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by lukestevens 5y ago
I don't know, it sounds like you've got a pretty myopic view of marketing if you think FB/PPC ads ('tactics that work') are what should drive strategy. Combine that with experience with PMMs who are too far removed
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by lukestevens 5y ago
Not sure why you’re being downvoted — many people would and indeed did find that useful vis a vis Sony’s Aibo. In fact, when those robotic dogs became unrepairable, some people would have a funeral for them: https://www.theguardi
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by lukestevens 5y ago
I think HNers will enjoy these detailed reviews of Steelcase and other ergonomic chairs: https://blog.szynalski.com/2019/04/review-steelcase-leap/ Gives you a bunch of things to look for when evaluating chair
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by lukestevens 5y ago
Just wanted to say that is an exceptionally well-written launch post. - Solid summary - Novel solution (omg AIDA in a CRO tool!) - Clear benefits spelled out vs the competition - Relatable use cases - Jumping off points to explore the res
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Developer ‘Marketing’(helenmin.com)
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Almost third of UK Covid hospital patients readmitted within four months(theguardian.com)
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Chris Sacca Unretired: Why He’s Back Investing in Climate Startups(forbes.com)
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Radiolab: The Ceremony(wnycstudios.org)
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SaaS Churn and Short-Term Customers: The Contrarian View(sparktoro.com)
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Product Judgment: How some people can repeatedly create product success(intercom.com)
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by lukestevens 6y ago
I don't know, but listening to Dan Carlin discuss the Nuclear Age made me think in some ways we're beyond all of that -- it's both already far worse than we imagine, and kind of amazing we're alive at all: https:/&
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by lukestevens 6y ago
I've been looking closely at WordPress & alternatives for a new biz site, and it's in a weird place at the moment. - Gutenberg and block editing are clearly the future, and ad hoc blocks are a great abstraction. However... - G
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by lukestevens 6y ago
From their FAQ [0]: “Typically, $200K is a good starting point, though we’ll also work with a lot more. If you’re a startup with an idea we absolutely have to get behind, we can get creative with equity.“ [0] https://sandwich.co&
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by lukestevens 6y ago
Yeah, Google has been trying to make this happen for a while: https://developers.googleblog.com/2018/02/amp-stories-bringi...
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by lukestevens 6y ago
If anyone’s looking for a guide to implementing JTBD, I can heartily recommend Jim Kalbach’s recent book The Jobs To Be Done Playbook [0]. Jim works for Mural (collaboration SaaS), and has a refreshingly real-world take on Jobs. [0] https:
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iPhone 12 Pro Max review: Extremely overhyped camera(inputmag.com)
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by lukestevens 6y ago
For better or worse, Medium is not just around, it’s growth is (apparently) accelerating: https://blog.medium.com/whats-around-the-corner-for-medium-b...
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Systematic A/B testing of digital messaging cut hospital no-show rates(journals.plos.org)
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by lukestevens 6y ago
Crikey's Bernard Keane has a great take on the issue & sovereign risk[0]: Now the government is pursuing a policy that, in its rejection of the rule of law and its arbitrary market intervention at the expense of investors and corp
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The great Google-Facebook heist(crikey.com.au)
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by lukestevens 6y ago
The App Store has always struck me as an example of Joel's 'commoditize your complements' strategy.[0] Once again: demand for a product increases when the price of its complements decreases. In general, a company’s strategic
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by lukestevens 6y ago
Notion recently published "How Notion Uses Notion" [0] which I found insightful in terms of how Notion's flexibility is put to work internally. It's interesting seeing where teams hit the limits of the tool & wish fo
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by lukestevens 7y ago
FTA: This article answers two seemingly paradoxical questions. First, how did Japan control COVID-19 for so long while defying WHO protocols? Second, given that success, why have they recently lost control of the virus? And concludes:
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The Curious Case of Japan in Covid Times: Where It Went Wrong for the Abe Admin(medium.com)
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by lukestevens 7y ago
That's really interesting, thanks! Totally get the "champagne tastes on a beer budget" thing too. Partly that's why I wonder about innovations that promise (or at least suggest) that you don't really need e.g. sam
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by lukestevens 7y ago
This _looks_ like a very interesting take on sample sizes, but I'm not qualified to evaluate its technical merit. However, as someone more on the creative, A/B testing-adjacent side of things, it's always boggled my mind that
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by lukestevens 7y ago
Indeed it is, and a multi-decade long strategy at that: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starve_the_beast
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by lukestevens 7y ago
There's a list of options maintained here: https://github.com/hongkonggong/beyond-lennon-walls/blob/mas... (I came across this following @pinboard's tweets - not sure if it was linked directly thou
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Thousands of medical histories exposed in data breach(smh.com.au)
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by lukestevens 7y ago
What has the hackintosh experience been like for you?

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