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ConvertKit is now Kit
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Hey Reader, Today is a big day. ConvertKit is now Kit: the email-first operating system for creators who mean business. And this is just the beginning… Becoming Kit isn’t just a name change or a new logo—it’s the start of a new era for our company and product. PODCASTHow to Launch a $5,000 Course That Actually SellsWhat does it take to transform your knowledge into a profitable online course? In this week’s episode, I coach Sean Sweeney, a real estate expert who’s developed over 700 apartment units worth $200 million, on how to create a successful online course. We get into:
Watch or listen to episode » X POSTYour next cash-flowing businessGreg Isenberg is so convinced this is the future of startup building, he’s bet $1M+ of his own cash on it. He believes the best SaaS ideas aren’t in a Silicon Valley incubator; they’re hiding in your “free content”. Suddenly, I'm drowning in subscribers. 10,000 to 20,000 a month. On autopilot. ARTICLEAstonishing projects accomplished in an incredibly short amount of timeDid you know that Apple’s original iPod shipped in November of 2001 just 290 days after Tony Fadell was hired to create it in January of that year? A surprising number of other well-known projects were accomplished in an incredibly short amount of time. Patrick Collison made a list of a bunch of them, and it’s one of my favorites: Have a great week! —Nathan P.S. Check out the new kit.com! |
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.
Hey Reader, Earlier this year I landed in Puerto Vallarta for our 17th Kit team retreat. We do these twice a year, and this one brought together around 100 people. We spent time aligning on our biggest priorities for 2026, and mixed in with all that work were hikes, golf, volleyball, long dinners, and a lot of time just enjoying being in the same place. It's consistently one of my favorite weeks of the year. It was nice spending a week together somewhere warm and beautiful—especially when it...
Hey Reader, Two of my best sales conversations this year almost didn't happen because I talked myself out of starting them. Emma Grede, who cofounded Skims with the Kardashians and built Good American, has a podcast that's exploding. But her husband is also an investor in one of our biggest competitors. So I wrote her off. I assumed the investment meant she'd never move to Kit, so I never reached out. Then Samir, from Colin and Samir, texted me out of the blue. His team wanted to move their...
Hey Reader, One winter morning when I was twelve, I sat at the kitchen table eating cereal, staring out the window at the largest snowflakes I'd ever seen. Every other kid in Boise was sledding. I was homeschooled, which meant no snow days. My mom spoke up: "You know, Nathan, school doesn't have to take a set amount of time. The sooner you complete your work, the sooner you can go sledding." Two hours later I was on the hill. That morning I understood something I carried with me for years. I...