124: Back After A Break

Suntans and sunburns aside, Derrick’s winter escape to Mexico provided meaningful ideas and perspective on StaticKit. By reading, Competing Against Luck (https://www.amazon.com/Competing-Against-Luck-Innovation-Customer/dp/0062435612), Derrick’s goal is to be innovative and gain traction in product/market fit by asking customers the right questions and identifying jobs to be done.
Ben recommends reading, Schlep Blindness (http://paulgraham.com/schlep.html) by Paul Graham. It describes how startup ideas remain a painful process instead of a phenomenon. Also, Ben announced that Tuple wants to hire a part-time remote developer with Mac iOS and C++ experience. Recently, Ben realized that writing is better than talking when it comes to business communication and conversations.