Rand FishkinVerified account

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Founder of , husband to , feminist, author of "Lost & Founder". Formerly . I tweet ~40X/wk on marketing, tech, & startups.

Seattle, WA
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    Apr 4

    My new book: Lost and Founder exists to bring transparency to topics the startup world seems scared to tackle: - Depression - Layoffs - Failure - Why growth hacks fall flat - Why pivoting sucks - Why MVPs fail - How much $$ founders+employees actually make

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    1 hour ago

    Friends, there’s a lot going on. But don’t miss that one of the largest prison strikes in US history is happening now. Incarcerated people are people too - pls read!

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  3. 8 hours ago

    Q: Is there any reasonable method for estimating the number of listens/subscribers a podcast receives?

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    11 hours ago

    This book- Lost & Founder by -should be required reading for anyone starting a business cc

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    11 hours ago

    Contrary to what I normally post, here's a good alternative viewpoint on why you shouldn't raise VC funding from

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    Aug 16

    On 8/28, talks with our own about his startups, launching , and his book "Lost and Founder." Get your tickets now. Don't miss this !

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  7. Aug 21

    IMO huge advantage goes to people+companies that can quickly, easily describe what they do to anyone. Like how says "I help people find stuff on the Internet," or how is "humanizing technology," vs. "founder of an enterprise SEO agency" or "UX strategist"

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    Aug 21

    Don't click this, It's evil, bloody clever sabotage. don't click the link. you're going to click it aren't you.?

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    Aug 21

    So I’d like to go to a USA Search event to get ideas for ways of making better, which should I choose?

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    Aug 20

    THREAD: I want to take a moment to elaborate why we should be so concerned that Jim Clapper, John Brennan, Admiral McRaven, Mike Hayden, and other officials feel it necessary to speak out against Trump:

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    Aug 21

    Don't worry Google - we've all had one of those days.

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  12. Aug 21

    I was interviewed on this topic by the team ; they crafted this article on why you should consider alternatives to venture:

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  13. Aug 21

    I think this is both a smart investment, and the right thing to do:

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  14. Aug 21

    Congrats AJ! That's awesome - and your data looks killer too

    Wow, just did a case study on the software (Kinship) I have been building in my secret lab.
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    Aug 20

    PSA: is releasing a limited number of flash-sale tickets for San Diego - they go on sale tomorrow morning! ⏰

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  16. Aug 20

    Say you want to find sources that *actually* influence your target audience... 1) What would you type into the search box? 2) What results would you hope/expect to get on the next page? (doing some product/UX research)

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    Aug 18

    Since the sun is also moving, this is a better representation of how the planets revolve around the sun.

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    Aug 18

    psst, rename high school computer science classes “video game design.” students create their own game, starting with story work. build to coding, contextually, for game design as needed. congrats, you now have a nation of engineers.

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  19. Aug 18

    Goldman Sachs - legendary for putting their (wealthiest) customers above even humanity's greater good. 🙃

    Zappos is legendary for their customer-friendly service and policies. Which other companies have exceptional customer-friendly practices/policies? Most insightful response wins $100 Amazon gift certificate. Please tag with
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    Aug 17

    Someone in London is paying good money to troll Facebook

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    Aug 17

    Photographer Catherine Nelson uses cutting edge composite techniques to create these bizarre micro-planets. To bring these fantastical worlds to life, she used the best moments from hundreds of landscape photos and pieced them together in one frame:

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