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A Winning Formula 7

Nicholas Bate is at again. This time it’s his winning career formula. You might want to mix some strategies for success in there as well.

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Wishlist Wednesday - SRAM XX-1

Yes folks, we have entered new realms of crazy in the mountain bike world. 11 gears.

It was only a couple of years ago that everyone thought we were going to have 3x10 gearing, but now 2x9/10 is becoming more popular and if you have the legs for it, you can go down to 1x11, SRAM’s new drivetrain.

With this you can now pretty much get any number of gearing you want (within reason of course) on any mountain bike.

Carbon cranks for the XX-1 set might be a bit expensive though, so I’ll wait for it to trickle down the range perhaps next year.

Marketing advice from Seth

The mass market is no longer. There is almost no room left for the next Procter & Gamble or Google. Instead, you are far more likely to do your best work if you are willing to delight a few as opposed to soothe the masses.

— Take This Simple Marketing Quiz by Set Godin

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Being brutally honest with yourself

I love reading posts like this. It’s that moment when people wake up and say, “Fuck it. I’m doing things better from now on”.

Be brutally honest with your self. Write about it and tell the world. Then just think about the first time someone asks you “How’s that whole ‘make things and be awesome’ thing going?”.

What are you going to answer with? I know what I would want to answer with.

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BackOfAnEnvelope: Profitability

And if you are struggling with your start-up and you’re thinking of discounting then don’t. NB has you covered:

via Nicholas Bate

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