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What we get wrong about the Mexican fisherman parable
Hey there,
Like much of the country we got a ton of snow over the weekend. I built a snow fort with my boys complete with a tunnel entrance and a cave inside. It definitely helps to have a tractor to pile up the snow. Is that cheating? #farmlife
NEW AT CONVERTKIT
I Am a Creator Vol. 2 is out
The team at ConvertKit has been working on this for over a year and I'm so impressed with how it turned out. I Am a Creator is a follow up to our first coffee table book, I Am a Blogger. This one has 15 stories of creators and how they found success doing what they love.
And the best part is, we're giving it away! All you have to do is nominate a creator you admire and we'll send you and them a book.
Post to your Twitter or Instagram feed tagging the creator and saying why you believe in them, using the #CreatorIBelieveIn hashtag. Then we'll contact you and send you both a book!
FROM ART OF NEWSLETTERS
Dan Frommer - Be interesting every day, forever
Dan Frommer runs a popular paid newsletter called The New Consumer, which discusses topics on technology and consumer brands. Beginning his career at Forbes, Dan has a long history in the technology field.
His extensive experience includes Editor in Chief at Recode, Vox Media’s tech and business news publication, and technology editor at Quartz. He also spent years building up Business Insider as its second employee.
In this episode, Dan discusses how email is the most effective way to reach influential people, explaining how he leverages his newsletter, The New Consumer, in a way that will capture the attention of CEOs, board members, and investors.
FROM THE FUTURE BELONGS TO CREATORS
Is Clubhouse the next big thing for creators?
Barrett joined the new hosts of Future Belongs to Creators to talk about Clubhouse. It's definitely been a hot topic lately, and they dug into ways creators can use Clubhouse to grow their audience, connect with fans and find new ones. If you've been thinking about making this a part of your business or exploring it further, this is a great episode to listen to.
Thanks for joining me 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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