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A list of apps that I either pay for or use for free to help me run my businesses. The goal being to give other business owners ideas for tools or new products.

Before we dive in, a recommendation (not an ad). Solo Capitalist is a fantastic new newsletter by my friend Wes Kimbell. He profiles million-dollar creator businesses and distills the techniques and frameworks they use to grow them. Now on to today's framework. 💡 The ideaHow do you know even before the

A mathematician on how to get the mind into motion.

The goal is resonance. Nothing is better than resonance. If you have a billion dollars, you are still seeking resonance. If you are well respected, you are still seeking resonance. If you are enlig…

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I have two exemplary pieces of 21st-century writing that I want to share with you. Neither is hot off the CMSes; they've both aged just a li

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How to think about pricing ads in your newsletter.

What to do when you write about yourself.

Chris Voss spent 25 years negotiating with bank robbers; this is what le learned about building trust Published Jul 01, 2021

Why Personal Branding is the next Multi-Billion-Dollar Marketing Trend Published Jul 01, 2021

Industry study that analyzes why content tends to be evergreen over time.


 
 
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 Icebergs are fascinating things. ​ During World War II, the British tried to manufacture some icebergs to help bui...

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John Gannon from GoingVC shares how he made $1mm in revenue as a creator

Patrick McKenzie's simple concept for making friends on the Internet.

From Om Malik : “I have often lamented that the ‘why’ of blogging got overtaken by the ‘what’ and the ‘how,’ with the tools and format becoming the primary focus. Ironically I made the same mistake with my newsletter. I don’t work for a publication, so I don’t have a deadline. I no longer have a

There’s no doubt that the internet has revolutionized how we access data. Access to the web has brought the global community together in…

So, the big question is: what's the strategy to success, and how can you replicate it?

AN INTERNET CREATOR’S MANIFESTO I have a duty to be useful and to be myself. I don’t know what’s useful or obvious to others, so I share things useful or obvious to me. I never know what will resonate. I show up daily and give myself permission to create. “The warrior and the artist...

Announcing Passport, the new infrastructure supporting Stratechery.

Content is the commodification of creativity. To make something you're proud of, make a classic instead.

If you’re looking to build online, you must be compelling. And if you dive deep into the most compelling creators online today, they operate differently than the average creator.

"Practice any art... not to get money and fame, but to experience becoming , to find out what's inside you, to make your soul grow."

In 1991, Sebastian Junger suddenly found himself with time to think. He had wounded himself with a chainsaw at his day job as a climber for a tree pruning company in Gloucester, Massachusetts, and was laid up recovering. Morbidly inspired by the experience, Junger became interested in the idea of writing a book about dangerous […]

In this exclusive excerpt, the notoriously private megastar and businessman offers a rare and honest glimpse into his life, from growing up in Brooklyn to building an empire.

Thompson's daily newsletter is beloved in Silicon Valley. By one estimate, his solo enterprise will make more than $3 million in revenue this year.

Compared to the first draft world of social media, blogging is a much more forgiving space.