Dani Grant @ Jam.dev

"Move fast and break things" is outdated advice for startups.
Software ate the world—and there's more competition than ever.
Our startup learned the hard way to ignore this advice, and this is what happened:
— Dani Grant (@thedanigrant)
Jul 17, 2023

Instagram and Notion have ex-PM founders.
So I thought it’d be easy to jump from PM to founder.
Here’s everything I wish I knew going from PM to founder:
— Dani Grant (@thedanigrant)
Feb 24, 2023

Dani Grant on LinkedIn:

Instagram and Notion have ex-PM founders. So I thought it’d be easy to jump from PM to founder. Here’s everything I wish I knew going from PM to founder: 1… | 147 comments on LinkedIn

www.linkedin.com/posts/danigrant_productmanagement-founder-activity-7034956770141696001-F45c?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

Excited to announce our $8.9M Series A led by @GGVCapital, along with @figma and several key industry leaders who’ve changed software engineering before us.
— Dani Grant (@thedanigrant)
Feb 6, 2024

Finding PMF is a game of delayed gratification.
Notion: 3 yrs
Airtable: 4 yrs
Figma: 5 yrs
Don't go so fast you tire out your ability to think non-linearly.
In PMF, go slower to go fast.
— Dani Grant (@thedanigrant)
Jan 5, 2024

Dani Grant on LinkedIn:

How we grew from to 1,000 to 20,000 users in 1 year: We raised VC and have money to spend on marketing, but most of this growth is from word of mouth. Here’s… | 45 comments on LinkedIn

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Justin Fineberg @ Cassidy.ai

Growing on TikTok made me realize how much Twitter is a bubble.
Most people aren't adopting AI or ChatGPT—they're scared of it.
On Twitter, it feels like we have an overload of AI content.
But we still need sooo many more creators (and products) making AI easy and approachable… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
— Justin Fineberg (@JustinFineberg)
Nov 27, 2023

Sam Altman and Jony Ive are talking about building an AI-native device together.
“What can we make now that before we had computers that could think was never possible? If the answer is nothing, it’d be a little disappointing?”
Interestingly, Altman has no hopes at building a… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
— Justin Fineberg (@JustinFineberg)
Oct 29, 2023

The GPT playground didn’t go viral, chatGPT did.
The UX is what allowed the masses to understand the power of AI.
Goes to show that even when the underlying technology is the same, the best AI products will be the ones that are overly-focused on the user experience.
— Justin Fineberg (@JustinFineberg)
Jan 5, 2023

The biggest untapped opportunity for technological innovation for Al startups is on the "personalization layer"
It's what sits between the application and the foundational model.
The retrieval augmented generation, the fine-tuning, and the prompt engineering.
The real… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
— Justin Fineberg (@JustinFineberg)
Sep 24, 2023

Will Nelson @ Foundry Studio

#1 underrated blogger: @jackbutcher
Everyone knows him as a designer
But his blog is filled with wisdom on building personal monopolies
Here's a few tidbits I can't stop thinking about:
1. "Your unique combination of experiences can bring net new things into existence by… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
— Will Nelson (@MrWillNelson)
Sep 11, 2023

Dave Portnoy might be a legend
But he wasn’t always
In 2004, he filed for bankruptcy
The untold story of Dave Portnoy the comeback kid:
— Will Nelson (@MrWillNelson)
Aug 17, 2023

I thought Goop was a joke
Then my wife made me read the history
I'm now convinced every newsletter writer should study Goop
Here it is, the unofficial history of Gwyneth Paltrow and Goop:
— Will Nelson (@MrWillNelson)
Sep 19, 2023

The phrase “$100M” is officially synonymous with @AlexHormozi.
His first 2 books:
• $100M Offers
• $100M Leads
By repeating the phrase “$100M”, Hormozi has concocted the perfect personal brand. As @KateBour says, “Repetition leads to admiration.”
Tim Ferriss’s first 3 books… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
— Will Nelson (@MrWillNelson)
Aug 24, 2023

JASON’S PERSONAL WRITING:

I've done marketing for 30+ startups.
Rabbit's launch for their AI hardware was GENIUS.
Tbh the founder might be the next Steve Jobs.
Here's the hidden marketing tricks you definitely didn't notice:
— Jason Levin (@iamjasonlevin)
Jan 10, 2024

Who is the most influential man you never heard of?
Eddie Bernays.
He influenced millions of Americans to smoke cigarettes, eat bacon, and buy bananas.
Meet the man known as the Father of Public Relations:
— Jason Levin (@iamjasonlevin)
Jun 9, 2023

Most people don't realize @RyanHoliday isn't just the Stoicism dude.
He's an evil genius at marketing.
I read his 2012 book "Trust Me, I'm Lying" about manipulating the media.
Here's 3 evil marketing ideas I can't stop thinking about:
— Jason Levin (@iamjasonlevin)
Jun 27, 2023

Did you know Netflix A/B tests cover images?
They wrote an article in 2016 about their results.
Steal these 3 insanely smart tactics:
— Jason Levin (@iamjasonlevin)
Jul 28, 2023