🚨 Announcement 🚨

Today I'm super STOKED to announce the latest global founder program I'll be running at Paddle 🌎

It's called @PaddleHQ's AI Launchpad

And today we're officially opening doors to the 2nd cohort

Here's the backstory and why you should APPLY ⤵️ In 2023,

@PaddleHQ noticed a need for a supportive global community for founders who are building AI-powered businesses

AI was (still is) growing at a rapid pace and a big portion of our customers were looking to take advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime technology shift

But.

🚨 Career Update 🚨

Two huge announcements today 👀

1/ I'm winding down @BIPF_ operations by end of Dec 2023

2/ After my founder journey, I'm entering the job market for a full-time position

Full scoop below ⤵️ First, some background:

I launched @BIPF_ in Jan 2023 as a bootstrapped cohort-based business to help founders become prolific at building in public.

Hustled to run 5 cohorts w/ 55 paid customers and crossed $100k in revenue.

Notion is the Disney of no-code

The company's worth went from $2b to $10b 🔥

Why? Mainly because Notion is not building a tool, but an entire ecosystem

But most people don't know what these are

Here are 12 FREE add-on tools to supercharge your Notion experience 👀 Notion Automations

1-line pitch: Connect Notion with your Apps

Learn more: notion-automations.com

I had one of the most unconventional entries into startups

I am proud and grateful for how far I've come from being a no-code newbie with no leverage/connections in Silicon Valley

Here are 4 lessons to help build credibility in any given niche:

🧵 1/ Identify an exploding niche

This is almost the most important decision you'll make

I wanted to be a founder but discovered no-code as a smaller niche in 2018 and deliberately choose to stick with that space

Explore widely and then commit to an exploding niche

AI is the hottest trend in Silicon Valley right now 🔥

@heyjasperai recently raised $125m Series A at a $1.5b valuation 🤯

Here are 25 other AI tools that are growing quietly but can 10x your productivity and creativity 👀 1. Reface AI

1-line pitch: a Ukrainian startup, empowering people to express themselves in the digital world with easy-to-use technologies

Learn more: @reface_app

🔥 LAUNCH ALERT 🔥

Today, I'm announcing the pre-orders for my latest digital product "Build In Public Founder's Manual"

It's not for every type of founder but for the right ones, it'll be life-changing

Here's more about it ⤵️ First, what is it?

I wanted to create a must-have guide for founders filled with actionable and bite-sized tips and tactics on how to build your startup in public without winging it cluelessly.

I wanted to address A HUGE PAIN I see among founders I advice:

Never did collaborations for my newsletter until today

But the time was right and so I co-wrote one of my favorite essays in recent times with someone

Guess who my partner was?

AI. Yep, you read that right. (See below)

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Zapier is a beast in the automation world with $7b valuation and $140m ARR

But the automation space is on fire 🔥

Here are 20 other no-code tools to automate boring and tedious tasks in your business 👀 Alloy

1-line pitch: Connects hundreds of apps and platforms so you can access all of the data in one place

Learn more: @AlloyAutomation

🚨 LAUNCH ALERT 🚨

Not a drill, this is a big deal 👀

I'm stoked to have hunted @qatalog on @ProductHunt today 🚀

Would love for you to check it out and share your comments:
producthunt.com/posts/qatalog-…

Here's why it's compelling ⤵️ You may have seen AI generated images, video, and text, but ... have you ever seen an AI design and build software products *instantly* that are perfectly tailored to run your business? Me neither until... last week. 👀

🚨 ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨

Starting today, I am taking on the role of a full-time founder & CEO of a new company called Build In Public Studio

Why am I doing this and what is the company about?

Read on ⤵️ WHY

After spending the last few years in high-growth startups like @beondeck and @DayOneD1, I finally decided to chart my own path and become a founder myself.

I found tremendous joy in helping over 500+ early stage founders through the premier communities I built.

