15. Powering a Lean Startup With Drupal
But my job is more secure.
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16. Powering a Lean Startup With Drupal
Really?
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17. Powering a Lean Startup With Drupal
Really?
1. How long until you save enough to retire?
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18. Powering a Lean Startup With Drupal
Really?
1. How long until you save enough to retire?
2. What happens if you get laid off?
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19. Powering a Lean Startup With Drupal
Really?
1. How long until you save enough to retire?
2. What happens if you get laid off?
3. Are you happy with your work environment?
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20. Powering a Lean Startup With Drupal
Really?
1. How long until you save enough to retire?
2. What happens if you get laid off?
3. Are you happy with your work environment?
4. Are you challenged?
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21. Powering a Lean Startup With Drupal
More money
More independence
More challenge
+ More salable skills
More happiness
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22. Powering a Lean Startup With Drupal
More money
More independence
More challenge
+ More salable skills
More happiness
Agr eed?
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26. Powering a Lean Startup With Drupal
EmployeeStartup Owner
Freelancer (consolidated)
Freelancer
Employee (part-time)
Employee
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27. Powering a Lean Startup With Drupal
From employee to freelancer
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28. Powering a Lean Startup With Drupal
Why freelance?
1. Direct your own skillset 10. Learn how work with clients
2. Fund your education 11. Lean is built in
3. Make more money 12. Diversified income
4. Rewards are in the right 13. Keep skills current
places 14. Learn how fast you can
5. Learn time management learn
6. Learn from the failure of 15. Learn to focus on the right
others things
7. Learn how to market 16. Build your own tools
8. Leverage enthusiasm 17. Manage fluctuations in
9. Build networks income
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29. Powering a Lean Startup With Drupal
Easing the transition
Leverage the transition
Make time to practice
Save
Use Drupal
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33. Powering a Lean Startup With Drupal
+ Freelancing
Start faster
Lucrative and in-demand skills
Spend time on meta-skills
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34. Powering a Lean Startup With Drupal
From freelancer to startup
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35. Powering a Lean Startup With Drupal
Startup = +
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36. Powering a Lean Startup With Drupal
The
Killer Idea
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37. Powering a Lean Startup With Drupal
The
Killer Idea
1. No idea is killer unless it’s successful.
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38. Powering a Lean Startup With Drupal
The
Killer Idea
1. No idea is killer unless it’s successful.
2. Many reasonably good ideas are better.
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The
Killer Idea
1. No idea is killer unless it’s successful.
2. Many reasonably good ideas are better.
3. Good ideas come from other people.
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40. People are pretty amazing
1. Ask questions
2. Identify Random People Generators
I can I have I know other I have a
give you ideas! people unique
(even some
feedback good ones) perspective
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41. Powering a Lean Startup With Drupal
Help lots of people
Blog
Speak
Support forums
Train
Contribute to open source
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42. Powering a Lean Startup With Drupal
+ Community
Excellent random people generation
Opportunities to help lots of people
Lots of overlap
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43. Powering a Lean Startup With Drupal
Measure the Idea
Is it lean?
✓ Low startup and ongoing costs
✓ Short time to launch
✓ Few (or no) staff
✓ Marketing on the cheap
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44. Powering a Lean Startup With Drupal
+ Leaning
Build your own site
Use skills from freelancing for a startup
Build a product cheap
Common platform for hiring
Reduce human resource needs
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