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Distribute

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Founder & Customer Support

Taplio

Co-Founder

Outreach

Enterprise Sales

Sales Engineering Lead

Scaled the early success team to 14 people.

Manager - Customer Success

Early Employee.
Specialties: Data Sync, API, Onboarding, Platform Integrations, Partner Ecosystem

Product 

Start-Up Chile

Our team was selected for Generation 11 of Start-Up Chile (the YC of South America). We provided solar energy services and installed solar power systems.

Gridlee - Co-founder & Sales

Progress Chef

Sales Development Representative

Muhuru Bay Community Microgrid Project

Designed 3kW off-grid power system
Modeled renewable energy resources at remote site
Implemented system in Kenya
Tested and installed 11-channel GSM telemetry system

Electrical Engineer

Seattle City Light

Power Systems Engineer

Distribute.so

I use to be young & cool. Now I do b2b SaaS. 

Husband. Dad. Ironman. Pilot. Taco lover. 

Founder of Distribute // Co-founder of Taplio (acq. by Lemlist) // Early @ Outreach.io.

Creator

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8 months ago, we had 0 users. Today, Distribute.so has 15,000+ users. I’ve helped build a $250M company before, but this feels different.

Building a startup is glamorized on social media. But the reality is messy. Here are the 7 ugly truths about building fast in 2025 that nobody talks about:

1. Hitting a wall is normal 
I've been stuck at revenue plateaus multiple times. It feels terrible. But you can get moving again if you don't freeze.

2. You will mess up 
I've hired the wrong people. I've built the wrong features. I've spent money on things I didn't need. It's part of the game.

3. People will copy you 
We just beat 4 competitors for a deal. They are going to look at our product and copy it. Let them. By the time they copy us, we will be onto the next thing.

4. Saying "No" is painful 
To close those 18 killer logos, we had to say "no" to hundreds of other ideas. It hurts to say no to customers. But if you try to please everyone, you please no one.

5. Cash flow is everything 
It doesn't matter how cool your idea is. If you run out of money, you die. We watch every dollar.

6. It takes longer than you think 
People overestimate what they can do in a year. And underestimate what they can do in a decade. We are playing the long game.

7. Just start 
Every successful founder started with nothing. No revenue. No customers. No audience. The only difference is they didn't quit.

I’m documenting the whole ride here. The wins. The losses. And the lessons.

Follow along if you want to see how we get to the next level. Just keep building.

Andrew Mewborn

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7 ugly truths about building fast in 2025

Everyone told me I was crazy. "You can't sell to Enterprise logos without a massive sales team." "You can't be Product-Led and Sales-Led at the same time."

I disagreed. We have 15,000+ users on our self-serve app. But we also just closed 18 massive killer logos in 3 months.

Here is the 7-step playbook we used to move upmarket without losing our soul:

1. We stayed lean intentionally 
Most founders hire 10 reps the moment they get traction. We didn't. We used our own product to handle the volume.

2. We looked at our own backyard 
We didn't buy cold lists. We looked at our 15,000 free users. We found the ones who were using the product every day. Then we asked them: "Who is your boss?"

3. We sold the Result, not the Method killer 
Buyers don't care how your tech works. They care about the problem disappearing. We showed them exactly how Distribute would solve their problem in week 1.

4. We gave before we asked 
We didn't try to trap them in long contracts immediately. We let them use the product. We let them see the value. Trust is built by giving, not taking.

5. We stopped chasing shortcuts 
We didn't use clever tricks. We just focused on making the product 1% better every day. Word of mouth is the only growth strategy that lasts.

6. We kept the team tiny 
We are doing millions in revenue potential with a team that fits in a minivan. This keeps us profitable. And it keeps us hungry.

7. We worked in public 
I shared the wins and the losses on LinkedIn. This built trust with buyers before we ever spoke to them. They felt like they knew us.

TAKEAWAY: You don't need to follow the Silicon Valley rules. You don't need to raise $100M. You don't need a fancy office. You just need a product that people love. And the guts to do it your way.

They said you can't sell Enterprise without a suit.

had our quarterly all-hands today

CEO said we're "laser-focused on execution"

CTO said we're "moving fast and breaking things"

CFO said we have "18 months of runway"

VP Sales said we're "building a repeatable sales motion"

i asked "what does any of that mean?"

got pulled into a 1-on-1 about "culture fit"

turns out "what does that mean?" is not a growth mindset question

i'm now "transitioning to focus on other opportunities"

which means i have 2 weeks to find another company where nobody knows what they're talking about

shouldn't be hard

I helped build Outreach to $250M in revenue. I helped over 4,000 people grow on LinkedIn. Now, I have 15,000+ users on my new company, Distribute.so

I have seen the movie before. And I can tell you that the sequel is very different from the original.

