The art of discovering Creator-Market Fit, and laying the foundation for a business you’ll love.

via basicproblem.co

"In May 2019, I started my blog from scratch. No content, no traffic, no audience, no network. Less than two years later, I have 15,000 unique visitors coming to my website every month."

via @ahrefs

"Tools like no-code development suites and self-service eCommerce platforms have empowered the everyday creator to monetize their creativity and passion. The pandemic has only accelerated this technological transformation."

via @CreativeBoom

The future, via AI & deep learning: synthetic media will democratize media creation and creativity for everyone in ways you can’t imagine.

Opportunities: There are big opportunities for people that embrace deepfake technologies to create content. Here are two ideas from the article: 

"Marketing: I recently discussed with Alex Robinson, the founder of Vidon, a service that helps you create a deepfake that looks and talks like you. It allows you to create scalable video prospecting with AI personalized videos. As Robinson explained to me: “Companies have been personalizing text-based emails for decades, but now we can bring deep personalization to video thanks to deepfake technology. This has helped our clients bring the intimate video experience to their customers."

“Our application of Deepfake technology means pupils can have Stephen Hawking teaching physics or Shakespeare explaining his writing - this will be as revolutionary for education as the first blackboard was.”

"A community for passionate creatives, founders, and entrepreneurs."

Here is an interesting new site to get feedback on startup ideas. It's kind of like ProductHunt for the idea stage. It might be a good place to find ideas as well.

“We realized that there are platforms for products (i.e. Product Hunt), questions (i.e. Quora), and fundraising (i.e. AngelList), but there isn't a platform for people to share and validate startup ideas to see if they’re worth building.”

Rather than living fast and dying young, a surprising number of people are stepping into entrepreneurship in and around the period of their retirement and some post that! 

If you think you are too old to start a business, here is some inspiration for you.

What happens when 70 million people visit your joke site?

Here's a great example of newsjacking. While this isn't a long-term business model, it can be a great way to get a lot of attention in a short time if you act fast. 70 million visits!

"Meet Emma Chamberlain, a 19 year old with one of the biggest YouTube channels (10M+ subscribers) and owner of her own coffee line, Chamberlain Coffee."
 

Here is a selection of the best links I've found to level up your founder skills. I recommend focusing on one or two links a week to constantly and systematically get better at growing your business.

Top 2021 Marketing Strategies- Noah Kagan

This Cold Email Template Minted Its Creator Over $100 Million a Year - Tim Denning

7 lessons from people that taught me more than any business/marketing class I've ever taken - Alex Garcia

Site Speed Optimization in 2021: The Definitive Guide - DiggityMarketing

How To Create Engagement And Drive Traffic From Instagram - EvergreenProfits

14 tips for optimizing your business blog articles for conversions - ImpactPlus

7 subject line hacks for more opens - Welly Mulia

Fixing Zoom calls: Looking better and feeling better - Seth Godin

10 Guaranteed Tips to Become an Online Networking Pro - ScienceofPeople

What is Inbound Marketing? A Beginner’s Guide - ahrefs