29 August 2022
This week's additions focus on mindset, marketing, and strategy, with new digests from TK Kader, Joanna Wiebe, and Lenny's Podcast Product Career Growth. Highlights include Switching channels without diagnosis wastes money and burns your brand Communicates clearly — no cleverness for its own sake Grabs attention and signals "keep reading" Targets the customer's…
Showing 25 digests for 29 August 2022.
How to diagnose and fix a broken SaaS go-to-market strategy
TK Kader
September 4, 2022
Business models
9
Growth hacking
8
Switching channels without diagnosis wastes money and burns your brand
Sharp ICP targeting compounds into better messaging across every channel
A weekly 'Broadway show' beats scattered activity on multiple channels
How to Write a Great Headline (with Rob Marsh)
Joanna Wiebe
September 4, 2022
Copywriting
9
Content marketing
6
AI strategy & adoption
Podcast
How GitHub Copilot went from moonshot to product at scale
Lenny's Podcast Product Career Growth
September 4, 2022
AI strategy & adoption
9
Long-term planning
7
MVP & prototyping
6
Copilot started from OpenAI accidentally hammering GitHub's servers.
Ring-fenced R&D teams need strict handoff rules, not calendar deadlines.
AI augments developer creativity; human review stays non-negotiable.
Seven underrated marketing lessons from 20 years of experience
Neil Patel
September 3, 2022
Growth hacking
9
Market research
6
Product-market fit
5
Small markets kill growth — target $100B+ industries minimum.
More traffic than your competitor can still mean a lower valuation.
Word-of-mouth from a great product beats paid traffic long-term.
Seven strategies to inspire your team to do their best work
Dr. Grace Lee
September 3, 2022
Management
10
AI tools & automation
10
Deep work & focus
10
Environment shapes team momentum more than individual willpower.
Stop impressing your team — impress upon them what is possible.
Intrinsic motivation eliminates micromanagement and builds A-players.
What makes a copywriting Big Idea worth building a campaign around
Joanna Wiebe
September 3, 2022
Ogilvy's 30-year test paralyses copywriters who need ideas daily
A Big Idea is what your prospect believes they deserve but lack
"Most profitable person in the room" turned questioned value into status
How community building and product income enable five-figure freelance months
Joanna Wiebe
September 2, 2022
Business models
8
Community building
7
MVP & prototyping
6
Build an audience before you launch — not after.
A product income stream kills client desperation from day one.
eBooks attracted both revenue and inbound client leads simultaneously.
CrowdStrike: how cloud-native endpoint security became a platform
Business Breakdowns
September 1, 2022
Business models
9
Case studies
8
Unit economics
7
Watching behaviour inside the network beats guarding the perimeter
COVID forced endpoint security from nice-to-have to only option
Third to market with the right architecture beats first with the wrong one
How to grow blog traffic with ridiculously long list posts
Semrush
September 1, 2022
Publish less often, but make each post a definitive resource
100+ item lists earn far more shares and backlinks than short posts
Topic selection matters more than content quality — avoid occupied niches
AI tools & automation
YouTube
How clarifying what you really want unlocks motivation and growth
Silicon Valley Girl
September 1, 2022
AI tools & automation
10
Growth hacking
10
Contracts & agreements
9
Pursuing externally-triggered desires is the root cause of procrastination.
Writing 100 categorised wishes reveals what you actually want most.
Attaching a number and date to every goal converts dreams into traction.
Founder interviews
Podcast
Cloud Forecast: why two founders chose bootstrapped over venture-backed
Startups For the Rest of Us
September 1, 2022
Founder interviews
9
Bootstrapping
7
Hiring & recruitment
6
Flat-fee pricing beats VC-backed rivals charging 4–8% of AWS spend.
Both founders had done hypergrowth VC once — and chose not to repeat it.
Taking accelerator money splits founder focus in ways bootstrapping never did.
EO: building a global startup media channel from Korea
EO
September 1, 2022
Management
10
AI tools & automation
10
Contracts & agreements
8
Why EO sells failure stories instead of success secrets
Three failed startups led to importing Silicon Valley culture to Korea
A plan to make top-tier entrepreneurship education accessible to all
Conflict resolution
YouTube
How to redirect polarizing conversations in the workplace
HR Party of One
September 1, 2022
Conflict resolution
10
Compliance & regulation
6
Processes & SOPs
5
Unchecked workplace talk can create legal liability under four federal laws
Five ready-made phrases let managers redirect any conversation without confrontation
Culture guides and ongoing manager training prevent escalation before it starts
Resilience & grit
Podcast
Freedom as self-discipline: a Stoic framework for strength
The Daily Stoic
September 1, 2022
Resilience & grit
10
Identity & self-belief
8
True freedom is the opportunity to discipline yourself, not escape constraints.
Voluntary hardship — cold showers, hard runs — builds an unshakeable inner soul.
A soul trained through adversity needs no repair when real difficulty arrives.
How to Use the PAS Formula - Copyhackers
Joanna Wiebe
September 1, 2022
Copywriting
9
Closing techniques
6