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Founders need to deliver elevated design to stay in touch with users, and it can be done on a shoestring budget. On The Minute, Madelin Woods, CEO and Founder of Walden, breaks down the purpose of the MVP and how to maximize it for evolving your product. 

Founders need to deliver elevated design to stay in touch with users, and it can be done on a shoestring budget. On The Minute, Madelin Woods, CEO and Founder of Walden, breaks down the purpose of the MVP and how to maximize it for evolving your product.

The Minute: Design Your MVP on a Shoestring Budget with Madelin Woods

Today we sit down with Madelin to talk about MVPs. What is an MVP to an entrepreneur? It's not the most valuable player on the team. Tune in to learn about how important MVPs are when you are launching a new product and assessing product-market fit!

Today we sit down with Madelin to talk about MVPs. What is an MVP to an entrepreneur? It's not the most valuable player on the team. Tune in to learn about how important MVPs are when you are launching a new product and assessing product-market fit!

MVPs with Madelin Woods

I believe most of us were taught that work is about being hired to perform a specific task or function. Madelin Woods provides a new model for what work will be all about moving forward. She wants to inspire you to make learning your work. I met her recently at a mastermind group I organized in New York City. I was immediately impressed by her curiosity and desire to learn. Sadly, it’s also rare to meet a woman with her depth of programming experience! She’s the founder and CEO of Walden, a platform for connecting solopreneurs with coaches or “invisible co-founders” as she calls them. Lot of great lessons in our conversation including:  How Madelin uses freelancing to bootstrap her startup. The difference between a growth mindset from a fixed mindset. How she started developing her programming skills as a kid and how she continues to develop those skills. Why she believes jobs are great apprenticeship opportunities. How working for herself has helped her learn about herself.  Life Skills That Matter In This Episode  Plan your actions Embrace discomfort Self-direct your learning Practice self-awareness Make learning your work  How Madelin Works and Thinks  Wake up time:  8:00 – 9:00 am Core work activities + habits:  1) Be on top of her stuff all day, every day.  2) Really taking time to pause when she does have moments to pause.  3) Find ways to stay inspired. Ideal work environment:  Both alone space to get into deep work, but also sometimes in places where she can take a break and bump into other people for conversations.  Additionally, lots of plants and natural light. Superpower:  Growing things from nothing to something. Book recommendation:  The Artist’s Way,Deep Work, and Jobs To Be Done.  Inspirational Quotes “If you’ve done something to the point where you’ve failed, you learned so much more than somebody who succeeded.” “You don’t always have to work for yourself or by yourself.” “No one is entitled to a job.” Coaching Advice Madelin had this advice for getting started on anything: 1) Figure out what’s blocking you from getting started and find ways to remove the blockers.  For instance, if you have a fear of perfection, fill 100 sheets of paper with nonsense and then throw them away. 2) If you have too many different ideas, start building a framework around budgeting to figure out what scope of a project is feasible for you. Resources + Bonus Materials Square The Dip by Seth Godin Growth Mindset Decision Fatigue Research on Entrepreneur Pay Bump Related Episodes How A Learning Habit Creates Opportunity With Jeff Brown (128) Learn To Love Learning With sean McCabe (249) Connect With Madelin Website Hello Walden LinkedIn Twitter Instagram   Thanks for listening! Enjoy this episode?   Subscribe Review Feedback  The post Make Learning Your Work With Madelin Woods (289) appeared first on Life Skills That Matter.

<a href="https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Madelin-Woods.png" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a>I believe most of us were taught that work is about being hired to perform a specific task or function. <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/madelinwoods/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Madelin Woods</a> provides a new model for what work will be all about moving forward. She wants to inspire you to make learning your work. I met her recently at a mastermind group I organized in New York City. I was immediately impressed by her curiosity and desire to learn. Sadly, it’s also rare to meet a woman with her depth of programming experience! She’s the founder and CEO of <a href="https://hellowalden.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Walden</a>, a platform for connecting solopreneurs with coaches or “invisible co-founders” as she calls them. Lot of great lessons in our conversation including: <ol> <li>How Madelin uses freelancing to bootstrap her startup.</li> <li>The difference between a growth mindset from a fixed mindset.</li> <li>How she started developing her programming skills as a kid and how she continues to develop those skills.</li> <li>Why she believes jobs are great apprenticeship opportunities.</li> <li>How working for herself has helped her learn about herself.</li> </ol> <h3>Life Skills That Matter In This Episode</h3> <ul> <li>Plan your actions</li> <li>Embrace discomfort</li> <li>Self-direct your learning</li> <li>Practice self-awareness</li> <li>Make learning your work</li> </ul> <h3>How Madelin Works and Thinks</h3> <ul> <li>Wake up time:  8:00 – 9:00 am</li> <li>Core work activities + habits:  1) Be on top of her stuff all day, every day.  2) Really taking time to pause when she does have moments to pause.  3) Find ways to stay inspired.</li> <li>Ideal work environment:  Both alone space to get into deep work, but also sometimes in places where she can take a break and bump into other people for conversations.  Additionally, lots of plants and natural light.</li> <li>Superpower:  Growing things from nothing to something.</li> <li>Book recommendation:  <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Artists-Way-25th-Anniversary/dp/0143129252/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">The Artist’s Way</a>,<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Deep-Work-Focused-Success-Distracted/dp/0349413681/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Deep Work</a>, and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Jobs-Be-Done-Customer-Centered-Innovation/dp/0814438032/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Jobs To Be Done</a>.</li> </ul> <h3>Inspirational Quotes</h3> “If you’ve done something to the point where you’ve failed, you learned so much more than somebody who succeeded.” “You don’t always have to work for yourself or by yourself.” “No one is entitled to a job.” <h3>Coaching Advice</h3> Madelin had this advice for getting started on anything: 1) Figure out what’s blocking you from getting started and find ways to remove the blockers.  For instance, if you have a fear of perfection, fill 100 sheets of paper with nonsense and then throw them away. 2) If you have too many different ideas, start building a framework around budgeting to figure out what scope of a project is feasible for you. <h3>Resources + Bonus Materials</h3> <a href="https://squareup.com/us/en" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Square</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Dip-extraordinary-benefits-knowing-Paperback/dp/B00IIAZ3P6/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">The Dip by Seth Godin</a> <a href="https://www.mindsetworks.com/science/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Growth Mindset</a> <a href="https://blog.rescuetime.com/decision-fatigue/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Decision Fatigue</a> <a href="https://hbr.org/2016/02/the-best-part-of-entrepreneurship-giving-up-and-getting-a-job" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Research on Entrepreneur Pay Bump</a> <h3>Related Episodes</h3> <a href="https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/podcast/learning-habit-jeff-brown/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">How A Learning Habit Creates Opportunity With Jeff Brown (128)</a> <a href="https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/podcast/learn-to-love-learning-sean-mccabe/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Learn To Love Learning With sean McCabe (249)</a> <h3>Connect With Madelin</h3> <a href="http://madelinwoods.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a> <a href="https://hellowalden.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Hello Walden</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/madelinwoods/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/madw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/madelinw/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> <h1>Thanks for listening! Enjoy this episode?</h1> <ul> <li><a href="https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/subscribe-podcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Subscribe</a></li> <li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/life-skills-that-matter-find/id1180432038" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Review</a></li> <li><a href=" https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/contact-us/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Feedback</a></li> </ul> The post <a href="https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/podcast/make-learning-your-work-madelin-woods/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Make Learning Your Work With Madelin Woods (289)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Life Skills That Matter</a>.

Make Learning Your Work With Madelin Woods (289)