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Productivity tips + a $2 million milestone
Happy first day of the month! Today we're all celebrating at ConvertKit because we just hit $2M in monthly recurring revenue. 5 years to the first million, 2 more years for the next million.
FROM THE PODCAST
Q&A with Sean McCabe
This week on The Future Belongs to Creators, Sean McCabe joined me and it turned out to be a great episode. He talks about sabbaticals (he takes 1 week off every 7 weeks!), live trainings, validating ideas with your audience, and more. Sean is an experienced creator with a wealth of knowledge and I'm so grateful he decided to join me.
WHAT I'M WATCHING
Covid death rate explained
The CDC recently released about 160,000 death certificates of people who died from Covid19. There has been some confusion about what the data actually means, and this video is a great explanation of it. Dr. Z is a creator, podcaster, and YouTuber. He's also sympathetic to the idea that the cure may be worse than the disease in the case of Covid19. Even so, it's important to understand the data so you can have a fully informed opinion.
Check it out if you're interested »
RESOURCE I'M USING
Save Time
I love little tips and tricks to increase productivity and Sean is full of them. James Clear and a few of our other mutual friends convinced Sean to start documenting them in one place. Did you know that you can just say "12 minutes" to Siri instead of "set a timer for 12 minutes"? There are many more like that, and I'm trying to incorporate each one into my habits. They're so good!
Read the first post and subscribe »
Thanks for joining me today, hope you have a great week!
-Nathan
P.S. I've been working on a massive new post...but it's not quite ready yet. It's called The Billion Dollar Blog and I can't wait to share it with 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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