Notes on Walling's "Start Small, Stay-Small"
“Start Small, Stay Small” is a 2010 book by Rob Walling. To me it reads like The 4-Hour Workweek meets The Lean Startup. While it’s ancient history by tech standards at 14 years old in 2024, I still found it insightful, compact, and encouraging, so I thought I’d share my re-organized kindle notes here.
Walling on Motives and Expectations
·3 mins
Without goals you are much more likely to throw in the towel when things get difficult
Walling on Startup Niches
·9 mins
If you can find a small group of people and make them amazingly happy, you will make money
Walling on Valuing Your Time
·4 mins
Putting a value on your time is a foundational step in becoming an entrepreneur
Walling on Selling vs. Automating
·3 mins
The option to automate your startup tends to be the best approach