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When I'm learning something new I tend to switch back and forth between practice and study. Neither alone seems foster growth as fast as the combination. I think working on your startup counts as practice and this site counts as studying.

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Ok, you "learned tons". How much money did you make of it. Or by what measure was it valuable?

Maybe you *think* you learned something, while in fact you just spent time entertaining yourself?

[staunch]

I know because I am consistently running up against real issues that involve things I've learned. It has been very helpful, even in the minimal case of providing a frame of reference for making decisions.

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Can you give an example?

[staunch]

Joe Kraus' emphasis on "make what you measure" convinced me to start measuring some specific metrics in more detail. The end result was boosted numbers in some of my performance/growth stats.

The most valuable things I've learned from other entrepreneurs are principles and methodologies. I apply them over and over again as I face specific issues.

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Ok, there we have a first example!