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Avni Patel Thompson

Lessons from the end.

Five lessons I learned while deciding to shut down Poppy.

Jan 22, 2019

Lessons from the end.

Jan 22, 2019

Avni Patel Thompson

Make talking to your users a daily habit.

Talk to your users. Such a simple phrase. Such a seemingly easy task.

Oct 26, 2017

Make talking to your users a daily habit.

Oct 26, 2017

Avni Patel Thompson

Is Y Combinator for me?

If you’re a startup founder considering applying for an accelerator like Y Combinator*, you’ll have many considerations on your mind

Oct 15, 2017

Is Y Combinator for me?

Oct 15, 2017

Avni Patel Thompson

When you make a mistake, don’t feel bad. Get mad.

I hate making mistakes. I always have. All my life I’ve worked to have the right answer, to be safe, to work in the space that I knew I…

Jun 7, 2017

Jun 7, 2017

Avni Patel Thompson

Go ahead — dismiss me but you can’t dismiss my company’s growth.

The frenzy over the state of female funded startups seems to have hit a fever pitch. Everything from the dismal % of female led VC backed…

Apr 24, 2017

Apr 24, 2017

Avni Patel Thompson

Parenting is not in crisis. It’s just lost its village.

Why parenting feels like a burden and a weight and what we need to do to fix it.

Mar 13, 2017

Parenting is not in crisis. It’s just lost its village.

Mar 13, 2017

Avni Patel Thompson

the only magic trick you need for designing your customer experience

“Write so that the words disappear.”

Jan 15, 2015

the only magic trick you need for designing your customer experience

Jan 15, 2015

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The User Onboarding Journal

Now this is what seamless customer onboarding looks like

Everyone loves to say their product is focused on customer experience. But what does that mean? Here’s 2 stellar examples.

Dec 18, 2014

Now this is what seamless customer onboarding looks like

Dec 18, 2014

Avni Patel Thompson

teaching myself how to fish: learning to code my way to technical independence

I hate, absolutely hate, being told I can’t do something. In fact, nothing is a more surefire way to get me to do something than to even so…

Nov 28, 2014

Nov 28, 2014

Avni Patel Thompson

how chess taught me the joys of simple connection

There is a man and a young boy about 7 or 8 sitting at a table next to me. It’s not immediately apparent if they’re related or not, but…

Nov 25, 2014

Nov 25, 2014

Avni Patel Thompson

Avni Patel Thompson

CEO+founder of Poppy (http://meetpoppy.com ). Living life forward; connecting the dots backwards. Entrepreneur, mama and citizen of the world.

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