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Anyone on post? Just got in and its lacking personality so far
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. your proposed update to policy, banning creators from linking to other platforms like , is at its very core anti-creator and antithetical to the open, free Internet on which Twitter was founded. 🧵
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Looking for alternatives to Gumroad? Here's the list:
1. Paperform
2. Sellfy
3. Payhip
4. Podia
5. Samcart
6. Sendowl
7. Shopify
8. WooCommerce
9. Hyax
10. Ko Fi
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How often do you listen to podcasts?
- Daily36.7%
- Weekly16.7%
- Monthly or ad hoc16.7%
- Never30%
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this is so important. every morning i greet my 18 week old son by knocking on his crib and saying “a fine morning to you son! say, what would you like for sustenance today?” and the i give him his cup of coffee and an economist magazine
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Startup founders are constantly being told what investors want. Many haven’t decided what they want for their own venture first. There are endless ways to build a business. Start with what’s best for you & your customers. Then, find investors who match your definition of success.
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The greatest lie VCs ever told founders is that business is winner takes all
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What impact do you think AI generated content is going to have on SEO as a growth channel?
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This whole GPTChat thing is **really** going to break the internet. That's all.
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VCs to web3 after ChatGPT dropped
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Do you agree?
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Are the solutions on the market a great fit for your needs? Do they do too much? How established is the third party? How reliable?
There's no one size fits all answer here - it's a value judgment you have to make (and sometimes get wrong)
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For most businesses outside of these conditions though, there are a heap of factors that impact whether you should build or buy
- Cost
- Time to implement
- Complexity of solution
- Scaling
- Risks of coupling to a third-party service
- Ongoing maintenance burden
- Scope
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The common advice for startups is that you should focus on your core business value (the part that makes you unique), and use third-party solutions wherever possible
There's truth in this - particularly for young startups that have $ to burn, and need to accelerate validation
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Unpopular opinion: In SaaS, it's sometimes it's better to build than to buy
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So how do we get ranked in ChatGPT responses? Any self declared CEO (Chat Engine Optimisation) experts yet
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Every ChatGPT screenshot that I come across
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Incredibly important application of text generation models.
One of the things people most consistently underestimate is how to learn general “soft” professional skills.
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I mentor a young lad with poor literacy skills who is starting a landscaping business. He struggles to communicate with clients in a professional manner.
I created a GPT3-powered Gmail account to which he sends a message. It responds with the text to send to the client.
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Legit love all these bangers though
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My boy Ludovico ftw again
I have kids I swear
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One company just bought 8 individual subscriptions to Dubble 🙃
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We grew Paperform from nothing to 3M ARR with no funding, no audience, no social following and no cold emails.
The secret? Good product, better service, and patience!
SaaS takes time, so chill ✌️
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Prediction: AI won't be a defining trait of most startups, instead it will be MSG sprinkled liberally everywhere
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Building ai startups is super hot atm but I'm not convinced there is a long term opportunity unless you have your own tech/moat
The risk is big companies will add these tools into their platforms, it's already happening
The big $$$ is going to be selling shovels and infra
When being uncomfortable becomes your comfort zone, you win.
Found this helpful (or not)? RT or let me know below
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We bootstrapped Paperform to 250K+ MRR 
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If you do this long enough, it makes you deeply skilled at
- being ok with sucking at stuff
- learning on the fly
- admitting when you don't know things
- applying learnings across domains
- knowing that you'll eventually find a way
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It turns out, the best way to learn is to do.
The hardest and best thing about being a founder is that your primary role is to figure out how to do something you've probably never done before.
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When and I started from our kitchen table nearly six years ago, we had no idea about
- marketing
- how to run a business
- trademarks
- accounting
- international tax regulations
- how to manage employees
- a million other things we do on the regular
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We bootstrapped Paperform to 250K+ MRR 🔥
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My side project is cashflow positive, bootstrapping milestone!
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Status update: has hit a first milestone today - it's made its first $1000!
MRR and active subscribers are also steadily climbing.
Next goal: $1K MRR
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