My first product launch in Product Hunt – 5 takeaways

by jordicabot | Nov 3, 2019 | marketing, product development, productivity, stories entrepreneur

Yesterday, we launched Xatkit on ProductHunt. This is the first time ever I’ve tried to launch a product in PH. And while there is plenty of advice on how to be thoroughly prepare your PH launch and maximize your chances of success, we followed none. Being a...

From now on, no more pop-ups in my sites

by jordicabot | Sep 12, 2017 | marketing, stories entrepreneur, website creation

I, like many of you, fell into the trap of believing that getting new emails from visitors was my most important path to success. And that I had to get it done no matter what. In fact, this is what any marketing guru will tell you. So I follow suit and added an email...

Customer code coverage

by jordicabot | Jan 8, 2017 | customers, philosophy, product development, stories entrepreneur

The notion of code coverage is well known in software testing. In short, it computes how well the test suite you are using to test the quality of the code covers all parts (statements/conditions/…) of that code. Obviously, the higher your code coverage the lower...

Another epic fail: Making only 300 USD with Amazon affiliate links in 5 years

by jordicabot | Jan 14, 2016 | affiliate, business model, stories entrepreneur, Uncategorized

Yes I do mean 300 and no 300K. And yes, I’m aware this is an epic fail (if you’re new to this site, please check my domain URL) but with so many posts of people making thousands of dollars a year (even some a month) with affiliate amazon links, I wanted to...

Productivity tip: Play podcasts at 2x speed

by jordicabot | Jan 7, 2016 | productivity, stories entrepreneur

Since I moved back to Barcelona  I have to face a 1h commute at least 3 days a week. I’ve become a fan of podcasts to entertain myself (and learn a little,  most of what I listen to are “business-like” podcasts, for suggestions check this recap by...

Agree to disagree with your co-founders

by jordicabot | Jan 13, 2015 | stories entrepreneur, Uncategorized

Nobody knows the exact steps to make your startup successful. Not you, not your co-founders (or anybody else for that matter). Thus, you’ll spend many hours discussing the best strategy to follow, especially regarding how to get more leads/customers for your...