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November 2021
Your Customer's Goal
Your product is successful when your customers are successful. I have spent months discussing "activation" with investors, founders - and their…
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Ray Deck
The Evolving No-Code Mental Model
How should we think about no-code? This technology class is a challenge because it is both disruptively new and an evolution of what has come before…
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Ray Deck
Go Smaller
Do less of everything. And more of it. I started writing morning pages about seven months ago. Morning pages are a practice evangelized by Julia Cameron…
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Ray Deck
The Fifth Source of Capital
"Equity, debt, revenue and sweat" This rhyme reminds us of the four kinds of capital that drive a business. Most financial products for companies are…
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Ray Deck
October 2021
Pricing as Storytelling
What do I need, and how much does it cost? Pricing and pricing pages come up repeatedly as a challenge for innovative companies. Most turn into three to…
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Ray Deck
Robots and Bicycles
Robots automate. Bicycles accelerate. Which best describes your market offering? In conventional economic wisdom, the role of technology is to enhance…
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Ray Deck
The Trust-Building Memo
Jumping to conclusions is a great way to clear a cliff. Lots of processes could have fewer errors with almost just as much speed. I require briefing…
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Ray Deck
September 2021
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