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Michael McGuiness

@mikemcg0

Co-founder of @perchdotapp. Creator of @startuparchive_ & @foundertribune

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Thanks for the shoutout @sevensevensix team! Good demo of @perchdotapp if you haven't tried it yet 👇

Shoutout to @perchdotapp for landing on @howtomen’s “Top 15 Best Android Apps” this month 🔥🤩 A big moment for a hard-working team! 👏



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Shoutout to @perchdotapp for landing on @howtomen’s “Top 15 Best Android Apps” this month 🔥🤩 A big moment for a hard-working team! 👏


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Perch Reader made @howtomen's "Top 15 Best Android Apps" this month. Watch the full review here 👇

New Video! "Top 15 Best Android Apps - December 2025!" youtu.be/XkdY3jvGOgM Just a bunch of Powerful Customization Apps to end the year right

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"Top 15 Best Android Apps - December 2025!"
youtu.be/XkdY3jvGOgM

Just a bunch of Powerful Customization Apps to end the year right


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“None are great” is a value judgment 1 and 3 are perfectly good options and the answer is touch grass: being upset you aren’t worth 9 figures yet is unbecoming Being bored to some degree is a lack of imagination. Being prematurely disappointed is a problem of not being willing…

A lot of YC founders I know have fallen off the VC track. Meaning their companies are profitable but unlikely to grow to $1B+. They have a few options (none are great): 1/ keep trying Continuing to “try” means dumping more good money after bad. There comes a point where…



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Would love to hear about the use case. If it’s about managing your reading, then checkout @perchdotapp. It’s the best implementation I’ve seen so far to improve my reading experience.


Huge new release just went live on @perchdotapp today - User profiles with reading activity heatmap - Streaks - Reading data analytics - For You feed Let me know what you think if you get a chance to check it out!

mikemcg0's tweet image. Huge new release just went live on @perchdotapp today

- User profiles with reading activity heatmap
- Streaks
- Reading data analytics
- For You feed

Let me know what you think if you get a chance to check it out!
mikemcg0's tweet image. Huge new release just went live on @perchdotapp today

- User profiles with reading activity heatmap
- Streaks
- Reading data analytics
- For You feed

Let me know what you think if you get a chance to check it out!
mikemcg0's tweet image. Huge new release just went live on @perchdotapp today

- User profiles with reading activity heatmap
- Streaks
- Reading data analytics
- For You feed

Let me know what you think if you get a chance to check it out!

Michael McGuiness reposted

Naval: "Feedback from other people is fake . . . Real feedback comes from free markets and nature."

StartupArchive_'s tweet image. Naval: "Feedback from other people is fake . . . Real feedback comes from free markets and nature."

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"From the inception of PayPal, Peter Thiel focused on viral distribution for both practical and philosophical reasons. Practically, he knew his small startup could never acquire millions of users through conventional marketing channels. Philosophically, he drew on René Girard’s…

New essay: Viral Loops From the inception of PayPal, Peter Thiel focused on viral distribution for both practical and philosophical reasons. Practically, he knew his small startup could never acquire millions of users through conventional marketing channels. Philosophically, he…



New essay: Viral Loops From the inception of PayPal, Peter Thiel focused on viral distribution for both practical and philosophical reasons. Practically, he knew his small startup could never acquire millions of users through conventional marketing channels. Philosophically, he…


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The one and only, legendary, @balajis He is like batman, will fight crime in any organization, through any means necessary (even unsanctioned methods).

Brian Armstrong on what he learned about management from Balaji Srinivasan “Balaji is a brilliant guy. He’s probably one of the top couple smartest people I’ve ever met in my life,” Brian begins. “He was briefly the Chief Technology Officer of Coinbase. He came in through an…



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recent work

[Product] Brand new app experience → Perch

iverson's tweet image. [Product] Brand new app experience → Perch
iverson's tweet image. [Product] Brand new app experience → Perch
iverson's tweet image. [Product] Brand new app experience → Perch
iverson's tweet image. [Product] Brand new app experience → Perch


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Yes, listening to articles is quite potent. You should check out @perchdotapp. Same benefit, but spread across 'all' your newsletter subs and any others you want to subscribe to. Know for a fact that the team is thinking audio-first (@mikemcg0).


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Just added this essay to my bookmarks playlists on @perchdotapp which you can follow here: perch.app/feed/a3dab8bc-…


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Paul Graham’s 6 principles for making new things

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