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.
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- From the you-have-to-be-kidding-me department: @Intuit @turbotax doesn't calculate mortgage interest deduction? The… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 1 hour ago
- At least he didn’t call for RBG and sotomayor to be impeached. #loweringthebar 8 hours ago
- TIL: chrome has a feature that scans passwords you enter against stolen password lists. 9 hours ago
- I know, I know. It's just the SF bias. I see more Teslas in SF in any given day than the entire 2 1/2 years I lived… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 1 day ago
- TIL that of the 500 cars in my garage, 50 are Teslas. Lower than I expected. 1 day 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
- A sample Groupon merchant agreement
- Revised Groupon merchant agreement
- Google Maps: extreme close up with Street View
- Aloha to Mahalo, Calacanis' new reference tool
- About Rakesh Agrawal
- Think Groupon is a technology company? Think again.
- Media requests
- Can you understand me now?
- Answers from the Insurance Information Institute on Airbnb
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Monthly Archives: March 2012
Please take this survey
I’m trying to get a sense of where to focus my energies. If you’re a regular reader of my work, please take this 2-question survey. I’m also a big believer in seeking out criticism. If you dislike my work, please … Continue reading
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Rocky’s top 10 tips for dealing with the press
Chris Dixon has one of the best posts I’ve seen on how startups should deal with the press. I added a few items in his comments, but thought they were worthy of sharing here. I sit in a weird spot: … Continue reading
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PR tip: Don’t do this
Don’t cold email reporters when you are drunk. From an email I received last night: We’re 2 weeks from launch. Our inaugural trip to SF as a company runs this Monday (7a virgin air from IAD) through Thursday, for the … Continue reading
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Lunch with Rocky – March
I’ve been doing random meals with people for the last couple of months and it’s been a lot of fun. The next one will be lunch in Palo Alto on March 14. If you’re interested in attending, email redesign@agrawals.org. Please tell me … Continue reading
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