Whole Lotta Nothing
a.wholelottanothing.org · Personal blog · on HN since 2008
Matt Haughey, founder of MetaFilter, writes about remote work, writing on marketing teams, DIY projects, and his Kickstarter experiences.
What HN saysHN links it mainly for his post on the worst Kickstarter project he funded, plus his posts on working remotely.
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- 1The worst project I ever funded on Kickstarter5 people · 188 points · first shared 2012 · 66 comments on HN
- 2Lessons from a 40 year old (now with transcript)2 people · 87 points · first shared 2012 · 16 comments on HN
- 3How to be a writer on a marketing team without sounding like a jerk2 people · 4 points · first shared 2022 · discussion on HN
- 4Tips from 16 years of working from home2 people · 3 points · first shared 2019 · discussion on HN
- 5LinkedIn is a Virus1 people · 268 points · first shared 2013 · 109 comments on HN
- 6Three AM 911 call, 9 AM salesman1 people · 171 points · first shared 2025 · 83 comments on HN
- 7When a stadium adds AI to everything, it's worse experience for everyone1 people · 167 points · first shared 2025 · 95 comments on HN
- 8Building DIY LED strips for fun1 people · 100 points · first shared 2020 · 33 comments on HN
- 9Re-keying every lock in your house all by yourself1 people · 17 points · first shared 2020 · 13 comments on HN
- 10Why everyone loves coming up with ideas in the shower1 people · 8 points · first shared 2010 · 4 comments on HN
- 11American billionaires are a policy failure1 people · 6 points · first shared 2024 · 2 comments on HN
- 12Gmail’s Organized Inbox is a life changer1 people · 5 points · first shared 2013 · discussion on HN
- 13Ev's assholishness is greatly exaggerated1 people · 5 points · first shared 2011 · discussion on HN
- 14Today's YouTubers are repeating the mistakes of yesterday's bloggers1 people · 4 points · first shared 2024 · discussion on HN
- 15I get by with a little help from 94552 friends1 people · 3 points · first shared 2009 · 1 comments on HN
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buboard · 2019-09-05
Edit: I have not seen anything coming from the economic literature about remote work. Sadly economists are focused on bigCorps and VCs who are not remote-friendly.
Some of the best articles from remote workers i saw recently:
https://a.wholelottanothing.org/2019/08/09/tips-from-16-years-of-worki…
https://mikeindustries.com/blog/archive/2019/08/a-year-of-working-remo…
More links like this here: https://reworkin.com/
michaelhoffman · 2012-09-04
Failing Kickstarter projects reminded me of a blog post by Matt Haughey: "Lessons for Kickstarter creators from the worst project I ever funded on Kickstarter"
http://a.wholelottanothing.org/2012/01/lessons-for-kickstarter-creator…
ebrenes · 2012-07-14
But you don't even need a product to do a Kickstarter. In fact in most cases the product doesn't even exist, the only thing that exists is the design and even that gets changed once the projects is funded sometimes to the chagrin of the backers when they receive a product that did not meet the original design expectations. (for example: http://a.wholelottanothing.org/2012/01/lessons-for-kickstarter-creator…
So yes, if all you're selling is an idea, instead of a product, then of course design matters as that's all you've got.
smackfu · 2012-07-11
Another dud, an iPhone case that blocks reception: http://a.wholelottanothing.org/2012/01/lessons-for-kickstarter-creator…
It actually surprises me that more big kickstarters don't fail on fulfillment, but I think that is because they are Strongly Encouraged to outsource it to one of kickstarter's partners.
jomohke · 2012-02-11
There's no guarantee that a project will be successful – your funds are treated as a donation. Here's a story from a few weeks ago of a failed kickstarter: http://a.wholelottanothing.org/2012/01/lessons-for-kickstarter-creator…
pronoiac · 2011-04-11
I wonder if there's a way to deconfigure voicemail completely. Someone noticed that on a friend's phone & sort of envied them having "one less inbox." [1]
[1] http://a.wholelottanothing.org/2011/04/three-phone-tips-for-antisocial…