Been quiet on here, I have been focused on publishing.
This time last year on @substack I had 300 subs, no paid. One year on I have 2,560, 16 paid.
Slow but sure growth.
🥂 Celebrating at year end.
2024: keep building this async way of creating, writing and publishing!
Do you know an entrepreneur who would love the challenge of presenting to an audience of 200 founders?
In exchange, I'd be happy to offer a free trip/stay at a 5-star resort in Mexico (plus an invitation to an amazing group of founders).
The catch is that they would have to present (20-30 minutes) and genuinely enjoy the prospect of attending our Mexico event as an attendee.
We're hosting the event at a beachside 5-star resort in Playa del Carmen on May 6th, 7th, and 8th.
For years, we've recruited nearly all of our presenters from our community, and we will continue to do so, but this year I’d like to get a few outside voices who are doing interesting things.
We've had so many amazing entrepreneurs on the come-up share at our events, maybe you can be next?
Previous speakers include @robwalling@sivers@markmanson@ClayCollins@lkr@allenwalton@nathanbarry@noahkagan@jodie_cook@LucyBellaEarl and countless others (most of whom are not on x regularly).
A little bit about us and our process:
-We have a speaker coach to help you! We've never had a professional speaker. We love to hear stories from founders who are in the trenches.
-We are founders too. Every single attendee is a vetted entrepreneur.
-Our members are total business nerds. 24% are women. 33% 1M+ revenue. There’s a wide variety of business models: SaaS, Ecommerce, Agencies, Productized Services, Publishing, etc.
-Our members love to travel often and meet each other all around the world.
-Lots of deals happen at our events, but we’re primarily there to learn from and we prioritize building relationships with each other.
-Our favorite talks show the details of what you're doing, mistakes you've made, and what you've learned.
-We rarely accept talks that create direct monetary value for your company, so no stump speeches or top-of-funnel stuff. We’re looking for a unique, founder-to-founder inside story of lessons you’re learning in the trenches.
-In-progress stories are okay, it doesn't need to be 'buttoned up’ or have some enormous win. Entrepreneurship is a process, we’re cool with seeing how you’re approaching it.
-We keep everything confidential unless you want to publicize it, we can provide you with photos and videos on request.
-It's a generous room. We know building a business is tough, it's time to let your guard down and share with peers vs. 'being the expert.'
If you know anybody who would like to meet 200 founders in an incredible environment, DM me (email me [email protected]) or reply to this tweet!
Our community has always been about optimizing for serendipity with bright practitioners, maybe this post can do the same!
We have 2 spaces available, I’ll gather the list in the coming weeks and make a decision hopefully by year's end.
Appreciate you sharing this with anyone who fits the bill.
Castillo de Loarre (Huesca, #Aragón).
Esta fortaleza del S. XI está considerada como uno de los castillos medievales mejor conservados de Europa
#FelizViernes#BuenosDias
Necessary questions and observations @RowanMoore, thanks, the name "gigaproject" alone makes my question the sustainability of any of these projects.
https://t.co/CNR1kHGTix
While we are all loving this vides I need to point out that this is a video about how society ignores our most vulnerable and the importance of safe comsumptions rooms as a place of community and connection for people who use drugs.
#PubsAreSafeConsumptionRooms#AlcoholIsADrug
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How To Be A Woman by @caitlinmoran is only £1.99 on Audible.
"Spectacular! Very, very funny, moving, and revealing" (Jonathan Ross)
https://t.co/Ra71DdC3vb