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10 key insights from Lenny Rachitsky on building a successful newsletter:
1. What do people ask you about that you don't have a great answer to? Viral essays are hiding inside this question. If people keep asking you the same question and nobody's written the answer, take on the challenge yourself.
2. Don’t let the size of the internet stun ... See more
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But the key lesson, the thing I would impart to any aspiring bloggers, content creators, or newsletter proprietors, is that the cornerstone of internet success is not intelligence or novelty or outrageousness or even speed, but regularity.
Matthew Yglesias • Matt Yglesias and the Secret of Blogging
1. Learn: Read, use, build
Jason Shah • A product manager’s guide to web3
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On Being a Good Newsletterer
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Julie advises not to write for your audience, write for you and find the angle that works for you.
Lenny Rachitsky • Julie Zhuo on accelerating your career, impostor syndrome, writing, building product sense, using intuition vs. data, hiring designers, and moving into management
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7 unique distribution advantages: 1. Starting with a pre-existing audience
2. Developing a unique viral loop
3. Being first on an emerging platform
4. Having a remarkable story
5. Starting with pre-existing strategic relationships
6. Closing early strategic partnerships
7. Bringing extraordinary hustle
Lenny Rachitsky • Finding your distribution advantage
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