Exciting New Role at PaddleHQ
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Beyond thrilled to share that I'm joining @PaddleHQ in an exciting new role leading Founder Relations
Pinch me because this is a dream job β€οΈ
It blends cohort programs, community leadership, building in public & more
Here's how it came to be ‡οΈ
Introducing the Build In Public Crash Course
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Introducing a brand new offering from @BIPF_
"Build In Public Crash Course"
A fast-paced 5-day actionable program to transform you from being a LURKER to becoming PROLIFIC at building in public π
But wait ‡οΈ
What's our focus?
Helping you build a buzzing community and organic distribution for your startup with my lessons from 5+ years and 30m impressions on social media
Who's it for?
β Early stage founders
What I learned from 90 hunts on Product Hunt?
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Super stoked to share that I'm building a new online course πΊ
After helping 90 startups (in 5 years) launch on @ProductHunt, I'm ready to share my biggest lessons and tips .. in an actionable way. In under 90 mins of video and slides.
But why?
It's because:
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I keep getting daily DMs from founders asking PH advice and being curious about my secret sauce and learnings
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I believe many founders are missing out by NOT launching on PH
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I don't have time to work w/ every founder/startup 1:1 but the course will help
Joining Utopic Ventures: Empowering Ambitious Optimists
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Starting today, I'm joining Utopic Ventures as a Partner
I'll be helping @NeilThanedar (founder of Utopic) in supporting ambitious optimists change the world
Why am I doing this and what's in store?
Read on ‡οΈ
Many of you know how much I love helping founders
My personal mission is to spend the next 4-5 decades of my career putting "more people in business" & empowering them to succeed
I currently do this via my @BIPF_ , my podcasts and more
Then one day @NeilThanedar pinged me
Announcing BIPF2
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BIPF2 enrollment opens today π
After an incredible 1st cohort at the 'Build In Public Fellowship' (BIPF1), we're now inviting the next wave of founders and creators who're committed to building their dream projects in public π
What is BIPF?
A curated tight-knit community and 5-week program designed to help you put yourself out there and build in public fearlessly
Go from idea -> consistent action surrounded by ambitious peers who got your back
My next thing
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I'm launching my next thing π
It's something super close to my heart and a mission I've been on over the last 5 years
But let me tell you a story first ‡οΈ
It was 2018 and I just hit rock bottom
I was in deep credit card debt as I burnt my life savings ~$17,000 on a new startup idea that ultimately had 0 customers & 0 revenue
I spent 8 months of my precious life assuming I was building a great product
Yet no one cared
Why?
Distribution is underrated.
Most first-time founders obsess over product too much π¨
But distribution is ultimately the king π
99% of your success depends on people discovering your product, using it and becoming paid customers
Here are 10 tips to help you build those marketing muscles: πͺπΌ
1. Show up on 1 platform and build in public
Pick one social platform (Twitter, Linkedin or Tiktok) and start documenting your product journey from today. Write like you would write a public diary and add key observations and notes to help others. Show proof of progress.
Announcing my latest venture: The Build Track at Day One π
Here's 2 bogus myths about entrepreneurship:
1. Great founders don't feel lost, clueless or a sense of self-doubt
2. Great founders woke up one day and arrived at a big idea that the market instantly wanted
Here's the actual raw truth: β¬οΈ
Entrepreneurship is perhaps the loneliest endeavor in the world
Because it involves taking risky bets on often half-baked ideas and markets
You're likely to fail more often than you think
But then what saves founders from drowning in their own anxiety and self-doubt?