Back in 2015, the playbook was simple: Force the sale. Hire an army of BDRs. Buy a massive list of emails. Send thousands of messages a day. It worked then. It doesn't work now.

Here are the 6 things that have changed in the last 10 years:

1. Buyers ignore the noise 
Email open rates have tanked. Sending more messages doesn't work anymore. You have to earn their attention, not demand it.

2. Don't push, attract 
You can't force a sale anymore. You have to create interest through content and brand. Then you capture that interest when they are ready.

3. Small teams are winning 
We closed 18 killer deals with a tiny team. You don't need 50 reps. You need a few seniors who know what they are doing.

4. Reputation is the new advantage 
Features get copied in a week. But they can't copy who you are. Your personal brand is the most efficient sales channel that exists.

5. Easy beats Powerful 
killer software used to be clunky and expensive. Now, the best tools feel like consumer apps. If it feels like work, they won't use it.

6. Speed over Forecasts 
We don't try to predict every dollar. We try to move fast. We launch, we test, we fix. Speed is the only advantage a startup really has.

TAKEAWAY: If you are still running the 2015 playbook, you are working too hard. The game has changed. You can either complain about it, or you can adapt. We chose to adapt. And it's working.

I helped build Outreach.io to $250M in revenue

I just beat 4 competitors to win a killer contract. We didn't have the most features. We didn't have the biggest sales team. But we have 15,000+ users and just closed our 18th killer logo in 3 months.

How did we do it? We realized that the old way of selling software is broken. Most founders try to build everything for everyone. They add buttons, settings, and complex workflows. They think "more features" equals "more value."

They are wrong. In 2025, buyers are overwhelmed. They don't want another tool they have to learn. They want something that just works.

Here is the 7-step playbook we used to win on Simplicity:

1. Go where the big fish swim 
We didn't wait for them to come to us. We found where they were hanging out and showed up.

2. Prove it, don't pitch it 
Our competitors sent 40-page slide decks. We sent a link to the product. If you have to explain how it works, it's too complicated.

3. The "Zero-Training" Standard 
We built Distribute so a 5th grader could use it. If a user needs a certification to use your tool, you have already lost. Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.

4. Escape the "Feature Trap" 
Customers will ask for a million things. We said "no" to 90% of them. We only built the things that made the core product faster and easier.

5. Sell it yourself 
I didn't hire a VP of Sales to figure this out. I did it myself. Founders should sell until at least $500K ARR because nobody knows the product like you do.

6. Find the "Aha!" instantly 
We found the one specific thing that made users say "wow." Then we made that experience happen in under 60 seconds.

7. Let the product drive the deal 
When the product is simple, the champion can sell it internally for you. They don't need you to fly in for a demo. They just show their boss, and the boss gets it.

TAKEAWAY: Startups are hard. But in 2025, complex startups are impossible. Stop building more. Start building simpler. That is how you win.

I just beat 4 competitors to win a killer contract

intern: "should I add my phone number to my email signature?"

CEO: "absolutely, we're accessible"

intern: "what about my LinkedIn?"

CEO: "yes, we're modern"

intern: "calendar booking link?"

CEO: "of course, we're efficient"

intern: "headshot?"

CEO: "why not, we're human"

intern sends first email

signature is 47 lines long

includes:

• 3 phone numbers
• 4 social media links
• calendar link
• company tagline
• legal disclaimer
• "Sent from my iPhone"
• sustainability notice about not printing emails
• AI-generated motivational quote

the actual email says "sounds good"

we promoted them to Head of Email Excellence

I spent 3 hours on a crap ton of follow-ups at Outreach while we scaled to $250M. Now our 15,000+ Distribute users do better follow-ups in 30 seconds. After closing 18 deals in the past few months, I learned something most founders miss: complexity kills deals, simplicity closes them.

Here's why the best salespeople are deleting tools, not adding them:

1// YOUR BUYERS DON’T WANT YOUR 55-SLIDE DECK

They want one page with what you discussed, the ROI, and next steps.

We tracked 10,000+ deals.

Average time on slide decks? 47 seconds.

Average time on simple deal pages? 8 minutes.


2// YOUR CHAMPION CAN’T SELL INTERNALLY WITH MEETING NOTES

They need a business case, ROI calculator, and executive summary.

