60: Celebrating the Small Wins

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