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9 Ways to Start a Side Project

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June 05, 2014
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9 Ways to Start a Side Project

Valiocon 2014 talk
@LeeRubenstein
http://eatsleepdraw.com
http://ArtSnacks.co

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Lee Rubenstein

June 05, 2014

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  23. Aren’t cosmetics just art supplies for your face?

  24. 1. Steal your business model.

  25. What does an art supply subscription box look like?

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  43. 2. Hack the User Experience

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  50. 3. Give people more than they expect.

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  52. “I received one dried out pen (out of six or

    seven boxes I have received) and they immediately sent me not just a replacement pen, but a WHOLE second box from that month. How can you beat that?!” -FKC

  53. 4. Learn from your customers.

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  58. 5. It’s not what you make, it's how you make

    people feel.
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  60. 6. Create something that you want.

  61. “Do what you love and put what you love into

    what you do and people will feel it.” - Charles Forman
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  63. 7. Don’t Quit your Day Job.

  64. 8. Get big slow.

  65. "I can't outspend you, but I can outwork you." -

    Malcolm Gladwell

  66. 9. Surround yourself with people who make you better.

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  68. EatSleepDraw.com ArtSnacks.co

  69. Q & A

  70. Thank you!