Not a transcript.

When we switched from sending 27 attachments to one link, deal velocity increased MUCHO.


3// EVERY TOOL YOU ADD CREATES ANOTHER PLACE TO LOSE

The average rep uses 10+ tools for follow-ups.

Fathom for notes. Loom for demos. Google Docs for emails. Canva for slides.

The winners? They use one tool that does it all.


4// SIMPLICITY SPREADS FASTER THAN FEATURES

When we made Distribute dead simple, word-of-mouth exploded.

No training needed. No change management.

Just send your follow-up in 30 seconds and move on.


TAKEAWAY:

I watched Outreach grow because it simplified prospecting.

Now I'm watching Distribute grow because it simplifies follow-ups.

The pattern is clear.

Simplicity isn't just a feature.

It's a moat.

We beat 4 competitors  with 90% fewer features

prospect: "tell me about your product"

me: "what if I told you that you could save 20 hours per week?"

prospect: "how?"

me: "great question. let me share my screen. can you see this?"

prospect: "yes"

me: "perfect. so imagine your current workflow..."

**proceeds to spend 40 minutes describing their own job back to them**

me: "...and that's where we come in"

prospect: "what does your product actually do?"

me: "I'm going to send over some case studies and let's reconnect next week"

booked the follow-up

still haven't answered what we do

this is sales

investors rejected our pitch deck last month

they said our projections were "unrealistic"

we were forecasting $100M ARR by year 2 with zero marketing spend

i asked "don't you believe in product-led growth?"

they said "you have 3 customers"

so i updated the deck

changed "customers" to "enterprise partners"

changed "3" to "a curated selection of design partners"

changed "$47 MRR" to "high-intent early revenue signals"

we raised $8M Series A last week

words matter more than numbers

Last week I asked 4,000+ sellers how long they spend on follow-ups. 73% said 2-3 hours. That's 750 hours per year writing emails nobody reads. I helped build Outreach to $250M, and even we were wasting time on follow-ups.

Here's the math that'll make you sick:

Let's say you close 20 deals per year. Each deal takes 5 calls. Each call needs a 3-hour follow-up. That's 300 hours. Or 37.5 work days. You're spending 2 months per year on admin work.

**screams at sky***

While you write follow-ups, your competitors are on their next call.

Here's what actually works in 2025:

1// Stop crafting. Start automating.

AI can write better follow-ups than you.
It remembers everything. Never forgets the ROI discussion.
Includes the right case studies.
Our 15,000 users proved this.

2// Stop sending files. Send experiences.

PDFs get lost.
Attachments get ignored.
But a personalized page? That gets shared with the CFO.
We see 3x higher engagement on deal pages vs traditional follow-ups.

3// Stop hoping. Start tracking.

You need to know when the CFO views pricing. When legal downloads the contract. When your deal goes cold.

Email can't tell you this. 

The sellers crushing quota aren't working harder.

They're working different.

They turned 3-hour follow-ups into 30 seconds.

And their buyers actually engage.

Holy sh*t, right?

You waste 37.5 days per year on follow-ups

I helped scale Outreach to $250M. Then I started my own company and made every mistake I swore I never would. Here are the 6 dumbest things I did building Distribute to 15,000 users:

1// I spent 3 months building features nobody asked for

We had a roadmap. It was beautiful. Customers wanted something else entirely. I should have talked to 50 more people before writing a single line of code.


2// I chased logos instead of problems

Early on, I got excited when big names showed interest. I bent the product to fit them. They churned anyway. The customers who stayed were the ones whose problem we actually solved.


3// I wrote follow-up copy like a robot

I'm embarrassed to show you our early emails. Corporate garbage. The moment I started writing like a human, reply rates doubled.


4// I ignored my own LinkedIn audience for 6 months

I had built a following. I knew how to create content. But I thought "real companies" needed paid ads and SDR teams. Wrong. My posts still drive more pipeline than anything else.


5// I hired before I had a repeatable process

Brought on help too early. They failed. It wasn't their fault. I didn't have a playbook to hand them yet.


6// I thought the product would sell itself

It doesn't. Nothing does. Even great products need someone to explain why they matter.


TAKEAWAY:

Building a startup is just a series of mistakes.

The winners aren't the ones who avoid them.

They're the ones who make them faster and don't repeat them.

I'm still making mistakes every week.

But at least they're new ones.

