Hi Makers, I've become really interested recently in what makes someone leave a job to pursue a career as a maker. I used to be an Archaeologist (its an unusual change I know). I want to know your stories. What jobs did you give up to pursue your dream? What job are you planning to leave once your Unicorn takes off? Why?

I thought for sure that my product would sell itself. Nope. Marketing is more difficult than building product. Personally, I thought yoga was a bunch of hippie BS. Then I got stressed, my back started to hurt and yoga saved me. As I get older, I've realized that wisdom really means experience and having an open mind.

Hello, everyone We recently started to use mailchimp to send out emails to customers. For the first email we got 80% open rate and the second email we only got 15% and it has been decreasing since. Weird part is that we sent our first email on 5AM on Tuesday and 2PM on Thursday for the second one. According to the several researches, second should get more attention than the first one. Would you please share your experience with sending out emails to customers? Thank you

Motivation or willpower is not an infinite resource. It's much like a muscle that can get tired. How do you recharge yourself in those situations?

Happy Star Wars day people. My favorite moment is when the Red Team destroys the Death Star and the fact that we all need to think about securing all the product we build :) What's yours?

How we spend our free time tells a lot about our personality and energy levels. What are the activities you do for fun?

You're trying out a new product and need some help, so you turn to the company's help center. Do you look for how-to videos or written instructions?

I would love to know what you people are working on. Maybe I will find some excellent and exciting tools, SaaS, extensions, or productivity tools that I can share with my audience.

Creative block affects everyone at some point, I get it quite often when working on a new idea, normally I use exercise, relaxing, reading and journalling to get to a better state. How about you?

Hey makers, it's another Monday, another week to reach our goals, what's on your agenda for the week? Share what you are working on, and ask for feedback

I am far from a shopaholic, but recently I realised that I spend too many hours on online shopping in order to buy ordinary casual clothes. So, I decided to create a smart shopping assistant which helps to buy branded clothes cheaply and save time.

Happy Monday makers! With the start of a new week, let's come together for some collaboration! Share what you're working on, what stage it's in, who your target audience is, and how others can help. Then in return help out other makers with their products!

Is there anything you would have done differently? Is there any skill you wish you had, or any contact you wish you never lost? Maybe, there was a good deal that you turned down and regretted?

Personally I like hybrid remote with the option of going in whenever.

For me it would be Tidal, music helps me concentrate on work and get my tasks done, Phillips smart hue lightbulbs a complete mood changer and my Le Creuset casserole dish, can prep a beautiful dinner and just let it simmer for a few hours while I work

I feel like my battery is sooo low today, as if the weekend never happened! What do you do to recharge? Maybe, you have some tips to share?

Hey hunters! There are a lot of startupers here. And it is interesting for me why people choose to work for a startup. Personally, I like opportunity to learn something new everyday. My work is quite flexible so my responsibilities could change. And I really like it! What about you? Why have you decided to work at a startup? What is your favorite part of working for a startup?

What mistakes have you made? Let's share our experiences, it should be very educational:)