daneatkinson

Always Hungry and Very Foolish, means I am entrepreneur and love life!

[daneatkinson @daneatkinson]

Article on my learnings in SMB :) https://t.co/31aM12k63b

[Deviation @deviationcap]

Introducing Deviation Capital.

Era-defining companies are the exception. They break almost every rule of conventional wisdom as they rise, but start the same way. A founder encounters something broken, invents a way forward others couldn't see, and bets everything on bringing it to life.

We launch today as the spinout of Two Sigma Ventures to find, fund, and support these founders, backing technical teams harnessing data and computing to build enduring exceptions.

[daneatkinson @daneatkinson]

https://t.co/oagGN9vESV Made a way to track my claude work when onto other things..

[daneatkinson @daneatkinson]

Got DM'd; Here's the team shoutout board from the video — try it live: https://t.co/mt20z22iCJ

[daneatkinson @daneatkinson]

My first AI project was figuring out how to get @AnthropicAI's Claude out of the chat window and into the real world.

The result is @SimSense an MCP server that connects Claude to physical screens.

In this video I ask Claude to build a live team shoutout board. Two prompts later it's deployed to a URL, syncing in real-time, and pushed to the screen behind me, all without leaving the conversation.

No code. No deploy pipeline. Just describe what you want and it shows up in the real world.
Ski dashboards, HR wikis, goal trackers, shoutout boards if you can describe it, it's live in seconds.

[daneatkinson @daneatkinson]

The url is https://t.co/H5OkLPfmfQ or you can add it as a custom MCP server using, https://t.co/SbRcMmCmXv Let me know if sucks or promising :)

[Turner Novak 🍌🧢 @TurnerNovak]

🎧 New @ThePeelPod with @daneatkinson

Dane’s company Odeko went from zero to $150m in revenue in 2 years. Its one of the most under covered startup stories.

He’s spent his entire career building products for small businesses, and our convo is a masterclass on SMB’s. Odeko made a bold pivot when COVID shut down all their customers (coffee shops), and he takes us inside the roller coaster and all the lessons learned along the way.

Stream here on X or links in the replies 👇

Timestamps:

03:54 Why every small business starts as a dream
05:03 SMBs: consumer product with enterprise sales cycles
06:54 Doing things that don’t scale
09:01 Biggest mistakes selling to SMBs
13:52 The magic formula for SMBs
22:05 When you shouldn’t listen to customers
25:16 Lessons running Squarespace for four years
27:12 Why simplicity is better for SMBs
28:58 How Squarespace ran the very first podcast ads
35:35 Lessons messing up his second company
37:46 How to demote an employee
50:30 Coming up with the idea for Odeko
52:05 Why VCs screw their portfolio companies
54:58 How to navigate pivots with your board
58:49 Surviving COVID lockdowns
1:04:27 From zero to $150m+ revenue in 2 years
1:12:10 Advice for first-time founders
1:14:18 Re-designing the food system
1:15:29 Why our food is so bad for our health
1:16:17 Empowering local makers
1:19:19 Why Odeko’s capital intensive approach has better margins

[Luke Sophinos @lukesophinos]

The former CEO of SquareSpace is "verticalizing" the restaurant industry with his all-in-one SaaS platform for Coffee Shops.

Slice did it for Pizza Parlors.
Odeko is doing it for Coffee Shops.

Let's dive in:

[daneatkinson @daneatkinson]

deas start with builders and innovators. I’m honored to be among the most exceptional entrepreneurs of 2023 this week at @GoldmanSachs’ Builders and Innovators Summit. Looking forward to engaging in creative conversations with the best and brightest. #GSInnovators

[Nasdaq Exchange @NasdaqExchange]

Odeko CEO and Founder Dane Atkinson sat down with @NasdaqExchange to discuss the company's operating platform for cafes and food service customers, and his vision for Odeko's future growth and innovation.

Watch more: https://t.co/KKKvPyzzVR

[NYSE 🏛 @NYSE]

Odeko is on a mission to help small businesses compete with global franchises. Founder & CEO Dane Atkinson tells @JudyKShaw how Odeko's technology is helping coffee shops and cafés increase their revenues and lower expenses. #NYSEFloorTalk | @officialodeko

[KJ Singh @kjsnyc]

You have just over 3 weeks to submit your application for the Summer 2021 @LIFT_Labs Accelerator powered by @techstars. Learn more about what we are looking for, what makes this program unique, and how to sign up for office hours: https://t.co/BqEQb7QHWX

[Spencer Fry @spencerfry]

Podia has a new website today. 😍

It’s our first new website in several years and I’m really proud of everyone who worked on it.

What’s new? A thread 👇

https://t.co/Ca5dxhqPfQ

[daneatkinson @daneatkinson]

Minerva had a tremendous day on Product Hunt, and they're now in line for #1 of the week! If you haven't yet, please give them some love: https://t.co/8wWDHwqs3P @Joaquin_V_Roca well done amigo!

[Persona @withpersona]

Persona is live on @ProductHunt! We'd love to hear your feedback and will reply to any of your questions throughout our launch day today. Come check us out! https://t.co/d8KqiFDhGy

[daneatkinson @daneatkinson]

@itsbrandond Thanks Brandon! Hope your well!

[daneatkinson @daneatkinson]

Odeko was just featured on the Just Raised podcast!

https://t.co/G8xffeMMLi

[daneatkinson @daneatkinson]

I'm headed to @Podia’s #Create2020! 🙌 If you want to grow your online business, don’t miss this free virtual event. Join me Sept 24-26 for two days of expert-led workshops and honest conversations with inspiring creators 👉 https://t.co/9Aa68YXT8j

[daneatkinson @daneatkinson]

Big day! Launched Cloosiv as Odeko and starting our next chapter! https://t.co/s6MLk2LKz3 Please vote up on https://t.co/3bFyfelEJ8

[daneatkinson @daneatkinson]

Coffee Shop Tech Companies Odeko and Cloosiv Merge with $12 Million Bump https://t.co/z2Z4Y4nGIN via @DailyCoffeeNews