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by mikesabat 7y ago
I'm in the same situation although probably older than OP, so I've read more than 50 books throughout my life. The question of whether reading books is worth it is something that I'm also struggling with. Not only do I not re
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by mikesabat 7y ago
Yes. The other way to look at it is that #4 on his list is the only learning that truly mattered. >>Get your product to be something useful for others as fast as possible. Until you deliver something valuable, you only have a hobby. T
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by mikesabat 7y ago
Hard Thing About Hard Things is amazing. I've given this book to two people and both shared stories with me about how incredible it was.
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by mikesabat 7y ago
Wow, perfect timing. I'm looking for a new podcast and wanted to try something fictional. I'll give it a go. I found the show on Google podcasts although it wasn't a top entry. I have no vested interest, but I've found C
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by mikesabat 7y ago
There are a bunch, but as a B2B salesperson (not a marketer), I've heard of these. https://www.g2.com/ https://www.capterra.com/ https://www.trustradius.com/ https://www.tru
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Why are non-profit organizations rushing to messaging?(atmssg.com)
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Andy Raskin: To Create a New Category, Name the New Game(medium.com)
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Facebook Messenger Success Story (not who you might think)(atmssg.com)
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I'm famous and you can text me at 213-375-25...(atmssg.com)
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Simple overview of the stages needed for nearly every B2B SaaS sales pipeline(discoverycall.ai)
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Why bots were DOA but messaging is still thriving(medium.com)
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by mikesabat 8y ago
Twilio
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by mikesabat 8y ago
This is a good explanation. One thing to add though. With the interface of the site, you can select a colored circle and that will highlight the position where you can play the scale (or mode). So if you highlight the red circle at the bott
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by mikesabat 8y ago
1. "Chatbots" is horrible branding. Especially with the hype coming near the unfortunate timing of Russian bots interfering in the US election. 2. "Chatbot" makes me think the user is leading the conversation. The bot is
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by mikesabat 8y ago
To your first point, Facebook has clear policy against sending a marketing message more than 24 hours after a user messages in. They just haven't been enforcing it. You can definitely report them in the app. With SMS, in the US, it is
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by mikesabat 8y ago
The carriers have been working on RCS Messaging since 2007. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Communication_Services It's taken a decade to get everyone on board so they could innovate on SMS. Since the carriers
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by mikesabat 9y ago
Once the word "bot" is used, I pretty much discount the entire experience. A bot cannot "be more effective than good documentation with good search functionality." Messaging has potential as a channel, but "bots&quo
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by mikesabat 9y ago
OP says that hitching a ride is the SAFEST by far. Maybe starting something is not for everyone and I think most people on HN would encourage someone to 'go for it' if they think they have it in them. But the reason that I wanted
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by mikesabat 9y ago
I'm on a streak of reading Neuromarketing/behavioral economic type books. 1. Predictably irrational is particularly good. Especially the first half. 2. The Confidence Game explains the steps of how con trick people to fool thems
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by mikesabat 10y ago
I'm very excited about Messenger As a Destination although, I've yet to see one in the wild and from the campaigns I've helped launch the results have not been amazing. It could be a targeting problem, but I'm worried th
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by mikesabat 10y ago
Be convince about automated conversational interfaces! They are not the miracle that AI would be, but they exist and 3-4x the results of webforms.... Once the conversation starts. Here is another case study I wrote about from the election.
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by mikesabat 10y ago
Yes, I actually wrote this post on that subject. http://bit.ly/2hngmmr I've seen so so results so far. It's clear that Facebook is working on finding ways to increase people messaging in. 1. I think there will be
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by mikesabat 10y ago
A mix of both. I've built a dozen or so bots for people. Sometimes the FB Page is already getting Messenger traffic. The more likely scenario is an organization wants to build a Messenger campaign and then promote it.
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by mikesabat 10y ago
One of the bigger challenges I've seen is driving usage. We've got the MVP up and running, and it's possible to improve the experience, but getting more people to message in (FB Messenger) has been a hurdle. Anyone have tips
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by mikesabat 10y ago
It's a delicate balance between refining the message to make it simpler & clearer, vs changing it because you're getting bored. At the beginning of the project it's probably important to try different approaches, but then
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by mikesabat 10y ago
I believe he tells the story in this podcast. A professor put the P in front of his email address to avoid unwanted emails. Possibly the P stood for private. This P became an inside joke among friends or coworkers, and this is a continuatio
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by mikesabat 11y ago
To friends or business related texts? The short code system is a different system from the P2P. So any business should have better or different latency and deliverability than what you're describing. Out of curiosity, why are you stil
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by mikesabat 12y ago
I haven't reached the top of the mountain, but here is how I got started. First I did learn Ruby the Hard Way - just went as far as I could. When I got stuck, I went back to the beginning and started again. About that time I found Code
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by mikesabat 12y ago
http://www.boomeranggmail.com/ I feel like half the people I talk to at work use Boomerang for gmail. They seem small because I don't see a footprint online or much marketing from them.
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by mikesabat 12y ago
This is the first time I've ever heard there are people making their own makeup at home. Given that people are already doing it - I think there is even a better market for this product. People were already calling town cars before Uber

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