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I'm writing about community, building companies, financial independence, and whatever else seemed interesting at the time.

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The Black Friday Anti-SaleThe Black Friday Anti-Sale
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The Black Friday Anti-Sale

Instead of offering a discount to join my community for Indie Hackers I use the end of the year as an opportunity to raise our prices.

CommunityStartupsSalesMarketing
Why I kicked out 90% of my free membersWhy I kicked out 90% of my free members
Anthony CastrioAnthony Castrio

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Why I kicked out 90% of my free members

You act differently depending on who’s watching (or who you think is watching). A smaller community makes honesty possible.

Community
How Solo-Founders Outperform Venture-Backed TeamsHow Solo-Founders Outperform Venture-Backed Teams
Anthony CastrioAnthony Castrio

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How Solo-Founders Outperform Venture-Backed Teams

When the designer, product manager, and developer all live in one brain — decisions can be made at the speed of thought.

StartupsSoftware Engineering

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Find your first gig and get paid as a freelancerFind your first gig and get paid as a freelancer
Anthony CastrioAnthony Castrio

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Find your first gig and get paid as a freelancer

A solo freelancer is part sales person, part therapist, part project manager, and part whatever it is you actually do.

Software EngineeringSales
Why are my health insurance premiums increasing by 25%?Why are my health insurance premiums increasing by 25%?
Anthony CastrioAnthony Castrio

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Why are my health insurance premiums increasing by 25%?

Today I got a letter in the mail informing me that my health insurance providers wants to charge me 25% more next year. I wrote a letter.

Pitching Tech Jobs to Middle-SchoolersPitching Tech Jobs to Middle-Schoolers
Anthony CastrioAnthony Castrio

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Pitching Tech Jobs to Middle-Schoolers

In April 2020 I travelled to Corinth Middle School to talk to kids about careers in Tech.

Software EngineeringSales
How to sellHow to sell
Anthony CastrioAnthony Castrio

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How to sell

Sales is not a dirty word unless you’re a slimy salesperson. Good sales isn’t slimy. Good sales is about helping people solve their problems.

SalesStartups
Learn any LanguageLearn any Language
Anthony CastrioAnthony Castrio

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Learn any Language

Classroom language learning is largely ineffective for several reasons. Here’s what I’ve learned about how we learn languages.

How Solo-Founders Outperform Venture-Backed TeamsHow Solo-Founders Outperform Venture-Backed Teams
Anthony CastrioAnthony Castrio

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How Solo-Founders Outperform Venture-Backed Teams

When the designer, product manager, and developer all live in one brain — decisions can be made at the speed of thought.

StartupsSoftware Engineering
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I’m also tweeting at @AnthonyCastrio and running a community for bootstrapped founders at Indie Worldwide where I make curated introductions between founders based on their revenue and goals.
See you there,
Anthony