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\u201cA genuine intention to solve a problem\u201d is the best startup strategy you can have.
— Al Caan (@caan_al) January 15, 2022
Do not lose sight of the intention behind your service, as you scale up.
22 Powerful Ideas from Startup Founders
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$600 Client \u2014 Complain, complain, complain
— Will Cannon (@iamwillcannon) September 12, 2021
$60,000 Client \u2014 \u201cMoney sent, thanks\u201d
https://t.co/mLg41hfgT0
Beginner\u2019s Dilemma:
— Barrett O'Neill (@barrettjoneill) February 6, 2022
New endeavors are so challenging that other options appear an easier route to success.
If you choose to switch, rather than iterate and optimize, you\u2019ll always be a beginner.
And things will always seem hard.
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90% of new startups fail.
— Chris Munn (@chrisxmunn) February 4, 2022
Consider buying a business instead.
https://t.co/GcGKd7Dz57
It's really important to remember that:
— Julian Shapiro (@Julian) September 17, 2021
1. Making something bad.
2. Then iterating until it's good.
... is way faster than:
1. Make something good upfront.
This shortcut is used by the great, prolific creators. pic.twitter.com/xwLnRzXvkE
https://t.co/37b4zMfr0b
It is shocking how often startups fail because of the personality flaws and deep seated childhood traumas of their founders and execs.
— garrytan.eth \u9648\u5609\u5174 (\u221e, \u221e) (@garrytan) May 17, 2019
Get therapy. Get exec coaching. Do inner work.
It will save you if you let it. You\u2019ll solve problems now and prevent problems in the future.
https://t.co/lpYwzMrxnH
In 1 tweet:
— Luke Sophinos (@lukesophinos) January 19, 2022
1/ Storytelling is everything
2/ Understand your competition
3/ Market size is important
4/ Customer references are critical
5/ Investors love product demos
6/ Build the relationship over time
7/ The Team should be 10X better than you
8/ Revenue solves all problems
https://t.co/6G5kFfTbCT
Entrepreneurs get caught up trying to build cool shit. It's 2022 and your city is still full of dusty old businesses with mediocre service and no systems. You'll drive by 10 of them today.
— Colin Landforce (@landforce) January 29, 2022
Compete w/ them instead and you'll make more $ and impact more lives with less risk.
https://t.co/t0pYrZnrM2
Build your startup with generalists.
— Andrew Gazdecki (@agazdecki) December 19, 2021
Scale your startup with specialists.
https://t.co/FZRDSh8CI1
People want to help you. Let them.
— Melissa Stewart (@MelissaOnline) November 30, 2021
https://t.co/52iHv9Fhta
Build what you've always wanted to exist.
— Bereket (@heybereket) October 8, 2021
Turn the volume down and focus on what's at hand:
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No one asked, but my advice to you if you\u2019re freaking out about the market is to find something really interesting to work on for the next 2-5 years. Delete the news apps and Twitter off your phone, and go focus on that
— Elle Morrill (@DanielleMorrill) January 24, 2022
https://t.co/wNaUJZQDIx
A hack to never be ignored:
— Aadit Sheth (@aaditsh) February 10, 2022
Reach people where most people don\u2019t reach them.
It\u2019s the easiest way to rise above the noise.
https://t.co/gkfeUdIiwY
Many don't admit but luck is a big contributor to success
— stani.eth (\U0001f47b,\U0001f33f) (@StaniKulechov) February 1, 2022
https://t.co/JIGWdzxKRy
"When we are tired, we are attacked by ideas we conquered long ago." \u2014 Friedrich Nietzsche
— Alice Chikara (@simplifyplanet) February 3, 2022
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You've got to be willing to let everybody down. You can't do anything great without pissing somebody off.
— Khushbu (@oktuned) July 17, 2021
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If you can tell a story, people will like you.
— Robbie Crabtree (@RobbieCrab) June 20, 2021
If you can tell your story, people will love you.
If you can tell their story, people will do anything for you.
https://t.co/OQlnlDeWNE
Good morning to everyone looking to hit publish on an imperfect project.
— Brandon Zhang (@brandonthezhang) February 10, 2022
https://t.co/HMXyOrLEn0
Recruiting is sales. Fundraising is sales. Marketing is sales at scale.
— Jesse Pujji (@jspujji) January 18, 2022
Sales is the #1 skill for any startup, VC or bootstrapped.
https://t.co/Xrco9c99pp
1. Most marketers lack creativity and guts, not data
— Pe:p Laja (@peeplaja) January 19, 2022
2. Most valuable insights come from qualitative research, not quant data
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\U0001f92f My e-commerce brand just passed the $500,000 in 2021 YTD revenue mark last week.
— Corey P Nicholson (@coreynceo) August 9, 2021
No venture funding. Year one. And we're profitable.
I'd like to story tell a few huge learnings I've gained as a 20 year old dropout who formerly cooked fries at McDonald's.
