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I love metrics as much as the next person but boy can they be a trap when you stop using your judgment and blindly chase metrics without considering their relevance or impact on the business’s broader goals. Here are the 5 biggest pitfalls I've seen at startups: /1
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Struggling to sell your SaaS product? When you try to sell everything your product does - you don't impress customers; you confuse them. Focus on one problem your product solves. Pick a pain that they can't ignore. That's how to turn "I don't get it" into "I want it!"
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Building a successful startup boils down to one thing. Solving a customer's pain better than anyone else. Everything else is secondary.
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Even when they're throwing barrels of money at you, sometimes it's best to say no crew.cm/1Qn6Fez 🙅💰
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Software is Eating Real Estate via @pawell bit.ly/1TLlVaE
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Documentaries you should watch this holiday justinjackson.ca/films-2015/ via @mijustin - Will be enjoying a few this weekend! Thx for the list!
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“You could make something right now. If you wanted to stop reading, grab…” — @Jonwestenberg medium.com/life-learning/how…
Founder/CEO actions will have the biggest impact on company culture. Not posters on a wall. crew.cm/1P6Coki
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If you come to Montreal, coffee is on me. Crew Cafe & Collective. backstage.crew.co/crewhq/
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How to make complex tasks feel simple via @pivotservices bit.ly/1WEWDdZ
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Why 2016 won’t be as good as 2015 for the Canadian Tech Ecosystem via @HanaAbaza bit.ly/1Ozk6rw
We want to know your story of #femalefounder. Check our #medium publication and do your submission: medium.com/female-founders
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Join @DanielleMorrill for a @ProductHunt LIVE Chat💬 on January 8 @ 11am PST - producthunt.com/live/daniell…
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The problem with month-over-month growth rates bit.ly/1IjHhsA
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Branding for Startups via @danielkempe on Medium bit.ly/1PmgZaN
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203 Billion Emails In A Year!-The Untold Growth Story Of MailChimp buff.ly/1RIJIYK #growth #growthhacking
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Why the Internet Will Fail (Newsweek, 1995) via @theSamParr bit.ly/1MuSTUA
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.@boltvc to fund and assist hardware product developers is awesome! bolt.io/work
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