Thread by @gregisenberg

I started using Twitter in 2008 to find a job in startups in SF

I had little money and was desperate to find a way to America

Instead I found something else…

My voice

I found my writing voice on Twitter

Twitter is the best writing class you can take

If you can write well for Twitter, you can write well anywhere

And if you can write well on the internet, luck is in your favor

Friends

Some of my best friends I’ve made on airplanes or on Twitter

You are the average of the five people you tweet the most with

If you tweet, you’ll attract “your people”

Tagging mine: @shaanvp @sahilbloom @nikitabier @julian @sweatystartup @austin_rief

Education

Twitter is a firehose of knowledge

I learned about the Bitcoin whitepaper in 2009
I learned about Instagram the day it launched in 2010
I learned about Steve’s Jobs’ death in 2011 :(

Point: if you want to learn about things early, Twitter is where you want to be

Teammates

Most of my teammates I met on Twitter

People just cold DMed me or I cold DMed them

- You are one Twitter DM away from your dream job
- You are one Twitter DM away from your dream hire

Positivity

Yes, there’s a ton of bad vibes on Twitter. It sure makes me cringe

But, I think there is way more good vibes than bad

People are sharing what’s on their mind. Their struggles, their wins, their shower thoughts

It’s 95% beautiful vibes, 5% troll vibes

Encouragement

Startup life is tough

You’d be surprised how much random words of encouragement matter

Ex:
“I love your product”
“Your blog post really changed how I think”

Encouragement is fuel for the motivation tank

Investors

I launched a rolling fund last week and raised six figures in 48h

All from a tweet

Being known and trusted helps you raise money

Twitter is the fast-track to being known and trusted

Invest alongside me: angel.co/v/back/late-ch…

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Newsletter subscribers

If you want to grow your newsletter, grow your Twitter

My Substack (latecheckout.substack.com) has grown almost exclusively through Twitter

Tip: change your bio to add a call-to-action to subscribe. Adjust your location to subscribe (see mine)

Twitter is what you make out of it

I just named a few things that it brought me

What have you found on Twitter?