Mark Durnin

Mark Durnin

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Are paid ads a trap for micro-startups?

I’ve been thinking a lot about the "distribution wall" we all hit. There’s a lot of pressure to hire agencies or jump straight into CPC roulette, but I’m starting to think traditional "marketing" is actually a waste of money in the early days. When you’re a micro-startup, you don't need a brand strategy yet—you need human beings clicking your links so you can see what breaks. I had a wake-up...

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I’m a Senior Project Manager with 20 years of experience. I have probably spent thousands of hours of my life manually resizing shapes in PowerPoint just to get a "One Page Status Report" ready for a Steering Committee. I couldn't find a simple, free tool that enforced this "One Page" discipline without looking like an ugly spreadsheet. So, I built it.
RVP - Plan on a Page (PoaP)
RVP - Plan on a Page (PoaP)Create a Plan on a Page - easy and for free
Mark DurninhuntedRVP - Plan on a Page (PoaP)
If you manage projects, you know this pain: You spend 90% of your time doing the work, and then waste hours fighting with PowerPoint boxes to report on the work. Most "Plan on a Page" reports are created in: 1. PowerPoint: Takes forever to align boxes. One change breaks the layout. 2. Excel/MS Project: Exports look terrible. Executives can't read them. We built Plan on a Page to stop the formatting madness. It is a browser-based tool that forces your update into a clean & standardized report.
RVP - Plan on a Page (PoaP)
RVP - Plan on a Page (PoaP)Create a Plan on a Page - easy and for free
Mark DurninhuntedRapid Viable Product - Smart To Do List
Static lists cause paralysis. Vague tasks like "Build App" sit forever because they're too big. Smart To Do List uses AI to fix this. Type a large goal, click the "Magic Wand," and instantly split it into granular, actionable steps. Features: • 🚀 AI Breakdown: From "Idea" to "Backlog" in 3 seconds. • 🔒 Privacy-First: LocalStorage only. No signup required. • 🧠 Expert Design: Built by a Senior PM with 20 years experience.
Rapid Viable Product - Smart To Do List
Rapid Viable Product - Smart To Do ListA To-Do List that thinks like a Senior Pm
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"Flat" to-do lists are killing your productivity. How do you triage the noise?

I’ve been a Project Manager for 20 years, and I’ve noticed a fatal flaw in almost every standard to-do list app: They are flat. When you write tasks down in a simple list, "Buy Milk" looks visually identical to "Fix Critical Server Bug." Because they look equal, our brains naturally drift toward the easier task (buying milk) to get the dopamine hit of ticking a box, while the critical work gets...

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In my 20 years as a Senior Project Manager, I’ve learned that a "flat" list of tasks is the fastest way to kill productivity. If everything looks equal, you naturally drift toward the easiest tasks, not the most critical ones. For years, I have forced every project team I lead to use the Eisenhower Matrix. We don't just "list" tasks. We ruthlessly categorize them into four quadrants: 1. Do...
Rapid Viable Product - Smart To Do List
Rapid Viable Product - Smart To Do ListA To-Do List that thinks like a Senior Pm