About
RAKESH AGRAWAL
I am Senior Director of Product at Audible.
I have been designing and marketing Internet services since 1993. I have worked at Tellme, AOL Search, uReach Technologies, washingtonpost.com and startribune.com.
On Twitter
- 2019 sucked for me for many reasons, but if I can replicate this rate of return in 2020, I will be thrilled. ... to… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 7 hours ago
- #UX In theory, not requiring a promo code is good. But if the click through doesn’t reflect it and you don’t show i… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 7 hours ago
- Anyone have their @googlenest go on to heat indefinitely even after setpoint? twitter.com/rsarver/status… 9 hours ago
- I’m definitely still a capitalist. I grew out of poverty with government subsidized housing and free school lunches… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 10 hours ago
- I don’t know if the bookers for Real Time are *that* good, but having @SpeakerPelosi @AndrewYang @karaswisher on th… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 11 hours ago
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Recent Posts
- Favorite things, day 5: podcasts
- Rakesh’s travel secrets for your holiday travels
- Favorite things, day 6: credit cards
- Favorite things, day 7: Hawaii
- Favorite things, day 8: TiVo
- Favorite things, day 9: Alaska Airlines
- Favorite things, day 10: First Republic
- Favorite hotels from around the world
- Let’s not call Goldman Sachs evil (yet, and for this potential infraction)
- 5 things Andrew Yang must do for the next debate
Top Posts
- About
- Google Maps: extreme close up with Street View
- The experience is the product
- The story behind rakeshlobster
- About Rakesh Agrawal
- LivingSocial merchant agreement
- Bought a smart watch in the past 90 days on an AmEx or Discover? Don't want it? Get your money back
- A look at Groupon's extremely lopsided merchant agreement
- Groupon, LivingSocial and daily deals - merchant FAQ
- Thoughts on this week's suicides and how you can help
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Monthly Archives: May 2011
Winning through simplification
Temporary housing site Airbnb is raising a $100 million round at a valuation exceeding $1 billion, according to TechCrunch. Airbnb is a great example of creating new markets through simplification. People have been selling rooms and temporary space through sites … Continue reading
Why Netflix is killing it — and what startups can learn from its success
Netflix just became the number one provider of subscription entertainment content in the United States, with 22.8 million subscribers. Comcast now comes in at number 2, with 22.76 million. And the trend lines indicate that Netflix will continue to grow. … Continue reading
Posted in netflix, startups, television
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