Operations: Automation & tools
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15 Chrome extensions worth installing for entrepreneurs
Noah Kagan
July 28, 2021
Automation & tools
8
Productivity & habits
6
- Pocket batches distracting links so you read on your schedule
- Rakuten and Capital One Shopping save money with zero extra effort
- Idle extensions harvest your browsing data — audit and cut them
Automation & tools
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15 business apps AppSumo uses to run an $85M/year company
Noah Kagan
June 23, 2021
Automation & tools
9
Growth hacking
8
Cash flow management
6
- AppSumo's affiliate program pulled $608K in revenue in one week.
- Giveaways alone account for eight figures of AppSumo's total revenue.
- Start free and scrappy — add software only when the problem is clear.
Automation & tools
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Scaling Up coaches on COVID, remote work, and business adaptation
Bill Gallagher
April 21, 2021
Automation & tools
9
Project management
7
- Same-street restaurants had opposite outcomes based solely on willingness to adapt
- Zoom is faster but delivers only 20% of the energy of in-person work
- Solving hiring now requires a customer-avatar approach applied to employees
Automation & tools
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Winning on Amazon: Brand Protection, Channel Control, and E-Commerce Strategy
Bill Gallagher
January 13, 2021
Automation & tools
9
Branding
8
Business models
6
- Brand protection before optimisation: evict unauthorised sellers first.
- Amazon's digital shelf rewards catalogue consistency and social proof.
- Late-adopter surge and on-demand delivery will permanently shrink brick-and-mortar.
Automation & tools
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How to speed up a WordPress website in three steps
Ahrefs
October 7, 2020
Automation & tools
9
SEO
6
- Three changes took a mobile PageSpeed score from 45 to 95.
- Defer JS loading fixes most render-blocking issues without touching code.
- Image compression and WebP conversion cut page size by nearly half.
Automation & tools
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Five business apps running an eight-figure company (and three to avoid)
Noah Kagan
September 14, 2020
Automation & tools
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Tech stack & software
5
- Metabase gives non-technical founders database visibility — free.
- Notion gets a rare honest pan: Google Docs does the job cheaper.
- Own your community; Facebook and Slack can pull the rug anytime.
How to make your business more valuable by doing less
Bill Gallagher
May 27, 2020
Processes & SOPs
9
Automation & tools
8
Communication
7
- Outsourcing first — before optimising — sets everyone up for failure
- Indecision has a measurable 23x multiplier effect on team slowdown
- A business tied to its founder can't be sold, funded, or scaled
Automation & tools
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Three Google Sheets formulas every startup should know
Noah Kagan
July 5, 2017
Automation & tools
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Tech stack & software
5
- IF, VLOOKUP, and QUERY replace most manual data wrangling instantly
- VLOOKUP lets you pull any field from a row by lookup value
- QUERY aggregates spreadsheet data like a lightweight database
Automation & tools
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Slack productivity tips: 17 shortcuts and settings to save time
Noah Kagan
February 27, 2017
Automation & tools
8
Productivity & habits
6
- Send direct messages from any channel with a single shortcut
- Turn off all notifications and check Slack on your own terms
- Use Slackbot as a persistent scratchpad and built-in reminder tool
Automation & tools
YouTube
004: Using Align Enables Your Team to Run Efficiently
Bill Gallagher
December 30, 2016
Automation & tools
9
Business operating systems
7
Management
6
Automation & tools
Podcast
How to use 1Password for digital security and organisation
Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life
February 29, 2016
- Storing passwords in browsers or Evernote leaves you exposed
- Diceware random word phrases make strong master passwords you can actually type
- Security audit reveals duplicate and compromised passwords across all your logins