The document discusses how Drupal can help power a lean startup. It suggests starting as a freelancer using Drupal to build skills and clients, then leveraging those skills and community connections when starting a business. Key advantages of Drupal include its ability to help build a website with low costs and quickly while also drawing on an existing support community to help reduce startup needs and costs.

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Powering a Lean Startup
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Chris Shattuck
BuildAModule.com
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I could never work on my own.
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But my job is more secure.
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Really?
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Really?
1. How long until you save enough to retire?
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Really?
1. How long until you save enough to retire?
2. What happens if you get laid off?
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Really?
1. How long until you save enough to retire?
2. What happens if you get laid off?
3. Are you happy with your work environment?
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Really?
1. How long until you save enough to retire?
2. What happens if you get laid off?
3. Are you happy with your work environment?
4. Are you challenged?
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More money
More independence
More challenge
+ More salable skills
More happiness
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More money
More independence
More challenge
+ More salable skills
More happiness
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Freelancer (consolidated)
Freelancer
Employee (part-time)
Employee
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From employee to freelancer
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Why freelance?
1. Direct your own skillset 10. Learn how work with clients
2. Fund your education 11. Lean is built in
3. Make more money 12. Diversified income
4. Rewards are in the right 13. Keep skills current
places 14. Learn how fast you can
5. Learn time management learn
6. Learn from the failure of 15. Learn to focus on the right
others things
7. Learn how to market 16. Build your own tools
8. Leverage enthusiasm 17. Manage fluctuations in
9. Build networks income
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Easing the transition
Leverage the transition
Make time to practice
Save
Use Drupal
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+ Freelancing
Start faster
Lucrative and in-demand skills
Spend time on meta-skills
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From freelancer to startup
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The
Killer Idea
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The
Killer Idea
1. No idea is killer unless it’s successful.
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The
Killer Idea
1. No idea is killer unless it’s successful.
2. Many reasonably good ideas are better.
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The
Killer Idea
1. No idea is killer unless it’s successful.
2. Many reasonably good ideas are better.
3. Good ideas come from other people.
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40. People are pretty amazing
1. Ask questions
2. Identify Random People Generators
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give you ideas! people unique
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feedback good ones) perspective
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Help lots of people
Blog
Speak
Support forums
Train
Contribute to open source
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+ Community
Excellent random people generation
Opportunities to help lots of people
Lots of overlap
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Measure the Idea
Is it lean?
✓ Low startup and ongoing costs
✓ Short time to launch
✓ Few (or no) staff
✓ Marketing on the cheap
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+ Leaning
Build your own site
Use skills from freelancing for a startup
Build a product cheap
Common platform for hiring
Reduce human resource needs
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