Escape Velocity

Escape Velocity

By German Velasco and Sam SelikoffBusinessEntrepreneurshipTechnology
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Escape Velocity episodes

  • Being honest about deadlines

    Resources mentioned

    - Sam's Framer Motion Course: https://samselikoff.com/framer-motion-course
    - German's Testing LiveView Course: https://www.testingliveview.com/
    - EmberMap: https://embermap.com/
    - Build Your Personal Brand podcast episode: https://thefutur.com/podcast/build-your-brand

    55 min
  • But first, execute.

    Resources mentioned:

    - Sam's Framer Motion Course: https://samselikoff.com/framer-motion-course
    - German's Testing LiveView Course: https://www.testingliveview.com/
    - EmberMap: https://embermap.com/

    57 min
  • Nightmares about checkboxes

    Resources mentioned:

    - Sam's Framer Motion Course: https://samselikoff.com/framer-motion-course
    - German's Testing LiveView Course: https://www.testingliveview.com/
    - EmberMap: https://embermap.com/

    1 hr 2 min
  • Diverge then converge

    Diverge then converge is an exercise that is sometimes performed during Design Sprints. 

    • https://www.thesprintbook.com/the-design-sprint
    • https://thoughtbot.com/product-design-sprint/guide/diverge
    • https://thoughtbot.com/product-design-sprint/guide/converge

    German submitted talks to Elixir Conf 

    • https://2022.elixirconf.com/

    Courses we talked about

    • Sam's Framer Motion course - https://samselikoff.com/framer-motion-course
    • German's Testing LiveView course - https://www.testingliveview.com
    47 min
  • What's your North Star?

    Sam talks about a breakthrough he had while working on his course, which will allow him to both cut scope and also deliver more value to his students. German talks about some customer research he did for teams who want to share updates on their projects, while also working through a low-energy week and trying to figure out whether he needs more clarity on his long-term vision.

    41 min
  • You can't serve two masters
    • The Mom Test book: http://momtestbook.com/
    • The 4 Quadrants of Time Management from 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: https://www.franklincovey.com/habit-3/
    56 min
  • How can you cut scope?
    German mentions how unsubscribes are gut punches and revisits 5 options for choosing a niche for his SaaS idea.
    Sam talks about how the first lesson of his course is taking longer than he wanted, but he wants to finish the first one to figure out more unknowns.
    38 min
  • What's your consulting load?
    Sam and German talk about German's consulting load, Sam taking on more consulting, hourly billing vs billing per project, and how to stop trading time for money. Sam commits to completing a demo for the first lesson of his course, and German commits to narrowing down the scope of a potential product to find people to talk to.
    39 min

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A podcast about two developers trying to build profitable businesses. Hosted by German Velasco and Sam Selikoff.