seanrrwilkins

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Growth for Early Stage Non-Marketing Founders(mygrowthtutor.com)
1 points by seanrrwilkins 3y ago|1 comments
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by seanrrwilkins 3y ago
Building this to help early stage founders that want to get hands-on and build a proper growth marketing foundation. Looking for feedback on how to improve and dial this in.
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Ask HN: Early stage teams, what are your biggest growth/marketing challenges?
1 points by seanrrwilkins 7y ago|0 comments
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Ask HN: Do you need marketing and growth help?
1 points by seanrrwilkins 7y ago|0 comments
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by seanrrwilkins 7y ago
Don't sleep on the benefits of DM. And automated DM remarketing like this is a killer touch for the high value bottom funnel prospects and returning customers.
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by seanrrwilkins 7y ago
A couple recommendations... 1. Get References: ask for references for previous employers/managers and coworkers. You'll want to focus those conversations around the potential co-founder's skills, work ethic, style, motivation
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by seanrrwilkins 7y ago
I've been working on a UX/Conversion Optimization blog post and was doing some research on web design across different verticals and business types. As you start to look around, you'll see specific details emerge to meet the
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by seanrrwilkins 7y ago
ActiveCampaign, ConvertKit and Klaviyo are all solid paid alternatives that provide a range of list CRM, marketing automation, audience insights and performance tracking. ConvertKit and ActiveCampaign are more targeted to the software commu
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Five Simple Sales Questions(medium.com)
2 points by seanrrwilkins 7y ago|0 comments
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by seanrrwilkins 7y ago
A couple questions to ask yourself before your leave: 1. Why did you join this company? Was it a personal connection or admiration for the CTO? Or do you actually like the company/product/service you're working on? 2. Are you
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by seanrrwilkins 7y ago
1. Manage Up: no matter your level, there's someone you're going to report to or be accountable to. Get to know them, their function and focus areas, expectations, how they operation and how they judge value and success. 2. Networ
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The Marketing Plan Series, Part 2: Benchmark Gathering(medium.com)
3 points by seanrrwilkins 7y ago|0 comments
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How to Build a Marketing Plan Part 1/10(medium.com)
1 points by seanrrwilkins 7y ago|0 comments
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by seanrrwilkins 7y ago
Absolutely, happy to help. Feel free to ping me if you have any more questions.
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by seanrrwilkins 7y ago
Both journaling and business writing these days. Trying to be more intentional with writing to get in better practice, refine my skills and work through shaping clearer points of view.
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by seanrrwilkins 7y ago
Hahah. We’ve used lightly electrified mat a couple times. Now if we put it at the door the cat just sits quietly across the hall. Don’t even need to turn it on now.
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by seanrrwilkins 7y ago
Zoom: it's the only video conference platform that just works without any hassle Google Apps(Docs, Sheets, Slides): these win over MS Online b/c you can actually work live in the docs with a team. Figma: I've come to love thi
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Five Mistakes Brands Make with New Customers(medium.com)
2 points by seanrrwilkins 7y ago|0 comments
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by seanrrwilkins 7y ago
7 AM: wake up, no alarm most days thank to one very persistent and hungry cat that likes to jump on my head or scratch doors to make noise. 7:02, feed the cats. 7:15, make a cup of coffee at home and have a light breakfast of yogurt, fruit
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A Branding Framework for Founders and Early Stage Marketing(medium.com)
3 points by seanrrwilkins 7y ago|0 comments
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by seanrrwilkins 7y ago
Got tired of building businesses for someone else and decided to finally go out on my own.
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by seanrrwilkins 7y ago
Agree with @buboard below that academics likely aren't the right target audience. Before giving up, I recommend testing two paths to validate whether there's real opportunity or not. 1. User Research: if you haven't already,
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by seanrrwilkins 7y ago
Our bed. Seriously. I never paid much attention to my bed and typically bought a less expensive mattress. My last one was a quite firm memory foam mattress that was definitely firm, but I didn't think much about it and just thought I w
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by seanrrwilkins 7y ago
I recommend reducing the equity stake to something like 5% now, with an expiration of 5 years. This should be small enough that it won't effect him or the bottom line for the business, but provide value to you in the long term if the b
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by seanrrwilkins 7y ago
I'm in the same boat right now. Our first is due at the end of October. Generally, my wife and I feel as prepared as we can be. We've been fortunate to see most of our friends have children over the past 5-6 years. Like @Lastofus
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Ask HN: Growth and Marketing Learning Resources?
2 points by seanrrwilkins 7y ago|0 comments
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by seanrrwilkins 12y ago
I've been back and forth as an FTE and contractor for the past five years, and it's been nothing but beneficial. I use the contracting to gain a variety of experiences with different companies and screen them over time to evaluate
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by seanrrwilkins 12y ago
1. Why do you cook? Is it to save cash or is it recreation? Or something else? I cook as another creative outlet, as a way to relax and a way to put a break between work and personal time. It's a nice ritual to come home and cook a qui
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by seanrrwilkins 12y ago
Sign-up for Mattermark. It has all the info you want, and also links to Angel.co, LI, CB, etc. all in one place. It's expensive, but they have a free month trial. I've been using it for a month, and it's my first filter for a
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by seanrrwilkins 12y ago
It's true, defining what "branding" is can be all over the place. But the simple way to look at brand is it's the mix of identity(logo) and story(content). Your #1 job is to make the story clear and actively promote it.

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