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What communication barriers exist for founders?
Communication is one of the most critical skills for a founder to have - and it's also a place where you will inevitably face roadblocks. What are some of the communication barriers that exist for founders and how do you overcome them?
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You can't just start with your own idea - you need to do a ton of customer validation before building.
What’s your #1 tip for starting a business?
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As a current state no - but if I was trying to really build a strong community on an app or needed increased credibility, I think it makes sense.
Would you pay a monthly subscription for a blue check on your social media profile?
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Fresco
- Collaborative online whiteboard
- Integrated internal task manager
- Unlimited collaboration
Explain your startup in 5 emojis. Ready,set,go!
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What is the best platform to source customer feedback?
As you build a product, one of the most valuable pieces of information is customer feedback. Understanding what the customer wants is critical to future success, but sourcing this information can sometimes be difficult. What are the most effective platforms and strategies for sourcing impactful customer feedback?
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What tools do you use to leverage productivity while collaborating?
Everyone collaborates in their own way -- I want to hear how you leverage tools in your collaboration workflow to increase productivity for yourself or your team!
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Any founders willing to provide some quick feedback?
I'm hoping to connect with founders and discuss our startup's value proposition to see if it resonates. We're an online whiteboarding company looking to better understand the founder use case - please let me know in the comments if you'd be willing to have a quick 10 min conversation and I'd be happy to connect and chat about your experience!
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Where does whiteboarding fit in for you?
Trying to gauge some opinions on where whiteboarding (either traditional or online) fits into people's workflows. I'm curious to see how many people whiteboard and how they do it!
Also - if you don't whiteboard or don't have a need for it - please let me know in the comments! Your perspective matters too ;)
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How to determine the value of your product?
We've gone through multiple different iterations of our pricing scheme, and will probably go through more in the future too.
What do you use to gauge what a fair value is for your product?
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Congrats on the v2 launch! Looking forward to being continually inspired by the product 🥳
Butter 2.0
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What inspires collaboration for you?
Some people are collaborative by nature - and for others, it takes much more effort to collaborate.
In your current role, what inspires collaboration, and how do you facilitate it?
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Hey Jakob,
I'm the founder of a new online collaboration tool, and we're still figuring out who is the best target to sell to. Who do you think has the most applicable use case for online whiteboards and task management tools?
Thanks for connecting with the PH community!
I’m Jakob Knutzen, co-founder of Butter. Ask me anything! 💥
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Looking for founder feedback
Hey everyone - my name is Paul and I'm the founder of an online whiteboard startup. We're running an experiment with founders currently and I'm hoping to get some quick feedback on if our value prop resonates with founders. If any founders have 10 min of time to spare, I would really appreciate the feedback!
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How to best reach founders?
We're starting a new targeted approach toward founders for our product (both for feedback and sales) and I'm looking to learn about new channels to reach them.
What are the best ways to reach startup founders and entrepreneurs?
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@ivan_ivanka Thanks for the suggestion! Here are my main questions:
- What kind of brainstorming and task management solutions do you use individually and with your team?
- How much time do you spend on these tools per week and what exactly do you do on them?
- What are the associated pain points?
- We’re building a shared online whiteboard & task management tool - does that...
Calling all founders !! Feedback needed
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Calling all founders !! Feedback needed
Any founders willing to have a quick convo this week? I’m looking to gain some perspective from other founders on collaboration tools and task management. Would only be ~10/15 min of your time and we would really appreciate it!
If you're interested, send me your email and we can schedule a quick chat!
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What's the best part of your project?
Let's use this discussion to flex a little bit. I want to know what you think the best part of your current startup/project is. Let me hear it below!
For Fresco, I think the best part of our project is the ability to collaborate on a shared whiteboard while also managing tasks in the same workflow. We're continuously trying to improve and achieve the optimal flow with these two sectors but...
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How do you utilize ProductHunt?
I mainly use product hunt as a way to stay tuned into the startup ecosystem, while also trying to promote my online whiteboard startup (frescopad.com) where I can.
Curious how everyone else uses PH :)
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Where to balance time between departments?
As a startup founder, the idea of "departments" is funny to think about - because it's just you. and some people doing everything. This raises an interesting question, and one I have often struggled with: Where do you balance your time between departments? This could be in design, product development/management, marketing, sales, and operations. I'd be curious how other founders tackle this...
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What are the best ways to drive traffic to your website?
We've prioritized SEO from a very early stage in our startup journey, but we're looking for new ways to generate leads and drive traffic to our website. What are some of the best ways you've seen to drive traffic to a website besides SEO?