Rajesh Soundar

Strategy leader @Google, Venture Fellow @CastorVentures, Board Member @redcross Silicon Valley, Board Member @ATASKBoston, @MIT alum

[Rajesh Soundar @soundar643]

It's #NationalNonprofitDay, consider making a donation to @ATASKBoston Join us to prevent domestic violence in #Asian families and communities and to provide hope to survivors as together we can stop domestic violence.
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#stopdomesticviolence

[Rajesh Soundar @soundar643]

On August 5th, meet 6-time #JamesBeard nominee Chef Irene from @meimeiboston in a virtual dumpling-making event to support @ATASKBoston, the Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence.  https://t.co/VFFvl380KB

#eater #bostonfoodies #AAPI #diversity

[Paul Sawers @psawers]

Some useful pointers before pitching.

[Jeff Chang @JeffChang30]

Biggest mistakes I see in retention measurements:

1. Not splitting users by signup cohort

ex. this month we only churned 5% of all users

2. Cherry picking a *small* segment of users

ex. our users who perform action X retain well! (when a small % of users perform X)

[Rajesh Soundar @soundar643]

As a proud Board member of ATASK, I invite you to our annual Silk Road Gala. Join us for this 60-minute online celebration of our community’s strength and to share in ATASK’s mission to #preventdomesticviolence in the Asian community. Please register https://t.co/NmVjwOWm2D

[MIT Sloan Management Review @mitsmr]

Here's how basic platform types combine to form a hybrid model

[Rajesh Soundar @soundar643]

If your #sales cycle is too educational, your solution may be too visionary to meeting today's needs. I've seen it time and again. Do you have a product-market fit? #scale #entrepreneurs

[Rajesh Soundar @soundar643]

Ask the right questions before running #business #experiments, ideally with a statistically large enough sample size. #growth #scale #entrepreneurs https://t.co/LIGh8MljUP # #scale #entrepreneurs

[Rajesh Soundar @soundar643]

What is your Customer Value Proposition? Can you say it in 5 words? 10? #startups #scale

[Jono Bacon @jonobacon]

Excited to share that @bussgang and I collaborated on a piece for @HarvardBiz about how communities can deliver a key competitive advantage for businesses when thoughtfully designed. The piece covers the value, success patterns, measuring success + more. https://t.co/BfdVtVSQ0A

[Rajesh Soundar @soundar643]

Web first? Mobile first? HTML5? Many startups I've worked with are still figuring the either/all decision. It depends...what do you think drives this decision the most? #mobile #growth #digitalmarketing

[Rajesh Soundar @soundar643]

Great analysis on #leanstartup https://t.co/WyaXeG4Bmq #experiment #startups #entrepreneurs

[Rajesh Soundar @soundar643]

An older article but very relevant. Can your solution answer these in the affirmative? https://t.co/E9zuJNfihI #growthatscale #customervalue #entrepreneur

[Rajesh Soundar @soundar643]

Listening to customers will pave the way as your market changes and new entrants arrive...three tactics to improve listening to customers...https://t.co/ApTPbmGdre #customers #adapt #startups

[Rajesh Soundar @soundar643]

More laggards need to decouple #data from legacy infrastructure #microservices

[MIT Sloan Management Review @mitsmr]

How to think like the top 10% https://t.co/XQb4gAGSWa

[Rajesh Soundar @soundar643]

Long sales cycles, confused customers - do you have product/market fit? There are straightforward ways to tell. #4 in https://t.co/2QZKOe0Wo1 #growth #startups #innovation

[Rajesh Soundar @soundar643]

If your user growth is not stellar, are you making changes fast enough? For those just joining the party, here's a great #metrics primer: https://t.co/oxwXSar6MV #growth #startups

[MIT Sloan Management Review @mitsmr]

Basic Platform Types. Learn more → https://t.co/OR0PnTvkML

[Rajesh Soundar @soundar643]

@Samasource @leila_c I am devastated at this news - a tremendous loss to the world. I had the privilege to work for Samasource, working with Leila, Wendy, and the fantastic team and it was truly an honor. Her legacy and impact will live on. My prayers for Leila's family and the Samasource family.

[WeRateDogs @dog_rates]

This is Remy. She’s a jenga legend. Not sure why anybody doubted her. It’s a simple game when you’re good. 14/10