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LE BOARD - podcast freelance & solopreneur : génère des revenus réguliers et augmente ta liberté d'indépendant (par Flavie Prévot)04/20 ☀️- Daniel Vassallo : Il gagne plus avec des PDF qu'avec son salaire chez Amazon [Solo Nation Stories]Découvre comment Daniel Vassalo a quitté son job à 500K$ chez Amazon pour créer des millions avec des PDF à 25$. Sa stratégie des Small Bets révolutionne l'entrepreneuriat solo.TON DÉFI : liste 10 petits paris que tu pourrais lancer avec moins de 100€ chacun et dis-nous en commentaires sur Spotify lequel tu vas tester en premier !📌 Récupère les 20 stratégies des meilleurs solopreneurs du monde pour réussir : https://leboard.systeme.io/freebie-solo-nation-stories⛱️ Rejoin...
2025-08-0706 min
WeAreLATech Los Angeles Startups Podcast, hosted by Espree DevoraIndie Success: Daniel Vassallo's Small Bets Community Journey to $3.5M Acquisition🎧 This episode features: Daniel Vassallo, Founder of Small BetsDaniel left a high-paying job at Amazon to pursue a life of experimentation, leading to the creation of Small Bets—a global community that helps creators and indie founders launch micro-projects with purpose and sustainability. Recently his community was acquired by Gumroad for $3.5 Million! In this episode, Daniel breaks down:Why “small bets” beat big leapsHis personal journey from corporate to creatorHow the Small Bets community helps people build freedom-first businessesResources, tools, and frameworks that helped him succeed
2025-06-061h 26
一人搞钱故事从年薪50万美金到300万美金：Daniel Vassallo的“小赌注”搞钱实验本期节目深度剖析了 Daniel Vassallo 如何从亚马逊资深工程师转型为百万美元一人公司的创始人。他通过“小赌注”策略，分散风险，最终实现财务自由。本期干货：1. 如何快速验证一个想法是否可行？2. 如何将知识转化为可售卖的数字产品？3. 如何利用社交媒体建立自己的用户池？4. 如何通过自动化工具提升个人效率？5. 如何在不确定性中保持心态稳定？如果你也想了解更多“搞钱故事”，欢迎访问知乎专栏“一人独角兽之路”：https://www.zhihu.com/column/c_1882949839328900446
2025-04-2803 min
Doin' The Thing w/ Dillan TaylorHe Left Amazon, Then Made $1M Online (w/ Daniel Vassallo) | 042Dillan interviews Daniel Vassallo—an ex-Amazon engineer who quit the 9-5 grind to pursue building his own projects online.Daniel runs the Small Bets community, with thousands of creators and entrepreneurs who want to make low-risk, low-pressure experiments when it comes to building online businesses.They discuss: why Daniel hates Y-Combinator, what a "small bet" actually is, Daniel's biggest business mistakes, why Daniel quit his cushy job at Amazon, why most entrepreneurs fail, what woodworking taught Daniel about building businesses, how to structure your workflows, how Daniel accidentally started a profitable online community, tips for bu...
2025-02-071h 50
Cupalo ConversationsEpisode #40 The Great Escape: From 9-to-5 Grind to 6-Figure Freedom with Daniel VassalloEver thought of quitting your soulless full time job to work for yourself? What about when you're making $500k+???
In this episode of Cupalo Conversations, host Lauren Hannon sits down with Daniel Vassallo, a former Amazon software engineer turned entrepreneur, Twitter influencer, and founder of the Small Bets Community. Daniel shares his bold transition from a cushy $500,000+corporate job to the uncertain world of self-employment. With over four years of savings, he took the leap, driven by the conviction that full-time employment wasn’t the right fit for him.
Daniel introduces his powerful concept of "small bets"—embracing smaller, mana...
2024-10-1049 min
Morning Maker ShowEP51: B2C is miseryHuge thanks to Sentry, LemonSqueezy, MagicSpace SEO, Shipixen, DeskBreak, browser.horse, Email Octopus, Ugly Duckling, Baked Design Studio, PageUI, Crontap, Clobbr, Hunted.Space for making this show happen!
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B2B Bets, Winter Wardrobe Win, and Marketing Mischief - Daniel Vassallo's Payday
Hang out with us as we explore the ups and downs of jumping into B2B, the surprisingly multi-use winter jackets, and Daniel Vassallo's huge Gumroad jackpot! We get into WordWare's crazy-hyped AI agents, real-time career advice, and what you can learn from LB.Club's smart pre-order marketing. Don’t miss our casual chatter with marketing hacks, laughs, and irony all around. Thanks to our sponsor, Sentry.io, for keeping those bugs fixed while we have a good time!
00:00 Introduction to B2B Opportunities
00:12 Casual Morning Chit-Chat
01:20 Technical Difficulties and Streaming Concerns
01:51 Deep Dive into B2B Strategies
02:08 Tony's Success Story
04:33 Challenges and Certifications in B2B
12:33 Advantages of B2B SaaS
12:52 Exploring B2B Market Niches
16:29 Customer Support in B2B
28:36 Max Blade's Innovative Products
38:13 WordWare: The New AI Tool
48:56 Prompt Generation and Search Accuracy
49:48 Marketing Insights and Personal Anecdotes
50:16 Work Experience and Humor
50:40 AI Image Generation and Limitations
51:35 Website Creation with AI
52:28 Comparing AI Tools and Their Applications
56:49 Technical vs Non-Technical Users
01:00:53 Exploring AI Wrappers and Use Cases
01:11:02 Daniel's Consulting Success
01:22:35 Launching a Newsletter Pack
01:39:00 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
2024-10-071h 39
Open ThreadsCommunity Business on Your Own Terms w/ Daniel Vassallo (Small Bets)What a fascinating episode with Daniel Vassallo, creator of smallbets.com. From leaving Amazon to become self-employed, to experimenting and iterating on business models, software, books, courses, and finally his flagship community, Small Bets.
2024-09-241h 21
rational vc#054 - The Bed of Procrustes: Nassim Taleb (Incerto Series)Learn from history's Greatest Minds — and find Timeless ideas you can apply to business and life. Every episode we explore a Lindy book: We strive to become polymaths like our investing and business icons, pulling the Big Ideas from a wide range of disciplines. For the curious-minded seeking Worldly Wisdom. Join 3,000+ others by subscribing @ rationalvc.com to get free access to essays and exclusive content. For the video version of this episode click here. A rare episode where we invited guests to join us, in this case due to the book being a unique format and...
2024-09-122h 33
Morning Maker ShowSaying NO to $500,000 Salary To Make $ Millions from Scratch ― with Daniel Vassallo (Video of EP49)Huge thanks to Sentry, LemonSqueezy, MagicSpace SEO, Shipixen, Email Octopus, Ugly Duckling, Baked Design Studio, PageUI, Crontap, Clobbr, Hunted.Space, MicroAssets, SeoStuff, ValidateMySaaS for making this show happen!
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From Amazon to Indie Success: Daniel Vassallo's Journey
In 2019, Daniel Vassallo’s left his job paying $500k at Amazon and starting his own small bets, making $1M in revenue 3 years into self-employment.
He is now running a community of almost 6k people called Small Bets.
See how Daniel decided to leave a high-paying job to pursue a more fulfilling lifestyle. From sending a lucrative email, woodworking high-end cutting boards during the pandemic, this episode has it all! Daniel shares valuable insights on embracing randomness, adapting to market changes, and ltips for those considering a career change and making their own startups.
