Posts

On the importance of failing fast and often so that you can eventually build something remarkable

From 5k to 50k users in one year without spending a single dollar on marketing

How a three person team was able to grow their annual recurring revenue to 7-figures in less than a year

With a head start in 2019, Remotion launched right when the pandemic forced many companies to go remote. They enable remote teams to build culture through casual conversations.

The company she was working for shut down, so she dove head first into her side projects. One year later she’s writing a book about what she learned.

Starting a lawn care subscription business after 15 years as a Saas product manager

How Butter is building a product to help facilitators host virtual workshops that people actually want to attend and beating the countless other companies trying to do the same thing

Making cancer less lonely. Building the product that she wishes had existed when she was diagnosed with cancer.

What he learned from building four companies in one year

Lessons from hitting $50k in monthly recurring revenue in the first 100 days by offering businesses full-time offshore employees to handle growth related tasks

First time founder builds a product that helps first time homebuyers

5 key insights from 19 interviews with founders and product leaders one year after their launch

Improving online shopping, building an ML-based personal stylist that recommends brands and products via text message

Signing contracts with just a design prototype before any code was written, and growing a community for RevOps leaders to complement their core product

A platform and community to help connect underrepresented founders and investors

Helping people regain control of their personal information on the internet.

Rethinking language learning, beyond the game-like apps you always tell yourself you’ll use and never do

Building a platform that helps creators build and scale their own online school. A look back at the past year since graduating from Y Combinator and raising a $1.75M seed round.

Helping founders of (mostly) self-funded businesses get capital to accelerate growth without giving up equity or a board seat

They built and launched a product in a week and eight months later raised $3m to accelerate growth

Building a business that provides online group support led by licensed therapists during the global pandemic

Lots of people have already written about why their policy changes were problematic. I asked Jason if he was concerned these policies would impact the diversity of Basecamp and make HEY less inclusive

A year after their beta launch they announced $100m in funding, the co-founder of Evernote outlines his approach to building impactful products

The Head of Inclusive Product gives us a glimpse into how Pinterest is working to make their product more inclusive and open.

How they pivoted their product strategy after their virtual career fair concept went viral

Founder and CEO explains how she pivoted to a B2B model, what she learned from launching a membership product last year, and highlights the challenge of selling anti-racism products.

Co-founder and COO breaks down how she led her phone company through Y Combinator and made big, post-launch, product changes to create rapid growth

How a solo founder is helping students avoid loans and get ahead in their careers

How a book on product management morphed into a company that helps give people practical experience to confidently break into the tech industry

Launching a “How to” on houseplants and a houseplant community during shelter in place

Bringing joy to isolated seniors and kids during a pandemic

Introducing One Year Wiser. Interviews with founders and product leaders, one year after their product launch.