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Linking is used to remember a sequence of words or facts. If you are familiar with computer science, you can think of linking as the process of forming a linked list.

18 Jan, 2010

Getting Real: Notes on Process

Posted by: Jerry In: books| notes

Getting Real: Notes on Process

15 Jan, 2010

Useful SEO Tools

Posted by: Jerry In: SEO| marketing

A list of SEO tools

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Hobspot Webinar on Website Redesign for 2010

13 Jan, 2010

Getting Real: Notes on Feature Selection

Posted by: Jerry In: books| notes

Chapter Notes for Getting Real: Feature Selection

13 Jan, 2010

Why More is Less

Posted by: Jerry In: design

The paradox of choice: why more is less and less is more.

12 Jan, 2010

Getting Real: Notes on Priorities

Posted by: Jerry In: books| notes

Getting Real Chapter Notes on Priorities.

11 Jan, 2010

Getting Real Notes on Words

Posted by: Jerry In: Uncategorized

Words

There’s Nothing Functional about a Functional Spec

Don’t write a functional specifications document Functional specs are fantasies Functional specs are about appeasement make everyone feel involved Functional specs only lead to an illusion of agreement

people interpret words differently

Functional specs force you to make the most important decisions when you have the least information Functional specs lead to feature overload

easy to add [...]

10 Jan, 2010

Getting Real Notes on Pricing and Signup

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Pricing and Signup

Free Samples

Noisy world. In order to get people to notice you amid the din, give something away for free.

Easy On, Easy Off

Make signup and cancellation a painless process

Silly Rabbit, Tricks are for Kids

Avoid long-term contracts, sign-up fees, etc.

A Softer Bullet

Soften the blow of bad news with advance notice and grandfather clauses Need to deliver [...]

09 Jan, 2010

The Presentation Secrets Of Steve Jobs

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The Presentation Secrets Of Steve JobsView more presentations from prwalker.

Create the Story

Introduce the Antagonist

Deliver the Experience

Eliminate clutter

simple and highly visual Create twitter like headlines “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication” – Steve Jobs no bullet points Picture Superiority Effect (PSE)

Simplifies Complex Information

Dress up numbers (5gb => 1000 songs)

Reveal a Holy Shit Moment

Create emotionally charged moment People will remember how you make [...]

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My name is Jerry Tian. I am the founder of TrAvid, an integrated web service for event organizers. I currently live in Vancouver, Canada. As a solo web entrepreneur, I spent more than one year bootstrapping my startup. This blog is about the lessons I learned along the way. You can follow me on twitter, and if you are in Vancouver, make sure to check out my meetup groups:

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