What is worth spending money on for explainers without overthinking it?

Jiho Lee · 18 likes

my practical advice is to make the next step tiny enough that you can do it today. Momentum usually answers half the question. I noticed the same thing in Dublin

Diego García · 22 likes

I was going to disagree, but your second sentence got me

Noah Johansson · 12 likes

You just saved me a bad purchase

Noah Johansson · 4 likes

fair pushback

Urban Fern · 1 likes

I had the same reaction to pushback

Avery Johnson · 1 likes

Respectfully, I see it the other way

Jiho Lee · 3 likes

I like this more then the top-level advice

Ananya Rao · 2 likes

Thanks that actually helped

Léa Bernard · 0 likes

The best answer in the thread, honestly

Pieter Botha · 1 likes

@urban_avery I had the same reaction to other

Avery Johnson · 3 likes

This. Exactly this

Mina Chowdhury · 0 likes

could be regional too

Rapid Orbit · 14 likes

My practical advice is to make the next step tiny enough that you can do it today. Momentum usually answers half the question. The low-effort version is probably the keeper

Mina Chowdhury · 17 likes

@nl_runner That is the part people skip

Liam Naidoo · 6 likes

I would ask what outcome you want in two weeks, not in some ideal future. That makes the choice much clearer. That is where the boring checklist helps

Mateo Ramírez · 6 likes

big fan of this approach

An Pham · 5 likes

I would ask what outcome you want in two weeks, not in some ideal future. That makes the choice much clearer. I keep a note about explainers for exactly this reason

Noé Petit · 4 likes

wonderful detail. It makes the whole thing feel real. The surprising constraint is probly the real story

Grace Parker · 2 likes

short answer: yes. Long answer: also yes

Aarav Sharma · 4 likes

Amazing how much difference one small change can make. I noticed teh same thing in Buenos Aires

Tanvir Rahman · 3 likes

I would ask what outcome you want in two weeks, not in some ideal future. That makes the choice much clearer. I would write it down before changing anything else

Theo Bennett · 1 likes

This is the kind of disagreement I like

Noah Johansson · 2 likes

That made the concept click

Giulia Rossi · 2 likes

the middle path is probly best: try it cheaply, keep notes and decide after you have real evidence. For me it came down to the prototype

Mango Atlas · 2 likes

My practical advice is to make the next step tiny enough that you can do it today. Momentum usually answers half the question. A little friction removed goes a long way

Silver Runner · 1 likes

The middle path is probly best: try it cheaply, keep notes and decide after you have real evidence. This pairs weirdly well with shakshuka

Chloe Davis · 1 likes

I do not have a strong take, but the without detail is useful

Hugo Martin · 1 likes

Love the tiny experiment energy. A little friction removed goes a long way

Theo Bennett · 3 likes

Can you expand on that a bit?

Grace Parker · 0 likes

I would ask what outcome you want in two weeks, not in some ideal future. That makes the choice much clearer. My friend tried it in Nairobi and had the opposite result