Avni Patel ThompsonLessons from the end.Five lessons I learned while deciding to shut down Poppy.Jan 22, 2019Jan 22, 2019
Avni Patel ThompsonMake talking to your users a daily habit.Talk to your users. Such a simple phrase. Such a seemingly easy task.Oct 26, 2017Oct 26, 2017
Avni Patel ThompsonIs 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 mindOct 15, 2017Oct 15, 2017
Avni Patel ThompsonWhen 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, 2017Jun 7, 2017
Avni Patel ThompsonGo 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, 20171Apr 24, 20171
Avni Patel ThompsonParenting 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, 2017Mar 13, 2017
Avni Patel Thompsonthe only magic trick you need for designing your customer experience“Write so that the words disappear.”Jan 15, 2015Jan 15, 2015
Avni Patel ThompsoninThe User Onboarding JournalNow this is what seamless customer onboarding looks likeEveryone loves to say their product is focused on customer experience. But what does that mean? Here’s 2 stellar examples.Dec 18, 20141Dec 18, 20141
Avni Patel Thompsonteaching myself how to fish: learning to code my way to technical independenceI 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, 2014Nov 28, 2014
Avni Patel Thompsonhow chess taught me the joys of simple connectionThere 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, 2014Nov 25, 2014