I was in a Startup Accelerator (which is a business program for startups, which usually ends with you pitching your idea to investors), and pivoted very early in the program. Problem was, I was neither a coder nor designer. I was just a guy with an idea for a business.
The idea of sitting in front of an investor--many whom likely wouldn't be the most tech-savvy people--and trying to explain the idea was daunting.
In writing, there's an old phrase: show, don't tell. But how do you show something when you have literally hours before meeting with someone who could potentially give you the funds you need to succeed?
In a word: Sketch
Sketch gave me the ability to quickly mockup my idea so that when I met with investors and advisors, I wasn't telling--I was showing them. And they were impressed. It clicked with them more than words could. Many believed that what they were seeing was already done and working.
If you are a non-coder, non-designer like me, then is book will give you the foundation you need to create your software or app.
Like hundreds of millions of people, you probably lived your whole life using one-word processing tool: Microsoft Word.
It's great software Powerful software Resourceful software And...expensive software
Google Docs is the Google equivalent of Microsoft Word, but it's free. Free as in ad-supported, right? One paragraph in and you have to watch a 30 second video of some emoji game you would never play Wrong Free as in free. As in no ads. Nothing to pay later. Free
Who wouldn't want software like that? For the price of nothing you are getting something you used to pay for. And that nothing doesn't get you second-rate software that doesn't help you do the things you really want to do. It gets you cloud-based software that is on par with all the other word processing tools out there.
In many ways, it's actually better than other tools.
If you are interested in learning more about it, or you are ready to make the leap and become a free user, then this guide will show you the ropes and get you started as quick as possible.
If you have a website, then you have probably already heard all about rate, exit rate, organic search traffic, and more. They're nice words, but how do you use them to understand your visitors and get more?
Google Analytics is a powerful resource that can tell you the smallest details about your visitor traffic, but if you are asking yourself what it means or why it even matters, then you're like most businesses. Analytics is so data heavy that you can be easily overwhelmed and lost.
If you are new to Analytics, or even have used it a few times, then this guide will help you understand what's in front of your eyes. It won't get into the weeds with professional tips better suited for professional marketers. It also won't go into detail about advanced Analytics elements--the keyword here is Basics The goal is to get you started quickly.
Chances are you grew up a Word and Office user. Maybe you were a rebel and committed your herd to OpenOffice, or, dare I say, WordPerfect--but for the majority of people, our lives were loyal to Microsoft.
In 2005, a small little startup named Upstartle developed something unheard of at the time: a web-based word processor called Writely. It pioneered the idea of writing on the "cloud" and changed the way people thought about word processing.
Google noticed the little upstart, and in 2006, they acquired the company. The software was abandoned and turned into what everyone knows today as Google Docs. It disrupted the industry--namely, Microsoft's industry.
Today, Google has a whole suite of productivity apps; from documents to spreadsheets, you can do just about anything from the cloud. Microsoft and Apple have each made big attempts to create cloud-based environments of their own for office productivity, but Google pioneered the idea and its collaborative, online environment make it hard to beat. It's become so feature-rich that many businesses are finding it to be the preferred way to conduct business.
If you are thinking about making the switch to Google, or have already made the switch but want to make sure you are using it correctly, then this guide will walk you through it. It will show you all the basic features to make sure you can get up and running as quickly as possible. It covers Google Drive, Google Docs, Google Slides, Google Sheets, and Google Forms.
For 40-some-odd years, the world of spreadsheets has been ruled by one king: Microsoft Excel. Sure, there were far away challengers that tried to overtake the beast--I'm looking at you, Lotus 1-2-3--but none have come close to dethroning the powerful tool...until Google Sheets.
So what is Google Sheets? It's a cloud-based spreadsheet. Think Excel, but online. "But Excel is online," you say. Yes But Google was there first, and really has the advantage over Excel in this arena. It's quicker and easier to use for collaboration.
Google Sheets is also free; Excel has monthly/yearly subscriptions.
If you'd like to get the most out of the software, then let's get started
Note: This book is the Google Sheets portion of the larger work: The Ridiculously Simple Guide to Google Apps (G Suite). This book is not endorsed by Alphabet, Inc.