\U0001f9f5Here we go
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Know when to stop
— \U0001d475\U0001d495\U0001d489\U0001d482\U0001d48f\U0001d485\U0001d482 \U0001f1f2\U0001f1fc (@NthandaManduwi) December 14, 2021
If you enjoyed this please retweet the first tweet so others can enjoy.
Follow me at @bbourque for more on startups and marketing.
22 Powerful Ideas from Startup Founders
— Brian Bourque \U0001f680 (@bbourque) February 13, 2022
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Digital ad spend is up 31% this year.
More competition, more expensive clicks.
How to master 5 FREE marketing channels:
1. Email Newsletters
Ethan Brooks offers a million dollars of value in this mega-thread on how to build a 7-figure newsletter
2. SEO
Hrishikesh Pardeshi, founder of Flexiple and Buildd, reveals his 30-step framework for how a startup should approach
2. SEO (continued)
Yannick from Hypefury delivers a powerful guide to key SEO concepts with examples, tools and recommended videos to dive
3. Organic Twitter
Learn how Aadit Sheth writes killer threads that have earned him over 80K
More competition, more expensive clicks.
How to master 5 FREE marketing channels:
1. Email Newsletters
Ethan Brooks offers a million dollars of value in this mega-thread on how to build a 7-figure newsletter
1/ How 7-Figure Newsletters Work
— Ethan Brooks (@damn_ethan) July 11, 2021
Stoked to get back to writing about newsletters here.
For easy reference, you can find all the threads below (will keep this updated).
Based on months of dedicated research and dozens of interviews with operators across the industry.
Enjoy! pic.twitter.com/EMnenqRxYs
2. SEO
Hrishikesh Pardeshi, founder of Flexiple and Buildd, reveals his 30-step framework for how a startup should approach
My 30-step SEO strategy for startups based on 4 years of learnings, marketing & growing my startups to 1 million+/month organic traffic. pic.twitter.com/8OQhF8K6Tl
— Hrishikesh Pardeshi (@hrishiptweets) November 18, 2021
2. SEO (continued)
Yannick from Hypefury delivers a powerful guide to key SEO concepts with examples, tools and recommended videos to dive
I have 15+ years of digital marketing experience.
— Yannick | Marketing & Growth (@Yannick_Veys) July 12, 2021
I condensed everything I know about SEO in one single thread including videos from industry experts.
When you finish this thread you can literally start your own SEO agency and start making money online.
3. Organic Twitter
Learn how Aadit Sheth writes killer threads that have earned him over 80K
The Twitter algorithm loves threads.
— Aadit Sheth (@aaditsh) September 6, 2021
If you struggle with writing, know I used to as well.
I eventually overcame it.
6 steps to writing threads that crush it on Twitter:
A professional logo could cost your startup $1,000 or more.
But logos don't generate customers.
How to design a killer startup logo in 5 minutes, for free:
New entrepreneurs often get hung up on trivial details like logos.
It's what Paul Graham calls "playing house":
Focusing on the trappings of business instead of what really drives growth.
So let's solve your logo problem in 5 minutes.
First off, let's head over to Logo To Use: https://t.co/kDBddyYXuM
This insane site has millions of pro-quality logos that are free to use.
Their license is 100% clear. No concerns here:
We're going to pick a random design.
This one looks good: "Hues"
Oh no! Our startup is not called "Hues".
Not to worry. Click that Download button and save the Hues SVG file to your desktop.
Note: SVG stands for "Scalable Vector Graphics".
At the end of this tutorial you'll have a file that looks crisp at any size.
But logos don't generate customers.
How to design a killer startup logo in 5 minutes, for free:
New entrepreneurs often get hung up on trivial details like logos.
It's what Paul Graham calls "playing house":
Focusing on the trappings of business instead of what really drives growth.
So let's solve your logo problem in 5 minutes.
First off, let's head over to Logo To Use: https://t.co/kDBddyYXuM
This insane site has millions of pro-quality logos that are free to use.
Their license is 100% clear. No concerns here:
We're going to pick a random design.
This one looks good: "Hues"
Oh no! Our startup is not called "Hues".
Not to worry. Click that Download button and save the Hues SVG file to your desktop.
Note: SVG stands for "Scalable Vector Graphics".
At the end of this tutorial you'll have a file that looks crisp at any size.
Startups are HARD.
But you can reduce mistakes by learning from the best.
10 threads to 10x your startup progress:
First-Time Founder Mistakes
Who: @siddharthm83
You'll learn: Hiring, firing and everything in
The CEO's Job
Who: @theryanking
You'll learn: How the CEO makes a company
A Great Onboarding Experience
Who: @RamliJohn
You'll learn: How to wow + hook new
Building an MVP as a Non-Technical Founder
Who: @myfriendjanine
You'll learn: Simple steps to get from problem to
But you can reduce mistakes by learning from the best.