I made every mistake I swore I never would

spent all morning analyzing our competitors

Competitor A: raised $50M, has 200 employees, beautiful website
Competitor B: raised $30M, has enterprise clients, won industry awards
Competitor C: bootstrapped to $10M ARR, profitable, amazing product

Us: 1 founders, $a couple mil raised, website built on Webflow template, LinkedIn is our entire marketing strategy

but here's the thing...

we respond to customer emails in under 5 minutes

our competitors take 3 business days

we shipped 12 features last month

they shipped a new font

we're not better funded

we're not better positioned

we're just more desperate

and in B2B SaaS, desperation scales

posted "what if we just... listened to customers?" on LinkedIn

38,000 impressions

427 comments saying "this is so true"

16 VCs sent connection requests

got invited to speak at a SaaS conference

my talk is titled "Revolutionary Customer-Centric Strategies for Modern B2B"

it's a 45-minute presentation on literally just talking to people who pay you

they're paying me $5k to speak

i'm writing a book about it called "The Listening Framework"

it's 280 pages explaining how to have conversations

pre-orders are through the roof

disruption is just common sense with better marketing

We just won a deal against 4 established competitors. They had 10X the funding, bigger brands, and fancier demos. But we won all 4 times. After helping 4,000+ people grow on LinkedIn and scaling Outreach to $250M, I knew exactly why: buyers don't want more tools, they want less work.

Here's how we beat everyone:

Competitor 1: 55 features, 3-hour onboarding
Us: 3 features that actually matter, 5-minute setup

Competitor 2: "AI-powered intelligence platform"
Us: "Your follow-up in 30 seconds"

Competitor 3: 47-page implementation guide
Us: Chrome extension. Click. Done.

Competitor 4: $500/month per user
Us: $49/month. Everything included.

**drops mic**

Here's what I learned closing our first big deals:

1// FEATURES ARE A TAX ON YOUR BUYERS

Every feature needs explaining.
Every option needs deciding.
Every setting needs configuring.
We do one thing perfect instead of 50 things okay.

2// COMPLEXITY IS WHERE DEALS GO TO DIE

The moment a buyer says "let me check with IT," you lost.
The moment they need training, you lost.
Make it so simple they can start now.

3// YOUR CHAMPION NEEDS TO LOOK SMART

They don't win by showing a complex tool.
They win by solving a problem fast.
Give them a quick win, not a science project.

We have 15,000+ users not because we're the best.

But because we're the simplest.

And in 2025, simple beats everything.

Every. Single. Time. YALL.

Step by step ↓

Let me tell you what's really going on…

When a prospect says "we don't have budget"…

They're not broke.

They just spent $47 on DoorDash last night. They've got budget for a new CRM. Budget for that conference in Miami.

What they DON'T have?

A reason to fight for YOUR deal.

See… right now, they're sitting in some internal meeting. Your proposal is open on their screen. And their CFO asks:

"Why do we need this?"

And your prospect?

They freeze.

They fumble.

They can't remember what you said. Can't articulate the ROI. Can't justify the spend.

So the deal dies. Not because of "budget." Because you made THEM do the selling.

That's on you.

Here's the fix:

Send them a Deal Summary BEFORE they go dark.

One page. One link. Everything they need to sell this deal internally:

→ The bleeding-neck problem you're solving 
→ The cost of doing NOTHING (this is the killer) 
→ Exactly what you're proposing 
→ What happens next

You do the selling. They just forward the link.

Takes 2 minutes. Saves you from chasing ghosts for 3 weeks.

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Year 1: "we're pre-product-market fit, iterating rapidly"
Translation: nobody wants this

Year 2: "we're finding early signals of PMF"
Translation: 2 customers didn't churn

Year 3: "we've achieved strong product-market fit"
Translation: we stopped pivoting because we're tired

Year 4: "we're scaling past PMF into market domination"
Translation: we hired a VP of Sales who convinced us we're doing great

Year 5: "we're exploring strategic alternatives"
Translation: acquisition talks because we never actually found PMF

Year 6: got acquired for $8M by a company that will shut us down in 9 months

called it a "successful exit"

changed LinkedIn title to "Founder & CEO (Exited)"

already working on the next one

customer: "can you add dark mode?"
us: "it's on the roadmap"

customer: "can you fix this bug?"
us: "it's on the roadmap"

customer: "can you add SSO?"
us: "it's on the roadmap"

customer: "can we see the roadmap?"
us: "that's on the roadmap"

our roadmap is a Google Doc titled "stuff_we_might_do_idk.doc"

it hasn't been updated since 2023

we closed $2M ARR this year

turns out "it's on the roadmap" is enterprise software for "leave me alone"

Sellers

What’s more dangerous for sales teams: bad managers or bad AI tools?

