Thanks, @dshan! I shared a bit about when I first met Nir in Palo Alto (http://ryanhoover.me/post/713105...). When we started the book, I took a first pass at the skeleton of the book with Nir’s guidance, using his workshops and blog to create a barebones version, including more examples / perspective of my own. From there we went back and forth using Google Docs, commenting and revising.
After a few iterations, Nir went deep into the book, adding more meat to it. He hired a copy editor to take a pass (you’d be surprised how many grammar errors you’ll find even after combing through a short book numerous times!). Afterward, Nir and I emailed our email subscribers asking if they would like to read an early version and provide feedback via Google Docs. This was incredibly valuable (thanks everyone!).
In terms of productivity, artificial due dates were a great forcing function. Like building a product, there’s no end to writing a book. At some point you have to just release it. :)
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