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How to break into Silicon Valley

Andrew Chen

This is advice I’ve been giving to people for years, and it’s shaped by my own experience — after all, I moved to the Bay Area in 2007 and it completely changed my life. In 2007 this was cutting edge at a time when product success was often measured by vanity metrics such as the total registrations for a product.

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The decade software ate the world

Intercom, Inc.

As we cross the threshold from one decade to another, it’s natural to look back at the previous 10 years and try to make sense of events. Viewed this way, it might seem like the 2010s were less eventful than the 2000s – after all, the tech giants of today are largely the same as a decade ago.

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What is Engineering as Marketing and How Can It Help You Drive Product Growth

Userpilot

It helps you raise brand awareness with potential customers, generate leads, improve SEO and build customer love. It’s a free tool that HubSpot launched in 2007 that scores your website based on factors like speed, SEO, mobile-friendliness, and security. It helps you stand apart from competitors, boosting your brand awareness.

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Bootstrapping To 10 Million – The Story Of Kovai.co

Userpilot

Several recognitions, including The Economic Times Startup Award as the 2021 Bootstrap Champ. These efforts earned him the prestigious Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award in 2007. In addition, the company uses physical events to grow its brand and connect with businesses in the enterprise software development ecosystem.

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How Yelp drove down churn by building up customer success

Intercom, Inc.

As a brand new company, you might engage in plenty of initiatives that are inherently un-scalable – because there’s no better way to nurture customer love than through a personal relationship. This is Season Two of Scale , Intercom’s podcast series on moving from startup to scale-up. They were like movie stars internally.

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AARRR vs RARRA: Which one is better and what to choose?

Userpilot

Dave McClure from 500 Startups created the pirate metrics funnel in 2007. If you’re a startup, it would be more sensible for you to begin with the AARRR framework. If you’re a startup in a competitive market and your retention rate is very low, spending a high amount on acquisition upfront is expensive.

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My top essays/tweetstorms in 2019 on product/market fit, investing, KPIs, YouTubers, and more

Andrew Chen

Fascinating discussion about what it’s like for a serial entrepreneur to raise money, operate a startup, lessons learned, etc. Why startups are hard – the math of venture capital tells the story. Why startups are hard – the math of venture capital tells the story. Is your startup idea already taken?