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Brian C. Long

@BrianCLong

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Co-founder @attentiveHQ | $860+ million capital raised | #3 fastest growing in USA| Sold TapCommerce to Twitter for 9 figures | Author of Problem Hunting

Miami FL
Joined March 2008
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@BrianCLong
Brian C. Long
1 year
Big news at Attentive. Congrats to Amit, very excited to see him take Attentive to the next chapter! He has been an incredible partner for the last several years.
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@BrianCLong
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1 year
My new book, Problem Hunting, comes out Oct 3rd. It’s a tech startup playbook for finding a product idea, hiring a team, and scaling your business. I’m donating all pre-order profits to Philabundance. Pre-Order Today:
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@BrianCLong
Brian C. Long
8 years
Last day @twitter - many thanks to tapcommerce team, @ralfonsi @dangreene @adambain - it was a pleasure.
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Brian C. Long
2 years
Your first 50 customers need to be your first 50 advocates. They are royalty; treat them as such.
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Brian C. Long
2 years
I just realized that remote work and zoom is really good professionally for short people like me. It does seem like the 6ft+ crowd is pushing for more in office @tgeisenheimer looking at you.
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2 years
We’re so excited to announce our latest product, Attentive Concierge. If SMS marketing was the answer to impersonal, one-to-many communication, Concierge is the evolution to simple two-way conversations.
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Brian C. Long
3 years
It's very exciting to see @attentivemobile featured in this @Forbes article about SMS' influence on retail marketing! Further validation that texting is simply a better way for brands to connect with customers.
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Brian C. Long
2 years
A great Head of Recruiting is an absolute must in your first 10 hires and is one of your most important hires. Hiring an expert and allowing them to do what they do best, allows founders time to do what they do best.
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2 years
first time founders think that hiring a big team is a sign of success when its actually the opposite
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2 years
CEOS: if you don't have an exec coach, you need to get one.
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Brian C. Long
9 years
Great crew at Aspen
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Brian C. Long
7 years
Congrats to my wife @LizDDay and the John Oliver team on another round of Emmys.
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Brian C. Long
2 years
How long will it take for us all to forget about the recklessness of the 2021 ipos and do it all again? Prob a year or two?
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@BrianCLong
Brian C. Long
8 years
Americans eat 2lbs of pretzels in a year, Philadelphians are estimated to eat 12 lbs per person per year.
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9 years
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@chamath @Hustle And if you want to work for the industry leader with thousands of brands and $500m+ of revenue - come to @attentiveHQ =)
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Brian C. Long
7 months
@hpierrejacques Love eniac - but attentive wasn’t incubated. First office was my living room in the east village nyc.
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Brian C. Long
2 years
Congrats to @LizDDay on the Emmy nomination for “controlling Britney Spears” by the @nytimes
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Brian C. Long
2 years
I think @mattmochary ‘s idea of a relentless focus on a top 3 has had a huge impact on my output. Pick your top 3 priorities and block of vast amounts of time to just do them until done. It’s amazing how much you can get done.
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Brian C. Long
10 years
Last day at the @tap broadwayhq. On to madison ave with @mopub and twitter friends. Great job @k10manion on the move http://t.co/1WtP1LZ5vF
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Brian C. Long
7 years
Good luck @ConorLambPA in tomorrow’s special election! My college roommate and a great person deserving of the job.
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Brian C. Long
2 years
This was such a great conversation. Thanks for the invite, Peep!
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2 years
Why startups should have 3-4 SDRs from the get-go, according to @BrianCLong .
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Brian C. Long
6 years
Congrats to @BainCapVC and on its new $1B. Proud to be #BackedbyBCV
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Brian C. Long
2 years
Calling companies is a terrible customer experience. Long hold times, and you’re tied to your phone until you get an answer. If only there were a better way to have a conversation with a brand…🤔
@attentiveHQ
attentive 💬
2 years
when brands don't act on the opportunity to have a conversation with customers, they can miss out on significant revenue. that's why we're excited to introduce Attentive Concierge 💬
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Brian C. Long
9 years
Great day at #taptheaspen
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Brian C. Long
2 years
New vc diligence question: please provide a list of all adword keywords you are bidding on and your price per bid and ad copy (or just give me access) Quickly find out who the business is actually selling to and how it’s going.
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Brian C. Long
10 years
Thanks @tapcommercehq for the birthday portrait. Pretty awesome. http://t.co/L4FRRIFVk1
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Brian C. Long
2 years
@Hadley Followed by a Spartan race.
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Brian C. Long
2 years
@ThatChristinaG Hi - I'm Brian; I co-founded a communication company ( @attentivemobile ). I'm looking to connect with other founders, tech enthusiasts, and of course, marketers. Excited to be a part of this community!
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Brian C. Long
10 years
@NicKapz looks ready to sing karoake at the @tap weekly meeting http://t.co/hxREPYxeHw
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@abarrallen Thanks Allison!
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10 years
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Brian C. Long
9 years
Andy learned a lesson - never turn your back on a freshly painted wall #FridayForGood http://t.co/e0gttDFmaR
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Brian C. Long
2 years
This scene exemplifies most startups and investors right now.
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Brian C. Long
2 years
@SamirTalk @timy0ung Hopefully they get a great product =)
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Brian C. Long
9 years
@tgeisenheimer kicking off the mobile marketing meetup at @TwitterNYC
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Brian C. Long
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Brian C. Long
2 years
@DavidSacks I would also look at current revenue risk based on customer base exposure to tech startups. Burn can grow fast if revenue goes away. 😬😬😬