10 threads to 10x your startup progress:
First-Time Founder Mistakes
Who: @siddharthm83
You'll learn: Hiring, firing and everything in
I made every mistake as a first-time founder.
— Siddharth Mohan (@siddharthm83) January 22, 2022
Here are the 10 big ones you absolutely shouldn't make \U0001f447
The CEO's Job
Who: @theryanking
You'll learn: How the CEO makes a company
The CEO\u2019s job, a thread:
— Ryan Breslow \U0001f57a (@theryanking) December 26, 2021
A Great Onboarding Experience
Who: @RamliJohn
You'll learn: How to wow + hook new
The 7 psychology principles responsible for +20% MRR growth for our clients:
— Ramli John \U0001f1e8\U0001f1e6 (@RamliJohn) June 17, 2021
1. Commitment & Consistency
2. Progressive Disclosure
3. Likeability Principle
4. Zeigarnik Effect
5. IKEA Effect
6. Hick's Law
7. Fitt's Law
Use them to improve your onboarding. Find out how: \U0001f9f5
Building an MVP as a Non-Technical Founder
Who: @myfriendjanine
You'll learn: Simple steps to get from problem to
Non-technical founders always ask how they can build an app if they don't have a tech team. I was in the same boat.
— Janine Sickmeyer (@myfriendjanine) August 26, 2020
Let's break down some solutions. \U0001f9f5
More from Ideas
1/ A orders chips. Supplier says "supply is getting tight." A triples order to store them in a warehouse. Supplier tells other customers supply is even tighter. They order extra chips. Quickly there are more chips in warehouses than toilet paper in garages during the pandemic.
2/ Intel's Gelsinger: "I don’t expect the chip industry is back to a healthy supply-demand situation until ’23. For a variety of industries, I think it’s still getting worse before it gets better.”
Are chips in warehouses the prime cause of the shortage? No. Demand is higher.
3/ "Software eating the world" means rising demand for chips.
I'm skeptical that this increase in chip demand is "transitory."
Fabs and backhoes don't increase with Moore's law. https://t.co/m7ZreQTzow
4/ If you invert Nathan's 1st Law:
Software can't expand faster than the chips and memory that enables its magic.
Broadcom's CEO believes chip production is a mature industry that will return to lower growth. I disagree in the medium term at least.
2/ Intel's Gelsinger: "I don’t expect the chip industry is back to a healthy supply-demand situation until ’23. For a variety of industries, I think it’s still getting worse before it gets better.”
Are chips in warehouses the prime cause of the shortage? No. Demand is higher.
3/ "Software eating the world" means rising demand for chips.
I'm skeptical that this increase in chip demand is "transitory."
Fabs and backhoes don't increase with Moore's law. https://t.co/m7ZreQTzow
4/ If you invert Nathan's 1st Law:
Software can't expand faster than the chips and memory that enables its magic.
Broadcom's CEO believes chip production is a mature industry that will return to lower growth. I disagree in the medium term at least.
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Great article from @AsheSchow. I lived thru the 'Satanic Panic' of the 1980's/early 1990's asking myself "Has eveyrbody lost their GODDAMN MINDS?!"
The 3 big things that made the 1980's/early 1990's surreal for me.
1) Satanic Panic - satanism in the day cares ahhhh!
2) "Repressed memory" syndrome
3) Facilitated Communication [FC]
All 3 led to massive abuse.
"Therapists" -and I use the term to describe these quacks loosely - would hypnotize people & convince they they were 'reliving' past memories of Mom & Dad killing babies in Satanic rituals in the basement while they were growing up.
Other 'therapists' would badger kids until they invented stories about watching alligators eat babies dropped into a lake from a hot air balloon. Kids would deny anything happened for hours until the therapist 'broke through' and 'found' the 'truth'.
FC was a movement that started with the claim severely handicapped individuals were able to 'type' legible sentences & communicate if a 'helper' guided their hands over a keyboard.
For three years I have wanted to write an article on moral panics. I have collected anecdotes and similarities between today\u2019s moral panic and those of the past - particularly the Satanic Panic of the 80s.
— Ashe Schow (@AsheSchow) September 29, 2018
This is my finished product: https://t.co/otcM1uuUDk
The 3 big things that made the 1980's/early 1990's surreal for me.
1) Satanic Panic - satanism in the day cares ahhhh!
2) "Repressed memory" syndrome
3) Facilitated Communication [FC]
All 3 led to massive abuse.
"Therapists" -and I use the term to describe these quacks loosely - would hypnotize people & convince they they were 'reliving' past memories of Mom & Dad killing babies in Satanic rituals in the basement while they were growing up.
Other 'therapists' would badger kids until they invented stories about watching alligators eat babies dropped into a lake from a hot air balloon. Kids would deny anything happened for hours until the therapist 'broke through' and 'found' the 'truth'.
FC was a movement that started with the claim severely handicapped individuals were able to 'type' legible sentences & communicate if a 'helper' guided their hands over a keyboard.