A) Bad managers – morale killer
B) Bad AI – data chaos
C) Both – one demotivates, the other misleads
D) Neither – blame the process, not the tools

P.S. - My AI handles 90% of my sales process now—prospecting, follow-ups, closing. Set it up in 90 seconds: https://lnkd.in/eNYQ3DeQ

What’s more dangerous for sales teams: bad managers or bad AI tools?

Sellers

What’s the biggest shift in sales since 2020?

A) Buyers research more than sellers
B) Remote selling is the new normal
C) Champions have more power than AEs
D) Product-led growth changed everything

P.S. - Turns out I've been following up like an IDIOT for 5 years. This 90-second quiz showed me my actual follow-up style (and how to fix it): www.distribute.so/quiz

Sellers

Would you take feedback from an AI “sales coach”?

A) Yes – No bias, just data
B) Maybe – Only if it knows context
C) No – You can’t coach without empathy
D) I already do — ChatGPT’s my therapist

P.S. - My AI handles 90% of my sales process now—prospecting, follow-ups, closing. Set it up in 90 seconds: www.distribute.so/quiz

Jonbrosio.com

Founder

Your skills + The One Page Offer™ + 16 weeks = $10k/mo recurring profit | DM me "ONE" for details

In 2017, my life changed forever – I lost my job due to a freak fire.

And that wasn't even the worst part:

• I was working at a job I hated
• My network was filled with losers
• I was living a terribly unhealthy lifestyle

Of course, I didn't know things were all that bad – until I found myself on unemployment.

The next morning, after I let the dust settle a bit, I told myself that I was going to write for 30 days, no matter what.

30 days turned into over 100 fast.

100 days turned into 5+ years.

And now here I am:

• 7,400+ newsletter subscribers
• 50,000 follower audience on Twitter
• 22,000 follower audience on Medium

And a profitable creator business as a result.

Now – the last thing I'll ever tell you is that it was easy – because it wasn't (and still isn't).

But I'll tell you this: it was simple.

Or – at least it's simple when you understand the:

• Strategies
• Patterns
• Tactics

That help you save time, money, and unwanted headaches.

And that's why I'm here.

I want to teach you what I know. From:

• Copywriting
• Offer creation
• Effective writing
• Audience Building
• Digital monetization

And everything in between.

I can't wait to go on this journey with you.

I'll see you in the timeline & in the comments.

Keep building.

✌️ Jon

Jon Brosio

Most people overcomplicate getting to $10K/month.

They think they need: 

• Complex funnels
• MASSIVE audiences
• Completely unique offers

But I've watched dozens of clients hit $10K with something much simpler:

1. Get one client

Stop building the "perfect" offer. 

Start with one person who has a problem you can solve. 

Even if it's messy. Even if it's not "scalable"

(Yet...)

2. Do a great job

Over-deliver on everything. 
Show up early, stay late, anticipate their needs. 

This client becomes your case study for the next one.

3. Charge more (to get another client)

Double your price. Seriously. 
Your first client proved the value exists. 

Your second client should pay for that proof.

4. Deliver an even better result

You learned from client #1. 

Apply those lessons to client #2. 

Better systems, clearer communication, faster results.

5. Repeat until you make $10K/month

Keep raising prices as you get better. 

$500 becomes $1000. 
$1000 becomes $2000. 
$2000 becomes $5000.

Most people want the complex strategy.

But the simple path works faster.

One client at a time.
One great result at a time.
One price increase at a time.

Until you're making more money than most people with "big" businesses.

—

FREE DEMO: 

(Not for everyone…)

How I generate $15k+ profit a month solo in 20 hrs/wk sending one email a day

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The most people I know feel like imposters.

Not because they don't know their stuff. But because:

They can't SEE how valuable their stuff actually is.

This is the expertise paradox:

The deeper your knowledge, the more "basic" it feels to you.

But to someone struggling with that exact problem?

𝙄𝙩'𝙨 𝙥𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙜𝙤𝙡𝙙.

I watch this play out constantly:

Creator: "This is just common sense."
Audience: "This breakthrough saved my business."

Creator: "Everyone already knows this."
Audience: "I've been doing this wrong for years."

Creator: "Why would they pay for something so simple?"
Audience: "Take my money right now."

Here's the truth about scaling as a service provider:

Your growth is invisible to you but obvious to everyone else.

The knowledge you dismiss is worth six figures.
The abilities you ignore could change someone's life.
The skills you take for granted can solve their problems.

