Andy Johns (@cluesdotlife) is a former tech exec and VC, previously leading growth and product teams at Facebook, Twitter, Wealthfront, and Quora. A few years ago, however, he left it all behind to become a mental health advocate, and now centers his life around helping burnt-out
@lennysan
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Growing concerns about exponential AI risks and existential threats
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Love that perspective. It also gets scarier as the number grows. I mostly try not to think about it.
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Free vs Paid Subscribers Revenue Model Discussion
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That would be bonkers, but this looks like paid subscribers? The 500k is free subscribers. If it were paid, I'd be making like $70m/year lol.
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Finding Your First 10 B2B Customers: Complete Guide
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For muuuuuch more on how to find your first 10 B2B customers, don't miss the full post
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Cold Outbound as Purest Signal for Startup Idea Validation
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Also, as a bonus, the signal you get from cold outbound is the purest signal you'll get for whether your idea even has legs, as @dvdhsu (Retool) describes
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Christina Caci builds TrustVanta compliance startup through YC network
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@christinacaci scoured the YC network for past startups (aka later stage), and cold emailed anyone who ever mentioned the word "compliance" about what she was building at @TrustVanta
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Zip HQ founders use LinkedIn cold DMs for early feedback
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The founders of @TheZipHQ (currently valued at over $1.5B) cold DM'd people on LinkedIn to get "feedback"
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Sprig’s Early Sales Strategy: Cold Outbound with Investor Support
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@ryanglasgow found all 10 of @Sprig
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Custom tool identifies influential designers for product feedback
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@zoink built a built a custom app to find the most influential designers on Twitter and cold DM'd them to get their feedback on the early version of @Figma
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Cold Email Prospecting Strategy for Startup Growth
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Examples: When starting @retool
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