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by WadeF 13y ago
Thanks for the kind words. Making it simple isn't all that simple so glad that the effort pays off. :-)
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by WadeF 13y ago
We use a bunch of tools at Zapier but some of our favorite are: - P2 WordPress theme from Automatic: http://p2theme.com/ - Sqwiggle: https://www.sqwiggle.com/ - Trello: https://trello.com/
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Firebase Adds Zapier Integration: Real-Time, Ability To Connect Multiple Apps(techcrunch.com)
45 points by WadeF 13y ago|7 comments
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by WadeF 13y ago
Yep!
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How to Automate a Web Consulting Project from Start to Finish(zapier.com)
22 points by WadeF 13y ago|3 comments
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How to Raise Money as a First Time Founder(wadefoster.net)
93 points by WadeF 13y ago|25 comments
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by WadeF 13y ago
This comment is actually a great example of a one-line email question. Just do this and you'll likely get good response.
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21 Months In: How to Manage a Remote Team(zapier.com)
143 points by WadeF 13y ago|48 comments
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Your API Consumers Aren’t Who You Think They Are(bryanhelmig.com)
6 points by WadeF 13y ago|1 comments
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by WadeF 13y ago
I don't think I mentioned any all-or-nothing bits in the article. I merely suggested that major life events can and likely will happen that will throw you off your goals for a business. I'll repeat what I said in another comment though: &#6
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by WadeF 13y ago
Exactly. Steve Jobs and Brian Williams are clearly two people born to do what they do/did. Some people just aren't cut out for that.
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by WadeF 13y ago
I don't think you caught quite what I meant. In any seven to ten year period you likely will have a major life event. If you can handle it, then you can probably run a startup. If you can't, then don't. The people you've worked with clearly
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by WadeF 13y ago
This is a good point. There's no sense in thinking yourself out of a startup, but at the same time it's likely something crappy will happen while running a startup. You may want to go to a cushy job at that point in time, but you need to be
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by WadeF 13y ago
Agreed that not all startups need to be a go-for-it-all startup. But any business is going to a lot of work to get running. And then once you have customers it's going to be a lot of work to keep them happy. Even if it is micro business or
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How Writing For Yourself Keeps You Writing(wadefoster.net)
2 points by WadeF 13y ago|0 comments
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by WadeF 13y ago
We actually found people who paid us to be much more helpful and understanding with potential issues. Probably because they knew we were working hard on solving a problem that they paid for. We also offered a money-back guarantee, but barel
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Bootstrapping an Idea: the Paid Beta(bryanhelmig.com)
36 points by WadeF 13y ago|18 comments
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#FF4A00(mikeknoop.com)
76 points by WadeF 14y ago|42 comments
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How My Co-founder's Dog Boosted My Productivity(wadefoster.net)
102 points by WadeF 14y ago|43 comments
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by WadeF 14y ago
Excellent point and I'm a bit embarrassed not to have included them! I'm adding it to the post as we speak. :D
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Focus, Cadence and Shipping(wadefoster.net)
14 points by WadeF 14y ago|1 comments
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by WadeF 14y ago
Help Scout sounds exactly like what you are looking for. https://www.helpscout.net/
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by WadeF 14y ago
I'm not sure appearing bigger and more successful would actually lead to a company becoming bigger and more successful though. A company lying would ultimately just be fooling themselves.
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by WadeF 14y ago
> “well into the tens of thousands” customers. We don't disclose exact numbers, but there are quite a few users.
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by WadeF 14y ago
LastPass enterprise is pretty janky. I'd love to switch our team over to a better working version of LastPass enterprise.
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by WadeF 14y ago
Sub directories are still considered best for maximal SEO value. [1] [1]: http://www.seomoz.org/q/blog-on-subdomain-vs-subdirectory-be...
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by WadeF 14y ago
There are a few things that make Tumblr less optimal for SEO out of the box. 1. Headers don't come with h1 or h2 tags out of the box. 2. Title tags default to the title of the blog rather than the title of the blog post. 3. blog.domain.com
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by WadeF 14y ago
We are three nobodies from a public university in the midwest that were working at a mortgage company. I doubt our credentials were what impressed the YC partners.
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by WadeF 14y ago
You don't really need to be a master or an expert at all these things. You just need to know enough to make something happen. Once you get to a certain scale you can bring in the experts.
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by WadeF 14y ago
OP here. I definitely agree with this. Good Marketers can make money ridiculously fast. The curious thing to me is why, IMHO, great developers aren't undervalued by startups, but great marketers are.

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