Randy Parker

Automating chat for Shopify merchants with Brevi Chat (@getbrevi). Small business enthusiast. Previously founded Constant Contact.

[Randy Parker @vertm]

@jabbawy @matisyahu Huge fan too. The guitar riff of this song has been one of my ringtones since forever. Missed him live due to COVID cancellation.

If you haven’t seen the video version, don’t miss the stage dive! https://t.co/m72yTsB8rQ

[Randy Parker @vertm]

@englishpaulm Bunch of good DTC brands. Lots of parameters beyond range. Look at Priority Current and Vanmoof A5. Have to go to NYC to test drive each. (Probably going with Current.)

[Randy Parker @vertm]

Two great writeups on how to recruit:
@englishpaulm https://t.co/z4aatqPgbc
@jabbawy https://t.co/7cBpCmYkyO

[Randy Parker @vertm]

Signing up for ChatGPT Plus was probably the least time I've ever thought about a subscription. Instant click, no brainer at $20.

[Randy Parker @vertm]

@jabbawy So great to catch up! You are so right: the problem stays the same; we just change the teams and the players. It’s a great lesson for entrepreneurs though: few spaces are ever “solved” and “done.”

[Ben @jabbawy]

Caught up with my friend @vertm today.

In 1995 he founded a company called Constant Contact.

We laughed a lot. So much has changed in SMB marketing, and nothing has changed at all.

Little known, CTCTs first use case back in the day was actually e-Commerce email.

[Matt Puccini @mattpuccini]

Amazing "Pitch Perfect" Lunch and Learn session offered to our 100+ startups in our IBM / MassChallenge Mentor Program on the "handshake pitch" with our guest Randy Parker, CEO of Brevi, serial entreprenuer, and Constant Contact founder. Thanks to all o…https://t.co/wEGUlF5wUM

[Randy Parker @vertm]

This is especially true of small businesses. They don’t buy “multivitamins.”

[Exit Five @exitfivemedia]

There’s a big difference from “nice to have” to “must have.”

You want your product to be the second one.

[Randy Parker @vertm]

@englishpaulm Customer experience with @everly_well is always good. Will need payers and providers to be motivated to shift more tests to them (imagine MD handing you a boxed test rather than asking you to go stand in line at the lab).

[Randy Parker @vertm]

Thoughtful thread on Shopify (and includes a response from @tobi)

[Moiz Ali @moizali]

1. Shopify stock is down 50% over the past 12 months. Its mission may be to "arm the rebels," but it is giving us muskets in a war that is increasingly being fought with machine guns.

👇👇👇

[Jon Erlichman @JonErlichman]

Shopify’s annual revenue:

2021: $4.6 billion
2020: $2.9 billion
2019: $1.6 billion
2018: $1.1 billion
2017: $673 million
2016: $389 million
2015: $205 million
2014: $105 million
2013: $50 million
2012: $24 million

[Randy Parker @vertm]

Just video 5 new users - account setup, rewards usage, and actual pizza ordering - you will have 5 sprints worth of fixes. Lots of good mobile UX consultants - @jranft can point you at some.

CC: @a_w_hooper @__lastoria
(P.S. The @andpizza mentions about “app” agree.)

[Randy Parker @vertm]

I never tweet shame bad mobile UX because there is so much of it, but I love @andpizza’s products and mission so much that I’m hoping they’ll fix their app. It has to be a headwind on revenue. Literally no shortage of bugs and bad UX choices. (1/2)

[Randy Parker @vertm]

Nice piece by @mikeboland on the innovation happening here in Boston at @FishermanWeb

[Localogy @think_localogy]

The latest local commerce & SMB Saas insights: Fisherman Looks to Build the "No Effort Web" https://t.co/QpkfeOMR16

[Localogy @think_localogy]

Shopify Acquires Primer to Go Deeper on AR #AR #eCommerce #transformation https://t.co/ke2mgNbp9z

[Randy Parker @vertm]

The power of platforms.
https://t.co/smFSHUv5uF

[Randy Parker @vertm]

Congratulations to @jabbawy and @privy!! Ben rewrote the book on small businesses, startup hustle, app ecosystems, and so much more.

@MerriamWebster can just go ahead and put his picture on the definition for "tenacity."

[Ben @jabbawy]

I couldn’t be more excited to share that @attentivemobile has acquired @privy .

Two industry leaders. Better together.

I literally can’t stop smiling because of what this means for YOU, our customers + partners.

[Randy Parker @vertm]

Nice pair of recent stories from @nealbp on Mailchimp and Klaviyo (and, indirectly, Shopify).

On Klaviyo:
https://t.co/spu82cPqHA

On Mailchimp's move into commerce:

[Localogy @think_localogy]

New from Localogy Insider: @Mailchimp Adds Stores, Booking to Prove Its More Than Just Email

Click to Read the Full Story Now! https://t.co/Vl3SpXJUh4
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[Randy Parker @vertm]

@tobi @scottpenberthy

[Randy Parker @vertm]

Would love to see Apple work with @twilio et al. to deliver to iPhones via Messages app without fees.

[Ben @jabbawy]

Sms industry is about to go crazy with the upcoming carrier registration fees.

For all my email peeps, imagine having to pay your ESP, but also pay a tax to Gmail, yahoo, etc for each “campaign” you send.