What's New

See the latest Trusted Library digests, grouped by the week they were added.

What's New

See the latest Trusted Library digests, grouped by the week they were added.

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.

Business models

YouTube

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

Copywriting

YouTube

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.

Growth hacking

YouTube

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.

Management

YouTube

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.

Copywriting

YouTube

What makes a copywriting Big Idea worth building a campaign around

Joanna Wiebe September 3, 2022


Copywriting 9
Branding 5
  • 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

Business models

YouTube

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.

Business models

Podcast

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

SEO

YouTube

How to grow blog traffic with ridiculously long list posts

Semrush September 1, 2022


SEO 9
  • 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.

Management

YouTube

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.

Copywriting

YouTube

How to Use the PAS Formula - Copyhackers

Joanna Wiebe September 1, 2022


Copywriting 9
Closing techniques 6

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