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3 links, 1 thought and 4 opportunities.

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#1 - Do Things That Don’t Scale from @paulg

Some of the most important yet counterintuitive advice in starting something BIG.

We take this to the extreme at GX, selling a DTC subscription over the phone before building a website.

Read (or reread) πŸ‘‡πŸ½
paulgraham.com/ds.html
#2 - Great Retention Makes You Smile

A robust explanation of the philosophy and math of retention.

My favorite part?

The β€œSmile” retention curve, when you lose some customers but those that stay ended up buying more from you.

Check it out πŸ‘‡πŸ½
articles.sequoiacap.com/retention
#3 - New Approaches To Content

I came across this link by accident but learned something powerful.

Facebook shares its most engaged with content every quarter! There’s so much to learn from this.

It’s great inspo for any content!

Learn The Rest πŸ‘‡πŸ½
indiehackers.com/post/acquisiti…
The Thought - Do The Work

Starting a company (or companies) a second time has been invigorating for me.

I’ve gotten the benefits of having been there before but also the energy of something new.

One area that has required me to re-learn and unlearn though is: Doing the work.
Ampush had 100+ employees and I was CEO for 8+ years.

For better or worse, I got used to outlining a direction and then teams went and did things.

In the early days of Gateway X, I found myself approaching things in a similar way.

To say the least: it did not work.
What did is doing the work.

Instead of reviewing ad copy and adding commenting, write it yourself.

Instead of asking the team to get customer feedback, talk to 5 customers yourself.

Instead of asking for a financial plan, run the numbers back of the envelope yourself.
While I do believe the CEOs job is to be editor, the founders job is to be a doer.

Not only does it move the ball forward, but it also sets the bar for the rest of the team and creates culture.

Entrepreneurs Do The Work!

Give it a try and tell me what happens!
Opportunity #1 - Ampush Is Hiring A Dir. of Growth Marketing

In this role, you’ll be a GM of e-commerce partnerships while leading a team of 6+ and owning the P&L.

You’ll grow in a culture that values curiosity, fun, and data-driven decision making.

jobs.lever.co/ampush/6300652…
Opportunity #2 - Awesome Talent Available NOW Via @GrowthAssistant

We have two great people who finished with clients and are available ASAP…

1) Customer Success Associate
2) Graphic Designer

Mention the 3-1-4 when you sign up πŸ‘‡πŸ½
growthassistant.com
Opportunity #3 - Glean Is Hiring A Head of Growth

You’ll work directly with cross-functional partners to build performance marketing strategies promoting Glean’s brand and product, with a focus on driving measurable user acquisition and consideration.

jobs.lever.co/glean/71ef849e…
Opportunity #4 - I Love This Software (3-1-4 Exclusive Deal)

Gorgias is a fantastic customer service helpdesk SaaS that has almost 4x’d in size this year! I’ve got you all your 2nd and 3rd month free, just use the link below to sign up.

gorgias.grsm.io/314
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More from @jspujji

10 Dec
She broke every rule and turned $70K into a $30 BILLION company

One my favorite Bootstrapped GIANTS of all time πŸ‘‡πŸ½πŸ‘‡πŸ½πŸ‘‡πŸ½
1/ Judith Faulkner was born in Moorestown NJ. Her father was a pharmacist and her mother was director of Oregon Physicians for Social responsibility.

They inspired her to do something in healthcare, but Judith followed her love of math first...
2/ Getting her degree in it from Dickinson College, she saw computers were the future went on to get her MS in Computer Science from University of Wisconsin.

She knew she had the skills and passion to build something BIG in healthcare and help a lot of people, but what?
Read 21 tweets
8 Dec
I attribute a lot of my success to being really really good at email.

Here's my playbook for how you can handle 50K+ emails/year without breaking a sweat πŸ‘‡πŸ½πŸ‘‡πŸ½πŸ‘‡πŸ½
1/ First, a reframe: WHY do I do it?

I view my inbox as opportunity: a deal to close, an amazing candidate to hire or a chance to give a team-member guidance or feedback.

I promised myself I'd never be the CEO/Founder who bottlenecks my team.

And so I needed to master email.
2/ What I learned is top 1% email skills come down to 3 things:

1) Keyboard shortcuts + the right settings
2) Using the GTD System to "process" each email
3) Writing fewer and shorter emails

Let's start with how to cut down email time from hours to minutes...
Read 16 tweets
2 Dec
There are so many incredible women to follow on Twitter.

And yesterday, I made a mistake.

I published a list of my favorite follows and in my haste I included no women.

Beyond being an unacceptable mistake, it's not true!

Here are my 9 favorite female followsπŸ‘‡πŸ½πŸ‘‡πŸ½πŸ‘‡πŸ½
1/ @wes_kao

β€’ One of the best educators on the internet
β€’ Cofounded Maven and AltMBA
β€’ Marketing + Education + Entrepreneurship

My favorite tweet:
2/ @Codie_Sanchez

β€’ Super cool person and investor
β€’ Practices what she preaches
β€’ Runs over dozens of businesses

My favorite tweet:
Read 15 tweets
1 Dec
Twitter is the greatest university in the world.

The best part is real time access to a diverse set of experts

Here are my favorite 23 accounts to follow.

They delight, inspire, and teach daily πŸ‘‡πŸ½πŸ‘‡πŸ½πŸ‘‡πŸ½
1/ @businessbarista

β€’ Bootstrapped a $75MM+ business
β€’ Practices what he preaches
β€’ Fantastic Writer

My favorite tweet:
2/ @BrentBeshore

β€’ Understands how markets operate
β€’ Mental Models
β€’ Investing Advice

My favorite tweet:
Read 29 tweets
26 Nov
The LARGEST BOOTSTRAPPED COMPANY ON THE PLANET grew from 0->$500+ Billion by breaking all the rules...

You know the brand, but you don't know their story πŸ‘‡πŸ½πŸ‘‡πŸ½πŸ‘‡πŸ½
1/ Sam returned from the war in 1945 after 3 years in intelligence.

Taking a loan from his father-in-law, he bought his first store, a Ben Franklin 5 and dime in Newport Arkansas.

He didn't know it at the time, but he had one of the worst leases in retail history...
2/ His rent was 5% of sales.

No renewal clause. He had barely even read the contract.

His father-in-law was stunned by his mistake.

Most expected Sam to close shop within the first couple years. Instead, he started doing things his way...
Read 28 tweets
23 Nov
Starting a company is hard.

The hardest part: the euphoric ups followed by the VICIOUS downs

I wasn’t satisfied that this was β€œthe way it had to be”

I started digging. Worked with a coach. Read books

Here’s the #1 I learned to fight the ups and downs

I do it daily πŸ‘‡πŸ½πŸ‘‡πŸ½πŸ‘‡πŸ½
1/ First, let’s back up.

One thing entrepreneurs all have in common is that we are HUMAN.

Newsflash: Humans weren’t designed to be happy. We were designed for one thing: survival.

Now if you were designing an animal to survive, what are some things you may give it?
2/ How about an alert system?

Something to let them know they should be careful or stop doing something: EMOTIONS

Fear - what wants to be paid attention to?
Anger - what wants to be stopped?
Sadness - what wants to be let go?
Joy - what Wants to be celebrated?

What else?
Read 20 tweets

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