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16 Excellent websites I discovered in 2022 ( that are extremely useful ) :

 1. Scribe How

Screen recording extension that instantly converts any process into a guide.

93% less time spent documenting and sharing processes

🔗 https://t.co/dk5fk7zxmz
2. Writesonic

Your writing AI assistant.

The only AI writer in the world that can help you write SEO-optimized, long-form (up to 1500 words) blog posts, and articles in 15 seconds.

Explore Chatsonic - Like ChatGPT but with superpowers.

🔗 https://t.co/j8GX4jn07Q
3. Dotcomkings

Free resources to find gigs, side hustles, and platforms that can help you start a small business and make money online.

🔗 https://t.co/ceKDtabBBE
4. Quillbot

Using cutting-edge AI, QuillBot's paraphrasing tool assists millions of people in rewriting and improving any sentence, paragraph, or article.

🔗 https://t.co/MlKEgJYSvu
5. ColorHunt

Discover Color Hunt's newest hand-picked color palettes.

Get color inspiration for your design and art projects.

🔗 https://t.co/dMqF3WO1Q8
6. Otter AI

Otter makes real-time transcription meeting notes that are shareable, searchable, accessible, and secure using artificial intelligence.

It’s so accurate that it will track your meetings seamlessly.

🔗 https://t.co/pkQKQFXqI3
7. Temp Mail

Temp Mail provides temporary, secure, anonymous, free, disposable email addresses.

Forget about spam, advertising mailings, hacking, and attacking robots.

You can use this to create an account on some websites for one time.

🔗 https://t.co/o7mudtUsg4
8. World Time Buddy

An easy-to-use world clock, time zone converter, and online meeting planner.

It's one of the best online productivity tools for those who need access to international time.

🔗 https://t.co/jaomzZ10YX
9. Mixkit

Free assets for your next video project.

Awesome Stock Video Clips, Stock Music, Sound Effects & Video Templates.

All are available for free!

🔗 https://t.co/gPapRwX1IC
10. Marketing Examples

A collection of real-world marketing examples from successful businesses.

Want to improve your cold emailing, referrals, or SEO?

🔗 https://t.co/5N4ReKuY66
11. TinyWow

Tools to Help You Solve Your Files Issue.

Files are deleted 15 minutes after they are created.

🔗 https://t.co/XPFHl3AaUn
12. Make

Build and automate anything in one powerful visual platform, from tasks and workflows to apps and systems.

🔗 https://t.co/OAOxJjy0bh
13. Magic Eraser

Use artificial intelligence to remove unwanted elements from images in seconds.

Upload an image, mark the area that needs to be removed, and then download the corrected image.

🔗 https://t.co/3m6bm6V6aZ
14. AppSumo

Stop overpaying for software.

Discover, buy, and sell the digital products you need to start a business you're passionate about.

🔗 https://t.co/VzTDGvNSP8
15. Locofy

Locofy integrates seamlessly to go from Designs to Code to Deploy.

With Locofy you'll automatically get a live, responsive prototype that runs on code, without writing code.

🔗 https://t.co/VCpDAQDfY8
16. 12 Feet Wall

Prepend https://t.co/xBZgT16mGr to the URL of any paywalled page and get access to the link for free.

See the cached, unpaywalled version of the page.

🔗 https://t.co/ZGHPIDH2Sc
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99.8% don't know all of them.

THREAD 🧵 ↓

1. Random Image via API

The most powerful photo engine in the world.

The Unsplash API is a modern JSON API that surfaces all of the info you’ll need to build any experience for your users

https://t.co/1QjvCWijQi


2. Embeddable Widget Apps for Notion

Add 3rd party apps embed or create a custom embed for your Notion Document.

https://t.co/ivxZvNGMf0


3. Carbon

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https://t.co/CpDiVOhYDS


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Expanding your content for writing blogs is easier than ever before

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@thejustinwelsh Amazing thread Justin!

