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Harrison Stanford

@harryunderstans

All about meaningful, local connection • Founder @ Alisos • Tweets about my startup journey and lessons along the way

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Would you rather have 100 reviews from strangers or 1 from your best friend? The only question I throw stats and sample size out the window

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So refreshing speaking with founders who've already been where I'm heading. 1) They're able to quickly understand and deep-dive 2) They provide actionable advice Can't wait to return the favor :)

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Don't make it hard for a customer to reach a live phone agent. Use the customer's history. If they rarely call, chances are they have an issue that needs a human touch.

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Regardless of who you are, it's easy to become oblivious to both the good and the bad. That's why it's crucial to surround yourself with others and actively seek constructive feedback. 🚀 #SelfImprovement #FeedbackMatters

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Just started using Pirate Ship to print my shipping labels for our out-of-state orders --not sure why (yet), but my East Coasters love shopping locally in L.A. 🤷‍♂️

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There are incredibly talented offshore devs, but you need to know the traps to avoid. What I learned: 1. Validate tech skills thoroughly -- fake resumes is a thing 2. Actually talk to client references -- on one occasion a dev firm bluffed their client list, but I called

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I'm my own harshest critic, but when I look back at some of my earlier work for my startup, it's CRINGE In other words, I've grown a lot 😆

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“If you don’t like something change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.” Ms. Angelou’s words helped me check myself this week. Many things didn’t go my way this week—performance fixes we implemented were lackluster, found a severe bug, etc. This impacted my

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Top three takeaways from my pitch last night: 1. Discuss your go-to-market strategy, especially in this challenging market 2. It’s not enough to show you have an awesome team, show why yours is world class to solve your problem 3. Be extremely direct on how you’re better,

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Questions I’m working through right now during daily reflection: - What am I struggling towards? - What makes you happy? - What’s a big scary goal you should strive towards?

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Some people have incredible constructive criticism, but because they don't want to be labeled as "negative", they don't speak up That's why I always preface my questions with, "Feel free to be as direct as possible, it's my love language."

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Say what you mean, and do what you say Sad when a brands marketing doesn’t align with it’s actual policy and procedures 🤦‍♂️