Let’s talk about High Agency: an attitude I’ve seen in every successful product manager & leader I’ve known. Some ppl are born/raised with High Agency. It can also be developed later in life. High agency is a prerequisite for making a profound impact in one's life & w…
I've been running @morningbrew's social media for the past ~2 months here's a thread of a few things i've learned Twitter strategy only for now Insta later
How to design a product that can grow itself 10x in year:
The complete enterprise software sales playbook, a comprehensive guide to the expected process when a big co wants to buy your app: [A thread 👇] Email 1: Hello, I have not a single clue what your product does, and I have not read your website - do you have some sort of PDF?
The state of online learning: 1) YouTube will eat the low-end of the market. 2) People will pay 5-15x more for live courses. 3) The three biggest competitive advantages are the personality of a creator, the warmth of the community, and the quality of the student experience.
software is such a cheat code in the game of business. My first company was a restaurant. One of the worst businesses you can start (everyone told me this, but being young, I told them to kick rocks)
What’s an easier path to wealth? PATH 1: VENTURE STARTUP - 95% chance of $0 - Tiny personal income while building startup until IPO/scale - Massive dilution (most founders end up owning 5-15%). $1BN market cap = $50-$150MM for founder. OR...
Schools should look more like YCombinator. They *get* Project-Based Learning. In this thread, I'll talk about 10 things @ycombinator gets right about the future of childhood education. 👇
Stripe is known for product excellence. The team has consistently launched products that are loved & thrive. It's a key reason they're valued at $36 billion. But they should also be known for content & community excellence. It's why they get 1M+ mos visits. [THREAD] 🧵…
The school I want to build: 1) Start writing 2) Build an online audience 3) Start a company in your niche Graduate once you have a profitable business.
How Online Course Marketing Works I've taught more than 500 students in my online writing course. Here's what I've learned about marketing. 1. Start with an audience: Online education is a marketing business. The success of your course depends on the quality of your audience.
Workday provides an outstanding case study of leveraging professional services for an enterprise software business: 2009: $25M revenue 54% software/ 46% services 2014: $469M revenue 76% software/ 24% services 2019: $3.6B revenue 85% software/ 15% services
THREAD time for @david_perell! This is one many people have been waiting for. @david_perell's best tweets and tips out of his past 12,000 tweets, sorted by popularity. Next up: @RandallKanna. I make these each week, tune in if you enjoy.
best two business bios you've ever read?
If you could bet on 3 stocks for the next 10 years, what would they be?
Who out there is THE BEST at making websites in @Webflow?
New blog post: Video Games are the Future of Education. Via chess, Feynman, proprioception, "deep understanding", and simulations :) https://t.co/MjOaMXLh9o
Morning Brew's Secret Sauce and the Importance of Building a Community (Thread) Inspired by the North Star podcast between @david_perell, @austin_rief, and @BUSlNESSBARISTA Notes 👇
If I ever do moonshot investing it will be 10 years from now backing current @earnestcapital founders after a number of them had their first life-changing exit.
Simple business lessons from a 14-hour road trip: 1) We spend too much time thinking about the last few turns and not enough deciding which interstate to use. Sweat the big stuff. 2) Small changes in speed make a big difference over long periods of time. Can you go 5% faster?
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