| January is coming to a close, and inevitably so are some of our New Year's resolutions. (I should've known that mayonnaise-only diet was setting me up for failure.) But not everything fell to the wayside this month. Keep scrolling for some mighty wins from the team and our partners. |
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Set the bar high Unlike looking for your keys when running late, we believe searching can be fun. (There you are, Waldo!) To create a better user experience, we’ve moved Search to the navbar, making it easier for you to find your favorite deals by name, category, or specific keyword. |
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Teamwork makes the dream work As a proud, tight-knit, taco-lovin’ team, we’re honored to be recognized by Built In as one of Austin's best places to work in 2021. AppSumo was named number one on Austin's 50 Best Small Companies to Work For, and we received top 15 placement on the Companies with the Best Benefits and Austin's 100 Best Places to Work lists. Interested in joining the team? Check out our current openings. |
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Alpha betas Customer feedback drives everything we do at AppSumo, including our process for vetting Select deals. And a lot of that wouldn’t be possible without our devoted Beta-lings. Beta-lings provide candid feedback on products, help influence Partner roadmaps, and contribute to AppSumo’s success. Learn more about the Beta-ling program in this Thought Leadership post by Senior Product Manager, Komal Agarwal. |
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Toggle, baby, toggle We’ve added another layer of customization to search results. Now, thanks to our new “AppSumo Select” toggle feature, you'll be able to choose between seeing all of the deals that match your search criteria or just the Select deals. Select deals are tested and vetted by us and a team of outside experts (Beta-lings). |
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Up to code Good news for current and future partners (yes, you). Uploading codes is no longer a barrier to submitting your listing. Now the power is in your hands with the ability to upload codes through the partner portal when you're ready. Prepare to glide through the submission flow faster than ever before. Speaking of which, got a product you want to list in our store? Submit it here. |
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All in the biz Agiled released several features to help manage your business needs in one place, including invoice customization, subscriptions for clients, 3D secure payments, a booking toolkit, and more. |
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Up to speed Hexometer rolled out a brand new performance detail page packed with redesigned widgets, insightful metrics, and suggestions to help improve page speed performance. See more exciting updates. |
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Acquired taste With its surging growth, Hopin acquired StreamYard, a livestreaming studio startup, for $250 million. This deal will expand Hopin’s product lineup, making it a streaming powerhouse to watch out for in 2021. |
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By design With powerful updates to their Design Studio tool, intelli.tv created new layouts and designs that include an assortment of features to help you level up your interactive video creation. |
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Meet the foxers MeetFox enhanced their video call solution while updating meeting type customization features, such as availabilities, SMS/email reminders, breaks in between, and more. |
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Totally Publer Compatible with Chrome, Firefox, and Safari, Publer's new browser extension allows you to easily create and schedule social media posts without leaving your current page. #Convenient |
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Turn it up Since launching on AppSumo, ReMasterMedia has optimized over 200,000 minutes of audio/video content. They’ve also added two new audio mastering profiles, including a format for publishing audiobooks. |
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Signature move You asked, they delivered. With 115+ feedback upvotes on their product roadmap, Scribe revamped their signature editor to feature more templates and custom options. |
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| Dusty, Launch Ops Team Manager If you could instantly pick up a skill, what would it be? Super strength, so I can apply it to my climbing passion. Gotta scale those walls all day, every day. What’s one song you can’t get out of your head? "It’s All So Incredibly Loud" by Glass Animals. |
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You've probably never stopped to think about where the PDF came from. But the seemingly unimportant PDF has not only persisted for decades but has thrived, with over 2.5 trillion in existence today. Find out "How the Lowly PDF Played the Longest Game in Tech." |
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Mistakes are inevitable. But how many of us make mistakes on purpose? Believe it or not, deliberately making mistakes can give you the knowledge to more easily overcome future obstacles—proving a case for "Why You Should Practice Failure." |
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No matter what field you’re in, the most persuasive story will win. However, a lot of good ideas are killed by bad writing. Thankfully, "A Few Thoughts On Writing" provides bite-sized quips to help us all improve our craft. |
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Juggling demands while keeping a team focused is no easy task. Luckily, Ryan Leatherbury, Group Project Manager at Duo Security, and Chad Boyda, Head of Product at AppSumo, show us how it's done in "Strategies for Staying True to Your Product Vision." |
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Congratulations to our very own team member, Patrick Morgan, for his highly-rated debut novel, Apparent Horizon—a thrilling doomsday story that explores the question “With no tomorrow, what are we capable of today?” Give it a read! |
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Why do we need three letters (C, K, and Q) that all make the same sound? And is it swelled or swollen? Sneaked or snuck? The English language is complex, redundant, and often confusing, which is why Simon Pitt, writer, and developer, argues "The English Language Needs an Update." |
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