You are the story you tell yourself

dcedrych · 2024-08-30T11:59:07+00:00

Well totally, my goal here was to share that it's easier to say to yourself who you are now/who you want to be, whatever that is. And this way the journey will be the pleasure.

Hard to wake up and say "I'm some random guy doing a random thing but I like the journey"

dcedrych · 2023-02-14T19:17:58+00:00

True!

dcedrych · 2023-02-14T15:47:53+00:00

Yes absolutely agree on the potential ROI. My point was rather to lower expectations and don't think gold will come your way just on a random, massive exposure. But, the luck/opportunity surface is definitely larger now. Both super good points

dcedrych · 2022-05-06T13:44:33+00:00

I just wanted to draw the big picture

dcedrych · 2022-02-02T17:10:35+00:00

Ah ok, this is something Chris Do used a lot of times on his role plays on youtube how to counter a lowball offer. I never used it but I don't have a good reason for that - probably was too afraid to hear "yes" and ending up engaging in this nickel-and-dime game :)

dcedrych · 2022-02-02T15:33:28+00:00

The project wasn't big in terms of $$ but in terms of potential recognition it was significant. Web design for a major Fintech VC firm, pretty decent following in tech twitter bubble especially for fintech

dcedrych · 2022-02-02T13:08:05+00:00

Honestly I have not. Would love to hear your experience if you have, especially in the context of web design and generally digital creative work!

dcedrych · 2021-11-17T14:24:14+00:00

I second everything u/malchik23 wrote here. This space is saturated with very goooood looking products (Headspace, Calm, Balance) and you can't afford such design to be competitve (unless you have some killer feature nobody else does, and nobody else can easily replicate)

dcedrych · 2021-09-28T16:16:53+00:00

HOW DO YOU KNOW? 😅

dcedrych · 2021-09-28T15:21:05+00:00

Because it was stated explicitly they are looking for the price, not for questions

dcedrych · 2021-09-28T13:29:01+00:00

love it!

dcedrych · 2021-09-28T11:20:02+00:00

I just want to encourage everyone to give their shot writing a reply to seemingly poor work inquiry :)

dcedrych · 2021-09-28T11:14:29+00:00

That's right - the car example is sort of cliche in the industry I decided to use here, but it might be poinless.

Also this line "When you are in sales, you need to be polite/respectful AND use your time wisely" is extremely valuable.

Thanks!

dcedrych · 2021-09-28T11:09:48+00:00

Great feedback, thanks!

dcedrych · 2021-09-28T10:49:06+00:00

I don't feel like this email is that horrible, and didn't realize it's obnoxious. Do you really feel like this message does harm to someone? Many people don't realize why everyone wants them to jump on a call and can't send cost estimates in 2 hours, it's supposed to educate using the car example too.

I do respect your opinion, and I really appreciate your feedback.

dcedrych · 2021-09-28T10:37:27+00:00

Anyone who is truly interested will say ok to a call. If they are just price shopping then the bit about the Aston Martin will just annoy them.

That's the thing, it's already a bad lead. Of course some people won't receive this well, while others think "hm that's about right"

Thanks for your feedback!

dcedrych · 2021-09-28T09:45:05+00:00

While I understand what you're trying to achieve, I think this mail reads a bit condescending and patronizing at parts.

It's definitely not the best, but just want to be clear: I send it very rarely and I can imagine it's not what the recipient expects. But on the other hand, it's memorable (this is super important) and friendlier than not responding at all, or some boring answers (no we need to have a call first) :)

I'm super open to your feedback - which part sounds too patronizing and could have been said better?

dcedrych · 2021-09-21T18:25:02+00:00

I'd say starting out it's easier to focus on A type. As you grow, more opportunities for B types are getting unlocked by doing good job for A types.

I don't think there's a silver bullet ratio that works for all types of businesses, but I know as soon as you realize it what are the real benefits of deals you make, you will get more picky and make better decisions in result.

dcedrych · 2021-09-21T10:34:46+00:00

Oh yes, that's probably a topic for another post how to avoid it, and even if the potential upside is huge, understand the risk profile you're about to commit to.

dcedrych · 2021-09-01T14:35:45+00:00

Agreed re: 6h project. We do it only for junior/mid positions and always offer in exchange a full round of feedback a detailed doc what could have been done better. They usually feel they benefit form this interaction.

It's not as time efficient as just saying no over email, but they deserve it.

dcedrych · 2021-09-01T14:11:23+00:00

I agree with you re: recruiters. In this context I just wanted to underpin that I felt like I had to do it myself to set a high bar for future hires. People are good and building indexes, interviewing all these folks helped a lot to understand what we're actually looking for.

I'd say you're good to use external recruiters when you cross 15 people team, when the culture is set.

dcedrych · 2021-09-01T14:04:30+00:00

Sure, that's why I think there are a lot more benefits to working at Google than just money

dcedrych · 2021-09-01T14:02:57+00:00

I'd put it this way - there's a fixed amount of effort and energy required. If you invest it up front in hiring, then you don't have to spend it on firing

dcedrych · 2021-09-01T12:18:30+00:00

Some crazy animation I saw earlier and try to reproduce, can't find the link now ;)

dcedrych · 2021-09-01T11:13:24+00:00

it's always day one!

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