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While You Were Away: Feb 13, 2022

While You Were Away: Feb 13, 2022

Blake Burge
February 16, 2022

🧠 Thought for the upcoming week:

"To me, leading others is about being willing to share all the credit if it works––and take all the responsibility if it fails.

This doesn’t mean that I don’t believe in accountability. The time to hold others accountable is during the process not after the outcome." – Karen Hebert-Maccaro

One of the greatest marketing campaigns of all time.

Do you enjoy a zesty glass of orange juice with your breakfast? 🍊
If yes, I have news for you...
You're a victim of one of the best marketing campaigns of all time.
Here's how OJ became the king of breakfast beverages worldwide:👇
= THREAD =
— Sangeet | Against the Tide (@sangeet_kar)
3:02 PM • Feb 9, 2022

Laws, effects, rules, curses––I’m in.

My friends, a new MEGATHREAD has arrived!
In 40 tweets I’ll explain 40 useful concepts you should know.
Reading time: ~7 minutes.
Value: potentially a lifetime!
Thread:
— Gurwinder (@G_S_Bhogal)
9:52 PM • Feb 11, 2022

6 simple, but life-changing, steps.

2012: I moved to NYC from Ireland with only $783 to my name to start my 30k per year architecture job.
I knew less than🖐🏻 people in a city of 8 million.
2022: I've done over 40M in sales in my own businesses & am living my dreams.
6 small things I did to change my life 👇🏻
— Cathryn (@cathrynlavery)
8:13 PM • Feb 10, 2022

This (among many reasons) is why I love Twitter.

A ton of startup investors gave me permission to share their contact details in this thread.
The venture capitalists below said you're welcome to DM/email them your pitch decks!
They look forward to it.
Hopefully this helps with fundraising:
— Julian Shapiro (@Julian)
7:00 PM • Feb 10, 2022

An inside look at the current situation at $PTON.

How to lose $35 billion of market cap in less than 2 years
Peloton CEO John Foley is stepping down after investors voiced grave concerns in a presentation to the company
The wild part? The presentation is PUBLIC...and oh boy is it ugly for $PTON management
My breakdown ⬇️
— Liam Killingstad (@LiamKillingstad)
9:00 PM • Feb 8, 2022

One of the better explanations I’ve seen on NFT’s.

ok so you hate NFTs.
cool, let's talk about it.
i'm not gonna convince you, but at least i can offer the perspective of an artist who has been involved in the space since 2017 before any of you heard about it.
— rac.eth (@RAC)
9:03 PM • Feb 6, 2022

Nothing new under the sun.

Marketing is like fashion.
What's old becomes new again.
Case in point? Community-led growth...
— Amanda Natividad (@amandanat)
6:01 PM • Feb 10, 2022

Thinking of launching a YouTube channel? Start here.

I uploaded my first YouTube video a year ago
Today, I have 42,700+ subs and 1.4+ million lifetime views
Here are 10 CRITICAL lessons (I wish I could teach my former self):
— Brian Feroldi (🧠,📈) (@BrianFeroldi)
4:03 PM • Feb 9, 2022

Life-lessons everyone should read.

Early career years are painful.

You feel like an idiot 98% of the time - lost, confused and insecure.

I wish I had a cheat sheet of principles for my first job.

So I put one together.

Here are 20 things about building a career I wish I knew sooner:
— Romeen Sheth (@RomeenSheth)
1:18 AM • Feb 8, 2022

Warren Buffet on “Cigar Butts”.

I've always been a fan of Buffett, but after years and years of this bull run I slowly lost touch with his deep-value methodology.
This 1 quote, I stumbled upon late Saturday night, made me reevaluate my entire equities strategy.
"If I was running $1 million today...
🧵
— Joe Speiser (@jspeiser)
4:45 PM • Feb 7, 2022

An underrated way to monetize your knowledge.

If you're an expert in an industry a paid email course is such an underrated product.
Here's why:
1. Easy to create
2. The focus is on your writing
3. No design or special tools needed
4. No ongoing obligation on your time
Here's how I launched one & hit $27k in sales:
— Nathan Barry (@nathanbarry)
6:40 PM • Feb 7, 2022

“Discipline Burn?” What the hell is that?!? Loved this.

What is discipline burn?
Like fuel, we only have so much discipline in reserve.
To achieve more, you have to be fuel efficient.
5 quick ideas to stretch your discipline farther🧵
— Dave Kline (@dklineii)
2:48 PM • Feb 6, 2022