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I've seen people move to technical writing.

If you're in the millions, there's probably a demand for whatever it is that you do.

Maybe you can't pivot your product, but maybe you can change the way you sell it, market it or target it?

Given your scale (and the fact that you're already breaking even), it might be worth looking at the above issues. Improved future prospects may cause you to feel better about your company and coworkers too.

I focus on issues like this. If you'd like some input, my contact info is in my profile.

Too bad that hedonic adaptation [0] exists. The longer we live, the more we become addicted to expensive comforts.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedonic_treadmill

Start a blog about a topic that you want to become an expert in. The continuous push to publish is a great motivator for self-improvement.

The biggest help is to not need work. When you have a financial cushion, it's much easier to say no.

Become a minimalist and learn to be happy with less.

As John Maynard Keynes said, "Markets can remain irrational longer than you can remain solvent."

To follow up on this, I'd also suggest coming up with something that requires treatment (ongoing, recurring income) vs cure (one time work, one time payment). The more often you have to hunt for clients, the more painful and irregular the process.

Salary range

The problems that you're hoping your new hire to address

Pick a revenue model [0]

Pick a pricing method [1]

Pick a licensing strategy [2]

[0] https://taprun.com/revenue/

[1] https://taprun.com/methods/

[2] https://taprun.com/licenses/

No, the #1 reason it's so hard to find an affordable home is that potential buyers can get huge loans at very low rates. Since buyers compete with each other, prices go up.

I guarantee that if interest rates were allowed to creep up, and the government stopped guaranteeing loans made by the banks, we'd have cheaper homes almost immediately.

What is results in is an organization without a focus on hiring the best people. Do this for long enough and your company will die.

Side project checklist?

https://www.sideprojectchecklist.com/marketing-checklist/

Whatever you are best at writing. Scale doesn't matter much compared to traction early on.

Virtual fish tank: go to youtube, load a video of a real fish tank and watch it.

I was very suspicious when I read the article. It didn't seem to link to any government websites or newspapers, but I did find a story about the activity in the LA Times [0].

[0] http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-ceo-murder-for-h...

* Free food disappears * Hiring suddenly stops

This idea was explored at the beginning of Ghostbutsters II when Venkman interviewed someone who didn't leave enough time to print paperbacks of his prophesy. One should always think about the economics of a doomsday before committing to a specific date.

1. Google tracks links because the information is valuable. It can be used to build a better profile of you, and understand what people are reading online.

2. You can use a third party app, switch from GMail, or if it's the URL is in plain text, you can copy and paste.

3. If you switch to another app, you might be OK. I'd suggest finding either something opensource or something that you pay for. Remember, if you're not paying with money, then you're paying with something else (privacy).

The incentive is that Android users might buy more apps. That means more profit for Google.

Here's a list of methods to choose your pricing: https://taprun.com/methods/

I would suggest adding some description to your two newest roles, adding a link to a personal website / portfolio, adding a crisp color photo for your profile image, and changing your profile so that it's more results-oriented (worked on project X -> developed a Y that does Z).

It would be harder to extract unpaid overtime, coordinate meeting and facilitate cross training. Not only that, but it's more difficult to manage and allocate folks when there are four 1/2 time workers instead of 2 full timers.

My guess: people hiring web developers evaluate their work by how pretty a website is, not by how fast it is.

The biggest secret to contracting is that your technical skills aren't nearly as important as your ability to sell. I'd rather be a great salesman and a mediocre developer than the other way around.

In Our Time (BBC)

The host and a panel of professors talk about subjects ranging from ancient history to nuclear physics.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qykl

It also assumes that the owners will know WHY the ad revenue is drying up. They may assume it has something to do with the content.

Actual title: "Free and non free books all can learn from"

Sites that want to create a community, foster a dialog or encourage reader participation.

The smaller the audience, the greater the chance that an empty comment section will exist. This is dangerous as it will reinforce the notion that a given site is unpopular and not worth using. Historically sites have used puppet accounts to prevent this.

As a former pm, I sure hope you're going to track risks. Things that are (or should be) spotted early need to be tracked and managed.