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Why does the same amount of effort produce wildly different results?

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Brian is wondering: how do you manage a popular open source project? Justin went to Toronto and introduced his son to Adam Wathan, Wes Bos, Steve Schoger, and Caleb Porzio. Why does the same amount of effort produce wildly different results? And... is everyone getting tired of all this copycat content that's optimized for algorithms? 

Timestamps:

  • (00:20) - Preview of what we're going to talk about
  • (02:11) - Builder Methods Pro and AgentOS
  • (03:58) - The importance of human content in an age of algorithmic feeds
  • (25:55) - Connecting with people in real life
  • (33:52) - Zeroing in on Builder Methods revenue
  • (48:25) - Managing an open source project in public
  • (59:22) - The importance of enthusiasm in projects
  • (01:12:21) - Effort and outcome

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    • Links mentioned in this episode

    • Sam Sulek YouTube Channel
    • Builder Methods Workshop
    • Justin’s Toronto Hangout
    • Marketing is a Transfer of Enthusiasm
    • Agent OS GitHub Project
    • Open Source Contribution Guidelines (Litestream)
    • 37signals Book Royalties Revenue
    • Effort vs Outcome Blog Post
    • 1,000 True Fans
    • Omarchy 2.0
    • Wes Bos
    • Downie - YouTube Video Downloader for macOS
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