First earnings as an Indie Maker

Hey Everyone,

It feels strange to say this but I recently self-published a book.
Here's the PH Post: https://www.producthunt.com/posts/buddha-to-bezos

The Book - Buddha to Bezos

It is called Buddha to Bezos - Timeless Principles of Hyper-Adopted Products.

Why the name? Glad you (hopefully) asked :-)

I have been studying the diff between successful and failed software for years now. There are many answers, and it is very easy to draw incorrect conclusions.

We ran out of money
We were outcompeted
My cofounder left

And so on...

All of these are right, but they are likely symptoms, not the disease.

At some point, I started to closely follow the makers instead. They were the origin. Their products, on the contrary, were first-order effects.

As I studied their blogs, interviews, etc. a few clear patterns emerged. In hindsight, the patterns were obvious.

(a) The greatest makers were First Principle thinkers all round.
(b) They were ultra-cognizant of people's emotions (some of them might not care though)

Similar patterns emerge when we look at greatest innovators, thinkers throughout history. Some great (The Buddha) and some terrible (Columbus).

The Experience

So I put it all together in the form of a book, uploaded on Gumroad, and got it hunted (thanks to Tristan Pollock) on ProductHunt.

I have been an entrepreneur most of my life, and have sold stuff online. But unlike a product, which is a team effort usually, this was just me. As indie as it gets.

The sales are pretty small in the dollar value (compared to what you can make eventually via a product), but huge in terms of satisfaction / psychological reward. Needless to say, this is thrilling.

Buddha to Bezos is a -

a comprehensive study of greatest innovators throughout history.
handbook on how to develop the same skills (First Principles, Empathy)
a collection of great stories (you'd enjoy reading it)
set of examples on how some innovators applied them.

Take a look here: https://gumroad.com/l/ghrtr

Cheers