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Mar 14, 2018

Your new personal shopper is on Facebook Messenger

How conversational commerce will change the shopping experience — Personal shoppers are only for the elite, right? Imagine the VIP service a well-off customer gets in a luxury store. They get a personal shopper; let’s call him Pierre. Pierre helps find the perfect product for them. He lets them know when new items come in stock or when there’s a sale. Pierre calls when the item they…

Messaging

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Your new personal shopper is on Facebook Messenger
Your new personal shopper is on Facebook Messenger
Messaging

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Oct 16, 2017

What We Learned Planning Our First Ever Team Retreat

How We Changed Our Team Forever By Flying To The Mountains — Team retreats are an incredible way to bring a company together. If you are an all-remote company, like we are at Octane AI, I would say they are even essential. I’m going to share why it’s important and some tips to having a great team retreat. Why Have a Team Retreat?

Remote Working

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What We Learned Planning Our First Ever Team Retreat
What We Learned Planning Our First Ever Team Retreat
Remote Working

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Jun 28, 2017

The Complete Guide to Working On A Remote Team

The secret to increasing productivity, work–life balance, and team happiness — This is a guide for people on remote teams or those considering it. Why go remote? What are the benefits and how do you overcome the downsides? Learn how remote life can make employees happier and more productive if done right. Avoid the common mistakes and learn best practices. What Does It Mean to Work at an All-Remote Company?

Remote Working

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The Complete Guide to Working On A Remote Team
The Complete Guide to Working On A Remote Team
Remote Working

15 min read


Apr 25, 2017

Getting Started with your Octane AI bot for Facebook Messenger

Your bot is live! Now it’s time to connect with people — You’ve got a bot! Now it’s time to get people to connect, and keep them engaged. Facebook Messenger already has 1.2 billion active users so your bot is a chance to engage with them. We see much higher click-through rates on Messenger than email or other marketing channels. Share Your Bot — Everywhere Most people…

Bots

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Getting Started with your Octane AI bot for Facebook Messenger
Getting Started with your Octane AI bot for Facebook Messenger
Bots

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Apr 13, 2017

30 Things I’ve Learned in 30 Years About Startups, Dating, Travel and More

Today I’m 30. Young enough to still talk with friends about how well we’re “adulting.” Old enough to have a real career and opinions about “kids these days,” including my own nieces and nephews, who use lip-syncing social networks I don’t understand. Possibly as just a self-indulgence (so millennial of…

Life Lessons

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30 Things I’ve Learned in 30 Years About Startups, Dating, Travel and More
30 Things I’ve Learned in 30 Years About Startups, Dating, Travel and More
Life Lessons

10 min read


Mar 29, 2017

The Next Great Newsletters are Going to be Bots

In November, I joined Octane AI to help build the future of bots. Four months have sped by and I believe now more than ever that bots are an incredibly powerful way to reach your audience. …

Bots

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The Next Great Newsletters are Going to be Bots
The Next Great Newsletters are Going to be Bots
Bots

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Nov 14, 2016

I’m Joining Octane AI to Help Build the Future of Bots

I‘m excited to share that today is my first day at General Catalyst-backed Octane AI as Head of Product. Octane AI launched on November 2nd (CNN, TechCrunch, VentureBeat) with the mission of making bots (aka chatbots) easy to build and accessible for everyone. Their early launch partners include 50 Cent…

Bots

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I’m Joining Octane AI to Help Build the Future of Bots
I’m Joining Octane AI to Help Build the Future of Bots
Bots

3 min read


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·May 9, 2016

9 Tips for Better Product Collaboration with Engineering

Here are a few of the lessons I’ve learned leading product at Octane AI and RebelMouse: 1. Start With Why This may seem like an obvious suggestion, but it’s amazing how often the “why” gets left behind in the quest for “we need to get this live now.” …

Startup

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9 Tips for Better Product Collaboration with Engineering
9 Tips for Better Product Collaboration with Engineering
Startup

5 min read


Feb 7, 2016

Why We Startup: The High of Creation and The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

I first did magic when I was eleven. I made a lemon dance across a screen. It looked effortless but it took me countless hours. I debated the lemon’s smile; I finagled the dancing animation; I almost quit, but I did it. …

Startup

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Why We Startup: The High of Creation and The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Why We Startup: The High of Creation and The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Startup

2 min read


Nov 24, 2015

5 Ways For Men in Tech to Support Workforce Equality While Barely Trying

Dear Men in Tech, If you want to truly go above and beyond to become an advocate for women in tech, there are so many things you could do, such incredible differences you could make, but that is a different essay. Here I’m talking about easy things. Here are 5…

Women In Tech

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5 Ways For Men in Tech to Support Workforce Equality While Barely Trying
5 Ways For Men in Tech to Support Workforce Equality While Barely Trying
Women In Tech

3 min read

Megan Berry

Megan Berry

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VP of Product @OctaneAI. Previously VP Product @RebelMouse, Community @Klout. Stanford grad.

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