Bob Walsh is the author of The Web Startup Success Guide, co-hosts the Startup Success Podcast and founded http://startuptodo.com (a training/productivity community for startups and microISVs).
Key Points:
The world has changed so a single person can be an entire software company
Tech/Software is the thing that’s changing the world right now
Think about ‘What tools do people need for this new world we are building?’
What can I build that’s going to be of value to others to help them be successful
Publishing industry can’t keep up with the rate of change in tech
Definitely a morning person – often starting at 4am!
GTD is a great way to manage inventory of things to do
Omni Focus – used to manage task inventory
Bad side of GTD is the infinite todo list
Each day note down (just on paper) 3 most important things to make sure you get done that day
What are the 3 things today that will make the most difference?
See how you can improve the repetitive tasks you have to do each day
You have to work in sprints
Books recommendations:
Do the work
Drive
Linchpin