Growth hacking was invented with a mint julep and two beers
Back in 2010, on a Monday at 5 PM, I found myself at a bar called Memphis in Southern California in a heated discussion with two close f... Continue reading...
The Best SaaS Articles of 2016 From Around the Web
2016 has been a year where knowledge has become freely available for anyone interested in knowing about all things SaaS. That's because the... Continue reading...
Pitch Deck Templates Won’t Get You Funding, Here’s What You Can Do
When raising money, most founders start by creating a pitch deck. Investors see countless versions of these pitch decks every day. ... Continue reading...
The Five Most Critical Mistakes Founders Make When Raising Money
Two tweets about raising money was all it took to get 81 email responses and 53 customer development calls with founders. I ha... Continue reading...
Create products that people love by validating your idea first
Video explainer created by LessFilms. You’ve done it before. You asked someone this question: What do you think of my idea? M... Continue reading...
27 books every startup ought to read
I published this list a while ago, but thought it could use a little refresher. As a lifelong reader and Audible fanatic, the list is al... Continue reading...
Even Unicorns Die Too
This post is about the meaning behind a t-shirt that I'm selling. It’s easy to poke fun at the billion dollar unicorn club given al... Continue reading...
Competing in SaaS by Leading With Product
In an earlier post about how to compete in SaaS, I shared a sentiment that's also consistent inside most high-growth SaaS companies: We b... Continue reading...
How to Compete in SaaS Today and for the Future
Starting a SaaS company in 2016 is much different from starting in 2005 or 2008 which were the last two times we started SaaS companies.... Continue reading...
Why we’re focused on product before growth and venture capital
We first stumbled on finding the right product for a good market 10 years ago in 2006 with our SaaS product Crazy Egg. The official launch h... Continue reading...
A new year, a new company
With a new year, comes a chance to begin afresh. And perhaps that is why we want to tell you about our new company. My co-founder Neil a... Continue reading...
731 Slack Users Reveal Why It’s So Addictive
I had this idea of “open research” where a group of volunteers and I would coordinate doing research on a company and publicly share eve... Continue reading...
Infectious Enthusiasm
I've personally met and interacted with hundreds of entrepreneurs, probably closer to a thousand. There's this feeling I get when I meet... Continue reading...
You don’t have time for boredom
Like many of us, I've learned a lot from my father. He travels the world throwing free health camps and also holds a full-time job as an Ane... Continue reading...
Week Four update of the 30 days of blogging challenge
Another week, another set of blog posts for the 30 days of blogging challenge. Here are all the posts for this week: Michael Galpert Wha... Continue reading...
Self-funding versus raising money for your business
I've been running a self-funded business, Crazy Egg since 2005. I also started another business in 2008, KISSmetrics, where I've raised mone... Continue reading...
A farmer’s lesson for us all
Last weekend I went to J.E. Perry Farms to hang out with some friends, family and pumpkins too. We decided to take the tractor ride and woun... Continue reading...
Focus on what’s next
The further you get from your past the smaller and less significant it feels. It's like watching an object from the rearview mirror of y... Continue reading...
Learn about a company’s culture with these two questions
I studied organizational behavior during college. Over 10 years later, I still have recurring dreams (nightmares really) about waking up a... Continue reading...
The hype cycle and how things become the norm fast
I've been amazed over the last 5 years at how fast things become the norm. If it's good for people it'll become what everyone does, the n... Continue reading...