6: Taylor Swift

I never regret starting a newsletter.
In 6 months:

* I made $12.000.
* Grew to 1800+ subs

When you start a newsletter:

* You make money on autopilot.
* You gain the trust of future buyers.

Your newsletter is your audience.
Not even Elon. can take that away.

— Virgil Brewster (@thevirgilbrew) July 5, 2023

oh you don't like startups? ju lyinnn

happy 5th of july since we didn't wish you a happy 4th

— acquire.com (@acquiredotcom) July 5, 2023

Getting inspiration from Sheel and Nihal’s dad. Here is my American story.

I moved to the USA with $169 back in April 2016.

There was an fellowship lined up for me at WSJ. So, they put me in a hotel and gave $2k stipend. After 4 weeks of fellowship. I had around $1,000 left.

I… https://t.co/qJcvofPNcW

— Kash is automating tax filing (@ChKashifAli) July 5, 2023

Like @nihalmehta, my dad came to this country from Jodhpur, with a stop in Bombay along the way. He grew up very poor & without a father but had an awesome teacher who encouraged him to apply to IIT (he went to IIT-B).

He raised ~$2000 in a crowdfunding campaign from his… https://t.co/AO1V1bWcck pic.twitter.com/86Rxaaozk6

— Sheel Mohnot (@pitdesi) July 4, 2023

My dad first came to this great country from Jodhpur, India in 1968.

He borrowed $1k from his uncle for the trip and got a full scholarship for a Masters in Mechanical Engineering from Marquette University.

He got an arranged marriage with my mom in 1972 and they both came to…

— nihal (@nihalmehta) July 4, 2023

We're dedicating 20% of our compute towards the goal of solving the alignment problem over the next 4 years, and starting a new Superalignment team to laser focus on it: https://t.co/gIa6deyVnO

— Greg Brockman (@gdb) July 5, 2023

build bricks

— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) July 5, 2023

Funny ad.

— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) July 5, 2023

2. Do Market Research:

Don't assume everyone feels the same way you do.

Use online tools like Google Trends or advanced Twitter search to find other people who share your perspective or are against it.

Look for trending topics or messages that resonate with your tribe.

— Justin Welsh (@thejustinwelsh) July 5, 2023

You can fruit fast, as in I will eat fruits only.

— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) July 5, 2023

I can point every good thing in my life over the last 5 years back to writing every morning for 90 minutes.

— Dickie Bush 🚢 (@dickiebush) July 5, 2023

There is absolutely nothing wrong with working for someone else, but you'll always underprice your most valuable asset:

Your time.

— Justin Welsh (@thejustinwelsh) July 5, 2023

Happy 4th of July! Only in America! pic.twitter.com/5oPjMZ18t1

— Andrew Gazdecki (@agazdecki) July 4, 2023