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shawn

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Joined March 2011
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shawn@PitchCrunchAug 27
The “BUILD IN PUBLIC” model is mostly founders marketing to other founders. It's like a tribe building a community not a customer base. You spend months building something cool, post the journey, get 500 likes from people who also build products… and still have no traction..
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dw about the crypto market i'm just going to keep frying... 🥲
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Ahoy buddies 🌊 If you see this, you are certainly very early 😎 Are you ready to set sail? ⛵️
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I’ve interviewed hundreds of people for numerous companies over the past 20 years of building businesses. I’ve experimented with many interview questions and most are only semi useful, but one, above all, has been the most useful. A thread...
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"Javascript developers trying to keep dependencies up to date"
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As amazing as @github is, it is a tool designed to track code, not people. I'm sharing my annotated GitHub history to show you what it can't tell you about a developer.
Heavily annotated with blocks describing what was happening in my work life at the time. Blocks describe lost history due to corruption issues, a block of almost no contributions while I was extremely sick due to a pregnancy, miscarriage, a second pregnancy, and maternity leave, and places where Iw as working under different accounts. There is even a lighter block that shows when I was managing a team.

ALT Heavily annotated with blocks describing what was happening in my work life at the time. Blocks describe lost history due to corruption issues, a block of almost no contributions while I was extremely sick due to a pregnancy, miscarriage, a second pregnancy, and maternity leave, and places where Iw as working under different accounts. There is even a lighter block that shows when I was managing a team.

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@TSM29 Sep 2017
Who would win? 🤔👊 @Biofrostlol
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Get a $300 free trial credit today. teapawt.net/cards/niu7…
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This elevating car can drive over traffic
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Considering Becoming A Startup Entrepreneur? Learn The Basics Of Coding (Easy). It Really Helps. #startup #marketing #career #reactconf
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I often advise people to take on projects you're only 70% qualified for, but then learn like crazy to bridge that 30%. – at Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
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National Foundation for American Policy: remarkable 83% of finalists in 2016 Intel Science Talent Search were children of immigrants! 83%!!
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Software industry received the highest level of funding of all industries, receiving $8.7 billion across 379 deals 2016-Q2 #tech #startup
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Emotion creates action. Mobilize your target customer by appealing to their emotions through your #content #Ads #tech #sales
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Launching a new product, focus on the core feature, and deliver the benefits buyers want. They don't care about the bells and whistles.
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Sometimes your own gut feeling produces the best result. #startup #entrepreneur
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Early stage #startup? Give your customers loads of value. Expect little in return, and you will get major market share.
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Keep your #startup burn rate low to extend your runway as far as possible. Focus on building a loyal customer base.
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Even If You Get Feedback That Is Contrary To Your Product Vision. Fix It Right Away.
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"Accredited Investors" = People who either have $1 Million or make $200,000 annually. Good source of funding for early stage #startups
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