AI is the hottest trend in Silicon Valley right now 🔥

@heyjasperai recently raised $125m Series A at a $1.5b valuation 🤯

Here are 12 other AI tools that are growing quietly but can 10x your productivity and creativity 👀 Reface AI

1-line pitch: a Ukrainian startup, empowering people to express themselves in the digital world with easy-to-use technologies

Learn more: @reface_app

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Notion is the Disney of no-code

The company's worth went from $2b to $10b recently 🔥

Why? Mainly because Notion is not building a tool, but an entire ecosystem

But most people don't know what these are

Here are 12 FREE add-on tools to supercharge your Notion experience 👀 Notion Automations

1-line pitch: Connect Notion with your Apps

Learn more: notion-automations.com

🚨 Announcement 🚨

I've helped more than 20 seasoned founders through 1:1 high touch coaching

My areas? Growth & marketing via building in public

But I've realized that first-time founders are ACTUALLY struggling with growth way MORE

So, today I want to try something new 🤯 I want to ELIMINATE their struggle

I intend to help as many first-time founders as possible crush marketing & supercharge revenue growth .. thru 1:1 coaching, office hours & frequent check-ins.

So, I'm giving away 20 spots of 60 min coaching for FREE. No strings attached 🧵

Zapier is a beast in the automation world with $7b valuation and $140m ARR

But the automation space is on fire 🔥

Here are 9 other no-code tools to automate boring and tedious tasks in your business 👀 Alloy

1-line pitch: Connects hundreds of apps and platforms so you can access all of the data in one place

Learn more: @AlloyAutomation

Most first-time founders obsess over product too much 🚨

But distribution is ultimately the king 👑

99% of your success depends on people discovering your product, using it and becoming paid customers

Here are 10 tips to help you build those marketing muscles: 💪🏼 1. Show up on 1 platform and build in public

Pick one social platform (Twitter, Linkedin or Tiktok) and start documenting your product journey from today. Write like you would write a public diary and add key observations and notes to help others. Show proof of progress.

Selling yourself in your tiny bio is a superpower.

On a fast-moving platform like Twitter, it's hard to rise above the noise.

Use these 6 powerful tips to redo your bio and give yourself an opportunity to build a massive audience:

The 1st one just takes 60 seconds 👀
[THREAD] First, let me address the elephant in the room 🐘

AUDIENCE - you may wonder why do I even need an 'audience'?

I thought so too and for years I had <400 followers

But in 2018, I gave it a shot. Everything changed, my impact/reach/career all got wings 🦋

I've hosted nearly 200 virtual events in the last 1.5 years

Built one of the most beloved no-code/low-code communities & hit seven figures in revenue

My mission? Help founders/startups win

Here are 15 community event ideas to help you BUILD A WORLD-CLASS COMMUNITY: 🧵⚡️ Think Tanks 🧠

Quick intro: A 60 min bi-weekly roundtable event to help people (founders) work through challenges by seeking advice from 3-4 domain experts who want to help. This led to authentic feedback and recommendations on how to overcome pressing challenges.

Impact:

Everyone is hyped about no-code but low key the real revolution is happening with low-code ⚡️

What is low-code and what are the top tools leading the movement, you ask?

Here's the full scoop in 20 tweets: 🧵 What it is:

While no-code platforms target business users & non-technical founders, low-code platforms are aimed mainly at developers. These tools require technical knowledge but help speed up the product development cycles & improve developer productivity.

How big can it be?

Recently I asked my audience: "What are the top books every founder should read?"

Here are the 20 MOST RECOMMENDED books per Twitter: [including some rare gems 💎]

🚨 Don't forget to bookmark/save/RT this🚨 1. Atomic Habits

1-line intro: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

Amazon ratings: 4.8/5 (rated by 82,476 people)

Author: James Clear [@JamesClear]

11 tools to level up your build in public game on Twitter 👀

[including some hidden gems 💎] Tool: Readwise

1-line pitch: Readwise makes it easy to save and revisit your best highlights from Kindle, Pocket, Instapaper, iBooks, Twitter and more.

Learn more: @readwise