@atomicbev

Digital asset builder. Running @indiemaker – the platform for indie founders buying and selling small internet businesses. Small exits are the point.

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Figma acquisition shows how hard it is to turn money into software. You'd think for $20B you could build something as good as Figma yourself, but you can't. Software is art.
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People keep asking variations on this question so I think it's time I added labels to our chart, or maybe some sort of timeline. – at Pa Tong, Thailand
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7 Counterintuitive Ideas for Small Fast-Growth Businesses (that sound wrong). linkedin.com/feed/update/urn…

7 Counterintuitive Ideas for Small Fast-Growth Businesses (that sound wrong). | Daniel Priestley |...

What do you think of these ideas, that probably seem incorrect? ... | 63 comments on LinkedIn

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What choices did you make that defined your entrepreneurial life and lifestyle? Decisions I made more than 10 years ago that have had the biggest impact 👇
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High impact decisions: 1) remote work 2) hiring talent globally 3) allowing everyone who works with us to do so on their terms (they pick their contract type) 4) asynchronous communication over real-time comms 5) I have never used debt or funding in any of my businesses
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Does any highly pragmatic entrepreneur actually hire anyone based on a CV? Such awkward made-up BS. Don't think I've read a CV in 7 years.
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What's your go-to activity that takes less than 15 minutes and moves your business forward? Mine: (1) Read a book (2) Help someone with a recommendation, intro or feedback (3) Write something customer-related (4) Loom explainer videos for my team (5) Document a process/system
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Having the lowest possible expenses is really one of the easiest and impactful strategies - in both one's personal life and in a business.
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Disagree (and borderline loathe) companies that disallow side-projects in their employment agreements. It's not right to dictate whether people earn money from their hobbies. #sideprojects
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For those maverick business owners and personnel managers upskilling their people: get an employee to create and monetize a side-project instead of doing a video-based training course.
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Companies concerns about employee side-projects can be dealt with in contracts and company policies. Topics include illegal/ illicit projects, projects competing with the company, conflict of interest and rules around doing projects on company time.
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’’Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.'' Vince Lombard
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Good business ideas... “I noticed a problem that needed solving and tried to fix it.” Bad business idea... “I noticed someone else making money and tried to copy them.”
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Read this in 2018, and again today. One of my favourite articles ever written. > Travel Is No Cure for the Mind by @moretothat link.medium.com/7H3Glr8EDfb

Travel Is No Cure for the Mind

Travel is often seen as the key to happiness. Here’s why it’s not.

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John Speed
@John_Speed26 Mar 2021
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20+ dedicated marketplaces for buying and selling online businesses; saas, social, ecommerce, shopify, apps, content sites, blogs and more. Obvs gorrillas are included like @flippa @microacquire but I've added fan favs @indiemakerco @duuce All here: acquarium.co
The reason below is why I prefer solo-endeavours and majority stakes. That said, when working with others it's the number 1 reason to get a shareholders agreement UPFRONT.
@jackbutcher
@jackbutcher25 Mar 2021
Easy to find people with shared values in the outcome, hard to find people with shared values in the process.
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This morning @gilxhernandez woke up to a flood of new Trailhead applications seemingly overnight. Upon further investigation... 🎉 Turns we're front page on @crunchbasenews! 🔥 Check out the great article on our SEAL + how we fund bootstrappers 👇🏽 news.crunchbase.com/news/too…

Too Small For Venture? SEALs And Early-Stage Investment Firms Offer Financing, Although Options...

Although there may be a romanticism about bootstrapping your startup, the fact is you’ll likely need cash. However, if monthly recurring revenue is only at a few thousand dollars, options on raising...

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