Writing my to-do list every evening for the next day ahead is easily the most important task I do with my business every day. If I don’t write what I need to get done, I’m a mess. I’ll find myself switching back and forth between multiple tasks and at the end of the day realize […]
The Side Project Marketing Checklist Whether you’re starting a new startup or side project anytime soon, or have one already, this is an impressive marketing checklist worth bookmarking. Copywriting that connects with people I suck at copywriting, but thankfully this guide gave me some great ideas to think about. How to email 10,000 tech startups […]
The following guide outlines how I emailed 10,000 startups using GrowthList, my hand-researched list of 10,000+ fast-growing start-ups, for a new project I’m working on. The Project In 2015 I launched FoundersPerks. It’s a collection of exclusive perks and discounts from some of the hottest tech startups. The business model is simple: pay a one […]
What follows is the story of how Chris and Greg, a couple of bootstrapping serial entrepreneurs with many years experience living in Tokyo on a budget, decided to launch an online magazine to show the world that visiting and living in Tokyo doesn’t always need to cost a lot of money. Tokyo Cheapo, the blog […]
Here’s how I use email outreach to onboard new paying customers, and how you can too. For the last three years, I’ve been updating a newsletter curating the best business, tech and design news. Since its launch, it’s grown from a tiny audience into an informational staple that reaches 10,000+ people every week. And like […]
This is my new weekly newsletter featuring 5-6 links covering business, travel/life hacks and cool products I’ve discovered recently. It’s basically a lighter, more personal version of FoundersGrid, for curious, adventurous and independent thinkers. I hope you enjoy it. 1. If you’re involved or interested in how SaaS businesses work, this is a must-watch video […]
Yesterday on Twitter Jon Russell asked his followers who’s attending Rise this week, a huge tech conference in Hong Kong that according to their site, had 53,000 attendees last year. Here’s my response: Sorry, busy working on product and customers. — Chris ✈️ (@KintuLabs) July 10, 2017 I have a few founder friends attending Rise […]
I’ve just waited 40 minutes outside in 30c heat for a coworking space to open. At 9.40am, 40 minutes after they’re due to open according to their website and social media channels, I have had enough. So I walk over to another co-working space that’s just 10 minutes away. It’s open – so a least […]
A beautiful day to stroll around Nyhavn A post shared by Chris (@myeggnoodles) on May 4, 2017 at 6:09am PDT I’ve built some great friendships with a lot of Danes (one is the godfather of my child) during the past 12 years of traveling, hence I’ve always wanted to check out Denmark after hearing so […]
The following guide outlines how I approach building lists of companies at GrowthList, which I hope can help other startups considering building their own lists of companies they can use for prospecting purposes. Researching companies For our B2B list I kept track of job boards to research companies who were hiring and used AngelList and […]
