Recommended tools from the Interesting Data Gigs team
I've had the chance to test and use several tools in my professional life, so it's simply great to become an advocate for these incredible platforms and tools to make your life easier.
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Tool of the month: Doola
Tools for Startups
- AWS Costs optimization: Antimetal
- Forms: Tally
- Payroll and HR: Deel
- Company formation: Doola
- Best Credit Card for any US-based company: Ramp
- Best Bank Account for Startups: Mercury
- Knowledge management: Notion
- Website Builder: Ghost
- Email/Domain Management: Google Workspace
- Video testimonials: Testimonial
- No Code Automation: Zapier
- Community Management: Circle
- Marketplaces: AppSumo
- SEO, Keyword research, and Competitor Research: Semrush
- CRM/Project Management/Issue Management: Monday.com
- Accounting Management: QuickBooks
Tools for Job Search and Careers
- Talent + Job Management for your community: Niceboard
- Job Search: Teal
- Career growth: Coho
- Job search as a VC: Prospect
Tools for Data Engineering
- Data Quality: Monte Carlo
- Big Data Processing: Apache Spark
- Data pipeline orchestration: Apache Airflow
- Programming Languages I use: Python and Scala
- Data Visualization: seaborn and Superset
Tools for Email Marketing and Newsletters
- Semi-advanced Email marketing and Newsletters: beehiiv
- Advanced Email Marketing: ConvertKit
Tools for Creators
- Course hosting and management: Teachable
- Stock images, videos, and music: Shutterstock
- Affiliate Networks: ShareASale
- Podcasting: TransistorFM
- Twitter Management: Typefully
- Community Management: Circle
- Marketplaces: AppSumo
Tools for e-commerce entrepreneurs
- Empire Flippers: one of my favorite places to find great digital businesses to buy
- Online e-commerce: Shopify. Read here why I believe Shopify is Building the Future of E-commerce
- The best Marketing Platform for Shopify: Privy
- The perfect tool for Amazon FBA: Jungle Scout
- Flippa: the best marketplace to buy and sell digital businesses