1. Just because something is more expensive
doesn’t make it better! P 101
2. ~my downtime is just as valuable as my uptime,
and I have to schedule it in accordingly. P 102
3. “Fuck you, pay me.” After having been a
freelancer for almost a decade, I’d seen every trick in the book when it came
to people trying to get my work for free. Things like “exposure,” or “reaching
new audiences,” or having a “great experience” are all well and good, but they
don’t pay the rent or put food on the table. Know your worth. P 102
4. Not all feedback is created equal, and not all
ideas from your users are good ones! Taking too much stock in feedback can
change the vision for your own product, and suddenly it won’t feel like yours
anymore. P 103
5. Don’t wait until you get a job to do the thing you want
to be doing. For most careers, showing that you have initiative by working on
projects related to your future job is a great way to get a foot in the door. P 103
6. I always feel better after making a good list.
It’s a lot more satisfying for me to have something written down on paper that
I can forcibly cross off when it’s done. It gives me better focus on what I can
get done in the short term, and actually feels like a completed task in and of
itself. P 103
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VERONICA BELMONT is a bot-obsessed product
manager in San Francisco. She works for Growbot, helping to make sure employees
get the recognition they deserve on their teams. She also helps to admin
Botwiki.org and Botmakers.org, a huge community of bot creators and
enthusiasts. As a writer, producer, and speaker, her primary goal has been to
educate audiences of all types about how technology can enhance their lives.
Through the years, her love of innovation has led to advising many startups on
product, communications, and marketing, including Goodreads (acquired by
Amazon), about.me (acquired by AOL), DailyDrip, SoundTracking (acquired by
Rhapsody), Milk (acquired by Google), WeGame (acquired by Tagged), Forge, Chic
CEO, and more. She is also a podcaster and hosts IRL for Mozilla and Sword
& Laser.
Reference
Ferriss, Timothy. Tribe of
Mentors: Short Life Advice from the Best in the World (P. 100). Houghton
Mifflin Harcourt. Kindle Edition.
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