Once we became profitable @typesense, my conversations with VCs shifted. I鈥檇 tell them that capital is no longer a constraint for us. So are there any other non-monetary benefits they bring to the table? Till date I haven鈥檛 heard a convincing answer Some of the stuff I heard:
Some people spend weeks doing market research before shipping. Sure market research is useful, but no need to waste months doing it. Take a 7-day Ahrefs.com trial instead. Here is everything you can learn, for less than $10, and in 2 hours 馃憞 pic.twitter.com/88Q8Wb3Zrk
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I chatted with early @airtable employee and angel investor @edavidpeterson about the current state of product-led growth. He shared some awesome insights into how today's best SaaS companies are learning from the challenges faced by @Dropbox, @SlackHQ and other early PLG co's馃憞 pic.twitter.com/AyFUWQcyc6
- Adopters are not necessarily buyers, complicating the sales process
- Layering on sales once you鈥檙e growing quickly can create toxic politics
- Simple PLG product design doesn鈥檛 align with enterprise customer needs
Long-tail SEO is GOLD. I published a piece of content 9 days ago. No promoting, no links, no tactics. Domain Rating: 24. 286 clicks from 1.93k impressions, and ranking in the top 10 for 14 keywords. The wild thing is, this content will keep bringing traffic for months/years.
SaaS positioning is hard and people get confused by it I do the positioning work for all of Powered By Search's clients Here's the process I follow for getting clear positioning every time:
Referral Programs work. PayPal used one to acquire 100m users. DropBox used it to grow 3900% in 15 months. Airbnb generated 900% YoY growth for 1st-time bookings. @elonmusk says one customer should generate three. Here are 6 referral programs you should steal 馃У
The most impactful change in venture deal terms would be to get rid of the liquidation preference and preferred stock altogether. Thread 馃憞馃徎 18 months ago I went down the path to explore creating a new type of Series A security that looked more like common stock. 1/
Pros, cons, and mitigation strategies of solo founder vs. co-founding, courtesy of @noamwass (The Founder鈥檚 Dilemma): pic.twitter.com/KJ5cVtse1H
