Hey ! Today, we’re gonna look at Tweetsmash through the lens of The Put The Player First Framework and see what their Hero, Broken World, Paradise and Monsters are. Special thanks to Ramya for volunteering her product! (҂◡̀_◡́)ᕤ Let’s dig in! The Hero (The Hero is the ideal customer) Twitter Poweruser/chronic bookmarker is the hero in this … Read more
Yo yo yo! Over the past 2 weeks, a friend and I have been coaching a pilot group of founders on how to validate a product before they build it. After 3 pages of notes that look like they survived 3 years in the apocalypse, I made a list. A list of challenges the founders … Read more
As you open this email, you hear the sound of the audience in the stands. The lights gently fade up and you see two Arvindhs, sitting side by side on a TV set. One of them is dressed like a beach bum with torn shorts and a silver-black beard. The other is wearing a knockoff … Read more
Hey! Have you ever spent a month’s rent on toys for your cat and the 4 legged idiot plays with the packaging instead? I’ve not. I don’t have a month’s rent. Or a cat, for that matter. But I’ve heard of such stories on Reddit, so it must be true. Well, your customers are like … Read more
“Yer a wizard Harry!” Hagrid boomed. My daughter’s 4 year old brain was fried… “Harry can do magic?” “Yep” “Can I do magic too?” “Of course” “How?” I invoked one of my many talents and grinned like a Bond villain. A few seconds later.. “Appa! Yuck! THAT STINKS!” Harry Potter & The Philosopher’s Stone began … Read more
This was email 1 of 15 of the live email course I sent out for launching The Sidequest. You can subscribe to The Sidequest here. The pink lychee juice dribbled off onto my black and white stubble as I threw a flimsy plastic bottle into the dustbin under the sink. I burped a little and … Read more