I've removed some apps because of the privacy setting requirements e.g. access to contacts when I don't feel its an essential part of enjoying the app's features. Curious to see the results.

Hi all, I m Sergio, the founder of Elliot I m a former athlete, turned software engineer & now entrepreneur. Over the last 10 years I ve built technology exclusively for e-commerce, & for brands such as Anastasia Beverly Hills, Buscemi, Crocs, Rag & Bone, Sonos & more. In that time, my solutions have generated close to $1B in e-commerce sales & accounted for go-to-markets for the United States, China, Korea & Japan. I ve also launched my own products, most recently Faux Freckles, which won the trendiest beauty product of the year in 2016, according to New Beauty Magazine. I m here to answer any & all questions on e-commerce, cross border, retail, software, start-up life & transitioning between different phases of life. If you guess what our cow logo means, I ll buy you lunch today!

Hi Makers , I'm Andy, author of Breaking into New Careers and EIR working on an Angel Investing School for patient capital, AMA I've had a portfolio career, starting off as a management consultant, before cofounding a bootstrapped startup (that my brother still runs today), starting a business within a business twice, developing my craft as a product manager, to joining the Obama Foundation Emerging Leaders programme and being named in the FT as a Top 10 BAME Leader in Tech. Recently published a new ebook called Breaking into New Careers for career transitioners who want to develop a personal brand, attract new clients as they freelance and balance working on their side projects. I believe the first page of Google is your new CV and this book explores how you can own it! Here to answer any questions about bootstrapping, angel investing, diversity in tech, portfolio careers, journaling, writing, transitioning into new careers, startups, personal branding, mental models, guiding principles, product management and me!

Lots of us makers invest in ads to drive traffic to our products so I was wondering how many of us actually watch ads ourselves. After you vote, tell us your rationale in the comments. Recommend your fave blockers, too if you use them.

Since Google announced its acquisition of Fitbit some devoted customers have said they will no longer use their wearables because they don't feel comfortable with Google owning their health data. What do you think?

It's often difficult to find a good balance between work and relaxing, especially with how hectic life can be. For me, because I balance working at Product Hunt and University, I prefer working on weekends so that I can keep a consistent, productive routine, although I do make sure to make time to relax in my schedule. What do you prefer, and what are your plans for this weekend?

Twitter announced recently that starting December 11th it will begin to remove old, inactive accounts in turn freeing up many usernames. While it may seem great at the start there are concerns about twitter accounts from loved ones who may have passed on, with a Twitter account potentially providing a lot of happy memories. Do you agree or disagree with Twitter here?

I've got a few calls booked with customers. I'm wondering if anyone has any good questions to ask outside of the basic "Do you have any feedback?" type questions.

Hi hosts! Here's a place to share questions and answers. There are hundreds of us all around the world, some more experienced in hosting events than others. Let's learn from each other. You can view an onboarding video conference I recorded with some meetup hosts around the world here and next steps doc which outlines what you should be doing here