Finding the Net Andrew Nalband & Danielle Messler

In the season one finale, we talk about what’s next for Thunk— and where we hope to be when we come back.

Andrew and Danielle talk about the difference between experimenting and failing (hint: it’s what you do next).

Danielle talks about when you have to ‘kill your darlings’ when it comes to marketing and content, and why it’s important to view them as longer term investments.

Andrew talks about his experience with other startups, and the tipping point between failure and success.

On this episode, we introduce you to Nigel and Julian— two very important Thunk characters.

Nigel and Julian represent two parts of the creative process, and we get into how they’ll help you create more.

Andrew talks about the importance of building for yourself.

Andrew and Danielle talk about the powerful idea of digital gardens, and two key resources to learn more.

On this episode, we get into some of the major changes at Thunk— turns out ‘journaling’ is a great practice but not the most exciting positioning.
Andrew discusses the conversations that led up to the change and how it comes down to reading into energy levels.
Andrew and Danielle talk about overnight success, and why building in public is so hard.
Danielle talks about the ‘responsibility’ to play with our creativity.

This week we’re talking about what’s holding us back from getting more users into the app.

Andrew speaks to the technical side of Thunk and what’s required as we scale.

We get into signs you know you’re building something people love.

Danielle talks about abandoning creative work vs finishing it.

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In this episode, we’re talking feedback.

We give you an update on the user count (spoiler, Andrew forgot to prep for recording!)

We talk about how to use feedback constructively— and when to know you’re getting lost in it.

Andrew covers what features Thunk will release next

This week we’re diving into what happens when things don’t go exactly according to plan (so, always!).
Andrew & Danielle talk about the curse of perfectionism and how it impacts creative work.
Andrew discusses how he decides what is a launch dealbreaker and what gets cut to get things out the door.
We also dig into the importance of realizing you don’t have to do everything yourself.
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