Adding my favourites:

1. pfpmaker— Make awesome profile picture

2. Twemex— Get more insights of any account

3. Socialblade— Spy on competitors growth

4. Tweetdeck— Create customised feed

5. Minimal Twitter— Declutter UI

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@MakadiaHarsh
I've been building websites with 0 lines of code and hosting them for $0 💸 for a long time now.

Here is a list of tools that you can use.

Web development is changing, It's time to work smarter not harder. 😉

// Thread 🧵

1/ @carrd - Simple, free, fully responsive one-page sites for pretty much anything.

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2/ @softr_io - Build powerful websites, web apps, and client portals on Airtable, in 10 minutes!

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✅ Authentication & User Management
✅ Payment Integration


3/ @PoryHQ - Built website using Airtable

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1. ScribeHow

Extension for screen recording that immediately converts any procedure into a tutorial.

Perfect for: entrepreneurs, educators, founders, and more.

93% less effort should be spent recording and sharing procedures.

🔗 https://t.co/dk5fk7zxmz
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@MakadiaHarsh
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It changed my life.

Here are 15 mind-blowing tools that’ll change yours, too:

1. Tribescaler

Tribescaler makes your tweets go viral.

It helps you write better hooks in seconds.

Powered by AI to write better & faster.

https://t.co/dUx2BNaVZc


2. TweetHunter

Tweet Hunter helps you at EVERY step:

Get Content Ideas, Write Faster & Better, Boost & Automate, Engage & Sell To People, Analyze & Understand.

https://t.co/DmWEXuJ0lR


3. Profile Picture Maker

Remove the background easily and make an awesome profile picture.

Instantly generated profile pictures.

Get more views, likes with this Hack.

https://t.co/xw3co1wuXQ


4. Canva

Create Beautiful Twitter Banners in minutes.

You can use it to create media images.

You can create a design and reuse them as your own brand.

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°Kenya's Twiga Foods - $29,400,000
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The top investors in African tech startups in 2020.


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@josberco
https://t.co/l8WgaAnWg7 launch day!

🚨 Problem: You are losing time + money building before making your first sale + validate

💡Solution: A comprehensive #nocode @NotionHQ tool with 27 validation steps with scoring to help you validate and shortcut to your first sale

🧵 👇👇


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With 5 validation blocks, https://t.co/ePe7HTa9of will help you understand if your idea is viable:

- Validating The Market

- Validating The Problem

- Validating The Value Proposition

- Validating The GoToMarket

- Validating The Willingness To Pay / demand


3/
Have no idea on how to validate?

Easy: Follow the 27 validation checks into 5 validation blocks. One checklist by validation block.


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I've got you. Inside every check, you'll find:
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@dunkhippo33
Last week, I wrote a thread about generating momentum for startups.

Today's thread is on how emerging fund managers can generate momentum for their fund.

Whatever you do, momentum is so impt to get ppl onboard -- for hiring, for sales, for fundraising.

Read on >>

1) First, why does momentum matter?

Think about it from the "buyer's perspective" -- it is almost ALWAYS better to wait and get more information if you can get the same deal. Right?

More info on a potential investment. More info on a new product. Etc.

2) There are few situations where it's impt to be a first mover.

If you're a product buyer, it could be you have a dire situation at your company that alternatives can't handle.

But if you have a decent alternative (alternative product or alt investment), it's better to wait.

3) That means it's YOUR JOB to create momentum. Whether for fundraising, sales, or hiring.

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3/23: Broken or unfulfilled promises lead to customer behaviors that have real consequences. Poor ratings and reviews. High customer service costs. High complaint volume. Low engagement. High attrition/returns/cancelations. Low organic growth.

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5/23: And guess what happens when #VCs dig into questionable early performance numbers? These conversations tend to revolve around caveats, apologies and synthetic analysis that bakes in significant improvements (many of which are still “unknown” in nature).
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