Oversimplified: Volume 104
Software as a medium, tiny habits for social media, and debugging churn
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Today is an exciting day to send a newsletter, as itâs the first day Iâm eligible for a vaccine appointment in New York! Weâre really getting places, slowly but surely. Letâs get to the best links I found on the internet this week.
âď¸ Software as a Medium
Conor Dewey | Tech | 2021-04-02
As I mentioned last issue, Heyâs recent launch of Email the Web got me thinking. If changing how we interface with blogging can make it easier and more accessible, Iâm sure there are other places we could do the same.
đ Free Startup Ideas
Dan Romero | Startups | 2021-03-18
Generally speaking, I have a soft spot for startup idea posts like this one. In particular, Strava for cooking, Goodreads + GitHub, and Instagram for enterprise stuck out to me as products I would love to check out.
đ Community Building and Tiny Habits
Rosie Sherry | Social Media | 2020-12-24
I read Tiny Habits last year and I admittedly ended up skimming through a lot of it, but the core idea is really solid. This post does an awesome job of applying the âAfter I X, I will Yâ formula to social and audience building.
đ Wanted: Smart Generalists
Helen Min | Startups | 2021-03-23
Iâve heard the âHire generalists early on and specialists laterâ argument before, but Helen offers an interesting perspective on why this is the case: âThe most important thing in the early stages of your company is experimentation. Specialists are, by definition, biasedâ
đ Debugging Churn
Matt Learner | Growth | 2021-03-30
This Twitter thread is one of the more actionable stories that Iâve seen recently: â1. Focus on behavioral churn, cancellation is too late 2. Separate activation from retention - use different fixes 3. Focus only on addressable & regretted 4. Account churn vs. revenue churn - is your revenue concentrated?â
đ Video Game Maps
John Palmer | Random | 2021-04-05
Interesting way to think about things⌠I have to say, Iâm doing the same. Though that top right corner isnât too bad either.
Food for Thought
âIf we can focus on making clear what parts of our day are within our control and what parts are not, we will not only be happier, we will have a distinct advantage over other people who fail to realize they are fighting an unwinnable battle.â â Ryan Holiday
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Conor