> I’m sure a more competent and better organized person would simply hire someone else and delegate fixing all the above issues to them. But even hiring and managing someone takes time and focus that I don’t have right now.
I really hope no one would ask that question with a straight face. Hiring someone is not a small task and then onboarding them and overseeing their output is a ton of work as well (at least upfront).
"Can’t you just..."/"Why don't you just..." are phrase I've tried to stop using as I can't remember ever enjoying being on the receiving end of those questions, they have a smattering of condescension to them.
I wish Sacha the best of luck in future endeavors, shutting down or pausing something you started is such a hard decision and I hope this move improves their life.
Given that it's a design newsletter, I have to say that the design of the daily lists is not very good... low information density and my eyes are darting around all over the page. The https://archive.sidebar.io/archives is much better.
>I started Sidebar in the fall of 2012. At the time my vision was to create a “Hacker News for design”, a place where designers could come to showcase their work and discover new resources.
> I’m sure a more competent and better organized person would simply hire someone else and delegate fixing all the above issues to them. But even hiring and managing someone takes time and focus that I don’t have right now.
I really hope no one would ask that question with a straight face. Hiring someone is not a small task and then onboarding them and overseeing their output is a ton of work as well (at least upfront).
"Can’t you just..."/"Why don't you just..." are phrase I've tried to stop using as I can't remember ever enjoying being on the receiving end of those questions, they have a smattering of condescension to them.
I wish Sacha the best of luck in future endeavors, shutting down or pausing something you started is such a hard decision and I hope this move improves their life.