00:00 Intro
00:39 Introduction and Greetings
00:56 Meet Daniel Vasallo: From Amazon to Indie Success
01:53 The Decision to Leave Amazon
04:15 Embracing a New Lifestyle
04:58 Challenges and Realizations
09:20 The Importance of Small Wins
12:04 The Role of Randomness in Success
29:13 Freelancing and Diversifying Income
34:09 Managing the Small Bets Community
38:49 Transitioning from Discord to Campfire
50:44 Struggles with Class Attendance
51:44 Adapting to Market Changes
53:52 Exploring New Business Ideas
56:05 The Value of One-on-One Interactions
58:59 Small Bets and Indie Hacking
01:08:02 Marketing vs. Coding
01:09:33 The Importance of Marketing for Indie Hackers
01:11:05 The Cutting Board Venture
01:17:07 Rapid Fire Questions
01:25:36 Thought-Provoking Tweets
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2024-09-022h 11
Morning Maker ShowEP49: Saying NO to $500,000 Salary To Make $ Millions from Scratch ― with Daniel VassalloHuge thanks to Sentry, LemonSqueezy, MagicSpace SEO, Shipixen, DeskBreak, browser.horse, Email Octopus, Ugly Duckling, Baked Design Studio, PageUI, Crontap, Clobbr, Hunted.Space, MicroAssets, SeoStuff, ValidateMySaaS for making this show happen!
See transcripts and past episodes on morningmakershow.com
From Amazon to Indie Success: Daniel Vassallo's Journey
In 2019, Daniel Vassallo’s left his job paying $500k at Amazon and starting his own small bets, making $1M in revenue 3 years into self-employment.
He is now running a community of almost 6k people called Small Bets.
See how Daniel decided to leave a high-paying job to pursue a more fulfilling lifestyle. From sending a lucrative email, woodworking high-end cutting boards during the pandemic, this episode has it all! Daniel shares valuable insights on embracing randomness, adapting to market changes, and ltips for those considering a career change and making their own startups.
00:00 Intro
00:39 Introduction and Greetings
00:56 Meet Daniel Vasallo: From Amazon to Indie Success
01:53 The Decision to Leave Amazon
04:15 Embracing a New Lifestyle
04:58 Challenges and Realizations
09:20 The Importance of Small Wins
12:04 The Role of Randomness in Success
29:13 Freelancing and Diversifying Income
34:09 Managing the Small Bets Community
38:49 Transitioning from Discord to Campfire
50:44 Struggles with Class Attendance
51:44 Adapting to Market Changes
53:52 Exploring New Business Ideas
56:05 The Value of One-on-One Interactions
58:59 Small Bets and Indie Hacking
01:08:02 Marketing vs. Coding
01:09:33 The Importance of Marketing for Indie Hackers
01:11:05 The Cutting Board Venture
01:17:07 Rapid Fire Questions
01:25:36 Though
2024-09-022h 11
Great New Courses - Online eLearning With The Best CoachesDaniel Vassallo – Everyone Can Build A Twitter Audience – Free Download CourseDaniel Vassallo – Everyone Can Build A Twitter Audience – Free Download Course I will personally show you how I built my Twitter audience, and how you can do it too....
2024-05-1402 min
Beginner MapsHow to build a community business that does $400k+/yrDaniel Vassallo is the cofounder of Small Bets - a private community membership for indie hackers, solopreneurs and wanna-preneurs.
This community recently crossed 5000+ paying members and has been doing $400k+ in annual revenue every year since its inception ~2 yrs ago.
Daniel is a guy filled with hot original takes. He does things differently in this community and it works. Things like charging a one-time fee for a lifetime access or paying guests to do live classes in the community. Or, even the existence of this community itself, which is...
2024-05-071h 10
Refactoring PodcastSmall Bets for Engineers 💰 — with Daniel Vassallo (Small Bets)Today's guest is Daniel Vassallo, the creator of the Small Bets community, which counts more than 5 ,000 members and includes engineers, entrepreneurs, and creators of all kinds. Daniel is also a former software engineer at AWS, the author of The Good Parts of AWS and created a successful Twitter course. With Daniel, we will talk about his unconventional journey in tech, the Small Bets philosophy, and advice for engineers about careers, site projects, technology and skills. Here is what we talked about: (01:11) Introduction & background (05:21) Small Bets' genesis & philosophy (14:36) Understanding the market (19:36) Taking care of the downsides (24:43) Improving your lifestyle first (29:05) The...
2024-04-2659 min
Refactoring PodcastSmall Bets for Engineers 💰 — with Daniel Vassallo (Small Bets)Today's guest is Daniel Vassallo, the creator of the Small Bets community, which counts more than 5 ,000 members and includes engineers, entrepreneurs, and creators of all kinds.
Daniel is also a former software engineer at AWS, the author of The Good Parts of AWS and created a successful Twitter course.
With Daniel, we will talk about his unconventional journey in tech, the Small Bets philosophy, and advice for engineers about careers, site projects, technology and skills.
Here is what we talked about:
(01:11) Introduction & background
(05:21) Small Bets' genesis & philosophy
(14:36) Understanding the market
(19:36) Taking care of the downsides
(24:43) Improving your lifestyle first
(29:05...
2024-04-2659 min
The Smart Downloader - Latest Products Reviews & TipsDaniel Vassallo – Small Bets – Free Download CourseDaniel Vassallo – A Portfolio Of Small Bets – Free Download Course A little reminder, when you enroll you get access to 3 things, all inclusive of the one-time …
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2024-04-0503 min
Marketplace DiscussionsBuilding a Portfolio of Small Bets | Daniel VassalloBio:
Daniel Vassallo is bad for the economy. His main business plan is to avoid returning to work from an office. Ever since he quit his cushy job at Amazon (sometime around 2018), he has dabbled in so many things and launched several products, including an AWS ebook, an online course on how to grow your Twitter audience, cutting boards (yes, I swear), and most recently a community to support people in creating and building their portfolio of small bets. The community includes courses, talks, mentorship, and a very active and vibrant Discord channel. Most importantly, it has...
2023-08-261h 32
Specks of LightTalking about Solopreneurship with Louie Bacaj** This episode is brought to you by: Me! I offer product management services for early stage companies, if you’d like to know more, feel free to reach out to me here: bit.ly/44uG7Wr **
Louie Bacaj was an Engineering Manager in Walmart who one day decided to quit the rat race and go out and build a venture backed startup.
That eventually failed, so he then decided to follow Daniel Vassallo's Small Bets approach to entrepreneurship and started taking small bets (building courses & digital products and writing in pub...
2023-07-1243 min
IndieRailsSmall Bets, Big Impact: An Adventure with Jeremy & JessJeremy & Jess were in cohort 23 of Daniel Vassallo's course, A Portfolio of Small Bets. After a few weeks of letting it all sink in, they share some of the things they learned, key take-aways, and more.
2023-06-1334 min
the Me BetPromoting Your Side Hustle While Employed | Erica JohnsonCan you start a side gig and build your personal brand while still employed?This is one of the most frequently asked questions people have when deciding to bet on themselves.It’s normal to have reservations.In episode 16, Erica talks about the different ways you can bet on yourself.One of those ways is to start a side gig. But how do you market it when you’re employed full time?You need to tell the world that you have a certain skill or product. But...
2023-06-1312 min
The Undefeated UnderdogsAprilynne Alter - How to begin your journey as a YouTube creator!👉🏼 About the Guest:Aprilynne Alter (ex-Wall Street, published in Business Insider, FounderStory, The Tilt) is a content creator and YouTuber with 19K+ Twitter followers and 23K+ Youtube followers. She's an NFT maker and course maker, with courses teaching people how to create and popularize their YouTube channels according to their expertise.👉🏼 About the Host:Sharath is a founder, creator, and community builder. He is also a serial maker who built and shipped 15+ projects using no-code tools. His SaaS product Shoutout generates $30k ARR which was sold to a UK-based product studio. Prev, Sharath worked for w...
