Tom Tunguz

DECEMBER 31, 2023

The winter forced many companies to evolve from open-source projects to revenue-generating businesses. The winter forced many companies to evolve from open-source projects to revenue-generating businesses. We also see more ARR-based web3 businesses achieving scale. Here are my predictions for 2024. Score : 0.5.

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Intercom, Inc.

MARCH 18, 2021

Or rather, two – conversation topics and custom reports. Well, my panel today are no strangers to asking that same question in conversations they have with each other, as they have been instrumental in our recent release of custom reports and conversation topics. Tanya, we’ll start with yourself. Thomas: Awesome.

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Tom Tunguz

JUNE 30, 2020

She writes often on topics like these on our blog Memory Leak. During the conversation, we’ll talk about how to build and scale developer advocacy teams, develop the right portfolio of evangelism approaches at every stage of the business, and measure their success. We’ll also answer questions from the audience.

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Casey Accidental

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

When founders of startups start to hire employees to work on various parts of the business, it tends to be uneasy for both the founder and the employee early on. The incoming employee may bring more expertise, but they don’t know the business yet. The founders are experts on the business. And they won’t really know it.

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Buffer Resources

OCTOBER 16, 2023

What is realistic, is niching down – that is, pick a topic (or set of topics) and build your content around them. What is realistic, is niching down – that is, pick a topic (or set of topics) and build your content around them. And how can you do this? With content pillars. What is a content pillar?

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Clouded Judgement

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

After a few software companies have reported we can start to look at the data behind “are numbers going up.” SBC / Dilution SBC goes in and out of being a hot topic of conversation, but it’s something every startup founder should always be thinking about. I think dilution should be front and center for every startup.

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Payrix

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

To start the series, Ian and his guest Andy Meadows, Head of Partner Success Management for Payrix, dive into the topic of resourcing and what you need to consider when it comes to selling payments, boarding and underwriting, service and support, and development and tech. “Any

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User Pilot

APRIL 25, 2024

Let’s get started. TL;DR Open-ended questions are essential in SaaS user research for eliciting detailed insights into user experiences, preferences, and challenges, enabling businesses to tailor their products and services more effectively to user needs. How do you envision our product helping your business in the future?”

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Trint

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Podcasts now cover every topic imaginable, but the demand remains so high that if you've ever wanted to start your own podcast, it is not too late! Podcasts now cover every topic imaginable, but the demand remains so high that if you've ever wanted to start your own podcast, it is not too late! Where to start?

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 20, 2023

And hundreds of thousands of downmarket businesses that could get value out of ZoomInfo. We make sure that we can continue to maintain the new business sales motion while we’re doing that to see if we can get to a place where it’s additive. So, what’s new at ZoomInfo? ” And there can be some truth to that, right?

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Buffer Resources

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

I believe in these strategies so much that I’ve focused my business on helping others implement them for their own companies as a public speaking coach. These strategies helped me land my first high-ticket client three weeks after starting my business and hit my first $10,000 month in sales just four months later.

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Clouded Judgement

JUNE 5, 2023

TLDR - the recent debt ceiling deal may actually pose a drain on liquidity (in addition to ongoing QT) as the government sells T Bills to refill the Treasury General Account (this starts today!). Liquidity Liquidity drives markets, and is a term we’ve all heard many times over the last few years. creates new money digitally.

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SaaStr

AUGUST 26, 2023

The first myth is that working with data is hard, but John emphasizes that anyone can start working with data by leveraging their business knowledge. The speaker also highlights the misconception that data has to be hard and emphasizes the need to demystify the topic and make it more approachable.

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Buffer Resources

OCTOBER 31, 2023

“I’m using Tags to organize post ideas (and drafts) by topic, mostly for LinkedIn content.” ” He’s organized his posts based on whether they are product-focused content, remote work content, work-life balance, and a few other topics. 

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Neil Patel

AUGUST 24, 2021

Even if you’re not the top expert on a particular topic, chances are you still know more than others. Quora is a great place to start. This question and answer network allows you to help others on any topic, from digital marketing to Zumba. ” to product reviews and how to start a blog. What is Quora?

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FastSpring

MARCH 15, 2024

Then, from within that gaming community, you’ll start to see new organic content creators rise up. (At the time of writing, Hi-Rez’s 2014 release SMITE sits at #15 on Steam’s “Most played Massively Multiplayer games” list , with SMITE’s Steam page boasting 40+ million players.) That is a platform that is endemic to gaming.

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Buffer Resources

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Most weeks start in the same way for me. For example, if you are using Buffer’s AI Assistant, you need to feed it relevant information such as your target audience, desired tone, and content topics. Our target audience is busy millennials, so make the tone of the tweet friendly, yet to the point. In one word: context.

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Neil Patel

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Google Trends is an incredible tool that helps marketers identify trending topics across varying industries. This resource will show you what topics are currently trending and how you can use that information to draw the attention of your chosen audience. This could be due to a recent football game during the busy football season.

