The Jasper WhispererinThe Shortform·18 hours agoMember-onlyStriking Gold: Nuggets of Wisdom from the ’49ersReaching rock bottom can lead to riches — The gold rush of the late 1840s saw thousands flock to California. The journey was not an easy one, and with numerous hardships and obstacles along the way. But pioneers did not strike gold until they reached rock bottom. They had to endure the treacherous journey across the country, harsh…Business1 min readBusiness1 min read
Darius Foroux·1 day agoMember-only10 Harsh Lessons From 10 Years Of EntrepreneurshipIf it doesn’t make dollars it doesn’t make sense — A while back I stumbled upon a Twitter post with a list of harsh writing advice. I can’t recall what the advice was, but I thought to myself, “I could do one of those on entrepreneurship.” Building a business is hard work. Data from Fundera says that 70% of small…Business5 min readBusiness5 min read
Emmet KinginJ12 Ventures·1 day ago9 AI predictions for 2023Setting the Scene It was once upon a time said that “software is eating the world”. If the last few months are anything to go by, one might believe that AI is now re-writing it, re-painting it, and, generally, generating all kinds of new versions of it. The launch of ChatGPT, and subsequent…Business9 min readBusiness9 min read
Tim DenninginEntrepreneur's Handbook·2 hours agoMember-onlyNo, Personal Brands and “Likes” Don’t Make You MoneyA short story of how 2.8 million followers couldn’t sell 36 t-shirts — and how to escape this nightmare and make money — Personal brand culture is a virus. I absolutely hate it. Full of huge egos, too many selfies, and dishonesty in the way product placements (I’m old school) work or “brand deals” as they’re now called. All of this personal brand mumbo jumbo is designed to make the people behind them…Business5 min readBusiness5 min read
Bloomfilter·17 hours agoWhy We Founded BloomfilterFor 30 years, software product and engineering leaders have been asked the same questions by their business counterparts: What should we build? Why are we building this instead of that? When will the feature ship? How much will it cost? For 30 years, our product and engineering leaders have been…Business4 min readBusiness4 min read
Eduardo C. Garrido Merchán·1 day agoMember-onlyChatGPT is not all you need. A quick summary of the Generative AI taxonomyWe have recently published a review on generative AI models. Here is the summary with a link to the full paper if you want to read more details. Quick summary of the publication During the last two years there has been a plethora of large generative models such as ChatGPT or Stable Diffusion that have…Business5 min readBusiness5 min read
Jayden LevittinLevel Up Coding·3 hours agoMember-onlyGaryvee’s Recent Comments on Where Crypto Prices Could Go Are Subtly Profound.It would help if you had insight into how business owners with many employees think about layoffs. Cryptocurrency markets are all over the place at the moment. There’s uncertainty everywhere. As a result, I’ve been writing a disproportionate amount of blogs on people with diverse backgrounds and skill sets. I’ve…Business6 min readBusiness6 min read
Sean KernaninMind Cafe·1 day agoMember-onlyMan Milks Cold Callers for $70 an Hour While Also Working His Normal JobA true story and lesson on inverting pests. — “I shot a deer this weekend.” “That’s great, George — Congratulations.” “Would you like to see it? C'mon, Sean.” “No, not today. Thank you though.” He loved to taunt me in his own playful way. He knew I was a bit of a tree-hugging hippie. He claimed to love nature…Business5 min readBusiness5 min read
Joe BesdininHapn Blog·1 day agoIntroducing Hapn — a powerful new GPS tool for businesses to manage their physical operations.Hello, I’m Joe Besdin, co-founder of Hapn (formerly Spytec GPS), and I’m excited to announce a new GPS tracking platform that we believe will transform how businesses manage and automate their physical operations. Background: In my role as CEO of Spytec GPS, I worked in the GPS tracking industry for…Business6 min readBusiness6 min read
Nader Sabry — Growth Hacking·2 days agoActivations are limited by poor behavioral data to trigger higher consumption patternsAAARRR Pirate Funnel — Activation — 41% of optimization is 10% less effort for activations Companies with a greater focus on customer satisfaction have 1.5x higher employee satisfaction, 1.6x higher brand awareness, and 1.9x higher order value. — SmartKarrot Background The goal of activations is how fast can customers find value in your offering. This is…Business2 min readBusiness2 min read
