A list of random actionable things anyone can do to help grow their startup rewrite your signup welcome email add 3 extra customer testimonials (if you don’t have them, email some customers) write a small blog post about a feature (doesn’t have to be a new feature) email 5 customers and just ask how they… Continue reading Small wins to grow your startup
Visions of the future
My ideal future would be living in beautiful rural places with lots of nature around, with fresh air. Good internet. No sitting in traffic. 4 hour workdays. Automate everything you can. Basic income, basic education. More time with people close to you. Smaller communities. Grow food locally. High speed trains with workspaces into the city.… Continue reading Visions of the future
Homes by MUJI
Apparently MUJI has been designing houses in Japan since 2004. MUJI currently offers three models of homes: the “Ki no Ie (Wood House)”, the “Mado no Ie (Window House)”, and the “Tate no Ie (Vertical House).” In September 2019, they added the forth product the Yō no Ie (Sun House). And they’re all amazing. Unlike Muji’s previous home designs, the… Continue reading Homes by MUJI
Discover startup ideas investors would like to fund (aka Requests For Startups)
Most people in the startup ecosystem are probably familiar with Y Combinator’s Requests for Startups: ycombinator.com/rfs/ In their words: Many of the best ideas we’ve funded were ones that surprised us, not ones we were waiting for. There are, however, some startups that we’re very interested in seeing founders apply with. Below is an updated Request… Continue reading Discover startup ideas investors would like to fund (aka Requests For Startups)
A B2B software marketplace
The other day I received a really well targeted, well written cold sales email from another startup who was trying to sell us on-demand programmers. We had no need at that time, but would likely in the future. While I was checking out their company, I realized they were actually a pretty good fit for… Continue reading A B2B software marketplace
Discover startup ideas by looking at features of big companies
This week it dawned on me that many startups, and specifically B2B SaaS startups, seem to often replicate a feature from larger established businesses. It makes sense. It’s a way for smaller companies to be able to use the same tools to compete with the incumbents. A social proof widget like booking.com Many are familiar… Continue reading Discover startup ideas by looking at features of big companies