2023-06-011h 09Specks of LightTalking about Solopreneurship with Daniel Vassallo** This conversation is brought to you by: Me! I offer product management services for early stage companies, if you’d like to know more, feel free to reach out to me here: bit.ly/44uG7Wr **
Daniel was an Amazon engineer turned startup founder, who then realized all he wanted is to remain self-employed forever so he shifted his strategy to think like a VC investor and take multiple small bets (instead of one big one).
He then wrote a bestselling book, created successful online courses and built the biggest community about solopr...
2023-06-0159 min
Clients from ContentPretty Sure I Just Helped Build An Awesome Brand - Do You Agree?Today my guest on the I Want To Know podcast is Dennis Geelen. Dennis Dennis is an “accidental solopreneur.” He's literally written the book on that. After more than 20 years in the corporate world, Dennis accidentally fell into being a solopreneur when he found himself laid off for the first time at the age of 43. He decided to bet on himself and is now at the age of 48, five years into his solopreneur journey. He's written four books, created three online courses, consulted for dozens of companies, spoken at numerous events, launched a newsletter, and is having a lot of f...
2023-05-2446 min
the Me Bet12-An Inspiring Journey of Achieving Freelance Success and Overcoming Mental Health Struggles | Mateo MelgarAre you ready to learn how to be a successful freelancer on your own terms?
I had the pleasure of talking with Mateo Melgar, a family-first digital entrepreneur, who built a successful freelancing business from scratch. He shares his journey from making a mere $3 an hour as a virtual assistant to earning over $5,000+ a month as a freelancer, all while maintaining a healthy work-life balance.
We dive into Mateo's entrepreneurial beginnings, discuss the importance of finding a niche skill that people will pay for and uncover valuable freelancing tips...
2023-05-1636 min
the Me Bet09-How to Leverage Your Skill Set & Time to Create a More Balanced Life | Ayush ChaturvediHow do you use what you know to create a more balanced life?
In episode 9, Erica talks to Ayush Chaturvedi, a former corporate jobber turned entrepreneur, about how rejections and failures are good. He outlines how he uses leverage to his advantage and the power of community.
Contact Ayush on Twitter at:
https://twitter.com/ayushtweetshere
Ayush’s Indie Masterminds:
https://indiemasterminds.com/
Ayush mentioned:
Small Bets – created by Daniel Vassallo
2023-04-2534 min
the Me Bet08-Finding Freedom By Tapping Into Your Creative Zone | Michelle VarghooseHow can you be more intentional about the life you wake up to every morning?
In episode 8, Erica talks to Michelle Varghoose, a podcaster and writer, about leaving corporate sales to pursue creative endeavors.
Michelle discusses the mindset shift required when moving from a corporate setting to being a creator. She highlights what you need to dream big and overcome your fears.
Michelle offers a quick way to get started on your Me Bet journey.
To find out more...
2023-04-1849 min
the Me Bet04-How To Get Out of Your Own Way & Reinvent Your Career | Ingo RauthAre you ready for a career reinvention but you don’t know where to start? Do you want to do something different with your life but thinking about the unknowns prevents you from getting started?
In this episode, Erica talks to Ingo Rauth Ph.D., a professor and entrepreneur, about how he didn’t let his personal struggles hold him back from accomplishing a major goal.
Learn how to uncover the three sources of uncertainty when starting something new. Ingo offers an alternative way to approach challenges. He brilliantly highlights the two keys you need when...
2023-03-2153 min
Build Your SaaSSuper Fun SaaS Sales Tax (Part Deux)Last week's episode hit a nerve! "The idea that every small software company in the world will be able to be in perfect compliance will every foreign federal, provincial, state, and municipal government that imposes a sales tax is ridiculous. It's an impossible task.(00:11) - Follow up to previous episode
(02:32) - Responses we got about sales tax
(06:20) - A brief history of sales tax
(08:56) - Many vendors aren't collecting sales tax
(10:41) - What about Stripe Tax?
(12:35) - It's new to North America
(16:12) - How it affects subscription based businesses
(19:30) - It's not clear who's liable
(24:28...
2023-02-2146 min
FixterGeek¿Qué es open source y por qué es importante?Seguro tienes una idea de lo que es el open source, tal vez lo conozcas como "software libre", como lo llama Richard Stallman, el creador del primer sistema operativo libre del mundo (GNU) en 1983 y al que a partir de los años 90's se agregó el Kernel conocido como Linux.
Te dejo la lista de OSS que puedes clonar hoy mismo y prender de él:
Spectrum
Codesandbox
FreeCodeCamp
Ghost
DEV
GitLab
Fathom
Si esos proy...
2023-02-1317 min
Billion Dollar TechPeel Back the Curtain! How To Build a $3.7B Technology Brand“Harness builds software for teams that build software,” says Scott Sanchez, CMO of Harness. Scott and his team recognize that software developers at larger companies spend an increasing amount of time doing everything but coding. Harness provides a series of end to end products which ensure that that coding is high quality and delivered quickly and securely. He explains the importance of positioning and individuating in an industry in which an increasing number of people are selling a similar product. A large part of setting your business apart is providing thoughtful, valuable content. Scott explains what such conte...
2023-02-1057 min
Happy Bootstrapping - Der Podcast für Gründer:innen und BootstrapperHB #09 - mit Arvid Kahl von thebootstrappedfounder.com
In Folge 9 habe ich mit Arvid Kahl von thebootstrappedfounder.com gesprochen.
Arvid hat mit seiner Partnerin Danielle das Software-As-a-Service Unternehmen "FeedbackPanda" auf 55.000 $ Monatsumsatz gebootstrapped und dann verkauft.
Anschließend hat er beschlossen, seine Erfahrungen zu Papier zu bringen und mit "Zero to Sold" sein erstes Buch geschrieben. Das hat ihm solchen Spaß gemacht, dass er sein zweites Buch "The Embedded Entrepreneur" mit der "Build in Public" Methode geschrieben hat.
Heute lebt er in Kanada und baut sich ein kleines, aber feines Medienunternehmen auf. Wie er dies alles geschafft hat und welche interessanten Abenteuer er auf de...
2023-02-071h 33
Ship It! Cloud, SRE, Platform EngineeringTreat ideas like cattle, not petsIn our ops & infra world, we learn to optimise for redundancy, for mean time to recovery and for graceful degradation. We instinctively recognise single points of failure, and try to mitigate the risks associated with them.
For some years now, Daniel Vassallo has been doing the same, but in the context of life & work. Daniel talks about the role of randomness, about learning from small wins & about optimising for a lifestyle that matches your true preferences. Apparently, ideas too should be treated like cattle, not pets.
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2023-02-021h 09Changelog Master FeedTreat ideas like cattle, not pets (Ship It! #88)In our ops & infra world, we learn to optimise for redundancy, for mean time to recovery and for graceful degradation. We instinctively recognise single points of failure, and try to mitigate the risks associated with them.
For some years now, Daniel Vassallo has been doing the same, but in the context of life & work. Daniel talks about the role of randomness, about learning from small wins & about optimising for a lifestyle that matches your true preferences,. Apparently, ideas too should be treated like cattle, not pets.
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2023-02-021h 09
Happy Bootstrapping - Der Podcast für Gründer:innen und BootstrapperHB #08 - mit Stefan Vetter von Friendly
In Folge 8 ist Stefan Vetter zu Gast, der Gründer von Friendly und Wortspiel.
