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Everything we know about running an airbnb side hustle
Phew, what a week! In addition to the world news this week, I've also been heads down hiring two leaders at ConvertKit. I'm excited to say we hired a new VP of Product this week!
Now we're working on finding a VP of Engineering. Hiring is a lot of work, for the whole team, but it pays huge dividends. I'm looking forward to having a complete leadership team heading into the new year.
FROM THE PODCAST
Running an airbnb side hustle
Yesterday I was joined by Alyssa Dulin and Tyler Knudtson from the ConvertKit team to talk about running an airbnb side hustle. We talk about everything from renting out your house while you're away to buying multi-family properties to turn into airbnbs. We get into actual numbers and share the different models we've each used to run our airbnbs. I loved this chat with Tyler and Alyssa, if you're running an airbnb or thinking of starting one, this would be a great episode to listen to!
WE'RE HIRING
VP of Engineering
As I mentioned we're now looking for someone to lead our entire engineering organization. If you know someone who has managed large engineering organizations, has serious technical chops, and is an excellent people manager, send them my way! Bonus points if they have scaled with a SaaS company from $25M up to $50M or more.
If you know someone, have them apply here »
WHAT I'M READING
7 Powers
I never would have read this book based on the title or cover, but it was recommended to me enough times that I went for it. And well, you know what they say about judging a book by its cover!
We talk a lot about culture, and about execution, both of which are important. This book focuses on strategy and competitive advantage, which matter just as much. I love the real world examples he uses to illustrate the powers, and how easy the insights are to translate in to action. I would skip the appendices at the end of each chapter, I found them hard to understand and not that helpful.
CREATOR I ADMIRE
Polina Marinova Pompliano
Polina writes and curates incredible profiles of incredible people. You will look forward to her newsletter showing up in your inbox every week to dive into another fascinating life or story. She reads enormous amounts of profiles to find the best ones on any given subject. She's also an excellent writer/interviewer herself, I loved the profile she wrote of Brandon Stanton, creator of Humans of New York.
You can subscribe to her newsletter here »
See you next week!
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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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