Prospecting & outreach

YouTube

How a copywriter built a six-figure client base in nine months

Matthew Volkwyn October 28, 2024

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Prospecting & outreach 9

Copywriting 8

Communication 6

• Replaced corporate salary in six months with no prior clients
• Brand foundations first: why every asset gets cheaper once messaging is done
• Charging $500/email from confidence, not credentials

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Founder interviews

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Entrepreneurship, vulnerability, and the courage to be honest

Cameron Herold October 28, 2024

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Founder interviews 9

Identity & self-belief 7

Management 5

• 98% of founders have no safe space to speak the truth.
• Ignoring a quiet CFO nearly killed a $106M company.
• Writing your future self in detail makes everyone help it happen.

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Management

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How leaders stay relevant in an era of relentless disruption

Coaching for Leaders October 28, 2024

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Management 9

Pivoting 7

Resilience & grit 6

• Sears saw its decline coming for decades — and mostly watched
• Ego and past success are the biggest blockers to staying relevant
• Real exploration requires budget, time, and inputs from outside your industry

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Cash flow management

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Hawaii Airbnb: real financials from six months of short-term rental

Silicon Valley Girl October 28, 2024

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Cash flow management 9

Long-term planning 6

• Early mortgage payments are almost entirely interest, not equity
• A $16,000 AC replacement turned the best revenue month negative
• Cash-flow positive only from year three — not year one or two

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Work-life balance

Podcast

Managing non-work tasks without over-scheduling your life

Deep Questions with Cal Newport October 28, 2024

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Work-life balance 9

Productivity & habits 8

Time management 6

• Why time blocking your evenings causes burnout, not productivity
• The generic household task heuristic: daily progress beats project planning
• AR glasses with virtual screens will replace all physical monitors

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Founder interviews

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Building global human identity infrastructure for the AGI era

EO October 28, 2024

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Founder interviews 9

Identity & self-belief 6

Vision & mission 5

• Why chasing a billion signups beats targeting enterprise customers first
• Treat founder confidence as a KPI — cynics kill companies slowly
• First Orb prototype looked like a talking bowling ball; iteration saved it

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Social media

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Social media strategy for local service businesses in 2025

GaryVee October 28, 2024

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Social media 10

Growth hacking 9

Paid ads 7

• Post daily, let organic results tell you what to pay to amplify.
• Google search is dying — social brand is your only durable defence.
• A personal thank-you gift after the job converts more than any ad.

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Case studies

Podcast

Black Diamond Equipment: Building a brand from bankruptcy

How I Built This with Guy Raz October 28, 2024

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Case studies 9

Business models 7

• Why Peter personally guaranteed a loan he only owned 10% of
• How a industry insurance crisis forced competitors to cooperate
• Being too successful in a niche can destroy you as fast as failing

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