Friendly ist ein Open Start-up aus der Schweiz, welches Software für Newsletter und Marketing Automation sowie für Web Analytics auf Basis von Open Source anbietet.
Stefan pendelt zwischen der Schweiz und Thailand – seine Softwarefirma Friendly und seine Marketing-Agentur Wortspiel haben ihren Sitz in der Schweiz.
Bei Friendly ist sein Team als Open Start-up sehr transparent, unter anderem mit sämtlichen Zahlen und Fakten über die Firma.
Warum er das so implementiert hat, was er unter einer "...
2023-01-311h 07
Outliers with Daniel Scrivner: Explore the Greatest Innovators, Founders, and InvestorsSteve Vassallo of Foundation Capital: My Favorite Books, Tools, Habits and More | 20 Minute PlaybookIn Episode #123, we deconstruct Steve Vassallo's peak performance playbook—from his favorite book to the tiny habit that's had the biggest impact on his life. Steve is General Partner at Foundation Capital. We cover translating non-human languages, enlightened procrastination, and his insatiable curiosity.
“Go deep, go early, go big.” – Steve Vassallo
EPISODE GUIDE (LINKS, QUOTES, NOTES, AND BOOKS MENTIONED)
https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/steve-vassallo-playbook/
FULL TEXT TRANSCRIPT
https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/steve-vassallo-playbook-transcript/
CHAPTERS
In this episode, we deconstruct Steve Vassallo’s peak performance playbook—from his favorite book to the tiny habit that's had the biggest impact on his life. In i...
2023-01-2625 min
20 Minute Playbook: Tactics, Routines, and Habits of World-Class PerformersSteve Vassallo of Foundation Capital: My Favorite Books, Tools, Habits and More | 20 Minute PlaybookIn Episode #123, we deconstruct Steve Vassallo's peak performance playbook—from his favorite book to the tiny habit that's had the biggest impact on his life. Steve is General Partner at Foundation Capital. We cover translating non-human languages, enlightened procrastination, and his insatiable curiosity.
“Go deep, go early, go big.” – Steve Vassallo
EPISODE GUIDE (LINKS, QUOTES, NOTES, AND BOOKS MENTIONED)
https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/steve-vassallo-playbook/
FULL TEXT TRANSCRIPT
https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/steve-vassallo-playbook-transcript/
CHAPTERS
In this episode, we deconstruct Steve Vassallo’s peak performance playbook—from his favorite book to the tiny habit that's had the biggest impact on his life. In i...
2023-01-2625 min
Make Things That MatterSahil Lavingia: Independent Thinking + Pricing Changes at GumroadSahil Lavingia has had an epic journey as an entrepreneur: he dropped out of college to become employee #2 at Pinterest and then went on to found Gumroad, one of the largest platforms for creators to sell their work and earn a living online. After the company failed to meet its VC-driven growth timeline and almost died, Sahil had to lay everyone off and build it back up into the resilient, streamlined, and fully distributed company it is today.Episode web page.—Sign up here to get upcoming essays + episodes emailed to you....
2023-01-251h 03
Outliers with Daniel Scrivner: Explore the Greatest Innovators, Founders, and InvestorsFoundation Capital: Reinventing a 27 Year Old Venture Capital Firm | Steve Vassallo, General PartnerIn Episode #120, we explore reinventing a well-established venture capital firm. We’re joined by Steve Vassallo, General Partner at Foundation Capital. We cover Minimum Awesome Product, the prepared mind vs. open mind, and learnings from tearing down and rebuilding an investment firm.
“The best product matters, but it is not what defines a generationally important company.” – Steve Vassallo
EPISODE GUIDE (LINKS, QUOTES, NOTES, AND BOOKS MENTIONED)
https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/foundation-capital-steve-vassallo
FULL TEXT TRANSCRIPT
https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/foundation-capital-steve-vassallo-transcript
CHAPTERS
This episode is our definitive guide to reinventing a venture capital firm. In it we cover:
00:00:00 – Introduction
00:02:39 – From electro mechan...
2023-01-241h 06
How They Invest: Tactics and Tools of the World's Best InvestorsFoundation Capital: Reinventing a 27 Year Old Venture Capital Firm | Steve Vassallo, General PartnerIn Episode #120, we explore reinventing a well-established venture capital firm. We’re joined by Steve Vassallo, General Partner at Foundation Capital. We cover Minimum Awesome Product, the prepared mind vs. open mind, and learnings from tearing down and rebuilding an investment firm.
“The best product matters, but it is not what defines a generationally important company.” – Steve Vassallo
EPISODE GUIDE (LINKS, QUOTES, NOTES, AND BOOKS MENTIONED)
https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/foundation-capital-steve-vassallo
FULL TEXT TRANSCRIPT
https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/foundation-capital-steve-vassallo-transcript
CHAPTERS
This episode is our definitive guide to reinventing a venture capital firm. In it we cover:
00:00:00 – Introduction
00:02:39 – From electro mechan...
2023-01-241h 06
Software Engineering UnlockedEntrepreneurship, Career Growth and Testing: Top 5 Episodes of 2022This episode samples:Alvaro Trigo, who once was a web developer but could quit his day job to work on his open source software Fullpage.js.Daniel Vassallo tells us why he left his cushy job at Amazon to start many small businesses.Dagna Bieda explains how you can fast-track your engineering career and what mindset has to do with professional growth.Mauricio Aniche explains how to write tests that find bugs and what domain-driven testing is.Nuchals Dular shares why the engineering manager position he worked hard toward to wasn’t meant for him.YouTube Vi...
2023-01-0457 min
Data & Dev with Jon and MelS2E11: BONUS EPISODE: Daniel Vassallo -- Tech Success at Amazon Leads to Pursuit of Small BetsTo cap off Season 2, Jon and I spoke to what many might consider a tech success story. Daniel Vassallo is no stranger to tech Twitter, but in case he is a new name to you, Daniel is a former Amazon Software Engineer who now makes a living with a portfolio of small bets. He made his way to Seattle by way of Ireland, working for 7 years at Amazon before leaving the corporate world for the freedom of self-employment. I (Melissa) love Daniel's story, largely because I long to replicate his portfolio of small bets approach to work.
This...
2023-01-031h 23
Code and the Coding Coders who Code itEpisode 13 - Jeremy SmithJeremy Smith has been designing and building web applications since 1998 and has worked with Ruby on Rails since 2009. Jeremy was also my unofficial, and completely accidental, conference buddy. We went to all the same in person conferences this year. He joins the show to talk about building successful web apps by your lonesome, solving really complex background job workflows, and spills the beans on a new regional Ruby Conference he's planning, Blue Ridge Ruby!Links:HYBRD@jeremysmithco on Twitter@jeremysmithco@ruby.social on MastodonSolo: Building Successful Web Apps By Your Lonesome at RubyConf MiniSolo: Building Successful W...
2022-12-201h 03
The Bootstrapped Founder167: Find Business Ideas on Social MediaIn my conversation with Daniel Vassallo this week, I learned that Daniel uses social media —Twitter in particular— to find inspiration for his own work as a teacher and content creator. Intentionally doomscrolling Twitter to come up with writing prompts and business ideas? Why not!If we consider this a strategic effort, not just wasting our time on social media, let's develop a few frameworks that lead to more tangible results.Today, I want to talk about finding ideas, problems, and points of tension that hint at practical business opportunities on social media....
2022-11-2517 min
The Bootstrapped Founder166: Daniel Vassallo — Building a Portfolio of Small BetsToday, I am talking to Daniel Vassallo, writer, founder, and person with very strong opinions. He is building a portfolio of small bets in public, on Twitter. I will talk to him about the importance of making money in diversified ways, how to structure your life around being a founder, and how to figure out which business ideas might actually work. Here is Daniel Vassallo.What is the lifetime value of a subscription business? 1:12Different kinds of software fit different pricing models. 5:04What is a portfolio of small bets? 9:30...