The modern client ascension path proves this:

• Content → eyeballs (they see your expertise)
• Eyeballs → followers (they want more)
• Followers → subscribers (they trust your process)
• Subscribers →customers (they invest in results)
• Customers →community (they get transformation)
• Community → high-ticket (their life changes)

Each step up this ladder validates what you can't see in yourself.

Each paying customer is proof that your "basic" knowledge isn't basic at all.

Stop waiting to feel qualified.

You already are.

Start packaging what you know.

Someone needs exactly what you have.

$20,000 a month working 80 hours.

Versus:

$10,000 a month working 4 hours.

Guess which one most people choose?

The first one. 

Because they think more effort equals more results.

I used to think that too.

I built:

• 7 different courses
• 12 different funnels
• 23 different sequences

I was the Swiss Army knife of online business.

Problem? 

Swiss Army knives are mediocre at everything.

Then I discovered the opposite approach:

I call it, "One Step Marketing™"

One clear path from stranger to customer:

Content → Lead Magnet → Course → Community → High-Ticket

That's it.

For my clients, it's a natural progression:

• Get value from content
• Solve problem with lead magnet
• Handle bigger challenge with course
• Find support/accountability in community
• Get complete transformation with high-ticket

For my business, it's automated growth:

• Content builds audience
• Lead magnet gets prospects
• Course qualifies ready buyers
• Community creates retention
• High-ticket delivers ultimate profit

Simple for them. 

Scalable for you.

The magic isn't in having more options.

It's in having one perfect path.

Complexity is the enemy of execution.

Clarity is the engine of freedom.

I once had a prospect tell me my prices were "too low."

That's when I realized something most never figure out:

If you're charging $10 for your product, you will attract customers who only have $10.

If you're charging $100, you will attract customers who have $100.

If you're charging $10,000, you will...

(You get the idea at this point.)

Price isn't just a cost.

It's a qualifier.

Here's what nobody tells you about lowering your prices:

You're not just making less money.

You're actively repelling the clients you actually want.

(Seriously... read that again - and intentionally...)

The ones who:

• Value quality over bargains
• Take action instead of just consuming
• Respect your time and expertise
• Get results because they're invested

They see your $27 course and think:

"𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 $2,700. 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘸𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘦?"

Meanwhile, you're stuck with:

• Refund requests from people who "didn't have time"
• Bad reviews because it "wasn't what they expected"
• Endless questions from people who want everything

I like to use this restaurant analogy:

(Because... well I spent 15 years in fine-dining)

Michelin-starred restaurants don't compete on price.

They charge premium because premium attracts premium.

People who can afford $300 dinners don't complain about the portion size.

People who can afford $3 dinners complain about everything.

Your pricing tells the market exactly who you serve.

Charge like a McDonald's? 

Get McDonald's customers.

Charge like a five-star restaurant? 
Get five-star customers.

Of course, remember...

A lot of this comes down to you.

You cannot charge beaucoup right out of the box.

The responsibility is on you to hone:

• Your skills
• Your delivery
• Your expertise

But once you do

The doors open...

Stop racing to the bottom.

Start climbing to the top.

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Here's what Tim Ferriss didn't tell you:

Everyone wants the 4-hour workweek. Nobody wants:

The 4,000-hour buildup.

The best entrepreneurs aren't trying to work less.

They're trying to work on something they can't stop thinking about.

You do this by:

• Obsessing over a problem
• Doing whatever you can to fix it
• Reverse-engineering the solution
• Packaging that solution into an offer
• Getting that in front of as many as possible
• Obsessing even more on delivering results

Over and over.

The pursuit of being the best in your small corner of the internet

Is how you lose complete sense of time

And gain complete sense of clarity on your purpose.

Passive income is a myth.

𝗣𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗼𝗯𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹.

Find something you'd do for free.

Then figure out how to get paid handsomely for it.

That's the real 4-hour workweek:

When work stops feeling like work.

One creator makes $5K/mo. The other, $50K/mo.

What's the difference?

The $50K creator figured out something profound:

The Law of Attraction is incomplete...

You don't attract what you want.

𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙧𝙚.

Creator #1 is constantly trying to convert more people at lower prices:

• "Let me make this affordable for everyone"
• "I'll add more bonuses to justify the cost"
• "Maybe if I discount it, they'll say yes"

He became a discount provider.

So he attracted discount seekers.

Creator #2 took a different approach:

• Raised prices from $500 to $5,000
• Focused on premium results for fewer people
• Positioned himself as the obvious expert choice

He became a premium authority.

