Kevin Hughes

Self-proclaimed Thought Leader & Songbird

[Salil Deshpande @salil]

Sagetap (portfolio) raised $6.8M to help enterprise software vendors send demos and other materials to buyers with desired profiles and get feedback on product market fit, and lets buyers understand vendors' offerings anonymously without getting deluged.

https://t.co/SLsQ9LFXhi

[Sahil Khanna @sahil_knna]

Was just informed: series B security startup closed their biggest deal in company history via https://t.co/Buzi4NCYca today

[Sahil Khanna @sahil_knna]

2 weeks from kickoff 🎉

[graham starr @GrahamStarr]

William Shatner on his Blue Origin flight to space: "It was among the strongest feelings of grief I have ever encountered." https://t.co/CI1WDV17oe

[Kevin Hughes @KevinHughes_]

@mixpanel less funnels, more loops 🔄

[saint laurent del rey @laurentdelrey]

photo booth demo (2005)

[Kevin Hughes @KevinHughes_]

@dpodoes Thx

[Kevin Hughes @KevinHughes_]

@BurtonSays 💯

[NFX @NFX]

Our choices — both in our startups and in our lives — are more constrained than we think. @JamesCurrier explains how the nfx that create near-destiny for companies also create near-destiny for us as individuals
https://t.co/Mt609lG2Ly

[Julian Shapiro @Julian]

1/ An intro to startup growth.

Most fast-growing startups have something in common:

Product-led growth (PLG)

I define it as when existing users drive your growth.*

PLG only works for these startups:

[Jon Erlichman @JonErlichman]

On this day in 1994: Jeff Bezos posts the first job ad for Amazon

[Kevin Hughes @KevinHughes_]

“Just because it virtual doesn’t mean that I don’t want an outfit” @maddycondon

[Adrien Griveau @Griveau]

5220 years of UI work

[Kevin Hughes @KevinHughes_]

What the smartest startups know is that we have to first earn the right to build. Before we start building, we have to test our ideas against the market.

https://t.co/7BU99dnqVU

[Patrick Collison @patrickc]

Becoming the preeminent locus of agglomeration for the world's plucky up-and-comers has been one of the US's greatest achievements and most potent advantages.

[Kevin Hughes @KevinHughes_]

@realDonaldTrump Disgusting

[zeynep tufekci @zeynep]

Another crucial study showing how dangerous indoor situations can be. An alarming 94 (out of 216) people on the same floor in a call center in Korea got infected—an attack rate of 43.5%! But look at the schema. Most infections are on one side of the room. https://t.co/UBX98XfgQs

[Kevin Hughes @KevinHughes_]

Succinct doesn’t mean short. It means a high ratio of ideas to words - Paul Graham

[Kevin Hughes @KevinHughes_]

“People know what they do; frequently they know why they do what they do; but what they don’t know is what ‘what they do’ does.”
― Michel Foucault