Vikesh Tiwari / Articles
Articles
Longer pieces, from my 2016 Slack internship to launching TexAu. Shorter thoughts go in Notes.
2022
- 55 quotes of Naval Ravikant that can change your life55 Naval Ravikant quotes on life, wealth, and happiness. The one-liners I come back to most, from the AngelList founder I treat as my unofficial advisor.
- The cost of not using your own product.Use what you build from day one. Why founders and agencies should run their own product inside their company before selling it, and what it costs when they don't.
- The legal industry is still missing the power of automationI built tools for law firms. Where legal work still runs by hand, and why legal tech startups struggle to change it.
- Planning to do Lifetime deal for your SaaS, read this first.Thinking about a lifetime deal for your SaaS? The pros and cons from running TexAu's own lifetime deal launch, and the mistakes to avoid.
2021
- How we made $450K launching TexAu on AppSumoEverything I learned launching TexAu: $450K in revenue and 5,000+ customers in 2 months, and why we did a lifetime deal.
- What is That Automation GuyWhy I relaunched my blog as That Automation Guy: free guides on automation and data for sales and growth teams, with Google Sheets, Zapier, Integromat and scrapers.
- Twitter Growth Series: Part 1Week 1 plan and daily tasks for a 30-day challenge to grow your Twitter (now X) account and build a personal brand.
2020
- The most important Google Sheet functions I use every dayHow I use CONCATENATE, INDIRECT and REGEXMATCH in Google Sheets every day, with examples you can copy for growth and sales work.
2016
- Slack Internship Experience, San Francisco and Silicon ValleyThree months as a test automation intern at Slack in San Francisco in 2016: my first flight, the team, the Bay Area, and a full-time offer.
- 7.5 and BelowMy GPA was below the 7.5 cutoff, so I could not sit for campus interviews. Why grades are a weak way to judge students, and what startups look at instead.