I'm a designer who turned into a writer who turned into a startup CEO. My mission is to help creators earn a living. Subscribe for essays on building an audience and earning a living as a creator.
Build the future of the creator economy
Imagine a platform used by half a million creators to reach over 100 million fans. Where—on a single platform—a creator can go from just an idea to growing a group of fans who read their content and buy their products. Enabling this creator to earn a living doing what they love.
It's no secret that I'm talking about ConvertKit.
Over the last 8 years we've built the leading creator marketing platform used by everyone from James Clear to Arnold Schwarzenegger and from Mandy Moore to Tim Ferriss.
I'm blown away with how far we've come...but we're really just getting started.
We're on a mission to help millions of creators earn a living and I need your help.
We've got three open roles on our engineering team. Three roles for people who want to build the future of the creator economy:
- VP of Engineering — Lead 24 amazing humans building an epic product. We're looking for someone who has the experience to grow with us from the $29 million ARR we are at now to over $100 million ARR.
- Engineering manager — Lead the team that is building out our Commerce product to help creators directly earn a living from their work.
- Senior engineer — If you want the code you write to directly impact fellow creators, this is the job for you. ConvertKit is built in Rails & React. Bonus points if you're an active user and have specific features you want to improve.
You can see all three of those roles on our careers page »
If you match any of those roles please reach out. Or if you know someone who would be a great fit please pass it on to them. I'd love to chat.
FROM THE PODCAST
Nick deWilde
Nick also runs the newsletter The Jungle Gym which helps readers build a more fulfilling career that integrates work and life.
Nick and I talk about his relationship with Twitter, and how social media can both serve you, and be a challenge. We talk about individual brands and growing a platform. Nick also shares his thoughts about marketing yourself as an individual, and we discuss how growing an audience plays into your career.
WHAT I'M READING
The Internet's Unkillable App
Dave Pell says email is immortal. I tend to agree. It's trendy to predict the demise of email every few months, but they've been wrong every time. In a world ruled by algorithms and tech giants, email is the cockroach that substantial business are built on. This article is a must-read if an email newsletter is part of your business model.
See you next week,
Nathan Barry
I'm a designer who turned into a writer who turned into a startup CEO. My mission is to help creators earn a living. Subscribe for essays on building an audience and earning a living as a creator.
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