Treat ideas like cattle, not pets

In our ops & infra world, we learn to optimise for redundancy, for mean time to recovery and for graceful degradation. We instinctively recognise single points of failure, and try to mitigate the risks associated with them.

For some years now, Daniel Vassallo has been doing the same, but in the context of life & work. Daniel talks about the role of randomness, about learning from small wins & about optimising for a lifestyle that matches your true preferences. Apparently, ideas too should be treated like cattle, not pets.

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Featuring:

• Daniel Vassallo – Website, X
• Gerhard Lazu – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, X

Show Notes:

• Creator Spotlight: Daniel Vassallo’s Success on Gumroad
• Small Bets
• The Good Parts of AWS
• Only Intrinsic Motivation Lasts
• 🎧 Mastering the Lifestyle-First Approach
• 🎬 Building a Portfolio of Small Bets with Daniel Vassallo - The Bootstrapped Founder #166

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