Jony Ive’s Worksheet for Products People Actually Love
This worksheet distills Jony Ive’s thinking into 17 sharp questions that can guide any marketer, designer, or founder to create...
Short usage of AI products graph
The image says it all: people go from “wow, this is amazing” to “meh” in a few days. The red...
How helpful is your product?
Ever wonder why some products feel “magical” and others are just... fine? This sketch breaks it down perfectly. Every product...
Validating something needs to get traction quickly
Jason Cohen nails it: if you’ve launched and still have zero customers after 2 months, the problem is simple—you either...
Have an ideal client in mind
Ayman Al-Abdullah nailed it: building without an ideal client is like writing a love letter addressed “To Whom It May...
11 ways to make money from your email list
Most people see email as a content channel. Smart marketers see it as a business. This ConvertKit graphic breaks down...
Companies having a hard time adjusting to AI
Alex Lieberman nailed it: most businesses want AI, but almost none are ready for it. They chase shiny tools before...
🎄 $52.5K Revenue in Just 63 Days: Our Christmas Light Installation Journey
Zero experience. Two founders. One crazy idea. Here's how @colealyon and I built a profitable Christmas light business from scratch at the end of 2024:
💡 The Numbers That Lit Up Our Season (Oct 8 - Dec 11):
- $52.5K Revenue
- $27.3K Profit
- 43 Properties Decorated
- 169 Leads (25.4% close rate!)
- 1,125 total hours
🤯 The Sprint: $49,106.47 revenue in just 30 days (Nov 11 - Dec 11)...
Shaggy sold $52,500 of Christmas Light Installation in 2 months
Shaggy Eells turned hanging Christmas lights into a $52,500 business in just 63 days. No SEO. No fancy funnel. Just...
A product is worth 1,000 prototypes
Dharmesh from HubSpot dropped a gem about building: “A picture is worth a thousand words. A prototype is worth a...
Founder Growth Levels
Ayman Al-Abdullah nailed it: growing a business happens in levels. You don’t get to skip ahead. Each level demands new...
What people think a $1M/year consulting business looks like
Everyone thinks a $1M business means 200 clients paying $5K each. Easy math, right? Wrong. In reality, most agencies or...
How to grow an audience and build a product out of it
Greg Isenberg mapped out an audience-growth system that turns one small insight into a full-on business machine. It’s a step-by-step...
Does your business idea save time and money?
Most business ideas fail because they solve a problem that doesn’t really matter. Matt Welter nails it with two brutally...
Your course doesn't need more modules, it needs a mission.
Everyone’s adding more to their courses—more videos, more PDFs, more “bonus modules.” But more content doesn’t equal more value. As...
More entrepreneurs are not raising VC funding and have just one founder
Back in 2000, if you wanted to start an online company, you needed servers, tech help, and stacks of cash....
Most companies are actually started by people in their 40s
This tweet shows how stories shape beliefs more than stats do. Everyone hears about the Zucks and Musks, so we...
Make sure to solve an actual PROBLEM first
This Reddit post is a brutal wake-up call for marketers and founders: a team spent $300k building a flawless healthcare...
We are witnessing some big transitions
Blockbuster didn’t die because people stopped liking movies. It died because the delivery system changed. Netflix made movie night effortless....
Putting a hard rule on your community to join
Consumer Club doesn’t let just anyone in. To join, your company has to make at least $1M ARR. That one...
Next protein trend is…..cod fish??
David, known for protein bars, just launched… fresh cod. Yep, the same bold logo and clean packaging—but now with raw...
Sam ParrMaking $20M/Year With 0 Employees
Amit Agarwal figured out something beautiful: people don’t need new tools, they need better ways to use the tools they...
Solve 52 big problem a year
Elon Musk reportedly picks one big problem each week and fixes it. Do that for 52 weeks and you’ve solved...
How Fortune 100 Companies Sign $10M Deals
There’s a viral Reddit post showing how a Fortune 100 tech company closes monster deals. It’s not about cold emails...
How much to sell to make a million dollars
Marketers love big goals. But “make a million dollars” means nothing until you break it down. These charts show exactly...
