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Hi Peter, we all have European passports, so we can head there for 3 months as a holiday without the need for a Visa.

Really appreciate the feedback on the post, I'll be sure to implement them.

Re 1.), you are right, the writer already had heard of Buffer beforehand, I should have made that clear.

Awesome stuff regarding 3.), I think I'm not doing this enough by far and will do it next time!

Anyways, really great to have these thoughts here, I think it'll be an awesome addition, for Buffer's next round of news coverage. :)

sorry, was my mistake, fixed! :)

Awesome, so glad to hear it! :)

That is a great point. I only just realised that it could easily get confusing. To do lists have their place, no doubt about it. Done lists are a fairly new concept and work extremely well in conjunction with them, just like you mentioned. Will remember that for future posts, thanks man.

Hey szany, thanks for the feedback, I can totally understand where you are coming from.

That's interesting and I totally agree, talking as if you know all about the subject can certainly do more harm than good. What I tried to focus on with this post, is to see everything you do somewhat like an MVP. The key is to keep getting feedback on everything you do and shipping stuff as soon as you have a slight grasp of the situation. I didn't mean to pretend you are an expert but to be content with the amount you have learnt and sharing it immediately to learn more faster. Does that make sense?

Hey Jacques, thanks for the kind shout, yes, really glad others often have similar thoughts to me.

That's very interesting and I think you are right, it changes as we get older and we need to adjust. What I am most interested though is to find a pattern that works no matter what age and I felt this 8 hours/night + half an hour comes pretty close.

Wow, that is quite an example there of what can happen and a great reminder to look after it, thanks for the heads up!

Thanks man, fixed! :)

Hey Mitchie, great to see you here and thanks for the kind words. Yes, that is absolutely what I tried to put across, making yourself stronger as a person and not at all focusing on the aspect of gaining muscle or losing weight. Making it a habit can be far more powerful I believe.

Thanks so much Marty, really appreciate that! Wow, that sounds like a really cool idea, could definitely save lots of time. Let me know (@leowid) anytime if I can be of help.

Absolutely, I couldn't agree more! It's just that reaching this state of mind is often hard to get into, when you reach it is incredibly powerful.

Hi Josh, so glad you liked it! Exactly, I felt I was on a path to overcomplicate thinking the older I get, while it works much better completely the other way round - thinking less and simplifying the holder we get! :)

Hey, so glad you liked it! Yes, absolutely, whilst I don't have kids yet, this is absolutely the mantra I want to use too. And it is fantastic to hear that this has proven to help you on so many occasions.

So true, exactly my thinking in this post! :)

yeah, exactly, will be in HK next Wednesday! :) So glad you are following our story.

Hi Simon, thanks a lot for stopping by! Yep, HongKong it is! We are planning to stay a couple of months and will be back in June to SF for sure though! :)

Haha, so great to see you here Oo!

Yes, there is actually no lead investor, we just collected smaller checks, so we can stay in control. At the same time, we have given up no board seat! :)

You got it exactly right, we did all the most important things one should be doing in Silicon Valley and are now leaving (the money comes with us), but we will be back in a few months! :)

Well said Phil, that's exactly the reason! :)

Hi Josh, you are absolutely right, AngelList has been crucial for us and it is an amazing platform, we are hugely thankful for Nivi and Naval who are putting all the hard work in!

Thanks a lot Rob! Not to worry, I am sure we will be back in a few months! :)

Wow, this is an amazing story guys. Especially the part on how you hit 152 users on the first day with Hn, just gives to show how powerful the platform is.

Anyone else got a story on how HN helped them launch their startup?

thanks a ton man! :)

thanks for the enouragement!

Thanks Oo, yes, that would be awesome one day! :)

Hi Thomas and dhkl, thanks a lot for the resources, will look into this and get in touch, that's very useful! :)

Guys, thanks so much for all the tips and best wishes, you are amazing. If you have any more tips on accommodation and startup circles on top of the awesome ones mentioned, please let me know below or ping me leo at bufferapp.com.

Hi, yep, at that time, when we had 500 users, that meant 20 paying customers. :)

Right now, we stand at over 25,000 and a similar conversion :)

Awesome, I think this could really be a fantastic way to help more companies to get into the blogging habit with ease, will look forward to promote you once it is ready! :)

Hi Alan,

Just checked out Blogic, I think it is a brilliant idea, have you had any customers yet?

Hi there, that is an interesting one. I think you are absolutely right, the Twitter account which goes together with your blog is absolutely key.

We launched our Twitter account simultaneously with our blog and it is our biggest driver of traffic :)