My goal was and has been to make an income from my own products and not from client services. (I love serving people and helping them, but I’ve never been particularly fond of the mercenary life.) Back then I didn’t know what to charge, just copied a friend’s rate ($75/hr).
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At first I only did design for clients, and would code my designs for them when they wanted to pay for the time. I didn’t even know how send an invoice or what it had to say on it. Now it’s me +
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Benedict joining was the best thing to ever happen. Having a partner you fully trust, who balances you out and helps work through the hard questions, is amazing. Especially after years of doing things solo and making all the mistakes that comes with that. I fucked up lots.
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7 years in, I wonder occasionally what could-have-been. I left my PM job at Twilio (employee ~23). Walked away from my interview at Stripe in summer 2012 (less than 40 employees). Left SF and a few other opportunities. My social capital would probably be higher if I’d stayed.
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You have to forgo an actual career and other social value to continue rolling the dice on entrepreneurship. Most people don’t really give a shit about what you’re doing, for a really long time. But occasionally a few do. And that feels pretty amazing.
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Housecraft being in an Apple commercial + selling it was a highlight. We’ve also had some amazing clients who are
and we have to pinch ourselves.
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So here’s to the next 7 years. 2020 fees like it’s going to be great. Year by year things feel more in our control. It never gets easier, but it does feel like we are getting better at it. We get further with the same amount of energy. Start small, and keep going.
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