The business of business
Stop talking about the thing. Stop asking about the thing. Stop gathering more information about the thing.
Just do the thing.
Study patterns, not paths.
Look at multiple examples of success in your field. Find the common principles, patterns, and tactics that show up, regardless of someone's advantages.
And don’t forget to pay attention to failures. When someone fails doing exactly... See more
she didn’t start renting office space or buying business cards; rather, she just began emailing every single person she knew. Her parents, friends, college professors, former coworkers, internet friends … everyone she could think of. She wrote each one a personal email stating she had left her radio job, she was now working as a freelance writer,
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Local apps. Just for you, your family or your community. Designed around a local need.
This Colorado food writer came up with a novel way to monetize his content
Simon Owensopen.substack.comFood blogger built his business with only 12 advertisers. Over indexes on benefits:
All 12 advertisers get a logo in every issue
4 of them receive ads in the weekly post (all school listing type eg pub quiz Tues, earlybird thurs etc). He does 3 posts per week so every advertiser receives 1 mention per year
1 big feature piece or 1 podcast episode per year
Partnership opportunities between each other
Asks them for viewpoints/opinions in his think pieces (opportunity to comment)
Charges $500-$1000/month per advertiser.
Remember that nothing is perfect on its own. Everything good in life requires effort, a daily deposit. The grass isn't greener on the other side, the grass is greener where you water it.
— Sahil Bloom
Finding green grass
Shipping, because it doesn’t count if you don’t share it. Creative, because you’re not a cog in the system. You’re a creator, a problem solver, a generous leader who is making things better by producing a new way forward. Work, because it’s not a hobby. You might not get paid for it, not today, but you approach it as a professional. The muse is not
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