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Rob Fitzpatrick is a serial entrepreneur, a writer, a community leader, and a very curious human being. I talk to Rob about building an incredibly complicated business, the world of self-publishing, what AI tools can and will do for humanity, and how to build communities that can run by themselves. 00:00:00 Rob Fitzpatrick 00:03:38 The challenges of building the Useful Books business 00:10:01 A rare breed 00:14:47 The passion discount 00:21:12 What’s changed in self-publishing? 00:26:43 What’s your pet peeve of the publishing industry? 00:32:48 Knowledge production 00:39:06 Short-term wins are not going to be around for long 00:42:21 Different voices for the same content 00:47:39 Prose be gone 00:54:26 Staying accountable in an accountability community 00:57:45 Late-stage communities 01:02:26 Rob’s passion and the purpose of communities Brandon Sanderson's class on Indie Publishing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHdYX418PaA The blog post: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/rob-fitzpatrick-tinkerers-thinkers-and-teachers/ The podcast episode: https://share.transistor.fm/s/fd014e11 The video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqPF3a0px68 You'll find my weekly article on my blog: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com Podcast: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/podcast Newsletter: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/newsletter My book Zero to Sold: https://zerotosold.com/ My book The Embedded Entrepreneur: https://embeddedentrepreneur.com/ My course Find your Following: https://findyourfollowing.com Find me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/arvidkahl/ This interview is sponsored by Acquire.com |