76: The Scotch Budget - a podcast by Ben Orenstein and Derrick Reimer

Derrick’s been on a startup roller coaster. It’s been one of those weeks for him. So, he’s grateful for Scotch! He just factors it into Level’s budget.
Along the same lines, Tuple bought lunch today for its staff. It feels free, but Ben doesn’t think you can write off such expenses, even if you talk about business between bites.Today’s Topics Include:
Boring numbers stuff and stress of assembling financials for 2018 taxesBen’s goal to meditate every day in February to feel centered in the startup world
Spotify surfacing new music helps re-energize Derrick’s work dayTuple’s Goals: Focus on stability in February; onboard additional teams and return to feature development in March
Don’t assume; ask users what they want and make sure you clearly understand themDerrick shares Level updates on Startups for the Rest of Us podcast
Do metrics matter? Derrick’s on an information diet to uncloud his brainNo Twitter for Ben before noon because it’s too much of a distraction
Performance overhaul and interface update to improve users’ impression of LevelTuple’s recent improvements include proxy server support and a feedback button
Ben’s Tuple Onboarding Calls: Fun to show people the product for the first timeLinks and resources:
Art of Product on Twitter (https://twitter.com/artofproductpod)Derrick Reimer (http://www.derrickreimer.com) Website
Derrick’s Level Manifesto (https://level.app/manifesto)Derrick Reimer on Twitter (https://twitter.com/derrickreimer)
Ben Orenstein (http://www.benorenstein.com/) WebsiteBen Orenstein on Twitter (https://twitter.com/r00k?lang=en)
Level (https://level.app/)Tuple (https://tuple.app/)
Waking Up with Sam Harris (https://wakingup.com/)Headspace (https://www.headspace.com/)
Naughty Professor on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/artist/5oVhfa2J5GiPx2x0YTuJjI)Episode 429: Building a Launch List of 5,900 and Grinding Out Customer Development (https://www.startupsfortherestofus.com/episodes/episode-429-building-a-launch-list-of-5900-and-grinding-out-customer-development)
Drip (https://www.drip.com/)Ruby on Rails (https://rubyonrails.org/)

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