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Buffer Resources

APRIL 15, 2024

Pinterest has capitalized on that, creating helpful tools and features that make it easy for pinners to discover and buy the items or services they want — making the visual search engine a marketer's, business's, and creator’s paradise.   The main reason people use Pinterest is to shop. More than a third (36.6

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Andreessen Horowitz

MARCH 20, 2024

And meanwhile, I just watched social networking start to boom. So I first got interested in social networking, and then, through my experience at Quora, we started out with a product that was entirely human-driven. I remember trying to build some AI products in college, and it was just very difficult. And it was all manual.

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Buffer Resources

OCTOBER 10, 2023

By not being consistent, I was missing out on having much better numbers for my business. How does publishing LinkedIn thought leadership help in your career or business development? I came across the concept of ‘Thought Leadership’ content format while upskilling my writing. Sound complicated?

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Neil Patel

DECEMBER 21, 2022

If you’re starting market research, I recommend this as your first step. Let’s get started. Quora is a great place for market research because it revolves around people holding in-depth conversations about a broad range of topics, from social media to startups to ethnic junk food. How about how they like their coffee? (OK,

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Intercom, Inc.

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Seeing a real demand for business courses in their consumer marketplace, the team identified an opening in the market to disrupt corporate training and hypothesized that employers would be more than willing to pay. What started off as little more than an experiment has paid dividends. And the opportunity ahead is only getting bigger.

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Intercom, Inc.

MAY 31, 2022

CX for Growth is a webinar series hosted by the Startups team at Intercom, a casual, interview-style monthly session featuring special guests and exploring customer experience topics that help to drive growth in your business. We recently hosted the debut session of our CX for Growth webinar series, with guests Great Question.

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Neil Patel

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Topics span from pinball to Prometheus and everything in between. If you’re interested in creating a Wikipedia page for your business or marketing endeavors, you should know upfront that getting a page added to the encyclopedia is notoriously challenging. Wikipedia is written from a neutral perspective.

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Totango

JANUARY 2, 2024

In a recent webinar, I explored how CS Operations professionals can be the ideal change agents to help drive this transformation and unlock new business growth. Drive business outcomes leveraging Totango The first topic we discussed was how each of our experts leveraged Totango to drive business outcomes within their respective organizations.

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Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 9, 2021

From there, we’ve helped thousands of businesses to connect and build better, trust-based relationships with their customers. From there, we’ve helped thousands of businesses to connect and build better, trust-based relationships with their customers. Recreating the Intercom experience in Europe.

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Neil Patel

AUGUST 31, 2021

Luckily, Twitter trending topics are an up-to-the-minute resource for staying on top of what’s hot. From that, you can build campaigns and content around topics that matter. What Are Twitter Trending Topics and How Do They Work? Twitter trending topics are based mainly on Twitter’s algorithm.

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Intercom, Inc.

APRIL 14, 2020

This has long been one of the most popular topics on Inside Intercom, and over the years we have examined retention from a number of different perspectives – from measuring net dollar retention to understanding activity churn; from cohort analysis to re-engagement messaging strategies. Watch the video below, or read the post here.

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Intercom, Inc.

JULY 14, 2020

Customer success – every business wants to invest in it but only a few know what it actually entails or how to do it well. Intimacy (your emotions): “I feel comfortable asking for more help or discussing this topic with my CSM.”. But what does all this really mean, and how will it help us help our customers be more successful?

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Buffer Resources

MARCH 23, 2023

For content creators , one of the biggest debates is whether or not to "niche down" and focus on a specific topic or audience. If you only focus on one topic, you may miss out on potential followers who are interested in other areas you have knowledge about. T]here's a million things that I'm always doing at once.

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Kellblog

JANUARY 23, 2022

Have you ever been to a board meeting where 60 minutes were allocated on the agenda for discussion of a strategic topic? You probably started late because board meetings are hard to keep on time. Two or three questions were asked by the one board member closest to the topic. What happened in that session? This happens a lot.

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Intercom, Inc.

MARCH 16, 2021

You can also onboard and educate new customers so they’re set up for success with your product from day one and have all of the information they need to get started and overcome common hurdles, such as configuring your app or installing it on mobile. Today, customer expectations are at an all-time high.

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Andreessen Horowitz

APRIL 23, 2024

They also talked about the difficulties — and potential advantages — of selling into small businesses, taking alternative approaches to interviewing candidates, and the importance of keeping culture a vital part of a company as it scales. Here’s an edited excerpt from their conversation. It’s still not GenAI.

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Neil Patel

APRIL 1, 2023

It all starts with SEO keyword mapping, and with Ubersuggest, I’ll show you a recipe that leads to results. Keywords are where your content strategy starts anyway. However, keywords can spark ideas and topics for content relevant to your audience. Some industries are really competitive. What Is Keyword Mapping?

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Intercom, Inc.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Now, it’s taking center stage as the value driver it truly is , enabling businesses to build lasting relationships with their customers, drive increased operational efficiency, and influence better customer satisfaction and retention. Traditionally, businesses would have adopted a reactive approach to supporting their customers.

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Neil Patel

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Google Scholar is a search engine for scholarly literature at major academic publishers and university presses that lets you find articles or citations on the topic of your choice. Google Scholar is a great resource for finding articles on topics related to your niche and adding them to Google Scholar’s library.

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