Dillan interviews Daniel Vassallo—an ex-Amazon engineer who quit the 9-5 grind to pursue building his own projects online.Daniel runs the Small Bets community, with thousands of creators and entrepreneurs who want to make low-risk, low-pressure experiments when it comes to building online businesses.They discuss: why Daniel hates Y-Combinator, what a "small bet" actually is, Daniel's biggest business mistakes, why Daniel quit his cushy job at Amazon, why most entrepreneurs fail, what woodworking taught Daniel about building businesses, how to structure your workflows, how Daniel accidentally started a profitable online community, tips for building a strong online community, how Daniel sold access to his calendar, and much more.Daniel's links...Twitter / X: https://x.com/dvassalloSmall Bets: https://smallbets.com/••• Follow Dillan on the interwebs...Twitter / X: https://x.com/dillanroytaylorNewsletter: https://www.grindstone.coach/newsletterApply for Grindstone Coaching: https://www.grindstone.coach/Music by myboy.scoochy:https://www.instagram.com/myboy.scoochy/ •••0:00 Intro1:07 Daniel hates YC7:03 Why he quit Amazon21:18 Worst-case scenario28:28 Dose & frequency40:31 High vs low motivation tasks48:22 Burning the boats52:58 Your "why" doesn't matter58:04 How Small Bets started1:15:06 Online community tips1:31:32 Daniel's latest small bet