So he attracted premium clients.

This isn't just pricing psychology.

It's identity physics. 

(I'm going to trademark that...)

When you compete on price:

• You think like a commodity
• You feel like you're "lucky to get clients"
• You deliver whatever keeps people from complaining

You become lower value.

When you charge premium prices:

• You think like an expert
• You feel confident in your worth
• You deliver results that justify the investment

You become higher value.

The market is just a mirror.

It reflects exactly who you are.

Most solo creators are stuck in the value-proving trap:

"I'll charge more once I prove I'm worth it."

But that's backwards.

Charge more first.

Then become worth it.

Your prices force your identity upgrade:

• At $500, you can afford to be casual
• At $5,000, you must be exceptional

The price creates the pressure.
The pressure creates the growth.
The growth attracts better clients.

Stop racing to the bottom.
Start climbing to the top.

Raise your prices.
Raise your identity.
Raise your standards.

Because you don't attract what you want.

You attract what you are.

The advice that nearly destroyed my business:

(and I see it destroying so many others...)

"Diversify your revenue streams."

Sounds smart, right?

It's actually the fastest way to stay broke.

Here's what I learned building my first $10K month...

Simplicity wins:

1. Master one skill
2. Solve one problem
3. Serve one audience

But here's the part everyone misses:

You need multiple ENTRY POINTS, not multiple OFFERS.

There's a massive difference.

Multiple offers = serving different people with different problems.

Multiple entry points = serving the SAME person at different commitment levels.

Let me explain with my own journey:

Two years ago, I was the "diversified" creator:

• LinkedIn course ($197)
• Email templates ($47)
• 1:1 coaching ($200/hour)
• Group mastermind ($497/month)

Four different audiences.
Four different transformations.
Four different marketing messages.

I was exhausted. Confused. And barely profitable.

Today, I have ONE offer with three entry points:

• On-demand course: $
• Community access option:$$
• Group coaching program: $$$
• Done-with-you one-on-one: $$$$

Same transformation: 
Same audience: 
Same me.

But now people can enter at their comfort level.

The hesitant starter begins with the course.
The action-taker joins the group.
The serious entrepreneur goes premium.

This creates ascension, not confusion.

You meet prospects where they are—financially and psychologically.

The result?

Clear messaging. 
Focused expertise. 
Predictable income.

Because when you try to serve everyone, you serve no one well.

When you try to solve every problem, you solve none completely.

The creators making real money aren't the ones with dozens of different courses.

They're the ones who became known for ONE thing and created multiple ways to access it.

Focus isn't limiting.

It's liberating.

You cannot convince me otherwise…

Most offers die because: 

They're too rigid.

One price. One promise. One way in.

And when prospects aren't ready for that specific commitment? 

They bounce.

Here's what I’m talking about…

I have one core offer. 

But it has multiple entry points:

• HQ tier for community and core training
• Gold for weekly coaching and masterclass access
• 1:1 for those ready to move fast with hands-on support

Same destination. 

Different starting lines.

The problem?

Writing three different versions of the same offer without sounding repetitive or confusing was eating my time.

Each tier needed:

Its own offer doc
Its own messaging angle
Its own positioning that spoke to different readiness

But I didn't want to start from scratch three times. 

That's where most people get stuck—they either oversimplify and lose nuance, or they overwrite and confuse people.

Enter: Gamma Agent.

I've been testing it to craft offer pages for each tier—same core value proposition, but tailored messaging for where prospects are in their journey.

One prompt. 
Three versions. 
All optimized for conversion.

The result?

I'm speaking directly to different segments:

The Silver sees simplicity and community
The Gold sees structure and support
The Private client sees speed and attention

All from one offer. All painfully clear. 

All converting.

(Most important part, by the way…)

For more on this - check out Gamma

January 1st is the most crowded day in business.

Everyone's: 

• Launching
• "Starting fresh"
• Fighting for the same attention

Smart entrepreneurs?

They start in November.

You don't need a new year to build a 6-figure mindset.

You need a:

• Commitment to building one profitable system
• Decision to stop undervaluing your expertise
• Willingness to let go of "someday" thinking

Transformation doesn't wait for January 1st.

It waits for you to stop procrastinating.

Here's what happens when you start now:

• December: You build your offer
• January: You refine your messaging  
• February: You scale your income

Vs. the "New Year" crowd:

• January: They research and plan
• February: They're still "getting ready"
• March: They're wondering why nothing's working

The 6-figure playbook doesn't care about calendars:

• Find one problem you can solve better than anyone
• Package it into a clear, valuable, scalable offer
• Connect with people who need it most

Start today.

