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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, It's the holidays and at most companies, everyone gets the same thing. A gift card, a bonus, maybe some company swag. At Kit, we do something a little different. Your holiday gift scales with how long you've been here. Year one might be AirPods. By year ten and beyond, it's a $1,000 gift card or other custom gifts. The longer you stay, the more we invest in celebrating that you're still here. At Kit, we give team members birthday gifts and holiday gifts. And we've also celebrated...
Hey Reader, "You really can't spend too much time on mission and vision." I recently went on a four-day trip to Montana with a group of founders and entrepreneurs. We fished, sat around the fire, ate good food, and enjoyed taking things slower than we usually do. Throughout, we had some great conversations—one of which was around an idea that kept coming up. I want to share a few random takeaways and highlights from the trip. Not really a cohesive narrative, but just some ideas that stuck...
Hey Reader, With Black Friday coming up this week, I thought I'd share a few tools we use at Kit or that I personally rely on. So if you're looking for some good gifts for the creator in your life, these are ones they'll actually use. 1. Elgato Prompter Before this prompters were clunky and required a separate iPad. Now for $299 you can get the ease of a teleprompter for all your content. I use it extensively for podcast intros and we have a ton of them in Kit Studios. My only complaint is...