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Brian C. Long
2 years
@maitlandlewis @timy0ung IMO being in the trenches heavily outweighs just being book-smart. Keep in mind the difference between a mentor and a coach. A mentor can guide you; a coach will help you set and achieve goals. @mattmochary is the best; I'm sure he'd be happy to help or make a connection
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2 years
If you want to know a company’s true competitors - just see the competitive keywords they are bidding on. Funny to compare these to who the ceo “claims” are competitors.
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Brian C. Long
10 years
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Brian C. Long
10 years
Tax day. Time for mentions for "indefatigable" @LizDDay http://t.co/ONU43CFZ97
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Brian C. Long
11 years
Speaking at #iabmobile summit. Thanks mark theerman and Barbara for the invite. (@ Crowne Plaza Lobby Bar) http://t.co/SqpR51l3sn
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@BrianCLong
Brian C. Long
10 years
Fantastic session at #BeyondTheInstall - great panel on gaming from grow mobile, play studios and dena. http://t.co/GS5BPCPTEi
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@BrianCLong
Brian C. Long
10 years
I'm moderately happy with my train at #twitterforgood along with @brookeburdge http://t.co/QPu6hKtqio
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Brian C. Long
11 years
Sun is finally out in NYC. Balcony work and reading commences. http://t.co/22plw8XOhS
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10 years
Our first japanese press on our panel last week in tokyo. Well done Marc hale! http://t.co/yGZMiN9dGz
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8 years
@svmirza @andrewgjones you the man sv. Love this photo - especially Aj awkwardly checking his phone.
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Brian C. Long
11 years
#tapthealps offsite work day. Can you see the paragliders above the mountains? http://t.co/5mP6A0i5OR
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Brian C. Long
10 years
Happy bday @andrwschneider how many people can fit in kingbird? http://t.co/zYQ1CWjmYi
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Brian C. Long
4 years
@BryantGarvin @attentivemobile And regarding it being across two different numbers.... this happens if a brand was previously on a shared code but recently moved to a dedicated code. We need to keep the opt outs up to date on both codes, so you would get a confirm from the new code. Compliance is fun. =)
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Brian C. Long
10 years
@jimpayne @tkawaja @aripap @kateherbert you haven't even seen strange yet.
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2 years
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Brian C. Long
9 years
Workplace of the future @EricGibbons @LucasPattan
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Brian C. Long
8 years
@svmirza @andrewgjones @tap @ndrw really nailed that Tshirt design
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Brian C. Long
9 years
Happy to see one of my fav old sci fi books @ChildhoodSyfy made into a mini series. Now someone please make the culture series into movies.
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Brian C. Long
2 years
@JasonRBradwell I love this. Personally trying to hold myself accountable to more writing this year.
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Brian C. Long
10 years
Best custom cupcakes as always @brookeburdge http://t.co/Xaw8tdv8Bw
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Brian C. Long
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Brian C. Long
4 years
@BryantGarvin @attentivemobile Hey - I'm the CEO of Attentive. I'll ping you directly Val. The overlap for a shared code tends to be pretty small (<1%), but Bryant is right - dedicated codes are the way to go. If you are a small brand, then toll-free could also be a good option.
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Brian C. Long
3 years
Thanks, @laurengensler for featuring us! Great piece!
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Brian C. Long
5 months
@Hadley Thanks bud.
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Brian C. Long
10 years
@James_Gross disneywar, the soul of a new machine, and the pretender
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Brian C. Long
11 years
Great article from my wife @lizdday on "special" government employees http://t.co/xYITd8tJjk
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Brian C. Long
11 years
We got cold brew on tap at the office, best decision yet. http://t.co/XUW8gMzWlt
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Brian C. Long
2 years
@jarodsteffes @chadross_ @Yotpo Also your products are delicious.
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Brian C. Long
2 years
@patrickc @asana How do you think it compares to Monday? My team loves the UX and ability to collaborate on Monday.
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Brian C. Long
11 years
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Brian C. Long
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Speaking at #nyustern event. They let in the dropout! Now I just need my nyu card renewed for Coles access.
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Brian C. Long
2 years
@packyM Seeing that things always turnaround.
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Brian C. Long
10 years
@NicKapz @tap for you maybe
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Brian C. Long
10 years
Excited for the tapcommerce global sales conference in New York this Wednesday. Fantastic agenda. (at @tapcommercehq ) http://t.co/YVYHWE7Moy
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2 years
@packyM Printing business cards now!
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@KateBour Great thread! Thanks for sharing!
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Brian C. Long
11 years
Goodbye Chelsea. Moving to 13th and 3rd. http://t.co/YUmpoffsM7
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Brian C. Long
2 years
@SeanEcom People forget in 2016 that it was all about Facebook messenger. We tried it and built for it. Performance was much worse than sms. Apple business chat is just customer service.
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@BrianCLong
Brian C. Long
11 years
Great piece by my wife @lizdday on return-free filing, following up on her popular story from last year. http://t.co/gzhJoTUVCy
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Brian C. Long
10 years
@ajs @jimpayne please make sure we can inform the "artist" first before any other usage. It's on loan from a private collection.
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Brian C. Long
11 years
reading WWII books helps defuse any stress about startup tech problems. I recommend "rise and fall" or "a short history of wwII"
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2 years
@micahjay1 I'm halfway there 🫤
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@brettdash_ @tclarkmedia Second this! It’s a nice blend of culture and nightlife. Plus Barcelona and Prague are friendly on the pockets!
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Brian C. Long
11 years
@kevinweil but does it take bitcoin? the new paperweight 3g is fantastic - with special offers of course.
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