Thanks @edgeland! It really was uncanny - the other thing he talks about in the podcast are very relevant too but I figured people could go listen if they want to hear more :) I'll need to check out the billion dollar t-shirt story (makes me think of Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie). [Just read the story. Yes, ouch. On the flip side, books ended up working out pretty well for him - and websites ended up not doing so well in 1999 so maybe he made the right choice after all ;) ].
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I'm following you simply because you're a Tim and Eric fan. Have you seen the Eric Andre show?? It's very similar.
Hi @hit-snooze. That's awesome, I'll have to check out Eric Andre show. I also made a reference to T&E in this post also, see if you can find it :) https://steemit.com/science/@nonlinearone/down-the-rabbit-hole-level-one-parallel-universes-a-multiverse-in-four-times-four-parts-part-1-1
I had to look up the Billion Dollar Movie. Yes, books did work out well for Godin and sites had trouble, but with the new technology we have today, I want to be a person who builds a search engine, not one who writes a book!
Agreed @edgeland - although I honestly think Steem & SteemIt make it possible for us to do both :) As long as you think about how to approach writing a "book" in parts (i.e. in many blog posts).
Yes, I agree with that. People are publishing their books in serial form, like Charles Dickens, and making money! It'll be interesting to see what happens with the publishing industry in the next few years.