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   by raminassemi 4y ago

   Close CRM offers team members the option to work a 4-day workweek (at 80% of the salary). 100% remote. Open roles: https://www.close.com/careers
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   by raminassemi 7y ago

   Close CRM ( https://close.com/ ) | Remote (American or European time zone) | Full-time ENGINEERING: * Senior Software Engineer - Backend * Senior Software Engineer - Frontend * Site Reliability Engineer MARKETING: * Product M
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   by raminassemi 8y ago

   Close.io: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5135295
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   by raminassemi 9y ago

   > But if you don't know who to talk to, then you are trying to solve two problems at the same time: who to talk to and how to talk to them. Great point
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   Sideways Dictionary(sidewaysdictionary.com)

   2 points by raminassemi 10y ago|1 comments
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   by raminassemi 11y ago

   Awesome guide, thanks for sharing this in so much detail with all the steps (including email templates, etc). Ton of work, but huge payoff.
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   by raminassemi 11y ago

   great list, thanks :)
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   by raminassemi 11y ago

   Thanks for sharing!
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   by raminassemi 11y ago

   Enjoyed this episode, particularly the habits/building momentum vs setting goals philosophy :)
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    by raminassemi 11y ago

    :) I'm working with Steli on the content. Just sent you an email - would super appreciate if you find the time to answer. It's the critical feedback like yours that helps us improve and create more valuable content.
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    by raminassemi 11y ago

    Thanks! :)
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    by raminassemi 11y ago

    Great read!
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    by raminassemi 11y ago

    Decide in advance what the 3 most important facts are you want them to remember about you. Then make sure to work this into your answers, even if the question they ask you seemingly isn't related to it. I learned this from one of the c
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    by raminassemi 12y ago

    Reminds me of Warren Buffett's "Avoid At All Cost" list or Steli's "Not To Do" list: http://blog.close.io/not-to-do-list
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    by raminassemi 12y ago

    It's an awesome book. Based on the 1-star review you chose I wouldn't read it, but it's not an accurate representation of what's in the book. Another (more straightforward and simple) method of wanting to do everything i
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    by raminassemi 12y ago

    Awesome post! Should be included in https://yourfirstcustomers.com/podcast/ and http://www.unscalablestartup.com :)
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    by raminassemi 12y ago

    From the software vendors' perspective, it makes good business sense to call you asap, see: http://blog.close.io/why-you-need-to-call-every-signup-user-... From a customer perspective, ideally that call will help you t
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    by raminassemi 12y ago

    I guess that falls under "doing things that don't scale" :)
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    For marketing early startups: Deep, not wide(blog.asmartbear.com)

    1 points by raminassemi 12y ago|0 comments
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    by raminassemi 12y ago

    If that's your favorite quote, maybe you'll like this post from Alex Turnbull https://www.groovehq.com/blog/turning-down-vc where he laid out his reasons why he said no to a $5 million funding offer.
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    by raminassemi 12y ago

    Reminds me of Steli's story of how he followed up 48 times (!) with an VC who went dead. Zero, zipzilch, nada. Response to the 48th email? "Thank so much for following up, I've been crazy busy. Can you come by the office tom
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    [Podcast] How to Build a Profitable 7-Figure SaaS Business by Hustling(conversionaid.com)

    2 points by raminassemi 12y ago|0 comments
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    by raminassemi 12y ago

    I think you could just as well make the opposite argument: a retreat can be an easier way to get started, because it takes you away from your normal, everyday surroundings, and by really making it the main focus, and purpose of this time, i
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    by raminassemi 12y ago

    "Just playing devil's advocate here." Not sure what you're getting out of that, but I'm happy to play along :-) "you suggest people waste: - a lot of their own time" I wouldn't call it "wasting t
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    by raminassemi 12y ago

    Here's one possible way: 1. Reach out to people who got funded by the VCs you want. 2. Ask them for a 10 minute phone call or if you can invite them for coffee. Do this with enough people and some WILL take the time. 3. Be awesome when
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    by raminassemi 12y ago

    Thanks, been using listentoyoutube.com but auderio.com is definitely better (less annoying popup stuff + required clicks)
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    by raminassemi 12y ago

    Here's a great podcast on high-touch sales http://www.kalzumeus.com/2014/07/24/kalzumeus-podcast-episod...
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    by raminassemi 12y ago

    "Don’t just focus on closing more deals – focus on closing better deals." There's a lot of common sense advice in this article. Funny thing is, most SaaS products you sign up for, you wish they'd be selling you with more
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    by raminassemi 12y ago

    > The nice thing about having knowledge and experience is that oftentimes it shortens the time required to realize you're making a mistake. Great point. Btw. seems the site you're linking to in your profile isn't working :
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    by raminassemi 12y ago

    :) Love Mixergy, but I think pretty much all of these are "How I started, struggled/failed, and then succeeded. Here are the action steps I can share with you". This would be more like Founders At Work... Failed Founders Out