#4: How to destress – for founders This week has been extremely stressful for me. I made a tweet last week about moving: Unpopular opinion: I like the process of moving. It’s like the real-life version of code refactoring and I like the simplification I get after doing it. — Spencer (@spencerpauly) July 24, 2022 And... spoiler
#3: Feeling unproductive? My advice for makers trying to get out of a slump. There's a lot of great advice online to build better software businesses. The common wisdom includes "start marketing before you start building", "build in public", "validate your business idea", and more. And don't get me wrong, this is great advice! But, I'm going to argue these tips aren't beneficial unless
#2: Bootstrappers shouldn't neglect their connections 🚀Product update: 2 new engine customers this week 🚀😄! yay! I'm fiercely independent. And I'd argue that if you're building a bootstrapped software business you probably are as-well. How do I know that? Well, think about it! You have no funding, no team, and (likely) no co-founder either. If you need
#1: `Firsts` shouldn’t be so hard – but they are Starting something new shouldn't be hard. But, it is. I think Newton's first law explains why this happens. An object at rest will remain at rest, and an object in motion will remain in motion. Of course Newton is talking about motion, but I think it applies to behavior as-well.
