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Questionable tax strategies, 71% annual returns, and legit ways to grow your creator income
Hey Reader,
In October I'm doing something new with ConvertKit: we're calling it the Grow Your Income Challenge and it's going to be... well a challenge to help you grow your creator income.
A whole cohort will build and launch a product in a month (on ConvertKit Commerce). If you hit certain goals you'll get a cash bonus.
This is perfect for those who already have a small audience and are looking for that extra nudge to get a product launched.
Interested? Hit reply and let me know.
FROM TWITTER
The $7 Billion tax settlement
Sahil Bloom tweeted this story and its crazy and fascinating. A very successful hedge fund found a creative way around short-term capital gains taxes, until the IRS fought them on it. Now they have settled for $7B which likely means the total in unpaid taxes was much higher than that. The more you look, the more you'll see this kind of financial engineering.
WHAT I'M READING
The Man Who Solved The Market by Gregory Zuckerman
If you want to know more about Jim Simons and the Medallion fund check out the book, The Man Who Solved The Market. I read it last year and really enjoyed it. If you're thinking, "but is their success really worth reading about?" this should clear it up for you:
WHAT YOU SHOULD ATTEND
The $10k Summit
My friend Khe Hy from Rad Reads talks a lot about how to find and do $10,000 per hour work. If that sounds crazy, you need to read more of his material. He's hosting a free online summit around this idea that starts on October 6th. I spoke at the last one and this one is filled by a bunch of my smartest friends. It's well worth your time.
Thanks for reading this 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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