2022-11-231h 01
Writer on the Side$400K+ in One Year from One Course: Thinking in Small Bets with Daniel VassalloDaniel Vassallo talks about how he thinks of businesses as Small Bets, and how he grew multiple products to over 6 figures. His latest course brought in over $400,000 in the last year alone, and in this episode, he discusses his philosophy and approach to how he built it along with a thriving community.
2022-11-161h 10
The First 10 PodcastSeason 4 FinaleSend us a text"The goal of this podcast is to help business builders learn some best practices when they go looking for their first 10, to expose the things worth doing and the things that might be dead ends and ultimately cost time and money. We should all be recycling these days, and when it comes to understanding your customers and how you talk to them, there's a ton of value that my guests have shared that is worth repeating." – Conor McCarthy.Welcome to the final episode of season 4 of The First 10 Podcast, and what a...
2022-10-1929 min
Buy Grow Repeat66: Ripping Off the BandageWelcome to Buy Grow Repeat, the podcast that documents Matt's and Johnny's journeys building their respective online software portfolios.Today's topics include:Matt's struggles with seeing his own successesHow to "make it" in online businesses?Discussion on the small bets strategyGoals for next weekReferences:Twitter kerfuffle between Ruben Gamez and Daniel Vassallo on whether it's better to spread your effort over many small bets or focusing on one thing and go deepHow to Buy Small Companies Course—where Matt and Johnny met (This is an affiliate link)Johnny's portfolio & up...
2022-08-1722 min
Learn Speak TeachLST #30: Espree Devora || The Queen of LA TechLearn Speak Teach #30 w/ Espree Devora
Join this conversation with Espree Devora. Espree started her first company at the start of college and fell in love with the start-up culture. In her early 20s, she founded ZexSports, a digital media company that connected brands to youth through local action sports events. Currently, Espree is the founder of WeareLATech. Its mission is to unify the LA tech ecosystem via the first LA Tech Startups Podcast and a localized Silicon Beach community event calendar.
She is also the producer and host of the #womenintech Podcast (Women in Tech) and shares stories...
2022-08-031h 00
Outliers with Daniel Scrivner: Explore the Greatest Innovators, Founders, and Investors#123 Steve Vassallo of Foundation Capital: My Favorite Books, Tools, Habits and More | 20 Minute PlaybookIn Episode #123, we deconstruct Steve Vassallo's peak performance playbook—from his favorite book to the tiny habit that's had the biggest impact on his life. Steve is General Partner at Foundation Capital. We cover translating non-human languages, enlightened procrastination, and his insatiable curiosity.
“Go deep, go early, go big.” – Steve Vassallo
EPISODE GUIDE (LINKS, QUOTES, NOTES, AND BOOKS MENTIONED)
https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/steve-vassallo-playbook/
FULL TEXT TRANSCRIPT
https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/steve-vassallo-playbook-transcript/
CHAPTERS
In this episode, we deconstruct Steve Vassallo’s peak performance playbook—from his favorite book to the tiny habit that's had the biggest impact on his life. In i...
2022-07-2225 min
20 Minute Playbook: Tactics, Routines, and Habits of World-Class PerformersSteve Vassallo of Foundation Capital: My Favorite Books, Tools, Habits and More | 20 Minute PlaybookIn this episode, we deconstruct Steve Vassallo's peak performance playbook—from his favorite book to the tiny habit that's had the biggest impact on his life. Steve is General Partner at Foundation Capital. We cover translating non-human languages, enlightened procrastination, and his insatiable curiosity
“Go deep, go early, go big.” – Steve Vassallo
EPISODE GUIDE (LINKS, QUOTES, NOTES, AND BOOKS MENTIONED)
https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/steve-vassallo-playbook/
FULL TEXT TRANSCRIPT
https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/steve-vassallo-playbook-transcript/
CHAPTERS
In this episode, we deconstruct Steve Vassallo’s peak performance playbook—from his favorite book to the tiny habit that's had the biggest impact on his life. I...
2022-07-2225 min
Outliers with Daniel Scrivner: Explore the Greatest Innovators, Founders, and Investors#120 Foundation Capital: Reinventing a 27 Year Old Venture Capital Firm | Steve Vassallo, General PartnerIn Episode #120, we explore reinventing a well-established venture capital firm. We’re joined by Steve Vassallo, General Partner at Foundation Capital. We cover Minimum Awesome Product, the prepared mind vs. open mind, and learnings from tearing down and rebuilding an investment firm.
“The best product matters, but it is not what defines a generationally important company.” – Steve Vassallo
EPISODE GUIDE (LINKS, QUOTES, NOTES, AND BOOKS MENTIONED)
https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/foundation-capital-steve-vassallo
FULL TEXT TRANSCRIPT
https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/foundation-capital-steve-vassallo-transcript
CHAPTERS
This episode is our definitive guide to reinventing a venture capital firm. In it we cover:
(00:00:00) – Introduction
(00:02:39) – From electro mechan...
2022-07-131h 06
How They Invest: Tactics and Tools of the World's Best InvestorsFoundation Capital: Reinventing a 27 Year Old Venture Capital Firm | Steve Vassallo, General PartnerWe explore reinventing a well-established venture capital firm. We’re joined by Steve Vassallo, General Partner at Foundation Capital. We cover Minimum Awesome Product, the prepared mind vs. open mind, and learnings from tearing down and rebuilding an investment firm.
“The best product matters, but it is not what defines a generationally important company.” – Steve Vassallo
EPISODE GUIDE (LINKS, QUOTES, NOTES, AND BOOKS MENTIONED)
https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/foundation-capital-steve-vassallo
FULL TEXT TRANSCRIPT
https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/foundation-capital-steve-vassallo-transcript
CHAPTERS
This episode is our definitive guide to reinventing a venture capital firm. In it we cover:
(00:00:00) – Introduction
(00:02:39) – From electro mechanical engineering to...
2022-07-131h 06
Women in Tech Podcast, hosted by Espree DevoraAprilynne Alter of Tenderfoot: Women In Tech PortugalDon't miss out on the next #womenintech podcast episode, get notified by signing up here http://womenintechshow.com.Be featured in the Women in Tech Community by creating your profile here http://womenintechvip.com/“Aprilynne Alter of Tenderfoot”#womenintech Show is a WeAreTech.fm production.To support the Women in Tech podcast go to https://www.patreon.com/womenintechTo be featured on the podcast go to http://womenintechshow.com/featureHost, Espree Devorahttps://twitter.com/espreedevorahttps://www.linkedin.com/in/espr...
2022-06-2745 min
The Danhood PodcastWe Found the Internet's Most Toxic Man | Ed VassalloEd Vassallo (@ed.zepplin) is Malta's youngest comedian, and he joins Daniel Xuereb to traverse the darkest depths of the internet.Support the show
2022-06-082h 03
The ChoubeySahab PodcastEp 7 - How to get successful without getting stressed? w/ Daniel Vassallo | The ChoubeySahab PodcastIn this episode, Daniel Vassallo shares:
0:00 - intro
0:46 - Journey from $0 to $800,000
5:11 - Think Small!!
8:22 - Small Bets Approach to achieving success
13:28 - Think like a VC
16:44 - Twitter Strategy
26:01 - Why is Daniel Vassallo bad for the economy?
29:17 - How to get successful without getting stressed?
