Ellen Donnelly
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Ellen Donnelly
Strangely enough, if you want to make something that will appeal to future generations, one way to do it is to try to appeal to past generations.
Paul Graham • Taste for Makers
The makeup of a successful entrepreneur is a special blend of wanting to make the world better and possessing enough commercial aptitude to figure out a way to do it in a successful and self-sustaining way
Coaching is, by definition, the process of partnering with clients in a powerful, thought-provoking way that brings creativity, insight, and personal development to the client through the discovery, design and follow through on thoughts, beliefs and actions uncovered by the client. While the coach is there to inspire the client through this
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There is no skill called “business.” Avoid business magazines and business classes. Study microeconomics, game theory, psychology, persuasion, ethics, mathematics, and computers.
Leverage: The difference between linear and exponential growth
Platforms don't stand by and let peer-to-peer exchange happen. They're not absent from these relations.
Tara McMullin • 'The Creator Economy Is Eating Creative Acts'
Gritty startups will still provide generous equity packages, but they won’t hire the same volume of people. They’ll be smaller, faster, weirder, different. Employees will use AI to do 10 times more work than what previous generations of employees did.
Evan Armstrong • Welcome to the Era of the Gritty Startup
This is a great example of how having an advanced degree — in this case, a law degree — can give creators a competitive edge in an extremely crowded market. It's not a coincidence that some of the biggest channels are run by former prosecutors and defense lawyers.
We're seeing this same phenomenon play out all across the Creator Economy. Some of the... See more
We're seeing this same phenomenon play out all across the Creator Economy. Some of the... See more
How an advanced degree gives creators a competitive edge
The point of making content is to get an outcome,” he added.
The success of mega-influencers or thought leaders who have, in effect, transcended algorithmic management can make it difficult to see that. The Seth Godins, Mel Robbinses, and Brene Browns of the internet don’t appear to be trying to “get an outcome.” They don’t have to. Their influence... See more
The success of mega-influencers or thought leaders who have, in effect, transcended algorithmic management can make it difficult to see that. The Seth Godins, Mel Robbinses, and Brene Browns of the internet don’t appear to be trying to “get an outcome.” They don’t have to. Their influence... See more
Tara McMullin • 'The Creator Economy Is Eating Creative Acts'
Lots of consumer platforms — everything from Instagram to Youtube to Twitch — didn’t start out as ways for people to make money. They were initially about fun, status, connection and/or fame. They initially started as social networks, but as each grew their users realized they could build income off of them, which changed the trajectory of the... See more