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Small Efforts - with Sean Sun and Andrew Askins
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Season 2: Episode 5In this episode Sean talks about being buried in client work at Miscreants and how to design trendy clothing that gets people hyped. Meanwhile, Andrew talks about making slow progress on ChartJuice and trying to fight the tem
Season 2: Episode 4Did you know AI really loves the word delve? Sean and Andrew can't help starting the pod off with a little more AI talk. Then they get into Sean's new product he's working on. Meanwhile Andrew is putting aside his IDE and sta
Season 2: Episode 3It's a Small Efforts Double Header! We were late getting this episode out, so we decided to go ahead and publish two weeks of episodes at once. In this episode Andrew is coming straight from a tattoo session, and talks about
Season 2: Episode 2It's a Small Efforts Double Header! We were late getting this episode out, so we decided to go ahead and publish two weeks of episodes at once. In this episode Andrew talks about quietly pushing ChartJuice live, and raves abo
Andrew and Sean are back for Season 2! In Season 2 they'll share the highs and lows as they build their businesses with plenty of goofing around too. Same concept, but some new businesses. In this episode we recap WHERE THE HELL WE'VE BEEN FOR
Andrew and Sean are back for Season 2! In Season 2 they'll share the highs and lows as they build their businesses with plenty of goofing around too. Same concept, but some new businesses. In this episode we recap WHERE THE HELL WE'VE BEEN FOR
Andrew and Sean are back for Season 2! In Season 2 they'll get transparent about the highs and lows of building their businesses (with plenty of goofing around too). Same concept, new businesses. In this episode we recap WHERE THE HELL WE'VE BE
(0:24) This is officially a rock climbing podcast(8:15) Andrew and Sean's gardens have attracted guests(12:59) Sean lowkey needs another break(25:10) Miscreants is doing a collection drop at DEFCON(29:56) Rebranding is like creating a religion
(0:27) There’s a parallel universe where Andrew’s life revolves around photography(8:34) Sean is suspicious as hell(17:31) The real reason why so many CEOs are super fucking into meditation(26:31) Andrew and Sean’s bi-weekly book club chat(34:2
(0:25) The difference between Andrew and Sean is that Sean is extra delusional (6:27) Sales feels like throwing shit at the wall and seeing what sticks (17:23) Either the channels depend on the day, or different channels work during different t
(0:22) Getting experience is all about putting in the reps(9:09) It’s easy judging a designer by their portfolio. A PM by their resume? Not so much.(18:58) It’s mad hard building a leadership team(27:12) Commission vs. Salary: We’re undecided o
(0:22) Sean was recently diagnosed with ADHD, and that’s OK(5:58) I’m not undisciplined, mom—I’m just wired differently (10:16) Wages as a CEO: How much should you compensate yourself?(20:21) Stocks are steady, but business is more rewarding(26
(0:27) It’s good to have a playbook in case you get hit by a bus tomorrow(6:19) You can’t have a great process if you don’t iterate or communicate(11:31) The more granular you get, the more you get bogged down by the rules(18:14) Awesome employ
(0:27) The Tale of Two Founders: the Technical One and the Sales and Marketing One(6:58) Sean is Andrew’s new therapist(13:39) Letting go of your Legos is harder than it looks(17:48) Hot Take: Social media memers don’t make for good marketing d
(0:27) Andrew got roped into volunteering with a local high school robotics team(4:12) It’s mad hard to hire a product designer(10:59) One does not simply get hired because one uses hamburger menus(20:22) There’s always a weird rift between int
(0:27) Andrew got his first snow boots ever, and Sean is terrified of surfboarding(4:36) Sean wishes he had an office-office, and Andrew's looking to hire a product designer(10:14) Andrew’s new pitch: a low-cost, automated recruiting service wi
(0:27) Andrew’s never been to Disney World, and Sean’s surrounded by cat owners(5:18) Domain names are like gym memberships: you should take them seriously(10:38) People are scrambling to figure out how to close that lead gap, and that’s fair(1
(0:25) Andrew and Sean are going to play a game(2:57) Microcopy: the little bits of texts that can make a huge splash(7:48) Accessibility: it’s just good design(10:18) Andrew wants tooltip walk-throughs to burn in Hell(14:05) Not all product an
(0:32) Andrew’s holiday break was so good, he had the Sunday scaries(4:59) Sean’s starting a vlog!(9:49) Krit might pit VCs against each other for spots on the VC List(15:22) There’s a reason why some people can get degrees in finance and other
(0:27) Andrew hopes he's resilient to SAD because he has plenty of other mental anguish(3:29) Culture and Business: Only having awesome culture doesn't put food on the table(15:58) Miscreants just launched three freaking projects back to back(1
(0:27) Running an agency is like leading geese while not knowing where you're going(5:45) Holidays While Remote: Having fun traditional office stuff is hard(9:11) Miscreants’ Black Friday merch sales were so high that Sean became a folding mast
(0:27) Krit (sort of) got hacked (7:21) One does not simply tell employees and clients that one got hacked(13:23) Two Types of Recruiters: Those who “spam the shit out of everybody,” and those who build relationships(18:31) “Holidays are tough”
(0:27) Andrew, Sean, and another Andrew(7:24) Getting ahold of the people you want and don't want to get to(11:30) Crossing the chasm: Getting rid of collection bias and positioning yourself better(16:15) Leading people who work for the people
(0:27) Andrew has a cat named Stevie Nicks, and Sean’s cold and stressed in LA(3:17) Krit has officially launched one of its non-security clients(5:47) Sean’s New Pitch: Soundtracks based on interviews(8:27) Remixing and Repurposing Old Content
(0:21) The Yin and Yang of Running an Agency: How much can you control?(7:42) LinkedIn Marketing is free game(11:21) Onboarding Plans: Unexpectedly hard to develop(18:01) Andrew and Sean have a graveyard for domain names of projects they’ve aba
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