Some lessons I learned as part of my build in public experience with @shoutoutso_

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1/ When you allow yourself to be open and transparent, you are inviting the community to come on a journey with you.

It builds an innate interest and curiosity among them about the work you do.

2/ There is a high difference between practicing what you are good at in closed indoors vs trying openly in public.

You learn a lot when you put your work outside. And you are allowing yourself to create value for your audience.

3/ Public criticism is key in growth. By listening to the feedback I understood what people want and how to not be too attached to what I want to do.

And I feel that’s the best way to grow.

4/ I learned how to ask and get answers. Not just for Shoutout but most of the projects I shipped were based on the answers I get from the community.

I give total credit for my success to the community.

5/ IMO build in public helps lower your ego. There is no way you can be egoistic when everything you are doing is in public.

You will fail in public, learn in public, and succeed in public.

6/ You will build an accountability muscle, and over time it helps you build a long-term relationship with the community.

7/ I truly believe momentum is the oxygen for any startup, and the best way to exhibit that is consistently building in public.

8/ One of the side effects I observed while building in public is social proof.

By putting everything out, you get to gather fans/followers of your product who publicly root for you and rally why others should trust your product.

That's it for now! I'll be back with more lessons, methods we are using at Shoutout. If you want me to talk about anything particularly, post it here

Appreciate your time in reading this

RT for reach and lastly, check out us here: http://shoutout.so