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If you're a tech startup, working long hours doesn’t guarantee success. [𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝘄𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 40𝗵/𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸, 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱 ⬇ ] As a founder, you need to be honest with yourself. Do you work on things that matter the most only?? It’s time to focus on what really matters and moves the needle forward. Here is what I would do instead: ✅ Prioritize tasks that 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵, not just busy work ✅ 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗸𝘀 to free up time for innovation ✅ Align your team’s efforts with 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹𝘀 that impact the business Don’t just fill your week—make every hour count by focusing on what truly makes a difference. Don't waste your money and time. --------------------------------------------- 🚀 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽𝘀: https://t.ly/gaTBP

Eight Productivity Hacks for Startup Founders ! Being a startup founder means juggling countless responsibilities. But fear not! We've curated a list of game-changing productivity hacks tailored just for you. Here's a sneak peek: 1️⃣ Make A Priority List: Start your day by identifying and tackling the most crucial tasks. Brian Chesky from Airbnb swears by this method! 2️⃣ Restrict Social Media Exposure: Set boundaries to minimize distractions. Evan Spiegel's limited social media use helped him focus on building Snapchat. 3️⃣ Restrict Phone Notifications: Reduce interruptions by silencing non-essential notifications. Marc Benioff keeps distractions at bay at Salesforce. 4️⃣ Take Up Most Important Task First: Embrace the 'eat the frog' approach to tackle big tasks head-on, just like Reid Hoffman at LinkedIn. 5️⃣ Break Bigger Tasks Into Smaller Ones: Susan Wojcicki broke down YouTube's mobile app project into achievable milestones for success. 6️⃣ Follow The 80/20 Rule In Work: Jeff Bezos swears by prioritizing high-impact tasks at Amazon. 7️⃣ Reduce To-Do List: Satya Nadella keeps it short and sweet, focusing only on critical tasks at Microsoft. 8️⃣ Delegate: Elon Musk delegates like a pro, empowering his teams to excel at Tesla & SpaceX. Implement these hacks, learn from the best, and watch your startup soar! 🚀✨ #ProductivityHacks #StartupSuccess #FoundersJourney #abhisheksengupta

Eight Productivity Hacks for Startup Founders ! Being a startup founder means juggling countless responsibilities. But fear not! We've curated a list of game-changing productivity hacks tailored just for you. Here's a sneak peek: 1️⃣ Make A Priority List: Start your day by identifying and tackling the most crucial tasks. Brian Chesky from Airbnb swears by this method! 2️⃣ Restrict Social Media Exposure: Set boundaries to minimize distractions. Evan Spiegel's limited social media use helped him focus on building Snapchat. 3️⃣ Restrict Phone Notifications: Reduce interruptions by silencing non-essential notifications. Marc Benioff keeps distractions at bay at Salesforce. 4️⃣ Take Up Most Important Task First: Embrace the 'eat the frog' approach to tackle big tasks head-on, just like Reid Hoffman at LinkedIn. 5️⃣ Break Bigger Tasks Into Smaller Ones: Susan Wojcicki broke down YouTube's mobile app project into achievable milestones for success. 6️⃣ Follow The 80/20 Rule In Work: Jeff Bezos swears by prioritizing high-impact tasks at Amazon. 7️⃣ Reduce To-Do List: Satya Nadella keeps it short and sweet, focusing only on critical tasks at Microsoft. 8️⃣ Delegate: Elon Musk delegates like a pro, empowering his teams to excel at Tesla & SpaceX. Implement these hacks, learn from the best, and watch your startup soar! 🚀✨ #ProductivityHacks #StartupSuccess #FoundersJourney #abhisheksengupta

