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by robbiemitchell 4y ago
Legal, finance, HR, R&D, facilities, comms, support, endless vendors for all of the above… And no, you can’t just automate support. Refunds are not the only issue.
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by robbiemitchell 4y ago
> Spaces, Communities, Topics, Creator tools, Safety controls Interesting: as a casual Twitter user since 2008, I am completely unaware of Spaces, Communities, Topics, and Creator tools. Probably because I use Tweetdeck (desktop) and Twe
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by robbiemitchell 4y ago
> I guess you can shell out a few hundred more for a proper drone. But who flies it? > They do it because it is used to make footage (I own one). But doesn’t that involve you flying the drone to make footage by looking at something el
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by robbiemitchell 4y ago
They focused on something obvious: influencer videos are filmed by someone else. What if you didn’t need someone else? Most drones are aimed at people who want to fly something. This is for people who want to be filmed. Totally different UX
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by robbiemitchell 4y ago
Audible hum won’t matter, the video will be covered with an audio track.
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by robbiemitchell 4y ago
> Send the mail, if it bounces, the user has only himself to blame. Some products don’t want to let users fail so easily. Especially if they spent good money to get you to the point of signing up.
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by robbiemitchell 5y ago
Also my main thought. Among other things, we sometimes use UAT as the place for broad QA on UX behavior a member of eng or data might not think to test. For quickly developed features that don’t go through a more formal design process, we’l
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by robbiemitchell 5y ago
> They make their money on poor service and deceit -- charging wildly different prices for the same product where they can get away with it This is the same thing medical providers and drug companies do. It’s price discrimination all the
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by robbiemitchell 5y ago
As you grow, a founder's job is to hire people who can build and lead the company with you. Waiting for a fundraise to increase a below-market salary in an unprofitable business is a responsible thing to do.
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by robbiemitchell 5y ago
On the one hand, the largest tech companies are bigger than ever and still growing, and they set the market rates with a combination of high salaries and liquid stock. If you're incredible, you can go work there. On the other hand, the
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by robbiemitchell 5y ago
Yes: - Cap table management (Carta) - Reimbursements (Expensify, Abacus, etc.) - Quickbooks Online (accounting) - Accounting and tax services (outsourced/agency) - … probably more I’m forgetting If you work with sensitive data, you’ll
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by robbiemitchell 5y ago
They were one of the first things we started paying for after raising a seed round. Payroll, healhcare benefits, perks, state-specific compliance, 401k, etc. all managed for you. Having come from a startup that used Trinet, Justworks was a
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by robbiemitchell 5y ago
Review the list and pick something written in a language you're most comfortable with, which has a decent amount of stars indicating the dev/theme ecosystem. https://jamstack.org/generators/
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by robbiemitchell 5y ago
Love Netlify. Have to migrate soon because we need a visual CMS for marketing to edit the site more visually and "Netlify CMS" is not nearly as mature as Netlify itself, or competitors like CloudCannon. Netlify: please make the CM
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by robbiemitchell 5y ago
Many people are constantly logged in to Slack in a native app. Viewing discussions is a click away, and replies will show up in the sidebar even if they aren't currently viewing that Workspace. A website is another place to forget abou
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by robbiemitchell 5y ago
Hmm. I am indeed just a normal person who likes the software. Backblaze + Dropbox have saved me multiple times.
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by robbiemitchell 5y ago
I already had other (newer) computers being backed up, and this was a courtesy email to tell me I had failed to stop paying for monthly backups for a computer I had not opened (and thus synced) for years. He emailed me because the version r
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by robbiemitchell 5y ago
Apropos of nothing, I'll share one of the reasons why I've been a loyal customer since 2010. In 2013 I booted up a dormant 2006 Macbook to prep for lending to a friend. Shortly thereafter I received the following email: === Hi Rob
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by robbiemitchell 5y ago
Customer since 2010. No email :(
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by robbiemitchell 5y ago
The onboarding experience was odd. I pressed "next section" thinking it would move me down to the next item in the menu, but it skipped me to another page. Then I tried to press some kind of "back" button and it ended th
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by robbiemitchell 5y ago
But showing two data points doesn't actually demonstrate sustained growth. Showing quarterly or at least annually would get closer. Showing two data points could mask growth in year one and losses in year two.
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by robbiemitchell 5y ago
Why are the top line numbers shown from 2018 to 2020? If I had to guess, it would be because 2018-2019 showed the most growth while 2019-2020 showed less, and they want to show good % changes.
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Auth0 Is Down(metastatuspage.com)
17 points by robbiemitchell 5y ago|7 comments
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by robbiemitchell 5y ago
> It was never intended Until we get the big showdown about this in the Supreme Court, both the Executive and Legislative will continue to claim they have ultimate authority here.
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by robbiemitchell 5y ago
You have to shut them down manually. A company cannot trust all users to do this perfectly.
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by robbiemitchell 5y ago
> Cultures that allow for open honest transitions are better places to work and easier companies to manage. Executives and board members often talk the talk of openness, transparency, honesty, and directness. But it is usually one way. T
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by robbiemitchell 5y ago
I suspect it would cost more than $20 to bypass the ads
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Apple's new 'private relay' feature will not be available in China(reuters.com)
5 points by robbiemitchell 5y ago|1 comments
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by robbiemitchell 5y ago
I don't understand how this (and other similar sites mentioned) work. What is going on with the network that makes visiting a non-SSL site make it work? Anyone care to offer an explanation or have a link to one?
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by robbiemitchell 5y ago
> no way to dispute a buyer's return This is another hidden benefit of shopping on Amazon: they see my (egregiously long) shopping history. I'm sure they have some risk profile on me that suggests I'm not buying and return

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