Stelios

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@calebulf @CrossFitGames YES

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@Genikws Gen AI is so Q2 of ‘23

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@ringmybeller @RogueFitness b2c obv not a focus for them

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my life is over...

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timing>idea

make it a Post-it note

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I hired a designer before I had an engineer for @nudgemapp
his designs and prototypes made us look way bigger than we were and we were able to iterate faster

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@sptzortzis it has kept me back many times...when your mind is focused only on survival it's really hard to see ahead, think strategically, and dream bigger

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grew up in a retail family biz, where each month was about paying the bills, paying suppliers, employees, and making it through.
I've been trying to break through that mindset since I graduated college..getting really close..

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@Gil_RunDMG UX/UI team has to show sth

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@davemalda great associates + ease of discovery

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so many AI tools, so little time

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VCs: AI is changing how companies are built. no need for big teams and hundreds of millions in funding anymore
meanwhile: every week 10s of year-old AI startups raising series B & C

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under-promise and over-deliver is such a simple and effective "hack"

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not being ashamed to ask for customer $$ early on is a huge unlock for early founders

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had forgotten how changing environments and being close to family & friends boosts my creativity

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zoom app idea: after 10-20secs throw a survey “would you like to proceed with the call”? If both don’t reply “Yes”, the call ends.
Brutal but would save sooo much time

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you can probably tell if a VC or potential employee is a good fit 10secs into the call.
30min calls shouldn’t be the norm

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the curse of being in ecom SaaS for a long time:
- go to website to buy a product
- see a cool widget on pdp
- right click --> inspect --> find the tool's name
- google the tool
- forgot what i wanted to buy
- never bought it

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@seempaq 6. logout of DTC twitter

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brand owner in slack DTC channel: "check our new brand"
everyone: "oh, that's soo cool"

SaaS owner in slack DTC channel: "check out new SaaS tool"
everyone: "stop self-promoting your sh$t dude"

#facts