Manton and Daniel talk about how IndieWebCamp Austin went, and reflect on the virtues of the diverse “open web” community. They react to a debate between Jeff Atwood & David Heinemeier Hansson about their purportedly different approaches to business. Finally, they talk about Daniel’s increasingly glum feelings about his business, Daniel makes some self-assessment of shortcomings, and the two of them talk about making small, productive tweaks to increase revenues.
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Links:
- IndieWebCamp Austin – Gathering that Manton helped organize.
- Micro.blog – Manton’s open-web inspired blogging service.
- Eating You Alive Inside – Jeff Atwood’s tweet about what he thinks should motivate entrepreneurs.
- I Have a Confession – David Heinemeier Hansson’s contradictory response to Atwood.
- Permits of Passion – Hansson follows up with a blog post on the subject.
- Basecamp – Company founded by Hansson, along with Jason Fried.
- Red Sweater – Daniel’s indie software business.
- Success Hides Problems – Ed Catmull talk from which the semi-famous phrase comes.
- Black Ink – Daniel’s crossword-solving app.