[What role does developer experience play in PL research?](https://blog.sigplan.org/2020/10/27/whats-the-role-of-developer-experience-in-programming-languages-research)
[Find product-market fit with a framework](http://firstround.com/review/how-superhuman-built-an-engine-to-find-product-market-fit/#rt_u=1604934611_r4nx1o)
[Growth-share matrix](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Growth%E2%80%93share_matrix)

[A Rake Too Far: Optimal Platform Pricing Strategy - Above the CrowdAbove the …](https://abovethecrowd.com/2013/04/18/a-rake-too-far-optimal-platformpricing-strategy/)

# Minimum viable usership
[The Tyranny of the Minimum Viable User](https://www.reddit.com/r/dredmorbius/comments/69wk8y/the_tyranny_of_the_minimum_viable_user/)

The tool should never be more complicated than the needs of the user. A tool should serve the single purpose it needs. 

# Improving work

[inspired by Google's work](https://rework.withgoogle.com/about/) 
- Psychological evaluations to ensure that employees feel that they are
  heard and supported
- Thorough manager and personal feedback
- Truly collaborative environment vs. one in which time is valued
  relative to one's importance in the company

[Product marketing resources](https://romainaubert.com/product-marketing-resources)

# OSS Success

[Reflections on Excalidraw](https://blog.vjeux.com/2020/uncategorized/reflections-on-excalidraw.html)

- respond quickly
- be decisive
- keep quality
- etc…

[successful one person businesses](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21332072) 
[I Just Hit \$100k/yr On GitHub Sponsors! ?❤️ (How I Did It) \| Caleb Porzio](https://calebporzio.com/i-just-hit-dollar-100000yr-on-github-sponsors-heres-how-i-did-it)
[brand yourself as a freelancer](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23282278)
[advice for working in FOSS full time](https://drewdevault.com/2020/11/20/A-few-ways-to-make-money-in-FOSS.html)

# Marketing online: getting an audience

<https://mobile.twitter.com/tobydoyhowell/status/1272674455681024000>

- hijack super timeline for someone big in the niche be one of teh first
  to respond profit
- use very specific voice and be very intense about it
- invest in tools and software for good quality memes
- always borrow from other sites and make them relevant to yours
- monitor tweets of specific users to make sure you can interact iwth
  them
- low lift giveaway
- build a community
  - create a visual identity, i.e. an emoji next to the name
  - be genuine about the hard stuff
  - go super viral (ugh)

[advice on cs independent work](https://www.cs.princeton.edu/~bwk/advice.html)
[Pieter's work as a solo dev](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24259201)
Reminder that building products well for a niche and providing value is a good place to be. 

[Scattered Thoughts: Small Tech](https://scattered-thoughts.net/writing/small-tech): Inspiration for lots of small companies and ideas! check it out! their blog is pretty good as well.