Hackers Incorporated

Running your business like a band


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“How come Dave Grohl is still playing guitar and writing songs and singing but I'm filling out DMCA takedown notices, answering customer support emails and responding to GitHub issues?”

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00:00 Intro
03:05 Bringing on a band manager
07:34 Why the band metaphor works
11:54 Make things for your fans, not for your critics
14:49 Always do the things you want to do
18:04 Turning over your rep over time
19:33 A band needs a frontman
22:14 Showing behind the scenes
25:23 Doing one thing at a time
30:57 Don't interview people, audition them
35:38 We don't make movies to make money, we make money to make movies

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Hackers IncorporatedBy Ben Orenstein and Adam Wathan

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