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Dickie Bush 🚢

@dickiebush

Sep 29, 2021 • 11 tweets • 8 min read • Read on X

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72 hours left to join the 639 others on board the October Ship 30 cohort 🚢

Over 30 days, you'll learn the fundamentals of digital writing and build lifelong friendships along the way.

Hop aboard the biggest, best, and LAST cohort of the year!

🚢 ship30for30.com 🚢

@Nicolascole77

If you want a sneak peek of some of the frameworks we share inside the course, check out this thread from co-captain @Nicolascole77

https://twitter.com/Nicolascole77/status/1441450057119592456?s=20

@mattragland

YouTuber and Ship 30 alum @mattragland put together an epic video review of his Ship 30 experience.

Check it out:

During the onboarding survey we ask:

"What's your current biggest writing struggle?"

Here's a word cloud of these universal struggles (just in case you thought you were the only one)

@IAmAndrewKirby

We've got some big YouTuber's onboard this cohort!

• @IAmAndrewKirby
• @florinpop1705
• @butler_chris

Excited to see what they do taking their videos skills to the writing world (and also what they can teach us about building massive YouTube channels)

Digging into the onboarding survey: "What are you looking to achieve from writing online?"

Some popular answers:

• Build an audience
• Build a business
• Clarify my thinking
• Validate ideas for my book
• Attract like-minded people
• Better understand my niche

Oh man - and this one.

This one might resonate with a lot of people.

"First and foremost, mental clarity and understanding of my life. Second, having the writing be one part of escaping the corporate grind to create things for a living."

Another 34 Shippers hopping aboard so far today (up to 673!)🚢🚢🚢

Join the fun - or watch sadly from the shore until January!

54 hours left:
ship30for30.com

https://twitter.com/dickiebush/status/1429218819000705027?s=20

48 hours left to hop aboard!

In this thread, I reflected on my 30-threads-in-30-days personal challenge from August of 2020.

This formed the basis of Ship 30 - after seeing how powerful writing every day was for me, I knew others would benefit too:

https://twitter.com/dickiebush/status/1429218819000705027?s=20

Ship 30 serves many people with many different goals - which is why I love reading testimonials (because every one of them is unique).

Some mention the content, others the clarity, and others how it helped them get out of their own way.

But EVERYONE mentions the community.

@Nicolascole77

Co-captain @Nicolascole77 with 10 reasons you should join Ship 30 (whether you're a prolific online writer or a complete beginner)

24 hours to go!

https://twitter.com/Nicolascole77/status/1443592006781964295?s=20

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Dickie Bush 🚢

@dickiebush

May 8

I'm 29.

In the last 5 years, my little business has made $15,000,000.

If you're ambitious and in your 20s, but feeling stressed, lost, or stuck, open this thread:🧵

In 2020, I was making $180k at BlackRock.

But I had no freedom, flexibility, or growth potential.

I took a chance and built a writing education business that has made me millions as a writer.

Here’s the one powerful tool I used to get here:

Bottleneck Analysis.

It's a simple idea that will change how you approach every goal.

Here's why:

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Dickie Bush 🚢

@dickiebush

May 5

For years, I failed to build a daily writing habit.

But then I spent 1,000 hours studying the routine of legendary writers to see how they did it.

These 10 tiny habits make writing every day effortless:🧵

First, why should you even start writing?

There are so many reasons to create a daily writing practice.

But this is one of my favorites:

1. Build a daily walking habit.

95% of my writing happens while I walk.

• Thinking
• Outlining
• Observing

The last 5% (when I actually sit down to type) comes later.

Grab a small notebook & pen, then leave your phone behind for 20 minutes.

You'll be amazed.

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Dickie Bush 🚢

@dickiebush

Apr 29

I wasted years as a horrible writer.

But then I heard Naval Ravikant mention a 250-word essay full of the best writing mental models he swears by.

4 mental models you can steal today:🧵

On The Tim Ferriss Show, Naval said this is his go-to resource for writing:

"The Day You Became A Better Writer" by Scott Adams

I read it so you don't have to.

Here are the 4 most important mental models:

1. Keep it simple

This is the #1 rule of concise persuasive writing.

• Remove adverbs
• Use shorter words
• Instead of "very happy" say "happy"

This is similar to Hemingway's rules for writing:

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Dickie Bush 🚢

@dickiebush

Apr 24

This family runs one of the world's most successful empires—but no one knows them.

With $50 billion in annual revenue in 2024, Hershey, Ferrero, and Nestlé envy their success.

Here's the fascinating story behind Mars Inc.—the most powerful family-owned empire in the world:🧵

It all started in 1911.

Frank Mars began selling hand-dipped chocolates from his kitchen in Tacoma, Washington.

By 1923, he created the Milky Way bar.

It made over $800,000 in its first year—a blockbuster hit for its time.

But the real game-changer came next:

In 1932, Frank’s son, Forrest Mars, launched the Mars bar in the UK.

But candy was just the beginning.

Forrest believed in full control—of manufacturing, distribution, even supply chains.

His vision? To dominate every aisle in the grocery store.

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Dickie Bush 🚢

@dickiebush

Apr 17

In 1991, Warren Buffett gifted Bill Gates his favorite book.

Bill Gates read it and said:

"This is the best business book I've ever read."

5 timeless lessons from Business Adventures that built Microsoft into a $3 trillion empire:🧵

Business Adventures was written in 1969 by John Brooks & originally published in The New Yorker.

It’s a collection of 12 stories about ambition, failure, greed, and resilience.

Warren Buffett read Business Adventures in the 1960s, and it stuck with him for decades.

Each story in the book is a masterclass in psychology, leadership, and decision-making.

Buffett recommended the book to Bill Gates in 1991, describing it as his favorite business book and lending Gates his personal copy.

These are the best 5 stories & lessons:

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Dickie Bush 🚢

@dickiebush

Apr 11

In 5 years, my little business has made $15,000,000.

It runs on just $8,215/month.

Here are the 7 most powerful no-code tools in my tech stack: 🧵

In 2020, I was making $180k at BlackRock.

But I had no freedom, flexibility, or growth potential.

I took a chance and built a writing education business that is today doing 8-figs a year.

Here are the top 7 no-code tools that made it all possible:

1. ConvertKit ($1,179/mo)

The heart of our entire operation. Handles all email marketing:

• Automations
• Broadcasts
• CRM

We used this to grow from 0 to 125k subscribers, which scaled perfectly with us.

One of the most important tools in our arsenal.