bookmarks
4,018 bookmarks

The 2008 crash gave me a golden insight that I kept to myself. I used this insight to turn a $9M fund and grew it to fund $1.7 BILLION. My insight was so compelling that investors were giving me 10s of millions in a single meeting Here's what the insight was and how it worked:↗

I've just published a completely revamped playbook for finding your first 1,000 users. This is based on researching 100+ B2C startups, talking to 30+ founders, and collecting tons of never before shared stories. This is def my new favorite post I've written. *Read on*↗

·@lennysan·Jul 26, 2022·tutorial·growth·playbook·startups·user-acquisition

Steve Jobs famously said innovation is "saying no to 1000 things" before you say yes. For more than a decade, Apple has used Pablo Picasso's Bull to drive home the lesson. Here's a breakdown 🧵↗

Last year, I taught a 4-week long course about the creator economy ⁠— covering history of the industry, creators as businesses, web3, future predictions, & more. Now, all of the videos & materials from that course are available to everyone for free! 📚 creatoreconomycourse.xyz↗

·@ljin18·Jul 6, 2022·tutorial·course·creator-economy·free-education·web3

Hit $1M in revenue 3yrs into self-employment: • twitter course: $287,513 • small bets community: $284,030 • gumroad ¼ pm: $205,004 • aws book: $144,036 • p&l membership: $46,820 • userbase: $12,336 • freelancing: $10,004 • affiliate fees: $6,048 • cutting boards: $4,495↗

Look at this kids face. He was making $500K per cold email sent. Earned $10M+ profit in the first year of his business. Sold it and "retired". Here's what his business was and how he built it: (this is my story) 👇↗

ConvertKit just released a new feature that represents a massive unlock in monetization for most newsletter creators. Here’s what we did (and why it matters):↗

·@nathanbarry·Jun 27, 2022·launch·convertkit·monetization·newsletter

What is something you learnt about money or personal finance that you wish someone had taught you earlier? I'll share some of mine and consolidate the best responses 👇👇↗

·@ankurnagpal·Jun 27, 2022·essay·advice·money·personal-finance

1/ Starting my road to learning about AI. I’ve done some courses here and there but I am planning a more consistent effort over the next few years. Mostly documenting my path for others and for fun. Often people suggest things I didn’t know which can be helpful.↗

·@Suhail·Jun 27, 2022·person·ai·learning·personal-development

One of the LARGEST Crypto Venture Capital firms: Three Arrows Capital. They're becoming insolvent. With potentially $18b under management, this could be catastrophic for Crypto. Here's a timeline of what's going on and the possible consequences: ↓↓↓↗

As you become an adult, you realize that things around you weren't just always there; people made them happen. But only recently have I started to internalize how much tenacity *everything* requires. That hotel, that park, that railway. The world is a museum of passion projects.↗

Let's go back 5 years to May 2016 The markets are panicking. SaaS stocks are down 50%+. The mood is gloomy. Very gloomy. LinkedIn sells in a fire sale to Microsoft for 7x ARR a month later. And then they, & everyone else, go on to the most epic run in the history of software↗

·@jasonlk·May 11, 2022·essay·linkedin·microsoft·saas·software-growth

I just made $100,000 in a single month selling @NotionHQ templates through @Gumroad. Here's how: - Built an audience w/ tutorials and free templates - Spent a LOT of time on the sales page - Product bundles - Upgraded the customer experience everywhere Here are the details:↗

·@TomFrankly·May 9, 2022·tutorial·audience-building·gumroad·notion·sales

I'm in San Diego next week for our Zapier retreat! Where should I eat?!↗

·@bentossell·May 5, 2022·person·personal·travel

@netflix DON'T MESS THIS UP! You have one of the most unique opportunities to execute monetization on a global content platform ever. DON'T TAKE A GENERIC ADS APPROACH!!! My brain on how to think about ads from a customer and product first approach on Netflix. ... 🧵↗

I've been thinking about building an investor matching tool for a while. I think it'd be pretty quick to whip up w @airtable and @softr_io. Going to spend 30 min MVP'ing this, thought I'd live tweet it if anyone wants to follow along (this does slow me down a bit). Let's go 👇↗