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★ Just published a new episode of Software Social: When should you give up or pivot? Listen: https://share.transistor.fm/s/3df332e3

Shoutouts/references/further reading from this week's episode

Adam Wathan talking about the origin story of @tailwindcss and how it came out of another side project: https://twitter.com/adamwathan/status/1289645193038192641

https://twitter.com/adamwathan/status/1289645193038192641

The challenges of a long sales cycle for a small company https://twitter.com/sehurlburt/status/1054420097568190464

https://twitter.com/sehurlburt/status/1054420097568190464

"Product market fit is when customers are ripping the product out of your hands" -- a loose @sgblank quote https://steveblank.com/2016/04/07/entrepreneurs-are-everywhere-show-no-27-brandon-bruce-and-jack-sundell/

Entrepreneurs are Everywhere Show No. 27: Brandon Bruce and Jack Sundell

When your customers are grabbing your Minimal Viable Product out of your hands, it’s time to launch the product. The latest guests on Entrepreneurs are Everywhere explained why. The radio sho…

https://steveblank.com/2016/04/07/entrepreneurs-are-everywhere-show-no-27-brandon-bruce-and-jack-sundell/

"Business spending on software, research and development, equipment and structures fell at a 27% annual rate" in second quarter 2020 https://www.wsj.com/articles/us-economy-gdp-report-second-quarter-coronavirus-11596061406?st=ni3mrf2nm1pxhrj&reflink=article_copyURL_share

U.S. Economy Contracted at Record Rate Last Quarter; Jobless Claims Rise to 1.43 Million

The economy contracted at a record rate last quarter and July setbacks for the jobs market added to signs of a slowing recovery as the country faces a summer coronavirus surge.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/us-economy-gdp-report-second-quarter-coronavirus-11596061406?st=ni3mrf2nm1pxhrj&reflink=article_copyURL_share

Blue Apron's unit economics -- @d_mccar and @trengriffin are great follows here https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/detailed-look-blue-aprons-challenging-unit-economics-daniel-mccarthy/

A Detailed Look at Blue Apron’s Challenging Unit Economics

Good companies can acquire many customers cheaply, retain existing customers for extended periods of time, and generate a lot of revenue while those customers are alive. Putting it simply, the litmus...

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/detailed-look-blue-aprons-challenging-unit-economics-daniel-mccarthy/

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