If you look at my photo below, you’ll understand how I feel every time I need to schedule an external group call, when I spot a double booking on one of my multiple calendars, or when someone books me via Calendly during what I thought was my focus time. I’m sure many founders, executives, and investors can relate to that. And yes, I don’t have a personal assistant right now, which makes it even more challenging 🙈 What’s most surprising is that in 2024, we still don’t have a real solution for this. I’ve identified 15+ startups working on “better Calendly” tools, but none seem bold enough to tackle the bigger goal: creating an AI-powered personal assistant who helps you become more productive and as a result happier version of yourself. It’s like building faster horses instead of inventing a car -we’ve seen this before 100 years ago. So I’ve decided to validate this idea and see if my personal struggle is also a pain point for other high-performers. If you’re interested, please drop a + in the comments, and I’ll send you a short survey that takes just 3 minutes to complete, helping me validate this concept 🙏

Hello LinkedIn Family Day 22: Calendly Calendly is a scheduling tool that simplifies the process of setting up meetings and appointments. It allows users to create customized meeting types, set their availability, and share a link with others. When someone wants to schedule a meeting, they can select an available time that works for both parties without the back-and-forth of emails. Calendly integrates with popular calendar systems like Google Calendar, Outlook, and others, automatically updating and sending reminders to ensure all parties are on the same page. It's widely used by professionals to streamline the scheduling process. #day22 #30dayslearningchallenge #calendarmanagement #scheduling #remotejobs #upwork #startup #virtualassistant

Welcome to Week 2 of our Founder's Toolbox series! Last week we talked about the rollercoaster of custom software costs. Today, we're diving into the thrilling world of choosing your dream dev team. Buckle up! 🌍 𝗛𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀: 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗹𝗹-𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘀? 🦸♀️🦸♂️ Choosing your tech team is like casting for your startup's blockbuster. Pick wisely, or you might end up with a B-movie on an A-list budget! 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗸𝘀: • They're in your timezone (no 3 AM calls, unless that's your thing) • Easier to meet face-to-face (nothing beats a good old whiteboard session) 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗸𝘀: • Often more budget-friendly (your investors will do a happy dance) • Access to a world of talent (because great ideas can come from anywhere) But here's my 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿-𝘁𝗼-𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲: It's not about where your team is, it's about how well they can turn your "wouldn't it be amazing if..." into "wow, it actually exists!" Remember: 𝗔 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆'𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗰𝗲𝗮𝗻. The real skill is in finding the right magicians for your particular hat trick! 🎩✨ What's your go-to? Local or global teams? Share your experiences below! #StartupStrategy #TeamBuilding #FounderLife #StartupLife #TechProjects #FounderTips

Is it time to say goodbye to the “No Hello Rule”?  ❌👋   In #startups, time is valuable. That’s why many companies are adopting the “No Hello Rule” – skipping formal greetings in digital communication to save time and stay focused. It sounds good in theory, but we haven’t implemented this rule in our internal Kickresume communication. Why? I think there are bigger time-wasters in the office: copy machines, coffee machines, data projectors, commuting to work, meetings that could have been emails, MS Teams and Google Meets that often don’t work properly, and so on... If a colleague simply sends you “hi” without asking anything, you can respond with a quick emoji, signaling them to send a follow-up. It takes about a second. Do you agree, or am I missing something? Let me know in the comments below. 

Ok, we really f*cked up.... 😬 So, we recently iterated a little on the two ways we help startup people teams... 1️⃣ Community (A.K.A "Individual membership") 2️⃣ On-Demand, monthly support to help you design, build & manage your culture (which we called 'company membership') Crucially, both are specifically for people teams... but cater for different needs... Now here's the f*ck up... 😅 SO many people have since assumed 'company membership' = 'something all our employees access", rightly saying "nope, we don't need that". Cue many late nights, and an unplanned further iteration from us to reposition & message the work we do with people teams outside of community membership...🥁 👉 "On Demand Culture Design" 👉 For Busy Startup People Teams" 👉 £299pm ($379) | Rolling monthly, built flexibly for startups 💭 Picture this.. You're a small startup people team, spinning multiple plates, stretched thin and trying to learn as you go. You want to pour your heart into people experience & culture but you're drowning in ER & compliance. You lack the time, support & insight you need to do this well. We have built this intentionally for you 🖤… 👉 Monthly Culture Design Sessions for you & your people team 👉 Between sessions we work asynchronously to research, ideate, prototype, build with & for you. 👉 2x coaches (Me & John) on-demand, in your pocket to help you navigate those unexpected, flammable moments that stress-test trust. 👉 Access to some incredible diagnostics, data & benchmarks to bring colour & context to your people roadmap. 👉 + an entire peer-community in your corner on Slack, with 1x community membership; events, roundtables, and 240+ mind-blowingly incredible people peers. Here's the clincher... If you've not worked with us before, the first session is on us so you can put us to the test first 🙂 Check out the new page & book in some time with us through there! ☕ 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eeyhBBP5

