E018 - Learning from the rock gods

Iron Maiden teaches us about creative success. And... Marty and Justin announce their second software project. The 5 lessons I've learned from Iron Maiden: Figure out what people want. Create things that are well-made. Be unique, surprising, and unexpected. Keep shipping more stuff. Be persistent and adaptable. Sponsor: Balsamiq.com Today our friends at Balsamiq asked us not to talk about their awesome wireframing tool that all of you should be using already, but instead share with you 3 makers that they love and they think you’ll love too. You should look them up on YouTube: Colin Furze, an insane British maker that builds rocket-powered toilets and other crazy things. James from XRobots.co.uk, another British maker that 3D-prints life-sized, working Star Wars droid and Iron man suits Chris from ClickSpring, an Australian watch-maker whose videos are just totally addictive. Discount code: use code MEGAMAKER to get $10 off Balsamiq Mockups 3 for Desktop (normally $89). Code Expires May 1st. This week's maker project: RemoteWorkers.Club What's the main problem with being a remote worker? Finding another remote job is hard! What if you could get tasteful notifications whenever an employer was interested in you? That's the idea behind Justin and Marty's new project: www.remoteworkers.club Show notes Iron Maiden in Edmonton, Edmonton Journal History of Eddie the Head Tom and Dan of Studio Neat Marty and Justin's first software project: Network Effects The second software project we're building: Remoteworkers.Club Are you listening right now? Let Justin know on Twitter: @mijustin Easter egg: Keith Perhac describing the MegaMaker burrito to someone at MicroConf, Las Vegas. Theme song by Striker. Podcast hosting by Simplecast. ★ Support this podcast ★