Phil Carter

@philgcarter

I'm a growth advisor for subscription apps. Book time with me on Intro: intro.co/PhilCarter. Outside of work, I love being outside with my wife and daughters!

Boulder, CO

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Joined September 2011

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Phil Carter
@philgcarter
Jun 6, 2023
After 7 years leading product and growth teams at @faire_wholesale, @quizlet and @Ibotta, I’ve started my own advising business to help consumer subscription startups build their growth strategies and teams. Learn more at philgcarter.com and reach out if you want to talk!
Phil Carter - Growth Advisor for Consumer Subscription Startups
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Phil Carter
@philgcarter
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My podcast with @GPTZeroAI co-founder and CEO @edward_the6 is live! 0:00 Introduction 3:05 What GPTZero does and why it's important 4:24 Edward’s path from journalism to founding GPTZero 6:13 The viral tweet that launched GPTZero 7:39 Why teachers drove GPTZero’s initial growth
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Phil Carter
@philgcarter
Sep 16
"Maybe it's an ego stroke. I don't know what." Mike Maser on his own instinct to overbuild, and why Kevin Rose's real superpower was stripping Zero down to one dead-simple action a few times a week. More on the Subversive Podcast 👇
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Phil Carter
@philgcarter
Sep 3
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In the crowded subscription app economy, building a great product is no longer enough. As AI has made software significantly faster, easier, and cheaper to build, the primary bottleneck has shifted from product development to distribution. As the serial entrepreneur behind
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Phil Carter
@philgcarter
Sep 14
Want your consumer app to break out in a crowded market? @duolingo, @instagram and @Tinder all cracked it with the same 3 key ingredients: 1. A simple, intuitive home screen 2. One clear primary action 3. A path to a compounding atomic habit Get these right and you have a real
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Phil Carter
@philgcarter
Sep 3
01:00:40
In the crowded subscription app economy, building a great product is no longer enough. As AI has made software significantly faster, easier, and cheaper to build, the primary bottleneck has shifted from product development to distribution. As the serial entrepreneur behind
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Phil Carter
@philgcarter
Sep 11
"We're not taking the money back." When @mmaser's first startup idea flopped after 3 months, he tried to return his investors' cash. Instead, legendary Silicon Valley investors Roger McNamee and Mike Maples challenged him to go find a problem that actually mattered. Mike Maser
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Phil Carter
@philgcarter
Sep 3
01:00:40
In the crowded subscription app economy, building a great product is no longer enough. As AI has made software significantly faster, easier, and cheaper to build, the primary bottleneck has shifted from product development to distribution. As the serial entrepreneur behind
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