Rand Fishkin – What I'd Change, What I'd Keep the Same & What I Don't Yet Know (Turing Fest 2016)

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1. Rand Fishkin, Wizard of Moz | @randfish | rand@moz.com What I’d Change; What I’d Keep the Same; And What I Don’t Yet Know
2. 8 Things I’d Change
3. #1: Learn Software Engineering
4. #2: Spend Time at Another Startup or Two
5. #3: Reject No-Touch Onboarding
6. #4: Push My Investors to Be Tougher With Me
7. #5: Only Launch EVPs, Not MVPs
8. #6: Hire Less. Build Less. Focus More.
9. #7: Pay More for Fewer, Proven Hires
10. #8: Sell Early. Start Again.
11. 7 Things I’d Keep the Same
12. #1: Geraldine
13. #2:
14. #3: IC vs. PW Tracks
15. #4: Marketing First. Product Second.
16. #5: Live Our Customers’ Lives
17. #6: Raise Capital (at least this time)
18. #7: Choose a Sector Other Startups Avoid
19. 5 Mysteries I Don’t Yet Know
20. #1: Multiple Products vs. Singular Focus 2007-2014 2015-2016
21. #2: Whether I’m any good at designing software, or just got lucky a few times early on.
22. #3: Self-Service vs. Enterprise SaaS (source)
23. #4: Acquisitions vs. Build-In-House
24. #5: Making Work Personal
25. I urge you to make your own 3 lists: What you’d change. What you’d keep the same. Mysteries you don’t yet know.
26. Rand Fishkin, Wizard of Moz | @randfish | rand@moz.com Bit.ly/randspast