Hello there! Just tuning in? I wrote the first version of a book in 24 hours, shipped it, and made $7,248 in sales so far in under 2 weeks. To catch up, read my recent 1-week later update. Just Fucking Ship, my 24-hour book, is getting verrrry close to its final version. OMG my life… Read more
OKAY LET’S REVIEW: Last week… Monday, 12:45pm — I decide to join my friend Nathan in his 24-hour product challenge. Started with a blog post, where I journaled my process/experience Next 24 hours: I put in some solid hours and write the first version of a book! While taking breaks & getting a full night’s… Read more
On Monday, on a whim — with about 30 minutes’ notice — I joined my friend Nathan in his 24 Hour Product Challenge. (Want to read my own personal blow by blow? Here’s my diary from the day.) Result: Success! I wrote & launched v1 of an ebook in 24 hours and 15 minutes. (Calendar… Read more »
Cuz who doesn’t love a challenge? I’m taking part in Nathan Barry’s 24-Hour Product Challenge. I’m committing to shipping a small product by 12 noon tomorrow. What product? Easy. As I wrote to Nathan for his updates: I’m committing to JFS my long-planned Just Fing Ship, a short ebook that focuses on the joy of… Read more »
This December, Freckle Time Tracking turns 6 years old. OMG! And 30×500 turns 5 years old… after a fashion. You see, the original 30×500 is dead. And the one before that. And the one before that. And the one before that, too. We killed them. Slowly. And we’re still killing them, even as I write… Read more
This December, Freckle Time Tracking turns 6 years old. OMG! And 30×500 turns 5 years old… after a fashion. You see, the original 30×500 is dead. And the one before that. And the one before that. And the one before that, too. We killed them. Slowly. And we’re still killing them, even as I write… Read more
If there’s one thing Amy and I hear from our students, both directly and indirectly, it’s “I’m worried I’m going to fuck this up.” After teaching hundreds of students the 30×500 processes and techniques, there’s only one difference that stands out between the people who succeed and everyone else: Action vs. inaction. Doing the work… Read more
I’ve been designing & developing for hire since I was 14. But I almost never write about my past. It’s old hat to me. I’m an always-moving-forward kind of girl. This has led many to assume my strongly opinions on bootstrapping come ex nihilo — or possibly from bitchy sour grapes at being excluded from… Read more »
Do you remember the mortgage crisis? In case you didn’t hear about it — or don’t remember the details — it worked something like this: Banks figured out a new way to profit from mortgage loans, even if the loans never got paid back… …which led them to loan money to people who’d never be… Read more »
Less than 2 weeks ago, Ruby developer Pat Maddox‘s rent was due. He had quit his job some time before. He had no audience or mailing list, no products… But he did have one thing: He had a pile of hard-earned Sales Safari research, thanks to his time in our 30×500 Product Launch Class. So… Read more