34:42 - What's the right amount of cushion/buffer? ("Personal runway")
37:43 - Taking a 6-month vacation from work
43:31 - Dealing with variability & uncertainty is a muscle
47:23 - Mindset required for building successful online courses
53:58 - Buying a big piece...
2022-06-011h 06
Indie Hackers#254 – Getting Rich, Designing Your Life Afterwards, and Risk Management with Arvid Kahl and Daniel VassalloDaniel Vassallo (@dvassallo) and Arvid Kahl (@arvidkahl) have both already made it as indie hackers. They join Courtland (@csallen) and Channing (@ChanningAllen) to discuss making money as an indie hacker, designing your life after you reach financial freedom, avoiding risk, mitigating inflation, and whether or not college is worth it.Related episodes:#212 – Actionable Steps for Building the Right Business with Arvid Kahl#177 – Mastering the Lifestyle-First Approach to Indie Hacking with Daniel Vassallo#140 – Vital Learnings from Bootstrapping and Selling a $55k a Month Business with Arvid Kahl of FeedbackPanda
2022-05-2240 min
Building With People For People: The Unfiltered Build PodcastEp. 09: Sowing Seeds of Success - Actionable advice for growing your career with Mitra RamanWant 7 proven steps on how to become a software engineering manager? Or what about an effective communication tool to track your teams progress over time? Listen in as we answer these questions and explore ways to grow your career with actionable steps, become a more effective engineering manager, tips on giving effective feedback and much more.
Our guest today, Mitra (pronounced Myth-raa) Raman, is a Sr. Engineering Manager at Glossier in New York City. She is always posting great actionable advice on twitter and is a force of nature becoming an Engineering leader and manager in just t...
2022-05-031h 06
The Quit Work PodcastNo more Mondays: going freelance, going indie with James McKinvenJames McKinven quit his marketing job to set up as a freelance podcast editor at PodPanda as well as bootstrap several other indie businesses.He puts out two podcasts of his own, Indie Bites & No More Mondays, and he has a podcasting course called 2 Hour Podcast, and he hand-crafts leather wallets at the Whitstable Craft Co.James talks openly about what happens when you take on too much work and too much debt, as well as the joys of working independently.You can connect with James on Twitter @jmckinven and through his web...
2022-03-2323 min
Develop Yourself#21 - Quitting Our Jobs with Peter & AaronEach month, Develop Yourself's co-hosts (Aaron and Peter) will be checking in with each other, in part to talk through how they've each quit their Software Engineering jobs to pursue entrepreneurship, indie-hacking, self-employment, etc.This episode is the backstory on how and when we quit and how we got the guts to pull the trigger.ResourcesThe Tail End: https://waitbutwhy.com/2015/12/the-tail-end.htmlDaniel Vassallo: https://twitter.com/dvassalloShameless PlugsPeter's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/peterelbaumAaron's Code School: https...
2022-03-1446 minThe First 10 PodcastTaking small bets with Daniel Vassallo [#34]Send us a textHave you ever heard that to grow your business, you must think big? Well, what if we were to tell you that's not always the case. Joining Conor on today's episode is special guest Daniel Vassallo. Daniel is a master of taking small bets and has a fascinating story to share. Daniel's professional career was a roaring success as he worked for the globe's largest e-commerce retailer, Amazon. However, despite the promotions, benefits, and attractive six-figure salary, Daniel decided to take the bold plunge from his desirable full-time role into the u...
2022-03-1049 min
Plan Your NextLearning to let go of the art of travel👋 Good morning from Mequon, Wisconsin! I'm Nate Kadlac, and this is #98 of Plan Your Next. A Sunday newsletter that connects design, creativity, and how you prepare for your next thing.Congrats to Jacob who won the giveaway for the Portfolio of Small Bets course with Daniel Vassallo! Thanks to everyone who submitted their own project ideas. Please reach out if you want to chat more about them. (see the end of the newsletter):: If you're listening to the audio version, I’m sitting next to a fire crackling against my cold AirPods. These don’t mix well...
2022-03-0604 min
Portfolio Career PodcastBuilding a Portfolio of Small Bets with Daniel VassalloThree years ago, Daniel Vassallo quit working at Amazon. He was a very highly-paid software developer there. Without a job lined up, he wanted to create his own path. He currently has a portfolio of small bets (products, services and more) and wants to help you do the same. Daniel has over 110,000 Twitter followers. In this episode, you will learn how to use Twitter tips as well. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!As always, this episode with notes is available on my website.Connect with Daniel on Twitter!...
2022-02-2437 min
Portfolio Career Podcast with David NebinskiBuilding a Portfolio of Small Bets with Daniel VassalloThree years ago, Daniel Vassallo quit working at Amazon. He was a very highly-paid software developer there. Without a job lined up, he wanted to create his own path. He currently has a portfolio of small bets (products, services and more) and wants to help you do the same. Daniel has over 110,000 Twitter followers. In this episode, you will learn how to use Twitter tips as well. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!As always, this episode with notes is available on my website.Connect with Daniel on Twitter!...
2022-02-2437 min
The MVP Show#4 DANIEL VASSALLO - Making the unpredictable, predictable with a series of small betsDaniel Vassallo (@dvassallo) quit his job at Amazon earning over $500k per year to pursue a lifestyle-first approach to living.
He became Gumroad's first "Quarter Time" Head of Product and bootstrapped himself to over $750k in revenue through a series of information products which he sold via Twitter.
I talk to Daniel about:
1. What it means to construct a series of small bets to offset risk
2. Being a VC for your own ideas and;
3. The playbook to launch an information product online
You can learn more about Da...
2022-02-211h 03
Plan Your NextHow sketching will make your next trip the most memorable👋 Good morning from the Upper Haight of San Francisco! I'm Nate Kadlac, and this is #96 of Plan Your Next. A Sunday newsletter that connects design, creativity, and how you prepare for your next thing.Welcome to the 36+ new subscribers here this past week. Every Sunday, I aim to make this newsletter as classic as Larry David’s take on crypto. 💡 What’s new?✏️ I published a guest post, The Courage To Not Give Unsolicited Advice for my friend Charlie Bleecker’s newsletter. It’s how giving unsolicited advice is a waste of time, and it takes from A...
2022-02-2005 min
The Confident Working Woman Podcast67. Overcoming Fear & Limiting Beliefs to Create The Life You Want with Espree DevoraI’m very excited to share this week’s episode with Espree Devora. Espree Devora recently featured in INC Magazine as one of the top 30 women in tech to follow and known as “the Girl who Gets it Done” uses technology and digital content to thoughtfully connect people in the tech industry and move them from online connections to meaningful offline relationships. Her company WeAreLATech creates high quality digital content including podcasts, technology and curated offline experiences focused on the Los Angeles tech and global women in tech ecosystems. Espree is also the producer an...
2022-02-1249 min
Deep DiveLifestyle First (w/ Daniel Vassallo)Daniel Vassallo has taken a brave plunge: He left his high-status, high-paying job to follow his heart and live the good life as he imagines it to be. In this episodes he shared many of the ideas that prompted this bold move and some of the insights he has gained during his ongoing journey. Among other things, we touched on Stoicism, productivity, serendipity, security, evolution and wellbeing. One of my favorite concepts introduced in this episode is the "inspiration generator", so look out for it! To follow Daniel's ideas and work, access his T...
2021-12-161h 24Buy Grow Repeat34: The Small Bets Business StrategyWelcome to Buy Grow Repeat, the podcast that documents Matt's and Johnny's journeys building their respective online software portfolios.Today's topics include:Matt's plans for 2022The small bets business techniqueBusiness ideas coming from COVID lockdownSelling courses in your fieldGoals for next weekReferences:Daniel Vassallo's small bets tweet—https://twitter.com/dvassallo/status/1393780653494206470?s=20Icelandverse—Spoof of Mark Zuckerberg's metaverse video—https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enMwwQy_noIHow to Buy Small Companies Course—where Matt and Johnny met (This is an affiliate link)Johnny's portfolio & updateshttps://surveybo...
