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Creating a LinkedIn Killer with Jeremy Chatelaine

April 08, 2021 0:30:45 31.57 MB Downloads: 0

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Nuggets:

  • The competitor software you create for early adopters may appeal by solving a specific complaint they have about the dominant solution. Later other’s will join just to join the crowd.

Action Steps:

  1. Investigate why people log in to LinkedIn; prioritize those functions in the new platform
  2. Conversely, research what are the biggest complaints people have about LinkedIn
  3. Research economics of Steemit
  4. Choose a niche hungry for connection
  5. Experiment with the incentive structure and pivot as necessary

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Jeremy Chatelaine a software developer that quit his job in 2014 and started his own successful SaaS business from scratch. That platform is QuickMail.io, a 7 figure business and a leading platform for cold email automation today.


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