Pencil Problems
Conversations on getting started, and finishing.
Displaying all 6 Episode of Pencil Problems with the tag “side projects”.
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Episode 47: Season 2 Premiere: Let The Past Die
January 14th, 2020 | 1 hr 34 mins
books, side projects
In this Season 2 Premier, Kent and Nick talk about what is here, what was and what is to come.
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Episode 27: Product vs. Marketing
April 30th, 2018 | 1 hr 51 mins
marketing, product, side projects
Nick and Kent give their perspective on the age old debate between product and marketing. Where does product end and marketing begin, what should product people know about marketing? What should good marketers know about the product? How can you apply all of this to your side projects?
This is our most edited episode, please forgive the audio at points.
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Episode 23: Hero worship, self-doubt and winning
March 26th, 2018 | 1 hr 48 mins
hustle, side projects, startup, work
Kent and Nick talk about Hero Worship and Self-Doubt. They ruminate about when/if they'd go all in on something and the secret to winning at side projects. Bonus Parent Corner content at the very end. Enjoy!
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Episode 22: Pros and Cons of Building Side Projects with a Team or Going Solo
March 18th, 2018 | 1 hr 44 mins
lone wolf, side projects, teams
Nick and Kent talk about the pros and cons of starting side projects with a team or going solo. They also answer a hypothetical question about what would they tell their 25-year-old selves.
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Episode 17: State of our Unions
February 2nd, 2018 | 1 hr 1 min
able cells, books, domains, free speech, lumens, picking a name, project update, side projects, trump, twitter, wordpress
Kent and Nick talk about whether Jack should kick Donald off Twitter, then roll right into an extended project update with a snazzy new transition sound effect. Kent rails about Able Cells, while Nick tries to figure out a broader context for his book project. In the end, they sell it all and buy XLM, Spoilers!! Just kidding. Enjoy.
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Episode 16: Self-driving roulette
January 25th, 2018 | 1 hr 41 mins
bitcoin, ces, email marketing, feedback, fitness, health, keto, products, self-driving cars, side projects, tools
Kent and Nick talk about their side projects, answer listener questions about email marketing, and health and fitness, the difference between tools and products, Nick tells us about CES and Kent and Nick make a bitcoin bet about self driving cars in 2030.