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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, When I was in Mexico last month with the Kit team for one of our retreats, I led a session on how to make decisions. Specifically, how to make better decisions faster so you can have a bias for action. I walked the team through some of the tools I use all of the time, and I figured you might find them useful too. Here are 5 of my favorite decision making frameworks: 1. Does this get better or worse with time? When you're stressed about a problem, ask yourself two questions: Does...
Hey Reader, "People in my generation just don't work anymore." I laughed. The guy who said it was 20 years old. I met Liam Miller while I was in Dubai for the 1 Billion Followers Summit. I was recording an episode of my podcast, and Liam stopped by the studio to hang out and record some content of his own. He runs a short-form content agency called Shot Social, and the results speak for themselves: He helped scale Diary of a CEO from 150,000 to 1.5M followers in 12 months. His own videos...
Hey Reader, I started my career as a designer, so when I had the opportunity to sit down and interview Bill Burnett and Dave Evans for my podcast, it felt like meeting legends. Dave was the product manager for the original Apple mouse and was a cofounder of Electronic Arts. Bill worked at Apple for seven years on the team that pioneered the modern laptop. Getting to talk with them was really special for me. They took everything they learned designing products and applied it to designing your...