Summary: <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On today’s episode, we discuss the real value of a business coach. Jordan has announced that he would like to try his hand at it and Brian shares his own experience with it. We compare the pros and cons of being a coach for other founders and we explore why it is a good revenue source.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We also continue our Armchair Quarterbacking Sessions with Derrick Reimer’s project Level. Derrick has noticed some productivity issues with the platform, Slack. He is out to recreate an alternative that can be customized for the tech world, where distractions are project killers. We offer our impressions of the idea and analyze how Derrick is approaching his product development.</span></p> <p></p><div class="TT_wrapper"> <div class="TT_text"><a class="TT_tweet_link" href="http://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=There%20are%20so%20many%20really%20talented%2C%20really%20smart%2C%20really%20motivated%20people%2C%20they%20just%20want%20to%20work%20remotely.%20%E2%80%93%20Brian%20http%3A%2F%2Fbootstrappedweb.com%2Fvalue-coach-hiring-spree-launching-public%2F" target="_blank">There are so many really talented, really smart, really motivated people, they just want to work remotely. – Brian</a></div> <div class="TT_footer"> <div class="TT_byline">Powered By the <em><a href="http://wordpress.org/plugins/tweet-this/" target="_blank">Tweet This</a></em> Plugin</div> <div class="TT_tweet_link_wrapper"><a class="TT_tweet_link" href="http://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=There%20are%20so%20many%20really%20talented%2C%20really%20smart%2C%20really%20motivated%20people%2C%20they%20just%20want%20to%20work%20remotely.%20%E2%80%93%20Brian%20http%3A%2F%2Fbootstrappedweb.com%2Fvalue-coach-hiring-spree-launching-public%2F" target="_blank"><img src="http://bootstrappedweb.com/wp-content/plugins/tweetthis/assets/images/twitter-icons/bird1.png" alt="">Tweet This</a></div> <div style="clear: both;"></div> </div> </div> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Here are today’s conversation points:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Getting ready for MicroConf.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Brian’s update on the podcasting service.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The only stumbling block Brian has encountered.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jordan’s plans to start coaching.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Why he is interested in exploring coaching.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Who would benefit from Jordan’s coaching?</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The value of a good business coach.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The pros and cons of being a coach.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Armchair Quarterbacking Session: Level.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Building an alternative to Slack, and is it possible?</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Are there any benefits to being transparent?</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jordan’s advice to Derrick.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Brian’s impressions of Derrick’s idea.</span></li> </ul> <p></p><div class="TT_wrapper"><div class="TT_text"><a class="TT_tweet_link" href="http://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=If%20you%20are%20going%20to%20provide%20value%2C%20it%E2%80%99s%20not%20just%20talking%2C%20it%E2%80%99s%20work.%20%E2%80%93%20Jordan%20http%3A%2F%2Fbootstrappedweb.com%2Fvalue-coach-hiring-spree-launching-public%2F" target="_blank">If you are going to provide value, it’s not just talking, it’s work. – </a></div></div>
