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Sharath Kuruganty

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28 Oct 20

Not knowingly or knowingly I have shipped all my products taking the #buildinpublic route 🚀

Here are some lessons I learned from my experience:

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1/ Be transparent:

When you allow yourself to be open and transparent, the community sort of shows interest in the work you do. Also, they contribute things you never expect.

2/ Don't be invisible:

There is a high difference between practicing what you are good at in closed indoors vs trying openly in public. You learn a lot when you put your work outside.

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Sharath Kuruganty

@5harath

19 Oct 20

@jmspool

Productivize Issue #16 is out now:

- @jmspool @eugenewei @johncutlefish
- The Art of Product Management by @sachinrekhi
- The Art of Saying No by @minarad
- The Art of Building a Roadmap by @sherifmansour
- Well Designed by @jkolko
and more!

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productivize.substack.com/p/issue-16

@jmspool

1/ Why you should follow @jmspool

Jared is one of the most recognized, celebrated people working in UX design. If you want to be customer-centric, up-to-date with the latest trends, and better prepared to ship products your customers will love, he is the guy to look for advice.

@eugenewei

2/ Why you should follow @eugenewei

Eugene worked as a head of product @hulu, @Flipboard and most recently was head of video at @oculus. I really like his take on why it’s important for product managers to read fiction and how great leaders create leverage through compression.

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Sharath Kuruganty

@5harath

11 Sep 20

As a maker, I always enjoy the process and keep my focus on what I can control. It always works for me and today I wanted to share the intangible lessons I implement in my maker process 🙏🏽

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1/ Embrace the struggle:

As a maker, you have to go through a lot of pain when building your idea. You can only enjoy it when you embrace it. There is no shortcut but to accept the roadblocks, struggle and maker pains.

Always remember the ROI lies on the other side of it 💯

2/ Ask when are stuck:

The best way to solve any problem is to seek help. I always rely on the community when I'm stuck and often people unconditionally help me as I do the same to them.

That's the beauty of the community. We take care of each other and make sure we win.

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Sharath Kuruganty

@5harath

3 Sep 20

@shoutoutso_

The best playbook to test any idea is to ship a landing page, build a beta waitlist and take it from there 🚀

Here’s how to ship a landing page in less than 24hrs 👇🏽

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PS: It comes with a checklist, resources I used to ship @shoutoutso_

shoutout.so

@carrd

1/ The landing page - Your LP should have the below sections:

Open up with a punch line followed by why people care, how it works and social proof if any.

I used @carrd which helps you build one in less than 2hrs.

You can find more tips here:

https://twitter.com/thisiskp_/status/1272875859125448706

@Namecheap

2/ Logistics - I used @Namecheap to take care of essential logistics like buying the domain, getting a logo etc.

Also, make sure to set up a twitter account which helps you build the community around your product.

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Sharath Kuruganty

@5harath

25 Aug 20

IMO Twitter is a place where little tribes get together, support each other and grow as a community. I learned a lot from strong-growing communities and I’m glad to be part of them.

Here are five things that I learned from twitter about community building.

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1/ Tweet value addition content:

Add value to others by sharing lessons from your wins and losses. Create content that is relevant, emotional and original(in that order)

Quality content with consistency always wins.

2/ Be authentic:

An open secret that is hard to implement. Many know it but no one owns it. Do things that make you happy and do not try to impress anyone. Being yourself is the best strategy you can use to build a community on twitter.

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Sharath Kuruganty

@5harath

24 Aug 20

As a maker, it is important to be fast and execution is everything. You may have the best idea but if it is sitting in your mind they there is no use.

Here’s why you need to focus on doing and stop dwelling especially when you are working on a side project.

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1/ Ideation - Don’t spend too much ideating. If the idea checks the below list then you are good:

1. Is the problem part of your routine and you love solving it
2. Is it relevant to the trends that are going on
3. Is your product adds value to people's life

2/ Pick a tool - A lot of people spend tons of time picking the best tool. Here's a harsh truth: nobody gives a rat’s ass about what tool you used, all they care is the value they are getting out of your product. So pick a tool that you are familiar with, takes you from 0 to 1.

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