Suntans and sunburns aside, Derrick’s winter escape to Mexico provided meaningful ideas and perspective on StaticKit. By reading, Competing Against Luck, Derrick’s goal is to be innovative and gain traction in product/market fit by asking customers the right questions and identifying jobs to be done.
Ben recommends reading, Schlep Blindness by Paul Graham. It describes how startup ideas remain a painful process instead of a phenomenon. Also, Ben announced that Tuple wants to hire a part-time remote developer with Mac iOS and C++ experience. Recently, Ben realized that writing is better than talking when it comes to business communication and conversations.