Creator Cameo with Zoe Chew
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This piece is written by Peter Yang. My key takeaways are: (1) Exceed user expectations by personally welcoming new members. (2) Overcome the cold start problem by seeding the community with great content. (3) Deliver great UX by focusing the conversation on a few channels. (4 min read)
I enjoy reading all things tech and digital space. This article from Tanay Jaipuria highlights the factors that are growing the TAM of digital advertising, including DTC channels, eCommerce, online marketplaces that offer adverts, and the mobile economy. (7 min read)
One of my favourite quotes from this post by Packy McCormick: āThe biggest games today really take advantage of this, but you wouldn't actually think of them as a game. I look at Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram as games and 3 billion people are playing them actively. They're essentially big layers on top of a slot machine.ā (19 min read)
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If you enjoy reading newsletters and wonder where to find your next read, I highly recommend this Notion list by Blake Robbins that contains the latest articles covering tech entrepreneurship and the creator economy.
Iāve been following Justin Kanās content for life advice and foundersā lessons. This video explains āhedonic treadmillā the never-ending pursuit for āmoreā, i.e. more money, more status, more success, etc. For creators, it helps to provide perspectives and realize that itās ok to detach happiness from relying on the ānextā big thing to make us feel happy.
Flexiple co-founder and CEO Karthik Sridharan shared a fascinating story of the NoCode tools that helped him build a $2 million revenue startup. Flexiple is a platform for hiring pre-screened developers and designers, built using these 7 no-code tools. Youāll love diving into these use cases breakdown and how to apply these no-code tools for databases, automation and marketing pages.
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Some of you may recognize the book version but Iāve recently completed the āIndistractableā online course version from Mindvalley membership. If you want to become a super maker, itās valuable to learn how to manage distractions and be focused.
āļø Makers & Creators To Follow
Here are some of my favourite makers and creators I personally follow and recommend checking their content:
Codie Sanchez: @Codie_Sanchez is creating a newsletter at Contrarian Thinking. Solid advice on making moves and moolah $$
Steven Chien: @stevenmeets who is building and creating a newsletter at fatcatfun. If youāre into NFT investing, check it out!
Peter Yang: @petergyang All things creatorsā economy and product management insights.
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