Wait is it sunday? 🌟 Day 10 Update: 100 Days Startup Challenge 🌟 Sunday Funday indeed! 🎉 While it may have been a break day for many, our team's dedication and passion for our startup shone brightly. Here's a glimpse of how we spent our "day off": 💼 Productivity in Motion! 🚀 Despite it being a weekend, our team didn't miss a beat. Everyone completed their tasks on Saturday, setting the stage for a well-deserved break. But, true to our habit of excellence, we decided to make the most of our time. 🤝 Team Collaboration! 👥 We held not one, not two, but three internal team meetings, coming together to brainstorm, strategize, and align our efforts for the week ahead. Collaboration fuels our success, and these meetings were invaluable in fostering unity and synergy among our team members. 💰 Financial Check-In! 💵 Balancesheet check - an essential task that ensures we're on track with our financial goals and responsibilities. By taking the time to review our financial status, we're able to make informed decisions and plan for the future with confidence. 🔮 Crafting Our Future! 🌟 With our eyes set on the horizon, we dedicated time to work on our future vision. From setting ambitious goals to charting out actionable plans, we're committed to realizing our startup's full potential and making our dreams a reality. As we wrap up another productive day, we're grateful for the opportunity to pursue our passion and build something incredible together. Stay tuned for more updates as we continue our journey through the 100 Days Startup Challenge! #Teamwork #Productivity #FutureVision #StartupSuccess 🚀

🌟 When Virtual Connections Become Real: Meeting Ranjit Bhinge in NYC! 🗽 There's something magical about finally meeting a virtual connection in person. Today, I had the joy of sitting down with Ranjit Bhinge, a member of our Relevant Basecamp global community, right here in the Big Apple! 🎥 Check out our quick video about the power of in-person connections! Ranjit's in town for a Bubble conference, and we couldn't pass up the chance to meet. What started as a simple coffee meetup turned into hours of engaging conversation that spanned: 🚀 Building startups and the entrepreneurial journey 🇮🇳 Business culture nuances in India ❤️ The intricacies of relationships and love 🧘♂️ Meditation practices and expanding consciousness 👽 Speculations about aliens and the unknown 🍎 Must-do experiences in New York (including my favorite spot for freshly baked bread and salmon sandwiches - Bakeri in Brooklyn that we were having our breakfast at!) Ranjit's expertise is impressive: he's the go-to guy for Investor-Ready MVPs for Early-Stage SaaS Founders. His clients have raised millions, won awards, and grown into thriving businesses. As a Bubble Expert, Coach & Instructor, he's at the forefront of the no-code revolution. But beyond his professional achievements, what struck me most was Ranjit's passion for personal development and his eagerness to learn and share. It's founders like him that make our Relevant | Venture Studio Basecamp community so vibrant and valuable. 🤔 Curious about no-code development or need fresh eyes on your early-stage product/MVP? Ranjit's your go-to person! To our community members: This is why we emphasize real connections. You never know when a Zoom call can turn into a mind-expanding conversation over a great sandwich in NYC! Let's make more of these connections happen! #RelevantBasecamp #GlobalCommunity #Entrepreneurship #NoCode #StartupLife #NetworkingMagic