Hi, I'm Colin Nederkoorn co-founder and CEO of Customer.io.
Duct Tape vs Building Systems
Your approach needs to change as you scale
August 16, 2019
Building a remote company
Downsides you should know about before jumping in
August 07, 2019
Things to make your life better that don’t cost money
Small changes can have big quality of life improvements
July 06, 2019
Don't make the sales mistakes we did
We took the long way around to appreciating the value of sales.
May 08, 2019
Building a billion dollar company
February 11, 2019
Rich or Famous
February 10, 2019
Buy the change you wish to see in the world
February 04, 2019
Reading the Financial Times cover to cover every day for a week
January 29, 2019
Blogging workflow for iOS
January 19, 2019
Airpods
January 18, 2019
Strap Ratio
How efficiently a SaaS business has turned investment into Annual Recurring Revenue
August 03, 2017
Bootstrapping vs. VC Funded? You’re asking the wrong question.
July 25, 2017
Should you build tangential features requested by early customers?
March 21, 2017
Replacing a Macbook Pro with iPad Pro (or trying to)
January 31, 2017
Why can’t Centurylink Gigabit Fiber stream Netflix 😒 ?
June 22, 2016
What to do when your flight gets canceled.
May 02, 2016
Johns Digital Nomad Year
John spent 2014 traveling around the world while working full time for Customer.io
August 02, 2015
The rise of the minor city
The future of life in the United States is minor cities with just the amenities you want
July 25, 2015
The battle for your files
Dropbox and Microsoft join forces to push Google back while Apple does something else
November 10, 2014
Ikea standing desk for $489
The motorized sit-stand market starts to get competetive
October 05, 2014
There are two types of cities
Rules of thumb for places to live
September 21, 2014
Thanks Walter
A special shout out to one of my favorite people
September 19, 2014
The Blue Quesadilla Lady
In search of the blue quesadilla lady from Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations
September 18, 2014
The best cell coverage domestically + sim swapping with t-mobile
Having both Verizon + Tmobile is the best of both worlds
September 17, 2014
Pulling a cable from the internet backbone
Getting our office really close to the internet
September 14, 2014
Why we don't offer discounts
Non-profit and accelerator discounts aren't fair for everyone else
September 09, 2014
Mistakes: Too many irons in the fire
Lessons learned from trying to expand our product
September 08, 2014
Monthly Company Progress Updates
Even if you never raise money, send updates
September 02, 2014
Just go early
Going early solves most frustrations
September 01, 2014
Opting out of the razorblade industrial complex
An introduction to shaving with a double edged safety razor
August 30, 2014
What is Soylent's 'job to be done'?
Does wearing the same thing every day free up energy to focus on what matters?
August 28, 2014
Wearing a uniform
Does wearing the same thing every day free up energy to focus on what matters?
August 27, 2014
Dear Hiring Manager
How to save everyone a bit of time when you're applying for a job
August 25, 2014
Power dynamics when raising capital
Things you need to know about dealing with investors
August 24, 2014
Renting an office in Manhattan vs San Francisco vs Portland
Why you might want to look for another city to grow your business
August 23, 2014
Verizon made an enemy tonight
Why netflix is slow on verizon fios and how to fix it by using a VPN
July 17, 2014
Stream the World Cup on your TV if you don't have cable
How to use a VPN + Chromecast to get the World Cup on your TV even if you don't have cable
June 14, 2014
Startup founders: What do you do to unwind?
I asked the internet what startup founders do to unwind. Here's what people said and what I do too
January 23, 2014
Who owns your data?
I examine Apple vs. Google and look at what the implications of going with one company are
January 03, 2014
What to do when your brain gets too full
December 22, 2013
Lessons from 2 months of remote working
November 24, 2013
The sooner you ship, the sooner you grow
August 31, 2013
The State of Static Sites in 2013
August 26, 2013
Take your company on a retreat
August 25, 2013
One reason gmail 2.0 on iOS still sucks
December 04, 2012
Jekyll on your root domain on CloudFront CDN
December 01, 2012
Early Stage Investors in NYC - Angels, Seed and VCs
November 18, 2012
On competition and hurricanes
October 29, 2012
How to use Gmail to destroy your relationship with your investors, customers, service providers, and employees
October 04, 2012
Cut your iPhone bill from $107 to $45
August 25, 2012
I'm an American and I want to watch the Olympics. What do I do?
July 28, 2012
Don't give away your product for free...
July 15, 2012
A standing desk for $22
June 18, 2012
The cheapest way to get HBO go
May 14, 2012
Muscle Memory
May 07, 2012
Forgetting lappy 486
May 06, 2012
Techstars demo day
May 03, 2012
Now powered by spinto
April 14, 2012
Burnout is caused by resentment
March 28, 2012
Email tips for introducing people and scheduling meetings
March 22, 2012
Progress, Plans, and Problems
March 15, 2012
I'm starting a company
February 21, 2012
We are the 99 percent
October 10, 2011
Debt
September 19, 2011
Complexity is the enemy
September 11, 2011
How 37Signals Thinks
March 01, 2011
What does a product manager do?
August 20, 2010
Five reasons smart startups use Rails
March 24, 2010
Links should always be blue and underlined
March 10, 2010
Google Adwords is not the best use of your advertising budget
January 26, 2010