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by Rob Walling
I first heard about Dan Norris when he emailed to pitch me on a guest post called
13 Pre-Launch Traffic Strategies for Startups1.
No wait… that’s not right.
The first time I actually heard about Dan Norris was on the Tropical MBA2
podcast— the hosts mentioned Dan’s (now defunct) startup Inform.ly.
Umm… that’s not right, either.
It was when Dan launched his podcast…
His blog…
His email newsletter…
Or when he put himself in the hotseat on Jason Calcanis’ This Week in Startups3.
I think you’re starting to get the picture… The scary truth is that Dan Norris is a
hustler.
In fact, there are few who can match Dan’s sheer volume of hustle, be it when
cranking out podcast episodes, blog posts, or putting himself out there on other
peoples’ podcasts (mine included4). I’ve always admired this about him.
It’s this hustle that enabled him to iterate, pivot, and brute force his way through
multiple failed startup attempts and arrive at a standout success, WP Curve. And
he went from spending six months to find his first paying customer to spending 7
Days.
I’ve worked with thousands of entrepreneurs over the years through my
podcast5, blog6, startup conference7, and my most recent startup8. Without
question, the biggest mistake people make is obsessing over their idea and not
focusing enough on finding people willing to pay for their product.
