Justin Jackson's Blog, page 13

Business is like surfing

The product you build is important, but only if you’re able to catch a good wave.

The main thing

Every market has a “main product” that sucks up most of the value in a category.

Good businesses have margin

Margin for your time, your emotional and physical health, your relationships, your sanity, and your integrity.

2019 year in review

Last year, around this time, I wasn't feeling like a winner. But in 2019, a lot changed.

You don't learn until you ship

How do you get over perfectionist tendencies, and put stuff out there?

Moving on

In our culture, stopping is often seen as failure. We're taught to persevere; to keep going. But we need to emphasize the opposite: people should feel free to quit.

More stuff or better stuff?

Makers have a constant dilemma: should you make more things, or focus on one thing?

Why people buy software

Who wants this today?

There should be be evidence that folks are already spending money in the space you’re thinking of entering.

Out of office

When you go to a conference, you're suddenly "Out of office." Nobody bugs you. What if you did this for your personal project?