I write code, music and reminders to feed the dog. I build businesses for fun and sometimes people buy them. Sailed 10k+ miles around the world.
Nashville, TN
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Josh Parolin retweeted
Daily reminders for entrepreneurs:
Overthinking —> Write
Uninspired —> Read
Scared —> Take one risk
Stuck —> Walk
Tired —> Sleep
Confused —> Ask
Frustrated —> Move
Burned out —> Day off
Impatient —> Review progress
Unmotivated —> Remember your "why"
You got this.
Josh Parolin retweeted
How did people wake up before alarm clocks?!
In the 19th century there were professional "knocker uppers" who hit your window with a stick until you got out of bed.
And before that? Well, humans had an entirely different understanding of time...
Josh Parolin retweeted
Want to increase your profit and improve your cashflow? Here are the levers you can use
(Stolen and shamelessly reposted from LinkedIn)
Josh Parolin retweeted
Your $0/mo startup doesn't need "forgot my password" functionality.
It just needs paying customers.
Josh Parolin retweeted
I took my first CFO client in November 2021.
They had terrible books, no financial insight, and couldn't raise a dollar.
Within a few weeks they had clean books, a clear financial plan, and an oversubscribed fundraising round.
Here's a step-by-step walkthrough of what I did:
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ChatGPT has been out less than two weeks and it has more apparent use cases than the entirety of blockchain.
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Let's recap:
→ Everything Was Built by People Like You
→ 4 Hour Workweeks Don't Work
→ Execution Needs Direction
→ Speed Is the Denominator
→ Compound Your Skillset
→ All Rules Are Made Up
→ Hard Ideas Are Easier
→ Make Risks a Habit
Josh Parolin retweeted
My last company went public at $2.7B.
The one before that was acquired for $100M.
Recruiting the best in the world enabled this success, but it’s a widely unknown art.
Here are 6 proven tips to find (and hire) world-class talent:
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Have you seen Classy Live? Learn how San Diego tech standouts @lenndapp worked with @classy to empower non-profits. Co-founders @ccarve and @joshparolin share their intertwined journey through the non-profit and tech space in this Tacos and Tech podcast. bit.ly/379rwI9
Josh Parolin retweeted
PLG is not product team-led growth. It's product-led growth. Every team contributes to the product experience.
Josh Parolin retweeted
Staying in the game long enough to find product market fit is half the battle with startups. Persistence is required.
Josh Parolin retweeted
My best startup advice:
1. Find an under-appreciated problem
2. Build the simplest way to solve it
3. Expand the market
4. Find the next adjacent problem
5. Repeat step 2-4 forever
What an experience: @ccarve and I started @lenndapp 9 years ago. We created Fondi during the pandemic to get back to our roots & build a virtual & hybrid events platform for non-profits. Today we're excited to announce Fondi has been acquired by @classy!
Big things ahead! 🚀
Classy has acquired Fondi, a virtual and hybrid event platform that will provide our nonprofit customers with a virtual event venue that already integrates with the Classy platform.
Learn more about Classy's first acquisition > bit.ly/3aM7NMO
Josh Parolin retweeted
The three dashboards you need at a startup:
- stability dashboard: does the product do what it says w/o breaking
- product dashboard: 2-3 things that prove people use the product & come back to use it again
- revenue dashboard: you make money to be sustainable & can grow
Josh Parolin retweeted
You know that iconic scene, at the end of The Matrix when Neo suddenly “gets it” and picks bullets out of thin air as if they are cute and curious little things? Been thinking: what’s the equivalent of “seeing the matrix” for product leaders?
10+ Realizations that come to mind:
