Dave Altarescu

CRO at @Convertkit. Formerly marketing/new markets at Spotify, marketing at Anchor. Camping out in the Catskills.

[Dave Altarescu @davebalt]

Convertkit is becoming Kit and we’re rebranding in public so you can follow along!

[Nathan Barry @nathanbarry]

Big news: We’re rebranding!

ConvertKit is becoming Kit.

Read on for why it’s more than just a name change…

[Nathan Barry @nathanbarry]

Today we're announcing a huge change at @ConvertKit: our new Newsletter Plan which is free for up to 10,000 subscribers.

...and it includes access to Creator Network recommendations.

...and you get a basic welcome automation as well.

We exist to help creators earn a living. I've spent the last decade removing roadblocks for creators to get started and this is a huge step.

We also launched a new website builder with 5 different templates for your newsletter (and 3 more coming soon):

ConvertKit can now:

• host your website
• power your newsletter
• automate your subscriber welcome sequence
• form partnerships with other creators
• sell digital products

...and so much more for free.

So how are we paying for this? Two ways:

1) We're bootstrapped and profitable. We're taking our earnings and reinvesting into the next generation of creators.

2) On this plan we reserve one slot in the recommendations form where we promote a relevant creator.

This has the win-win of giving beginners access to the world-class tools that the biggest creators use (Huberman, Tim Ferriss, Rachel Rodgers, Sahil Bloom, etc) and driving more growth for all creators on ConvertKit.

We built a new Smart Recommendations feature which gives relevant recommendations to each subscriber.

More than 10 years into serving creators we're just getting started.

Stay tuned for another huge announcement on June 6th.

[Dave Altarescu @davebalt]

We're on the hunt for a Director of Sales at Convertkit who can lead and grow our Sales and Migrations team. More details linked here: https://t.co/oEKFrFrzIm

[Nathan Barry @nathanbarry]

New milestone: $40 million ARR in our subscription business for @ConvertKit.

Lots of big things coming!

[Nathan Barry @nathanbarry]

October was a huge month for subscription revenue at @ConvertKit:

1) Best month of organic Net New MRR ever at $63.3k

2) Lowest revenue churn in the history of the business (3.1%)

3) We exceeded 100% net dollar retention for the first time

[Nathan Barry @nathanbarry]

August was a record month for ConvertKit across every area of the business.

The sponsor network and paid recommendations both hit more than 30% MoM growth!

[Nathan Barry @nathanbarry]

Partnering with other creators was the single biggest driver of my career.

Thanks to their advice, encouragement, and promotion I earned over $1 million from digital products.

Today at @ConvertKit we're launching a new platform to cultivate these partnerships:

[Dave Altarescu @davebalt]

My Chrome tabs are out of control. Just stumbled onto @eeselapp and its bringing order back to my life.

[Dave Altarescu @davebalt]

@dens @thesamparr @marshal

[Dave Altarescu @davebalt]

@dens @thesamparr @marshal I was also sad that, after a lifetime of dreaming about having a Defender, my legs don’t fit in the driver area.

[Dave Altarescu @davebalt]

Made some floating shelves

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Greg the leg!

[Dave Altarescu @davebalt]

@paulcanetti That was me until the last Vikings game. A switch flipped.

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I just decided that I love watching football.

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Go Vikings!

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@UndertowMusic Want to discuss if @ConvertKit is a fit for you? Let me know

[Dave Altarescu @davebalt]

@chuckvtt @ConvertKit @TomFrankly We'd love to have you Chuck!

[Dave Altarescu @davebalt]

@tylerbrann On it. I’m a Vikings fan.

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@writingtoriches Consider migrating to ConvertKit Commerce:
https://t.co/NCUn7gFVPR

[Nathan Barry @nathanbarry]

Gumroad is raising prices to 10% plus credit card processing fees in a month. There’s no need to pay 13% to sell digital products.

Check out ConvertKit Commerce to sell products for just 3.5%.

Comes with automation, landing pages, and more.