I ran an online course on how to create an online course
150 students. $350K+ in revenue. $40K+ in scholarships.
And I finally had time to sit down and write about it 😄
Here are 20 lessons I learned:
Over the last few years, I’ve been reading and studying what it takes to build a successful & happy relationship
(Because I never want to get divorced again 💔)
Here’s where I went wrong before & the 7 things I'm doing now:
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“Ideas are like fish. If you want to catch little fish, you can stay in the shallow water.But if you want to catch the big fish, you’ve got to go deeper. Down deep, the fish are more powerful and purer. They’re huge and very beautiful."— David Lynch pic.twitter.com/6hFodghPng— David Perell (@david_perell) July 15, 2021
How does Instagram work? Or more specifically – why do I see what I see on Instagram? 🧐
In this video I cover:
- “The Algorithm”
- Ranking Feed & Stories
- Ranking Explore
- Ranking Reels
- "Shadow Banning"
- Influencing Your Experience https://t.co/ZqffIy78Ap
Huy Fong's Sriracha hit revenue of $150m+ a year...with no sales team, no trademark and $0 in ad spend.
Its creator is Vietnamese-American David Tran, making the sauce's success a tale of immigrant hustle and a product that literally sells itself.
Here's the story🧵 https://t.co/siEoK6UeLs
After the Fire Phone failed, Bezos said Amazon would have much bigger failures that would make it look like a “blip”:
“The size of your mistakes need to grow along with [the company].” https://t.co/6u88tv3oGx
Games have some of the best onboarding flows
'Time-to-fun' is a key metric in game design relevant for all software. As apps that compete for free time, games deliver value quickly & unpack complexity slowly 🎢
Thread 👇 on onboarding best practices from games https://t.co/tV0lQxRZZI
Brian Koppelman on Twitter: "1) If you're looking back at 2018 today and feeling bad about the things you failed at, the things that didn't go as well as you'd hoped they would, at the ways in which you let yourself, your dreams, your ideals down, know this: you are not alone. And you are not defeated." / Twitter
1) If you're looking back at 2018 today and feeling bad about the things you failed at, the things that didn't go as well as you'd hoped they would, at the ways in which you let yourself, your dreams, your ideals down, know this: you are not alone. And you are not defeated.
I've gotten 5M impressions and 10K+ retweets on my threads the past 3 weeks.Wanna know how I make them?Here's the full 15-step process:— Blake Emal 👋 (@heyblake) May 17, 2021
Dickie Bush 🚢 在 Twitter: "One of the most legendary marketers of all time: David Ogilvy In 1982, David wrote an internal memo to the employees of his advertising agency titled "How to write." And in just 10 bullets he put together a masterclass in effective writing. Here's a breakdown of each one: https://t.co/MxRYuQRLyA" / Twitter
One of the most legendary marketers of all time: David Ogilvy
In 1982, David wrote an internal memo to the employees of his advertising agency titled "How to write."
And in just 10 bullets he put together a masterclass in effective writing.
Here's a breakdown of each one: https://t.co/MxRYuQRLyA
Alex Garcia 🔍 在 Twitter: "I built my Twitter following from 1k to 40k in 50 days. My email list from 0 to 7k in 2 months. And I didn't spend a dollar. Here are the 9 secrets to building an audience fast 🧵" / Twitter
I built my Twitter following from 1k to 40k in 50 days.
My email list from 0 to 7k in 2 months.
And I didn't spend a dollar.
Here are the 9 secrets to building an audience fast 🧵
SalsaTekila on Twitter: "Pro tip: nobody has a fucking clue only guesses. Some guesses better than others, but guesses. It's all risk, thanks." / Twitter
Pro tip: nobody has a fucking clue only guesses. Some guesses better than others, but guesses. It's all risk, thanks.
Alex Lieberman ☕️ 在 Twitter: "I studied 7 world-class performers over the weekend. They all have remarkable stories to tell. Here's 1 fact, 1 lesson, 1 quote from each of them..." / Twitter
I studied 7 world-class performers over the weekend.
They all have remarkable stories to tell.
Here's 1 fact, 1 lesson, 1 quote from each of them...