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Keith Schacht

Keith Schacht

Update on my projects

For the past seven years I’ve been building Mystery.org. Our mission with the company has been to make it possible for children to explore…

Mar 7, 2021

Mar 7, 2021

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Mystery Science

Zero to One Million

Short version: We made a thing called Mystery Science. It’s starting to get big!

Jun 29, 2017

Zero to One Million

Jun 29, 2017

Keith Schacht

Behind door #4

The range of options that most people consider available to them is much narrower than the truth. If they can’t find a job description or…

May 10, 2017

May 10, 2017

Keith Schacht

Bet on process over outcome

If you walk into a casino and on a whim bet your entire life savings and you win. Was it a good decision? No. Even though many would…

Apr 25, 2017

Apr 25, 2017

Keith Schacht

Web and Mobile Products: Understanding your customers

In recent years there have been some great resources on metrics for startups, in particular Dave McClures metrics for pirates and Andrew…

Apr 25, 2017

Web and Mobile Products: Understanding your customers

Apr 25, 2017

Keith Schacht

The vicious cycle of working harder

I’ve noticed that over the course of a week that over-working and working smarter are both self-reinforcing. To put it another way: the…

Apr 25, 2017

Apr 25, 2017

Keith Schacht

Designing a new product? The two most important features are…

Its been a few years since I’ve been in start-up mode: dissecting great products to learn, generating lists of ideas, and meeting lots of…

Apr 25, 2017

Apr 25, 2017

Keith Schacht

Encouraging online content production

Pinterest is the best new social application I’ve seen in awhile. Exploring it has rekindled a lot of thinking about what it takes to get…

Apr 25, 2017

Apr 25, 2017

Keith Schacht

Being intentional vs acting out of habit

Have you ever observed that you can live through the same event with someone but afterwards you’re reflecting and the two of you…

Apr 25, 2017

Apr 25, 2017

Keith Schacht

The elusive early adopters

It’s accepted wisdom in the startup space that you begin by testing your product on early adopters and over time you work to expand to the…

Apr 24, 2017

Apr 24, 2017

Keith Schacht

Keith Schacht

👋 Hello. I’m Co-founder & CEO of The Explanation Company (explanation.com). More about my background on linkedin.com/in/keiths. (The profile pic is public CC0)

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