Gabor CselleinGabor CselleBuild the Weird Thing FirstOne of the benefits of having built an alternative to Twitter (and then shut it down) is that I get approached a lot on building other…Jul 3Jul 3
Gabor CselleinGabor CselleFrom T2 to Pebble: The Rise, Challenges, and Lessons of Building a Twitter AlternativeTl;dr We tried to build a Twitter alternative from scratch, starting a few weeks after Elon Musk took over Twitter and laid off half the…Nov 1, 202319Nov 1, 202319
Gabor CselleinGabor CselleBefore You LaunchI’ve now helped dozens of teams get ready for a first product launch in Area 120. This is the advice I usually give a bit in advance of…Jun 1, 2019Jun 1, 2019
Gabor CselleinGabor CselleThe Build-A-Better-Mousetrap TrapIt happens most often to people with an engineering background like myself: You have an idea for a new app. It’s a better mousetrap — so…May 13, 20191May 13, 20191
Gabor CselleinGabor CselleIt Doesn’t Matter If The Product ExistsYou might spend years building a product only to see your startup die because you can’t grow it. Here’s an example how to avoid that fate.Feb 8, 2019Feb 8, 2019
Gabor CselleinGabor CselleEssential Growth MetricsStartups and Area 120 projects often ask me to share metrics related to user acquisition: What does it cost me to acquire users via ads…Jan 17, 2019Jan 17, 2019
Gabor CselleinGabor CselleStartups: Build Websites, Not AppsStartup spend way too much time and too many resources on building native mobile apps for iOS and Android. In this post I want to convince…Jan 17, 20192Jan 17, 20192
Gabor CselleinGabor Cselle11 Ways to Build Retention Into Your ProductRetaining users is critical to your startup’s success. But how do you do it? In this post, we’ll discuss 11 concrete ways to keep them…Dec 11, 2018Dec 11, 2018
Gabor CselleinGabor Cselle9 Ways to Build Virality into your ProductIf your startup is building a consumer product, your product has to be viral. For consumer products, the average revenue per user tends to…Nov 27, 20187Nov 27, 20187
Gabor CselleinGabor CselleThe 4 Scenarios of Startup TimingThe factor that determines most of the outcome of your startup is the one you have the least control over: Timing.Nov 14, 20186Nov 14, 20186