Mark Woodhall

Helping Startups Build and Launch Their MVPs.

[Mark Woodhall @markwoodhall]

Your MVP can be ugly! Just ask Airbnb!
Their first version? A hacked-together website and air-mattresses on the floor.

Most founders get stuck trying to make everything "perfect" before launch. Airbnb didn't. They:

✅ Launched fast - No waiting, just action.
✅ Validated with real money - Not surveys, cash in hand.
✅ Iterated based on demand - If users didn't need it, they didn't build it.

Now? $50B+ valuation. 8M+ listings. 191 countries. Because they focused on proof before perfection.

[Mark Woodhall @markwoodhall]

Figma didn’t launch overnight.

They spent 4 years in stealth mode.
But they weren’t building in isolation.

They brought in trusted designers early on to test, break, and improve the product.

That feedback helped them build a tool that:
✅ Enabled real-time collaboration
✅ Required no downloads
✅ Felt simple and intuitive

By the time they launched, word-of-mouth took over.

Today? Acquired for $20B.

Quiet work + early feedback = game changer.

[Mark Woodhall @markwoodhall]

Perfection is not the price of admission.
Embarrassment is!

Exploring a new idea for a startup or showing your MVP for the first time? A little embarrassment is a price worth paying.

Don't wait for perfection, build it, get it out there. Let people see it grow with you.

[Mark Woodhall @markwoodhall]

Ready to optimize your AWS Lambda costs?

This months edition of Cloud Cost Savers offers a comprehensive guide!

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[Mark Woodhall @markwoodhall]

Ready to hack your AWS costs? 🛠️

Uncover the power of tagging! 🏷️

Efficient tagging not only streamlines resource management but also becomes your budgeting superhero.

By labeling resources with tags, you add a layer of organization that helps you track, allocate, and manage costs more effectively. It's your roadmap to understanding where your money is going, enabling targeted optimization efforts!

Follow for more insight into optimizing AWS expenses.💪

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[Mark Woodhall @markwoodhall]

Attention AWS users! Are you overspending on AWS Lambda?

Consider switching to ARM-based Lambdas!

By using the ARM architecture with AWS Graviton processors, you can save ~30% on costs.

Don't miss out on this opportunity to optimize your AWS usage and save money. 🙌💲

#AWS #Lambda #ARM #Graviton #CostSavings

[Mark Woodhall @markwoodhall]

How much of Amazon's huge $22 billion AWS revenue comes about because of wasted spend?

Estimates put that number at over 30%, which is staggering!

How much are you wasting?

What can you do about it?

1. Consider Cloud Costs up front, and not as an afterthought
2. Use best practices like IaC to make sure unused resources and environments are removed
3. Make use of tools like AWS Cost Explorer to monitor your spend!

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"On Thursday, August 3, 2023, Amazon (AMZN) released its Q2 2023 earnings results. These results revealed that its web services, Amazon Web Services, topped $22 billion, a 12 percent increase year-on-year."

[Mark Woodhall @markwoodhall]

AWS Cost Saving Secrets.....!

That $1.89 bill you get every month on that old account, there is no way you are finding the culprit. 😂

[Mark Woodhall @markwoodhall]

Grow your business with bespoke software?

While it can appear costly initially, bespoke software can be your competitive edge, your key to future scaling and long term cost saving!

[Mark Woodhall @markwoodhall]

@JimDesignsCo @gumroad Well done Jim! That's fantastic!

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[Debasish (দেবাশিস্) Ghosh 🇮🇳 @debasishg]

After a decade of its birth, Kyle justifies why he chose Clojure for Jepsen .. and (in the comments) mentions he would choose Clojure too if he were to write Jepsen today .. https://t.co/j3B8OwMGIV

Love his justifications to choose a language with better ergonomics and "good enough performance" and the ability to "shave off the difference where critical".

[Yan Cui @theburningmonk]

I get asked this question a lot, "are Lambda-to-Lambda calls bad?"

The answer is probably yes, but there are some reasonable use cases.

For a more nuanced answer, check out this video. It's a bit dated, but I think it's still relevant today.

https://t.co/QNiO71nycq

[Mark Woodhall @markwoodhall]

Really proud to have finished working with two customers and saved them thousands of dollars a month on their AWS bills.

The single biggest thing you can do to reduce your expenditure is to actively track it.

Use tools like AWS Cost Explorer to spot trends.

Make sure to keep visibility on the costs and then set about reducing them, where possible! 💪

[Mark Woodhall @markwoodhall]

The latest edition of Cloud Cost Savers will be going out later today! 🙌

This time focusing on cost efficiency , serverless, and total cost of ownership!

If you want to save money on your AWS bill, consider subscribing https://t.co/spUybDYhBe

[Mark Woodhall @markwoodhall]

Embracing Serverless to reduce costs! 🚀

Optimizing costs in tech is more important than ever! 💰

The choice between Serverless and IaaS can make all the difference in total cost of ownership!

Serverless = Efficiency!

Bid farewell to the traditional infrastructure management issues.

Pay-as-you-go pricing and resources allocated only when needed, ensuring you pay only for actual usage.

Say hello to reduced overheads and efficient resource utilization. 💡📈

[Mark Woodhall @markwoodhall]

What is better than saving $20 a day on your RDS costs? Saving $20 a day and getting better performance! 💪

Just finished working with a customer who had to double their RDS budget by scaling up because of "performance" problems.

From $20 a day to $40 or ~$1200 a month. That is nearly $15000 a year!

We helped them get that back under control and with more consistent performance! 💫

[Mark Woodhall @markwoodhall]

Would highly recommend, so much in this has helped me get started. Justin's course is fantastic as well.

[Justin Welsh @thejustinwelsh]

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