Phil O'Connell III

Boston startup enthusiast.
Director of Sales @honeycommb.
Into SaaS, building sales programs & customer engagement. Happily addicted to live music & BBQ.

[MIT Open Learning @mitopenlearning]

There’s still time to register for today’s @MIT_Horizon fireside chat with @oboylemm from @EnergyInnovLLC! Discuss the opportunities of rapidly decarbonizing the US electricity system and other climate goals. This free webinar starts at 2pm EDT. https://t.co/GaFB6NnuEz

[Phil O'Connell III @POConnellThree]

Help make it happen for UVLyzer: World's 1st UV-C Mobile Sanitizer Sticker https://t.co/ywcFSlnJHk #indiegogo via @indiegogo

[Phil O'Connell III @POConnellThree]

Really enjoyed this short post from @Shpigford. His content always inspires me to be lean and scrappy.

We sold Intros for $100,000: Turning a product failure into a business success - Baremetrics

https://t.co/IcBTW8mGru

[Phil O'Connell III @POConnellThree]

🚨@tettra is hiring! 🚨

Job Alert: Boston Startups and Tech Companies Hiring in December https://t.co/lW4wo2cMxb

[Phil O'Connell III @POConnellThree]

Congrats to @mentorcollectiv on the raise! Always exciting to see local startups moving onward and upward. :)

Mentor Collective Raises $3 Million Funding Round Led by Lumina Foundation
https://t.co/OsNGKCu1vf #edtech

[Scott Kirsner @ScottKirsner]

Are companies like Mailchimp, Basecamp, and Atlassian "lifestyle businesses," just because they never raised venture capital? They have $100M+ in revenue. — @AndyGCook at #Ack2019

[Phil O'Connell III @POConnellThree]

Really enjoyed this review of Best Buy's strategic shift since 2012. I'm glad Best Buy is still around. We need companies like this.

Amazon Almost Killed Best Buy. Then, Best Buy Did Something Completely Brilliant
https://t.co/omvKWldOfR

[Phil O'Connell III @POConnellThree]

Outstanding post from @debknobelman. Easy, actionable takeaways on tailoring your pitch based on investor personas.

What To Expect From 3 Types Of Early Stage Investors
https://t.co/BQUzzvZSs1

[Pete Caputa IV (PC4) @pc4media]

When making business decisions, customer stories >>> data.

You can't reduce everything to a multiple choice question or a binary choice. It is important to hear customer stories.

To make better decisions, figure out how to collect stories from your customers.

[Phil O'Connell III @POConnellThree]

If this Wiki page is correct (it likely is), JUUL's valuation is larger than:
- SpaceX + Instacart
- Lyft + Slack + Robinhood + Magic Leap + Doordash
- Coinbase + Palantir + Zenefits (x2)
- Reddit + Gusto + LimeBike + Postmates + Warby Parker (x6)

WOW.

https://t.co/LJgGPtUWtV

[David Cancel @dcancel]

1. Think long.
2. It's 99% people, 1% everything else.
3. Becoming a learning machine. (read, read, read, mentors, mentors, invest heavily here)
4. Ego is the enemy, stay humble.
5. Focus on the customer (this is the most important step)

[Phil O'Connell III @POConnellThree]

VERY excited to hear about this bipartisan effort :)

Senate passes landmark bill to enlarge national parks

https://t.co/Jli9d2k1kd #nationalparks

[Phil O'Connell III @POConnellThree]

Lightly clever idea encouraging human interaction shot down by people on the Internet. Maybe the ease of trashing something beyond your comfort zone has backfired?

Delta and Coke thought these flirtatious napkins were clever. But that idea fizzled

https://t.co/7hWLbFN66P @CNN

[Phil O'Connell III @POConnellThree]

@teamtettra @BelleIsleShine @thecrafty This is awesome :)

[Ashley Bergin @punkmarkgirl]

Thanks @CocaCola and @Delta, for encouraging people to TALK to one another, make new friends, or do anything besides stare mindlessly at phones. But don't you know it's practically illegal to flirt these days? Sad world, but nice try & not #creepy https://t.co/5xvmHXSo80

[Phil O'Connell III @POConnellThree]

Yet another reminder Facebook doesn't deserve my time or attention.

Facebook pays teens to install VPN that spies on them

https://t.co/Jz4AmVaSik

[Phil O'Connell III @POConnellThree]

Describing a gov’t worker’s family having no money as a “liquidity crisis” perfectly captures how so many high-level politicians no longer think of the public as real people and families

“Trump aides set off furor with out-of-touch shutdown remarks” https://t.co/c8IdlYj06A

[Joe Chernov @jchernov]

Your hour meeting requires 30 minutes. Your 30-minute meeting can be done in 15. Your half-day offsite, however, probably needs a full day.

[Joe Chernov @jchernov]

When I switched from PC to a Mac, I recall being initially bewildered by the OS's simplicity: "Huh? You mean I don't have to try to think *like* my computer. It thinks like me?" That's how I feel when booking on @LolaTravel.

[Phil O'Connell III @POConnellThree]

@attackofthetext I can guess who, haha