You're a young company. You have an idea. You have a dream. Your pitch deck can make or break you As someone who has successfully raised capital from a multi-billion dollar corporation, you can trust me when I tell you this: your pitch deck is not something you want to mess around with. A huge percent of the time you invest in putting your business together should be spent on your pitch.
My experience with pitching came as part of a startup accelerator. In the program, seven teams went through an intensive business bootcamp where we fine-tuned our businesses and talked to investors. At the end of the program, you pitched your business and hoped someone would make you an offer to invest in your company.
There were great companies in the program. In my opinion, all were worthy of an investment. But you know how many got it? Just my team.
There's a number of things that went into this, and everything wasn't completely centered around the pitch. But the pitch played a big part of it.
So how do you create a pitch-perfect pitch? Let's get started
The Apple Watch looks pretty snazzy, right? People have told you all about the cool features: like if you fall it will automatically call for help But how do you use it?
It looks nothing like the iPhone or iPad interface you are used to--except for a handful of icons. If you are lost and don't have a lot of time to comb through thousands of pages of tech-speak just to learn how to use a watch, then this book is for you
This book is based on the bestselling book "The Ridiculously Simple Guide to Apple Watch Series 4" but includes sections specifically for seniors (including accessibility features that make text easier to see).
Are you ready to start enjoying your new Apple Watch? Then let's get started
Note: This book is not endorsed by Apple and should be considered unofficial.
Now that the joy is over, it's time to get serious: how on Earth do you use this thing?
Macs are obviously not Windows machines, so there's a small learning curve. Nothing complicated, I promise. The goal of this book (which is based off of Mac OS Catalina, 10.15) is to teach you the ropes, so you can start enjoying your new computer.
If you are looking for a thick doorstop of a book that covers things you have never heard of and will never use, then there are more comprehensive books out there. But if you are switching from Windows and just want to know how to use your computer, then I'm excited to help
Are you ready to start enjoying the new Mac OS? Then let's get started
You remember the good old days when a watch was a watch--except for the cool kids who had a calculator on their watch? The only thing you had to learn was how to set the time and adjust it for day-light savings.
Times have changed Today's watches make phone calls, play music, tell you sports scores, let you read emails and text messages, tell you the weather, and so much more And, oh yeah, they can tell you the time That's a lot to learn.
If you are new to Apple Watch, then you obvi-ously want to know how to use it. This book will tell you how. Topics covered:
What's the difference between all of the "Series"
What's new to WatchOS 6
Using watch gestures
Apple Pay
How to change watch Faces
Sending messages and making phone calls
Using the calendar
Using reminders
Driving directions
Playing music
Checking the weather
Updating and reseting the watch
Best apps
Connecting AirPods
And much, much more
The goal is to get you up and running quickly. That means not digging into the weeds tell-ing you about features that you probably will never use.
Email as a communication tool has been used since the 1960s. Commercial use of email is still relatively young.
Today, email is dominated by one company: Google. Estimates show that over 50% of all people with email use Gmail If you picked up this book, you probably have one or are considering getting one.
For its email service, Gmail is easy enough to use--compose email, send email, done But there's more to Gmail than sending and receiving email. How do you get not-Spam emails to stop showing up as Spam, for example? What on Earth are labels? And how do you get email forwarded to another inbox?
Google isn't just a search engine anymore. It isn't just an email provider. It's a software suite of tools--from an operating system to productivity tools, Google kind of does it all
This book is your crash course to Chromebook, G Suite (including Google Drive, Google Docs, Google Slides, Google Sheets, and Google Forms), and Gmail.
There's a real good chance that you grew up in a Microsoft Word world. The first document you created were from the Office Suite.
But if you are reading this, then you are ready to make the leap to cloud-based (and free) word processing with Google Docs.
If you are thinking about making the switch to Google, or have already made the switch but want to make sure you are using it correctly, then this guide will walk you through it. It will show you all the basic features to make sure you can get up and running as quickly as possible.
Let's get started
Note: This book is the Google Docs portion of the larger work: The Ridiculously Simple Guide to Google Apps (G Suite). Thhis book is not endorsed by Alphabet, Inc.
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