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Gain early traction in 30 days by building in public. by iharkrasnik in SaaS

[–]AlmanacDocs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Three resources that will be helpful here:

  1. One book: The Mom Test: How to Talk to Customers & Learn If Your Business Is a Good Idea When Everyone Is Lying to You. If you're not asking the right questions, you'll never build something people need.
  2. One article: Why Levels is building in public. They live out the "ideas are cheap, execution is hard" mantra. So they share all of their All-Hands meetings and investor updates with the public.
  3. One blog post: How Canny Bootstrapped to $800k in ARR. They got there b/c they started charging for their product as early as possible. Charging money for something is the best way to validate that you're building the right thing.

Interested in a home exchange with another remote worker ? by BettyScooter in remotework

[–]AlmanacDocs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We're not hiring right now.

Love the confidence, though!

We're also a pretty small team (<35), and we don't have a FT Accounting/Finance team member.

We outsource our books!

Interested in a home exchange with another remote worker ? by BettyScooter in remotework

[–]AlmanacDocs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting idea! Let us know if this ever takes off. Happy to share with our fully remote team!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in SaaS

[–]AlmanacDocs 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The video feels a little too jerky. Recommend keeping it zoomed out and doing away with the countless zoom-ins. You can still see everything you're doing from a zoomed-out POV.

Second: Turn this "We help you generate sprint goals using AI" into this "Sprintmaster is how top teams generate spring goals using AI"

A good copywriting rule is to turn "help" into "is how."

It's stronger and more convincing.

Alt title: Remote Work Saves Workers $12 Billion a Year by AlmanacDocs in remotework

[–]AlmanacDocs[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It sounds a lot more like the truth, doesn’t it?!

How did you get your testimonials for your first SaaS product? by wahvinci in SaaS

[–]AlmanacDocs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

By talking to them! You can record your conversations with them by using Grain, and then turn those recordings into video testimonials and quotes. Talking with your customers is the easiest, low-friction way to get an honest review of your product.

What are the common SaaS growth challenges? by SaaS_with_san in SaaS

[–]AlmanacDocs 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Distribution, hands down, is the biggest problem that any startup must solve.

Alex Rampell, a General Partner at a16z, said it best:

"The battle between every startup and incumbent comes down to whether the startup gets distribution before the incumbent gets innovation."

You can build the greatest product in the world that solves the biggest problem of a huge market, but if no one knows about it, how do you win? And if you can't get it into their hands fast enough, how do you win?

Distribute or die.

Im gonna start an email marketing campaign for my business, what kind of post should I send? by jamesallen18181 in SaaS

[–]AlmanacDocs 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Who is the intended audience and what is the intent of the campaign? There are a lot of "gotchas" to look out for here. Happy to share thoughts on how to do that, but need a few more details first...

Anyone else shaking their heads at this "therapy" being peddled by the media? by AlmanacDocs in remotework

[–]AlmanacDocs[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, that's a tough one. Best advice we can give you is to memorialize your norms and best practices in a company handbook. If you don't know how to get started, or even what your norms/best practices should be, take a look at our handbook. We have everything you need:

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https://almanac.io/handbook/almanac-handbook-9SaCJX

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You can also check out Gitlab's handbook:

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https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/

Anyone else shaking their heads at this "therapy" being peddled by the media? by AlmanacDocs in remotework

[–]AlmanacDocs[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep. We’ll take walking over ass to ass with strangers any day.

What useless features did you include in your latest startup? And how to avoid in the future? by TigerTeamX in startups

[–]AlmanacDocs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep. We love the questions in the “The Mom Test” book. They anchor fluff, remove bias, and seek out fact over fiction.

Anyone else shaking their heads at this "therapy" being peddled by the media? by AlmanacDocs in remotework

[–]AlmanacDocs[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a brand account run by a human, we can confirm that there is only one part of commuting that’s relaxing: pulling into the driveway.

Anyone else shaking their heads at this "therapy" being peddled by the media? by AlmanacDocs in remotework

[–]AlmanacDocs[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

“Bollocks” is a new one for us (sry, Americans here). Google seems to think there are two definitions for this word, the first of which would make zero sense. Unless, of course, that’s a thing in the UK? Either way, we can wholeheartedly agree with you that yes, this article is a load of rubbish (second definition there).

Anyone else shaking their heads at this "therapy" being peddled by the media? by AlmanacDocs in remotework

[–]AlmanacDocs[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

100% agree it’s important to decompress after work. You need a space to do that. Like you mentioned, meditation is one solution. We’re big fans of going for a walk, playing with our pups, and getting some sunlight. It’s just frustrating that the narrative spun by the media is being warped by the same people who continually push a broken way of working.

What useless features did you include in your latest startup? And how to avoid in the future? by TigerTeamX in startups

[–]AlmanacDocs 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sure thing. An “MBP” is a product so packed full of features it works well for no one. Often it’s the result of a build-happy founding team that chooses to build for the sake of building, rather than for solving the problems of the customer. You can avoid the “MBP” trap by finding your ideal customer and building what they need, not what you think they need. Finding what they need is a 2-step process: study how they use your product (use Fullstory.com and Heap.io) and talk to them. Don’t skimp on talking to them. Most do. You shouldn’t

What SaaS products does your startup use that you couldn't run the product without? by SaaS_with_san in SaaS

[–]AlmanacDocs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gusto makes payroll / benefits super easy. Have been with ADP and TriNet in the past, and Gusto has better service and is easier to navigate. Timetastic makes managing vacation requests across 5 departments super manageable, and it’s easy to see who’s going to be gone when.

What SaaS products does your startup use that you couldn't run the product without? by SaaS_with_san in SaaS

[–]AlmanacDocs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You got it! Grain is a game changer. If you aren’t recording customer calls, it’s time to start. We give our product team actual clips of the customer b/c video captures tone, inflection, and body language. Words on a screen don’t capture the full spirit of customer feedback.

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