David Perell

Over the next 2 weeks, I'm sharing 4 short essays on my writing experience. At the end, @david_perell & I are doing a live writing workshop and will try to convince you to take Write of Passage,…

@packyM·Jul 27, 2021↗

The most undervalued asset of a CEO is an Executive Assistant. My EA saves me 60% of time. I'm able to run a tech startup, coach 7 CEO's every month, write & surf every day, take @david_perell'…

@ChristineCarril·Apr 4, 2021↗

Lessons on the Writing, Distribution and Newsletters. Synthesized from the webinar between @lennysan and @david_perell Lenny grew his newsletter to 28,000+ free subscribers and 1200+ paid subscrib…

@brandonthezhang·Aug 25, 2020↗

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 ma…

@elamje·Jun 20, 2020↗

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 cr…

@david_perell·Jun 19, 2020↗

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.

@david_perell·Jun 11, 2020↗

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 marketin…

@david_perell·Jun 10, 2020↗

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 👇

@amlewis4·Jun 10, 2020↗

For anyone thinking about taking Write of Passage with @david_perell, here are ten tangible benefits: 1/Building a good information collection system. This system allows me to write from abundance a…

@josephcwells·May 13, 2020↗

MEGA THREAD TIME Here are 50 ideas that shape my worldview. These are my guiding principles and the light of my intellectual life. All of them will help you think better, and I hope they inspire cu…

@david_perell·May 10, 2020↗

14 Ideas on How to Grow Your Business by Writing (THREAD) Ideas are all from @shl and @david_perell Notes below 👇 https://t.co/c3Q45CZtdP

@eugeneyan·May 3, 2020↗

This tweet hasn't sat well with me. It could be discouraging and, frankly, comes off as condescending. Sorry. I'm a pro at struggling with pride and need to do better. What does a good cold email lo…

@BrentBeshore·Apr 15, 2020↗

Checklist for online writing: • Remove every unnecessary word • Focus on clarity, not cleverness • If a sentence bores your reader, delete it • Make your reader smarter • Treat every word like it’s …

@david_perell·Apr 11, 2020↗

Schools are moving online. Here are 10 ways online education is better than the traditional model, especially for kids. 1. Ship Fast, Ship Often: Traditional school is too passive. Students learn b…

@david_perell·Mar 15, 2020↗

Schools are closing. Thousands of teachers will be teaching online for the first time in their lives, and students deserve to keep learning. Here’s my advice to teachers. 1. Bring extra energy: You…

@david_perell·Mar 12, 2020↗

8. The future of education does not look like you think it does. It looks like Y-Combinator. Here’s why: • Respected credential • Teams of peers and mentors • Participants learn by doing • Attract…

@david_perell·Feb 16, 2020↗

Education is broken. Here is what the future of education will look like: 1. Teaching will become an extremely lucrative profession. Salaries will follow a power law. The best teachers will make mi…

@david_perell·Feb 16, 2020↗

Online education is taking off. But the courses on the future will look nothing like the courses of today. The best ones will be: • Active, not passive. • Communal, not solo. • Responsive, not sta…

@david_perell·Nov 12, 2019↗