The rise of “user events” based products

The past couple of months I’ve seen an increasing number of very interesting products which leverage the “user events” data of a company to operationalize it. For example Correlated enables your sales or support teams to take action based on how people are using your product. The way it works is that you connects Correlated… Continue reading The rise of “user events” based products

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1x 1.5x 2x ⏩

The past couple of years I’ve become increasingly bullish about the use of asynchronous communication at work. Synchronous communication is when you phone or do a zoom conference with your colleagues or customers and asynchronous communication is when you communicate with them through a Whatsapp recorded audio message or a Loom video for example. One… Continue reading 1x 1.5x 2x ⏩

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The democratization of startup investing

We’re living an interesting time in terms of startup investing with more and more VC firms, rolling funds, operators launching side funds, alternative investment firms etc… Behind the “VC disruption” that many speak about, I see the democratization of this asset class.

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Deep Dive: Design Systems

The past couple of months with Nicolas and Alex we’ve been exploring “Designer Tools” startups and there’s an emerging category in that space that really caught our attention: Design Systems. Table of content: Why is design handoff so painful? What is a Design System? Case Study: Shopify’s Design System Building a Design System Videos 1. Why is design handoff so painful? The past couple of years in the design and web development fields, the concept of Design… Continue reading Deep Dive: Design Systems

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