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The Hustle Trap and How to Escape It
The Hustle Trap and How to Escape It
We’ve become consumed by hustle culture but there is another way
Melissa Miles McCarter
Jun 7
Differentiating an Indie Product: How ConvertKit, Savvy Cal, and Newsletter OS stand out
Differentiating an Indie Product: How ConvertKit, Savvy Cal, and Newsletter OS stand out
Learnings from successful indie businesses and how they have differentiated themselves from the competition.
Justin Chu
Jun 7
Writing for Platforms Has Sucked the Creativity Out of Your Brain
Writing for Platforms Has Sucked the Creativity Out of Your Brain
Can I be honest? Sometimes I don’t feel like writing for an algorithm.
Zulie Rane
Jun 3
Call for Submissions
Call for Submissions
What the Start it up team would love to read and publish in June
Elizabeth Dawber
Jun 1
How I Went from Zero to Quitting My Job for Writing in 15 Months
How I Went from Zero to Quitting My Job for Writing in 15 Months
Without being a starving artist
Amardeep Parmar
Jun 1
My Small Website Just Hit a Profit Milestone — Here’s What Happened
My Small Website Just Hit a Profit Milestone — Here’s What Happened
My biggest lessons learned on my journey to six figures
Christopher Kokoski
Jun 7
What It Feels Like to be Self-Employed and Your Own Boss
What It Feels Like to be Self-Employed and Your Own Boss
Curiously not as scary as I thought and more wonderful than I hoped.
Andrew Brewerton
Jun 7
Why Reinvention is Key In a Post-Pandemic World
Why Reinvention is Key In a Post-Pandemic World
How to create the career path you want
Jade Porter
Jun 7
Why Intelligent, Ambitious People Often Fail In Online Business
Why Intelligent, Ambitious People Often Fail In Online Business
Thinking is a double-edged sword.
Nick Wolny
Jun 7
How to Use Social Platforms to Confidently Validate Your Business Idea
How to Use Social Platforms to Confidently Validate Your Business Idea
A step-by-step guide using social media.
Jerine Nicole
Jun 7
4 Reasons Introverts Make Successful Entrepreneurs
4 Reasons Introverts Make Successful Entrepreneurs
Sincerely: a successful shy girl
Juliet Collados
Jun 7
The Essential Skill Every Entrepreneur Needs, But Rarely Masters — Separation
The Essential Skill Every Entrepreneur Needs, But Rarely Masters — Separation
The comprehensive how-to for separating personal and business, and debunking the misconceptions of blurring the lines.
Ellen McRae
Jun 6
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