CEO at BFC. Previously @thrive, @Drift, @North_Bridge. Apple fanboy, Sci-fi, software, and numbers enthusiast. Opinions are my own. ENFJ.
Joined August 2011
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20 Aug 2023
Two of my biggest product pet peeves right now: 1) Literally cannot create a group in @instagram chat, 2) Unable to bulk edit the ‘watch later’ playlist in @youtube. Basic functionality in my opinion that should encourage repeat usage
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6 Aug 2023
Appreciate all the notes: “Keep fighting the good fight—you’re one of the only reasons I stay on Twitter.”
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The main reason I’m on Twitter is to introduce people to my books.
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20 Jul 2023
Most of my waking hours are spent thinking about SaaS go-to-market, and my work at @PrimaryVC has afforded me great pattern recognition around where GTM work most frequently goes wrong for early-stage businesses. Today I'm excited to share the most common pitfalls we see. 🧵🧵
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23 Jun 2023
Tony Fadell co-created the iPhone.
In his book, Build, he explains why product management and product marketing should be the same role.
"Your messaging is your product. The story you're telling shapes the thing you're making."
I've always believed this as someone who did both.
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5 Mar 2023
A sign a startup has true product/market fit is the ability of a mediocre sales rep to be continually successful.
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2 Jan 2023
How to Present an Operating Plan to your Board - Kellblog buff.ly/3OuuzM6
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1 Dec 2022
I've passed these same rules on to my own children and the original copy hangs next to my bathroom mirror.
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24 Nov 2022
How to Present an Operating Plan to your Board - Kellblog buff.ly/3OuuzM6 -- you put a ton of work into your proposed plan, now put some thought into how you present it.
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8 Apr 2022
Dear Startups,
SEO is NOT tough. It is just poorly taught.
In 9 tweets, I will explain SEO using the analogy of a LIBRARY.
Even a 5-year old would understand! Promise :)
Thread 🧵
(Bonus video included!)
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21 Mar 2022
On "hacking" your way to progress.
Hack for getting rich: save.
Hack for getting strong: lift weights.
Hack for getting fast: run.
Hack writing: write.
Hack for learning: read.
Hack for self-awareness: meditate.
Hack for motivation: build community.
Hack for recovery: sleep.
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6 Mar 2022
People overrate intensity and underrate consistency.
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13 Feb 2022
A big misconception is that you need to be motivated to get rolling.
You don't.
Research: Motivation often FOLLOWS action, not the other way around.
In Practice: You don't need to feel good to get going; you need to get going to give yourself a chance at feeling good:
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Will Collins retweeted
29 Dec 2021
Take your work seriously, but not yourself.
Making progress, being consistent, and doing hard things is hard enough without being unkind to yourself or others.
Have fun. Maybe not every day, but on the whole, yes. If you aren't having fun then you are doing it wrong.
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Will Collins retweeted
10 Dec 2021
Startups are a search for truth.
The purpose of a startup is to experiment constantly in the service of finding the best answer to pressing problems.
In aggregate, a company discovering the truth of the customer will make or break its success.
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3 Dec 2021
Random thought today: Does Shopify buy FedEx? Probably an anchor / not but they already fixed their visibility problem with Shop and have 6River aka Kiva Systems 2.0 🤔
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24 Nov 2021
True success is not a dollar amount, type of watch, or square footage of a house.
True success is knowing your values and building a life around them. True success is cultivating autonomy over your time and energy. True success is being present for what matters to you.
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15 Nov 2021
If you cannot explain something in simple terms, you don't understand it.
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4 Nov 2021
Here's a slide @nrmehta and the @GainsightHQ marketing team will love -- at $30M scale half of new ARR is expansion from existing customers. #customersuccess
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