and read Jan’s Medium post here.

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💭 Afterthought

To finish off the week on a lighter note, Craig Barber from Logobly shares ten of the most ridiculous business ideas that made tons of money. My favourite is still the Million Dollar Homepage by Alex Tew ($1 per pixel) and the craziest has to be Ship Snow, Yo! You can read the full post here. All that’s left to say, is have a 😎 + 🌞 (extended if in the UK) weekend & see you next week!

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Craig Barber @craigjbarber
@TheHustle Did someone say crazy business ideas?
logobly.com10 Ridiculous Business Ideas That Made Crazy MoneyFuck product-market fit and fuck solving a problem. The Mavericks that built these ridiculous businesses didn’t have time for that shit.
5:39 PM ∙ May 21, 2020
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