mike2477

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by mike2477 10y ago
So is writing 4,000 word articles that ideally help other entrepreneurs. That's a pretty important caveat to include. But hey, I'm biased :)
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by mike2477 10y ago
So this isn't entirely true either.. Here's my take: What I did wrong - I didn't run the quotes by Pieter before publishing. I was on a tight deadline, and I simply skipped this step. That was a mistake, but not unethica
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by mike2477 10y ago
Hey! This is a great question and one raised by others. I plan to write more on this (totally spaced it on this article somehow). If you CTRL + F search "The short version" you'll see the short version of my answer to this qu
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by mike2477 10y ago
That's a great point! I'm really glad you mentioned it. My hope was that this could be as useful to someone pitching their company is it is to aspiring writers.
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by mike2477 10y ago
Hey thanks friend!
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by mike2477 10y ago
That makes my day to hear that! And you're telling me -- I'll never be #1 on Google.. :( In a thread above I listed the story I wrote for Quartz. I used to write on these blogs too: http://www.michaelthomasblog.com&#x2F
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by mike2477 10y ago
Thanks :) You're totally right. I forgot one of the most essential parts of the process which is tracking down the right editor. The short version is this: find the most relevant publication, then search for the most relevant section (
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by mike2477 10y ago
Hey, thanks so much for this feedback. I really appreciate it :) You're right, I definitely missed some important stuff. I sorta took for granted the fact that emailing people has always been second nature for me. Will do a follow up o
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by mike2477 10y ago
In the meantime, here's The Atlantic and Quartz story. Two more FastCompany stories on the way :) http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2016/09/spacex... https://qz.com/77575
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by mike2477 10y ago
Ah that's a great point, haha. Sometimes I forget to do the most obvious things :) I linked to them, but right now my CMS isn't underlining links (WTF, right?)
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by mike2477 10y ago
Hey, thanks so much for saying this. It means a lot :) I agree that spreadsheets are an awesome way to organize life. I've become obsessed with Google Sheets. This year I learned the power of all the plugins. For example, I built a sto
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The Art of Pitching: How I Got Published in The Atlantic(upupgrow.com)
225 points by mike2477 10y ago|88 comments
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by mike2477 10y ago
Oops! The link was there but my formatting is set up so it doesn't underline. Bug I need to fix.. thanks for the heads up
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by mike2477 10y ago
I'm confused how $900 in my first week isn't closer to sustainable? What would be?
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by mike2477 10y ago
That's certainly one way of looking at it. I calculate conversion rate based on the number of people that hit the course page. That's industry standard. My goal was to test how many people that read about my course signed up. The
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by mike2477 10y ago
No problem! Happy to answer any other questions.
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by mike2477 10y ago
I can chime in here :) I'm validating demand for the course before actually recording lectures. If only 1 or 2 students signed up and subsequent tests failed I would have refunded them their money. But so far it looks good so I'm
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by mike2477 10y ago
I think it'd work really well for that vertical. One data source you could try is LinkedIn's job search, or Indeed search. Filter by the job title that your buyer would be hiring for, and then have VAs build a list of the companie
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by mike2477 10y ago
Good question. I think content marketing and cold email work at different stages of the company and for different product offerings. In general, cold email is going to be faster to ROI and quicker sales cycles so it's good for startups
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by mike2477 10y ago
I found a site that listed all the stock tickers and threw that in Google Sheets. But I forgot the exact site. Definitely missing a few stocks (especially Canadian ones) at this point..
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by mike2477 10y ago
Ha! As a similar investment strategy I've heard of folks investing in Scotts Miracle Grow. But also heard from a guy in the grow op industry that no one uses their products so it's mostly hype.
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by mike2477 10y ago
Hey there, author of the post here. If anyone else gets this can you let me know? Wondering if it's the image size on the header.. If you know how to debug let me know as well :)
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by mike2477 10y ago
Hey, thanks for the feedback! We've got a simple landing page up right now where you can sign up for early access -- cannectcapital.com I'm trying to build a tool for analyzing cannabis stocks and choosing an investment strategy.
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The Digital Nomad movement has a hidden dark side(qz.com)
2 points by mike2477 10y ago|0 comments
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SpaceX is using Boeing's 1920s strategy to get to Mars(theatlantic.com)
12 points by mike2477 10y ago|2 comments
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IKEA Is the Largest Charity in the World(insatiablefox.com)
7 points by mike2477 10y ago|1 comments
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The Tortoise and the Fox(michaelthomasblog.com)
1 points by mike2477 10y ago|0 comments
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Here's What I Think My Purpose in Life Is(michaelthomasblog.com)
4 points by mike2477 10y ago|1 comments
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by mike2477 10y ago
I think it's a little outlandish to suggest that Bill Gates started the Gates Foundation in order to make more money or save on tax breaks. Did he do it for his ego? Maybe. But it'd be hard to find someone who has done great work
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by mike2477 10y ago
Unfortunately I don't think that data is available. But from what I understand it has led to more giving. See this article - http://fortune.com/2010/06/16/the-600-billion-challenge/

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