Marketing is the same as

1. finding distribution
2. product led growth
3. being visible in a news article

What else?

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the advice is always to ship fast

It's true

But figure out marketing first

My first startup mistake is that

I figured my marketing approach would work

I failed to figure the intricacies

Wasted time

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Marketing innovation includes

1. Free viral product
2. Influencer recommendation
3. Freemium service
4. Running a podcast

What else?

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If you don't like marketing

build free products around your main one

That's also marketing 101

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With everyone going into AI

What will be the key differentiation to scale?

Marketing innovation

That's where the winners will be

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My key marketing roadblock

Is a self hosted open source app

Once I'm done with ChatGPT integration

Next step -> #selfhosted #opensource Atomic

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Target -> > 1k github stars

I guarantee this is how it will play out

Want to bet?

Follow me to find out

Marketing is a key component of your startup

Unless you're ChatGPT

Marketing is not just a podcast

It could also be a github page

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I get an average of 2 new users registered on Atomic

I'm still working on the Chat interface

I think this average will probably go up once

ChatGPT is incorporated

How long?

1 month give or take

Atomic + ChatGPT will be ready for Prime time!

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Current Atomic progress:

1. creating the bridge between the calendar API and Chat for
- user request
- missing fields

Future plans:

Desktop app:

your data + your calendar + transcription

To Chat with

Ultimate productivity app in the works!

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What if you could combine your data that holds your work and your time to get shit done in one interface?

Chat -> simple, intuitive and quick

This will be the ultimate goal of Atomic!

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Chat is the new interface

It's just more natural to get things done

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Atomic's new Chat interface

Already getting a lot of queries

Users can't wait to give it a test drive

Being a 1 man product has its down sides

Can't make it fast enough!

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Can you ask your calendar this?

"When is my next appointment?"
"What time is my meeting with [person] on [date]?"
"Are there any overlapping events on my calendar?"
"Do I have any free time on Thursday?"

- User experience and speed will keep
- Coming soon!

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Go to market strategy is very important

A good product might have product led growth

But it needs a spark somewhere

Figure out your spark

That's marketing 101

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working on GPT-4 + Atomic:

"Clear my schedule for tomorrow". This will move events and delete events based on context.

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New skill added with ChatGPT in Atomic:

"Schedule a priority meeting with [name]. Go ahead and move things around to make it work"

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GRIT

The most important skill you need

Everything else is experience

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Marketing lies on a spectrum

You can sell a to do list

With the most exceptional marketing

Or

You can sell a 10x better product

With zero marketing

Neither is better than the other

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Progress on ChatGPT for calendar

Things to do -

1. update task via chat

2. remove task

3. query system for asking ambiguous questions

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Solving a pain point is important

So is distibution

If you don't solve it

You don't have a business

One exception:

10x solutions tend to spread faster with social media

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