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Opinion
Foo: Google and Microsoft Have Not Advanced Email in 10 Years
“I mean, if you sort of look at the timeline of Google's or Gmail's products in the past 10 years, it hasn't really changed very significantly, and I think that there's a huge opportunity for innovation where Google or Microsoft even hasn't really made signific…”
Brandon Foo Nov 16, 2016 ▶ 13:41 EP 480: YC Backed Polymail Raises $1M, hits 20k Users with CEO Brandon Foo
Disclosure
Chili Piper killed its inbox product over Gmail and Microsoft friction
“We actually had, at some point, an inbox as well, and the inbox was allowing buyers to see their entire buyer's journey and see who at the company emailed, what they did, and so forth. We killed it because we realized that it's going to be so hard to get peopl…”
Alina Vandenberg Feb 18, 2025 ▶ 7:05 This CEO Does $50m/yr and is moving to a Flat Org Structure, ChiliPiper CEO
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Jain: 60% to 70% of Email Users Can View Interactive AMP Content
“So I'd say about 60, 70% of customers typically would be able to see the AMP interactivity”
Rajesh Jain Dec 24, 2024 ▶ 11:29 Private, Bootstrapped, & Profitable: How Rajesh Jain Scaled to Over $100M As a Solo Founder
Assertion Contradicted
Moah: Boomerang invented the snooze button used across Gmail and Superhuman
“We invented the snooze button you now see in Gmail, Outlook, Superhuman, even Slack.”
Aye Moah Oct 22, 2024 ▶ 1:03 She invented Gmail Send Later in 2010. Bootstrapping to $10m revenue with Boomerang CEO Aye Moah
Insight
Foo: Ad revenue incentives force Gmail to remain a generic consumer product
“So for Gmail specifically, I think it's, you know, at the end of the day, they make money from ad revenue. And so they're, you know, it's in their best interest to make as generic or general as a consumer email product as possible to get as many users as possi…”
Brandon Foo Nov 16, 2016 ▶ 14:08 EP 480: YC Backed Polymail Raises $1M, hits 20k Users with CEO Brandon Foo
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Andrew Yang started 2020 presidential fundraising from his personal Gmail contacts
“Well, so what's incredible, Nathan, is that, again, we, our candidate literally started fundraising from his Gmail address book.”
Jonathan Herzog May 18, 2020 ▶ 9:39 Jonathan Herzog: His Plan To Get 30k Votes to Beat Jerry Nadler for NY Congressional Seat, YangGang Strategy and Freedom Dividend
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Manchón: Users typically spend six to eight hours daily in Gmail
“And then typically Gmail is used six hours per day or eight hours per day during the journey.”
Eduardo Manchón Feb 27, 2018 ▶ 6:11 948 How Barcelona Company Grew Past 600,000 Users With Email Open Tracking
Assertion Supported
Manchón: MailTrack will be the first tracker inside native Android Gmail
“Thanks to Gmail add-ons will be the first email tracker that will offer the double check inside your native Gmail app for Android.”
Eduardo Manchón Feb 27, 2018 ▶ 18:58 948 How Barcelona Company Grew Past 600,000 Users With Email Open Tracking
Insight
Brandon Foo: Gmail web interface with plugins creates a slow, cumbersome experience
“What we found is that, you know, a lot of people are unsatisfied with the Gmail web interface, you know, having to install multiple web plugins that results in a very cumbersome experience that slows down the browser, and then none of those features, you know,…”
Brandon Foo Nov 16, 2016 ▶ 3:34 EP 480: YC Backed Polymail Raises $1M, hits 20k Users with CEO Brandon Foo
Assertion Partly supported
Cirrus Insight launched the first Salesforce-Gmail integration in 2011
“In 2011, launched the first integration of Salesforce, which is the famous customer relationship management platform in the cloud, and Gmail.”
Brandon Bruce Sep 5, 2016 ▶ 1:28 Cirrius Insights $640K MRR 100,000 Customers
Insight
Anand Kulkarni says keyboard shortcuts are essential for managing a large organization
“Being quick and effective using keyboard shortcuts and blasting through a lot of communication is one of the best ways to manage a large organization.”
Anand Kulkarni Jun 7, 2016 ▶ 19:27 He's 31, Doing $700k/mo By Automating The Sales Process WIth $8m Raised, EP 265: Anand Kulkarni
Disclosure
Martinello: Akiflow originally built a Spotlight-style command bar for web apps
“We were building a common bar similar to Spotlight to control your web apps. So it was like Alfred, but it was much easier to connect like Asana or Gmail, and you could just type, you know, Gmail, send an email or Asana, create the task, and it would do it in …”
Nunzio Martinello Oct 13, 2021 ▶ 1:28 Productivity App Hits $2500 MRR, Raising $1.5m on $10m Valuation
Disclosure
Hendrickx: HQ.app centralizes search and organization across third-party work apps
“Basically the idea is to replace the way people currently organize, like, bookmarks and files in their typical places. So you connect your apps Google Drive, Dropbox, Slack, Gmail, et cetera and you get this central search engine you type, you find stuff, and …”
Florian Hendrickx Mar 15, 2020 ▶ 0:56 1695 How He Used Video Ads To Get First 450 Customers, $1k in MRR
Assertion Supported
Leadboxer aggregates data via pixels, emails, LinkedIn, and public records
“So we have a pixel you can put on your site. We have a pixel you can put in your email. We have a Gmail plugin. We collect data from LinkedIn. We get collect data from a chamber of commerce.”
Wart Fransen Aug 8, 2019 ▶ 4:33 1475 If Clearbit and Hubspot Had a Baby...
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