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David Cristello @davidcristello.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

Bluesky is down ? What’s the equivalent of the fail whale ? The down clown ?

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David Cristello @davidcristello.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

In Denver for a few days. Which founders should I connect with ?

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David Cristello @davidcristello.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

It’s all disconnect and lackluster user exp. Our stripe portal needs optimized (it’s really confusing atm), our authO flow is clunky and priced for enterprise, and we only recently pick a ui component library. I want these things to make us move faster but only if they have stronger best practices

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David Cristello @davidcristello.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Copywriting is 90% understanding the market, 5% word artistry, and 5% following timeless tactics of persuasion (social proof, urgency, scarcity, risk reversal, etc)

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David Cristello @davidcristello.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

“Entrepreneurs are amplifiers” - Dane Maxwell Every conversational … every angle, every response Looking to maximize every opportunity to make a dent It’s the art of turning one investors into 5 One support ticket into a life long relationship On customer review into an ad campaign Amplify

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David Cristello @davidcristello.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

@tylertringas.com curious to get your take as it was great following your calm thesis … while “calm” didn’t work for SaaS companies …. Could it work for boring business ? Would buying a minority position in cashflow business be worth it (over full acquisitions?)

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David Cristello @davidcristello.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

This sounds amazing. This has been such a headache (still)

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David Cristello @davidcristello.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Great products are built from boring, mundane secrets that are discovered from talking to customers If you don’t know their pain point cold… you’ll guess… and you’ll guess wrong.

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David Cristello @davidcristello.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

It’s wild to me that this type of content would be trolled so hard on Twitter.

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David Cristello @davidcristello.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Thanks !! How are your projects going ?

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David Cristello @davidcristello.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

I’m not sure if I’m going crazy… but I’m on mobile and I can click to view the sets. I’m assuming it allows me to mass follow people in sets ??

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David Cristello @davidcristello.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Bluesky feels more authentic than the microwaved threads in Twitter…so I’m giving this content a chance :) Maybe I’ll post more about the countless mistakes I’ve made and the few “right” moves that keep us going I also just want to put out a beacon out there to connect w fellow builders :) #saas

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David Cristello @davidcristello.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

I went from remote bootstrapped to raising money and good growth (and burn) only to come full circle … Why share this ?

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David Cristello @davidcristello.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

I could be creative, I could try to remove pain, and yes… I could have freedom to not commute to crappy gigs. The journey has been great… but also complete cognitive torture at times. You feel such a broader range of emotions… which is scary if you love a rather muted life (I did)

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David Cristello @davidcristello.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

I never wanted to be an entrepreneur. I thought business owners were kind of lame (or disgruntled, or generally unhappy). I thought corp America was soulless, gutless. But the idea of building something that solves a painful problem … That hit everything for me …

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David Cristello @davidcristello.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

I was able to make this promise because my rent was $350/mo and my “day job” was a mixture of social work and freelance marketing. Not all have that low of a burn but if you’re expenses are sub $2K/mo… the sky is the limit for risk taking

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David Cristello @davidcristello.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Why did they do this ? Simple I interviewed them for hours. I was their business therapist I dug deep into the most annoying problems when running their business I used their language to create a pre sell PDF And guaranteed if they disliked the product I would refund them

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David Cristello @davidcristello.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

As a non tech SaaS founder, I had to pre sell before using my own $$$ to hire a dev I pre sold about $7K of product with the worlds worst UI (also the name was “checklist pro”) I didn’t have a business entity (not legal advice) and pre purchases sent me money via PayPal or check in the mail …

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David Cristello @davidcristello.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Thanks ! How’s your alpha going ??

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David Cristello @davidcristello.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Genres typically own a single emotion. Love, hate, greed, angst, rebellious, joy… When someone does a “crossover” it weird because the emotions clash

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David Cristello @davidcristello.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Where are these well curated follow lists ? I’m struggle to find the same network

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David Cristello @davidcristello.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

I think it was zoning and regulatory capture The problem is almost anti capitalistic in nature because of this

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David Cristello @davidcristello.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Trying to jumpstart my #saas network here … Tag someone in the comments I should follow (like @asmartbear.com !) #founder #product #saas

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David Cristello @davidcristello.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Would love a way to pull everyone I’m following on Twitter and see if they’re on Bluesky … Is this possible ?

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