2021-11-2431 min
Indie BitesLeaving a $500k job to build a portfolio of small bets - Daniel VassalloIn 2019 Daniel Vassallo left his $500k salaried job at Amazon to go indie. In the 2 years since he left Daniel has placed many small bets, something he's become known for. In particular Daniel has seen success from his Info Products and building his audience on Twitter, which has grown from 0 to 91k. He wrote a short book on the good parts of AWS, which has made $126,000, then following the Twitter growth, wrote a book called Everyone Can Build a Twitter Audience, which has made $244,000. He shares all of his revenue reports in his Profit and Loss community, which in...
2021-11-0816 min
Mighty CreatorsDaniel Vassallo: How to use the Portfolio of Small Bets technique to create a business without taking big risksHow to start a businessSuppose you want to start a business. There are two approaches many founders take. (1) Pitch the idea to VCs to have them fund the business. (2) Bootstrap the business and self-fund it.Daniel Vassallo talks about a third approach which is not discussed as often in technology circles: The portfolio of small bets. The problem with both VC-funded and bootstrap startups is that they are big bets. The portfolio of small bets is the opposite. Tips and techniques Daniel sharedHere are some of the tips...
2021-10-2629 min
The Usual SaaS-pects with Ch Daniel🏅 25. Daniel VassalloDaniel's bio (c/o The Genuinely Interested Podcast)
Daniel Vassallo used to work for Amazon. By every measuring standard, he should have been happy & content. He was successful, making a high salary, getting promotions, working with great coworkers - all while working for one of the biggest companies in the world. However, over time, Daniel's motivation to work there decreased, and after a lot of internal deliberations, he decided to quit his high 6 figure job at Amazon to pursue the unknown.
He didn't want to live on someone else’s terms so he decided to take...
2021-10-252h 46
KodsnackDet enklaste sättet att döda en hobby, med Bartek TatkowskiFredrik snackar hobbies och sidoprojekt med Bartek Tatkowski, mannen bakom numera avslutade podden utvecklarpodden Kompilator. Vi diskuterar skillnaden på hobbies och sidoprojekt, varför vi har så lätt för att förvandla saker vi gör utanför jobbet till krav- och målstyrda extrajobb, och varför det är så svårt att lägga ner dem och bara göra saker för nöjes skull. Bartek berättar också lite om entreprenörsporr, att ta bort allt som är tråkigt, och om specialanpassade verktyg som gör vad man behöver innan de generella verkt...
2021-10-191h 01Writer on the SideDaniel hit $40,000 in 16 Days from his First BookRepeat episode: Daniel Vassallo co-authored a book called “The Good Parts of AWS,” and made over $40K in sales in the first couple of weeks. In this episode, he breaks down all the details about the marketing & pricing strategies that he followed.
2021-09-1558 min
The Genuinely Interested PodcastEp 106 - Daniel Vassallo - Info Products, Amazon & Taking RisksDaniel Vassallo used to work for Amazon. By every measuring standard, he should have been happy & content. He was successful, making a high salary, getting promotions, working with great coworkers - all while working for one of the biggest companies in the world. However, over time, Daniel's motivation to work there decreased, and after a lot of internal deliberations, he decided to quit his high 6 figure job at Amazon to pursue the unknown.
He didn't want to live on someone else’s terms so he decided to take his independence into his own hands. What happened next was...
2021-09-1357 min
Remote RubyMoving From Consulting To Products With Andrew Sabetta [00:03:15] Andrew introduces himself, what he does, and more about the businesses that he started.[00:09:48] Chris asks Andrew what took him from PHP to Ruby.[00:12:22] Find out about the project Andrew did with Rails.[00:14:28] The conversation turns to talking about going from consulting, into wanting to build a product, and the transition being a hard decision. [00:16:48] Jason tells us about his issue with being idea driven. He’s excited about building, the marketing stuff he’s not good at, and he’s...
2021-09-101h 13
Pick and Pod - Catch and Shoot PR“Quiero jugar mínimo 3 temporadas más” - Ángel Daniel Vassallo (Leones de Ponce)A.D. Vassallo nos contó historias y anécdotas muy valiosas, cuando estaba en escuela superior, baloncesto colegial, cuando de novato en el BSN anota 53 puntos, igualando el récord de su padre, y también conversamos de la selección nacional.
2021-07-021h 22
La Mente de KLEK PodcastLa Mente de KLEK Podcast EP 72EL KLEK Habla de JJ Barea, Angel Daniel Vassallo tiene Accidente, Noticias y rumores de NBA, NBA Playoffs, SUNS VS CLIPPERS, BUCKS VS HAWKS. Follow en instagram: @LAMENTEDEKLEK
2021-06-2819 min
Creating Synergy Podcast#32 - Frank Vassallo, Agile Specialist, on the difference between being agile vs the Agile MethodologyFrancesco Vassallo, also known as Frank, is the founder of effektiver ppl. (which stands for - more effective people), where he works together with his clients providing them with bespoke consulting services in agile coaching, training, mentoring, facilitation and workshops. Frank is a Highly qualified Agile Coach and IT Delivery Leader with extensive experience over 25 years in public and private sectors in Australia and the United Kingdom across a number of industries, including Utilities, Natural Resource Management, Land Administration, Taxation, Insurance, Agribusiness, Criminal Justice, Health, Retail and Education. He is a self-confessed Agile geek, a connec...
2021-05-101h 16
2021-03-2725 min
IT i TO#03: Ten o rozwoju, pasji i wychodzeniu ze strefy komfortuCzy pasja to nieodłączny element pracy w technologii? Czy tylko ludzie z pasją osiągają sukces i rozwijają się? O co chodzi w tym całym rozwoju? W tym odcinku postanowiłem podzielić się z Wami moim przemyśleniami o tym czy rozwój, pasja i mityczna "strefa komfortu" zawsze idą w parze a w zasadzie dlaczego nie i gdzie mogą się czaić na Was pułapki rozwoju! Pamiętaj, jeżeli masz jakieś pytanie, nagraj je i wyślij na podcast@onyszko.com. Możesz też wysłać je jako e-mail, ale fajnie by było gdybyś je nagrał(a) i stał...
2021-03-2621 min
How to Sell Advice111. Finding resources for continuing education, certification, and ongoing professional development> Click here to join the conversation on this episode in the Mindshare community.Here's a great question from Michelle that came in earlier in the week:Hi - I'm curious where or what resources do you go to for ongoing education or certifications for marketing? There are lots of ways to keep learning as you go along in your business.The big ones, of course are:BooksIndependent coursesCertificationsTraditional EducationCoachingAs a marketing consultant, there are at least two areas you can focus on, too: marketing and business. Sure, there i...
2021-03-1924 min
The Pathless Path with Paul MillerdThe Self-Employment Meta-Game (Dan Vassallo)I had a delightful conversation with Daniel Vassallo a self-employed creator for the last three years who seems to have gone through many of the same "a-has" as I have. He walked away from Amazon despite making an absurd salary of $500,000 a year. We talk about why he made that leap, why he would never go back and some of the unexpected lessons and insights he's learned from becoming self-employed.
