Nica Lu

Veronica or Nica. I'm a matchmaker for brands and customers. #SEO/#SEM, ecommerce and #brand creative nerd. Motto: Be authentic.

[Soufiane Loudaini @loudinisoufiane]

[DAY 3]
The core daemon is done. Took a day to build. Already tested and working with OpenAI, Claude, and Azure Foundry (any model), just add it to the config.

Currently hardening BYOK. Here's the vision 👇

https://t.co/Rh5QrgNUCI

[Nica Lu @imNiCAL]

@loudinisoufiane That went way faster than expected. Nice job on hitting a wall and then making a solution that works. Can't wait to see the repo.

[Nica Lu @imNiCAL]

@loudinisoufiane Exactly. Don't let unexpected blocks just stop your journey. This is when people get creative and figure out new ways to solve the problem.

[Nica Lu @imNiCAL]

@NoahEpstein_ I'm already on this journey, but I welcome more. SKILLS

[Nica Lu @imNiCAL]

@getwebstudio I'm excited to see where your team takes this. Really cool solution.

[Webstudio @getwebstudio]

Today is a big day for Webstudio! We are excited to unveil what we have been working on for the last year!

Webstudio CMS is live on ProductHunt: https://t.co/p5V7NPcutN

We took an unusual approach to CMS because we wanted to prioritize maximum scalability, performance, and flexibility.

This is effectively a new approach to handling any data in a NoCode tool. Have fun watching the demo!

[Nica Lu @imNiCAL]

@randfish I find the HS CMS lacking. It's okay and I can build a website on it... I just don't want to. I use it for landing pages. That's easy enough. WordPress has its own downfalls but I find that control you have is great. Not huge on all eggs in one basket and not owning the site.

[Nica Lu @imNiCAL]

@Just_Moh_it Keep up the solid work. I will signup for Mockoops and give it a try.

[Nica Lu @imNiCAL]

@Just_Moh_it Congrats! I will have to check this out.

[Nica Lu @imNiCAL]

@straightupkate @testboxofficial Okay, that mug is perfect. I want it. Lol.

Very curious about where @testboxofficial is going with that solution. Exciting times.

[Nica Lu @imNiCAL]

@Clay_Finck @therobertleonar @Kevin_Indig @Nick_LeadGen Hard to imagine but totally possible. We've seen this repeatedly within our lifetime. Netscape (maybe I'm dating myself), myspace... Yahoo? :D

[Nicole DeTommaso 🪄 @nic_detommaso]

For founders fundraising, you may be curious what an intro call w/ a VC is like. Though it varies by VC, here are the main topics I cover:

- Your background + why you
- Problem you’re solving
- Product overview
- Traction
- Go-to-market strategy
- Business model
- Fundraise

[Nica Lu @imNiCAL]

@Kevin_Indig Leaving Wordpress would be hard. I don't know if there's a compelling enough reason to at this point. So many assets exist on the platform. Plugins, integrations, and themes. Performance and security might be up for debate. Love the comments you are getting.

[Nica Lu @imNiCAL]

After not traveling for a year @united has reminded me why it's painful. Delayed flights, next flight option being almost 24hrs later, the longest customer service line... Zero help with booking accommodations aside from a website flyer. #flying #CustomerService #businesslessons

[Nica Lu @imNiCAL]

@Kevin_Indig A lot of people took a 'lazy' approach. They used the same format they would with a webinar. Some of the conferences I've been to had pre-recorded sessions and chat boxes that had horrible engagement. The best one gamified our social interactions with other attendees.

[Nica Lu @imNiCAL]

@randfish 🙌Nice first stab! Grew up with banh mi... I was lucky to have a Little Saigon area nearby.

[Nica Lu @imNiCAL]

@stickermule Starting the year off with positivity #SpreadLove. I love my partner, family, and friends. I even have a love for strangers that spread their kindness around this world.

[Rand Fishkin (follow @randderuiter on Threads) @randfish]

SEM friends,
Have you ever tested turning off all paid search for brand terms? What were the results?

I've heard from a couple folks recently who want to stay anonymous, but shared fascinating data. Would love to hear what happened to your traffic, conversions, & conv. rate

[Nica Lu @imNiCAL]

An interesting conversation about #leadership. A great episode for anyone managing a team. #business #management

[Russ Roberts @EconTalker]

This week's EconTalk is a little different, a bit of self-examination inspired by the guest, EconTalk listener @DavidDeppner. It was a great conversation:
https://t.co/Nbqm1OYyq9