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Ilya Volodarsky

08/01/19

@ Y Combinator

In the early days, we used Google Sheets as a CRM and relied on email for communication, avoiding expensive tools like Asana or Trello.

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Ooshma Garg

09/08/18

@ Y Combinator

In the early days, I used email to experiment with pricing by sending different offers to customers, which helped us find the best price for our market.

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Y Combinator Cast

06/20/14

@ Y Combinator

We initially tried various methods like mental tabs and spreadsheets, but they were cumbersome. Even using Venmo felt silly for small amounts exchanged frequently.

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Y Combinator Cast

04/07/17

@ Y Combinator

As we scaled, we had to adapt our communication tools. We moved from relying solely on email to having weekly All Hands meetings with presentations to keep everyone updated on company developments.

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Andrew Mason

10/15/14

@ Y Combinator

In the early days, we generated Groupon vouchers using a FileMaker app, which was a makeshift solution that involved exporting data and emailing vouchers manually.

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Mathilde Collin

10/25/18

@ Y Combinator

In the early days, we tracked our revenue daily to ensure everyone in the company was aligned with our financial goals.

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Reid Hoffman

10/15/14

@ Y Combinator

In the early days, we innovated by allowing users to upload their address books to see who else was on LinkedIn, which significantly changed our growth curve.

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Ashley Wong

09/18/18

@ Y Combinator

During our early days, we communicated closely with our 24 users, which helped us understand their needs without being metric-driven.

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Gustaf Alströmer

12/30/22

@ Y Combinator

I recommend tools like Apollo.io, Close.com, Pipedrive, and Hunter.io for managing sales outreach and tracking.

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Patrick Collison

11/05/15

@ Greylock

We had to manually set up accounts in the early days, which worked well because it reduced friction for users.