You can learn more about Dan at his site => Dan Vassallo
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2021-01-2659 min
Rajit's ShowEp. #17 - Daniel VassalloDaniel Vassallo and I discuss how to structure your life around what you care about, getting comfortable with uncertainty, and what it means to spend time well.Daniel Vassallo left his $500K per year job at Amazon to work for himself. He's "quarter-time" at Gumroad, where he sold Everyone Can Build a Twitter Audience and The Good Parts of AWS. Right now, he's building Userbase, a way for developers to add user authentication to static sites.Listen on Apple | Spotify | Google | Overcast | PocketCasts
2021-01-2355 min
Starting Now with Jeff Sarris22/ Daniel Vassallo: Building credibility through small betsDaniel Vassallo quit his job at Amazon to work for himself and make a living via a portfolio of small bets.
- @dvassallo on Twitter
- DVassallo.com
- Everyone Can Build a Twitter Audience Course
- Why I quit a $500K job at Amazon to work for myself
As always, this episode of Starting Now is brought to you by BYLT. At BYLT we help you get started online. Whether you want to start a blog or a business head on over to BYLT.co to get started.
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2021-01-2159 min
The Audience ExplorerHow to engage with your audienceRead the transcript of the podcast here, and see what was mentioned in the episode:- https://gettheaudience.com/e05-how-to-engage-with-your-audience/Books mentioned in the podcast:- Dale Carnegie: How to Win Friends and Influence PeopleLinks mentioned in the podcast:- Zoom: https://zoom.us/- Jitsi meet: https://meet.jit.si/- Christensen institute (JTBD): https://www.christenseninstitute.org/jobs-to-be-done/- Commento, the commenting engine for my blog: https://commento.io/- Hypefury as an example for user onboarding: https://hypefury.com/People on...
2021-01-1424 min
Women in Tech Podcast, hosted by Espree DevoraHelena Ronis of AllFactors, All In One Web Marketing Analytics: Women In Tech CaliforniaDon't miss out on the next #womenintech podcast episode, get notified by signing up here http://womenintechshow.com. Be featured in the Women in Tech Community by creating your profile here http://womenintechvip.com/“Helena Ronis of AllFactors, All In One Web Marketing Analytics”#womenintech Show is a WeAreTech.fm production.To support the Women in Tech podcast go to https://www.patreon.com/womenintechTo be featured on the podcast go to http://womenintechshow.com/featureHost, Espree Devorahttps://twitter.com/espreedevorahtt...
2020-12-2850 min
ReactorStay until we close the loop!The weather has been fantastic in Taiwan as it always is around Halloween, but Mark's been really feeling the pressure to meet the requirements to renew his entrepreneur visa. He suspects that the easiest route will be to earn enough to hire three employees, or possibly to to set up a local company and spend a required amount. . Justin thinks the best bet to hit that goal is to work hard on his starter kit—Phoenix Igniter.
Nugget's star pupil, Mateo, made his first sale on his project Heyhi! This is great news for Justin since he's be...
2020-12-1000 min
Women in Tech Podcast, hosted by Espree Devora[Part 1] Puno Puno, Connecting And Interacting Online: Women In Tech CaliforniaDon't miss out on the next #womenintech podcast episode, get notified by signing up here http://womenintechshow.com. Be featured in the Women in Tech Community by creating your profile here http://womenintechvip.com/“Puno Puno, Connecting And Interacting Online”#womenintech Show is a WeAreTech.fm production.To support the Women in Tech podcast go to https://www.patreon.com/womenintechTo be featured on the podcast go to http://womenintechshow.com/featureHost, Espree Devorahttps://twitter.com/espreedevorahttps://www.linkedin.com/i...
2020-11-3045 minIndie Hackers#177 – Mastering the Lifestyle-First Approach to Indie Hacking with Daniel VassalloWhen Daniel Vassallo (@dvassallo) quit his job to become an indie hacker, he was making over $500,000 per year. It could have been a disastrous choice. Instead, less than two years later, he's built a suite of products that most founders would envy. In this episode we discuss how Daniel minimizes risk by running multiple projects simultaneously, how he turns time into a friend instead of an enemy by lowering his costs, and how a lifestyle-first business mindset can make you both richer and happier.The Good Parts of AWS, Daniel's eBook: https://dvassallo.gumroad.com/#MsVlGEveryone Can Build...
2020-10-201h 12
Hypefury Presents#9 Daniel Vassallo on his journey from making 500k a year at Amazon to nearly $250k with info productsDaniel Vassallo left his comfy job at Amazon, making $500,000 a year to become self-employed. By selling just 2 pdfs and a video, he made almost $250,000, mostly through his Twitter audience. You'll learn how to build credibility, so people want to follow you AND buy from you.
2020-10-0945 min
Career Chats with Swyx and RandallTwitter for DevelopersRandall discusses her Twitter presence and how she went from 300 to 30k+ followers in the last year.Find the intersection of what interests your audience and what you have credibility onIt's not all about followers. It's about building that meaningful relationship and taking that off Twitter!Give a lot before you ask!Links- Daniel Vassallo's Twitter Course.- Randall's Free CS Degree Tweet- Randall's Frontend Developer Tweet- Randall's Resume Review Tweet- Giveaways- Daniel Vassallo on Things to avoid when...
2020-10-0710 minReactorDon't give so much away for freeJustin is keen to hear about how Mark's technical interview at Facebook went yesterday. In a lot of ways it was less stressful than he'd expected based on his previous experiences. It seemed to have gone but they haven't given any feedback yet. There are still more steps in the process and he'll also have to find out if their remote policy is global or if he'd be required to leave his pandemic free residence in Taiwan and head back to the US.
Justin shrugged off his primary goal of working on his Nugget business and instead...
2020-09-2100 min
Unleashed - How to Thrive as an Independent Professional324. Daniel Vassallo on building - and monetizing - a Twitter followingDaniel Vasallo left a great job at Amazon in February 2019 with the idea of working independently. He thought about building a product, but decided that he first ought to build an audience, so he set out to learn Twitter. From a base of a couple hundred followers 18 months agao, @dvassallo now has over 44K followers. He wrote a technical book on Amazon Web Services that generated over $100K in revenue. And then he created a guide on how to build a Twitter following, "Everyone Can Build a Twitter Audience," based on his own e...
2020-09-1847 min
Cloud Engineering Archives - Software Engineering DailyThe Good Parts of AWS with Daniel VassalloAWS has over 150 different services. Databases, log management, edge computing, and lots of others. Instead of being overwhelmed by all of these products, an engineering team can simplify their workflow by focusing on a small subset of AWS services–the defaults.
Daniel Vassalo is the author of The Good Parts of AWS. An excerpt from the book: “The cost of acquiring new information is high and the consequence of deviating from a default choice is low, so sticking with the default will likely be the optimal choice. A default choice is any option that gives you very high...
2020-07-0757 min
Software Engineering DailyThe Good Parts of AWS with Daniel VassalloAWS has over 150 different services. Databases, log management, edge computing, and lots of others. Instead of being overwhelmed by all of these products, an engineering team can simplify their workflow by focusing on a small subset of AWS services–the defaults.Daniel Vassalo is the author of The Good Parts of AWS. An excerpt from the book: “The cost of acquiring new information is high and the consequence of deviating from a default choice is low, so sticking with the default will likely be the optimal choice. A default choice is any option that gives you very high...
2020-07-0759 min
Sports in the Big Apple's podcastEpisode 13: NBA return plan! Latest MLB proposal, MLB draft reactions, breaking down New York football offenses and more!!!!Hey everyone welcome to episode 13 of SportintheBigApple!!! Im back with a fresh new theme song. In this episode I cover topics such as the potential NBA return plan, The MLB draft for the Mets and Yankees, The lastest MLB proposal to the players association, and finally I break down the offenses surrounding Sam Darnold, Daniel Jones and Josh Allen!!
2020-06-1548 min