Not because it's January 1st.

But because every day you wait is revenue you're leaving on the table.

While everyone else is making resolutions?

You'll be making money.

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The creator who launched their "good enough" course last month? They made more than the creator who's:

Been "perfecting" theirs for a year.

I'm convinced that by not being a perfectionist—

You're already ahead of 95% of the people.

Because perfectionism is just fear wearing a fancy outfit.

While others are building:

• The perfect funnel
• The perfect ad strategy  
• The perfect team of VAs

You're doing the one thing that matters:

Finding what works. 

And doing more of it...

The system isn't complicated:

• Post content for eyeballs
• Turn those eyeballs into followers
• Those followers into subscribers
• Those subscribers into customers
• Those customers into community
• The community into high-ticket clients

Difficult to master?

Absolutely.

Simple to understand?

Completely.

And here's the secret nobody talks about:

You don't need to be perfect at every step.

You just need to be present for every step.

Show up with average content consistently—
beats showing up with perfect content occasionally.

Send mediocre emails every week—
beats sending the "perfect" email never.

Launch your imperfect offer now—
beats launching your perfect offer someday.

Because "someday" isn't a business strategy.

It's a cemetery for dreams that were too polished to live.

The top 5% know something the other 95% don't:

Done beats perfect.

Every single time.

/ The most profitable skill you'll ever learn?

It's not: 

• marketing
• copywriting
• or even sales

It's the ability to get s**t done.

Fast.

Money loves speed.

Your clients love speed.

Transformation happens at the speed of implementation.

Not perfection.

The greatest solo creators I know have one thing in common:

They move fast
Experiment often
And pivot without drama

While others are still "researching" their market, they've already launched.

While others are perfecting their sales page, they're already collecting money.

While others are waiting for the "right time," they're already helping people.

You can have the greatest offer in the world.

But if you edit it into submission...
If you over-engineer every detail...
If you wait for it to be "perfect"...

You'll miss your window.

The market rewards action, not intention.

Your ideal client isn't waiting for your masterpiece.

They're waiting for their problem to be solved.

Today.

Right now.

Speed isn't about being sloppy.

It's about being decisive.

It's about shipping version 1.0 so you can learn what version 2.0 should be.

It's about getting feedback from real humans with real problems and real credit cards.

Not from your journal.
Not from your mastermind group.
Not from your mentor calls.

From the market.

The only vote that counts is a purchase.

Everything else is just noise.

Stop editing.
Start shipping.

Money is waiting on the other side of your hesitation.

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How to make $10K months your new normal.

I remember my first $10K month.

• I screenshotted the Stripe balance
• I called my now wife
• I took a deep breath

I felt like I'd won the lottery.

Then month two hit $10K again.

Sudden relief: "Maybe this wasn't a fluke."

By month three, I was planning how to hit $15K.

Because $10K had become my baseline.

Here's what I learned about turning miracles into habits:

𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝟭: 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿 (𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲)

Most creators build audiences first.

Big mistake.

Start with a $1K-$5K offer that solves a specific problem for a specific person.

Now you only need 2-5 clients per month.

Not 200...

𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝟮: 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗱𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘆

Forget viral content. Write for your ideal client.

Every post should make them think: 

"This person understands my struggle."

One post. 
One problem. 
One day at a time.

Consistency beats virality.

𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝟯: 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝘃𝗶𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀

Social media is the appetizer.

Private conversations are the main course.

When someone comments or DMs, move them to email or text.

That's where relationships form.

That's where trust builds.

That's where money changes hands.

𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝟰: 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲

After delivering your offer 5 times, you'll see patterns.

• What works
• What doesn't
• What clients need most

Turn those insights into systems.

Frameworks
Templates
Processes

Now you can help more people without working more hours.

The difference between a $10K month and a $10K business?

Repeatable systems.

Most solopreneurs treat every month like starting over.

They pivot
They reinvent
They chase shiny objects

Successful creators follow the same 4 steps.

Every month.

Until $10K feels boring.

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The most expensive mistake I see entrepreneurs make?

(It cost me 2 years to learn this lesson)

Trying to be "unique" instead of asking these 8 words:

"What if I made it easier for you?"

I spent years trying to create something revolutionary.

Some never-before-seen solution that would change everything.

Meanwhile, people were getting rich solving boring problems better.

Here's what actually works:

• Find a proven niche
• With a pesky problem
• And people with money
• Make the solution easier

Not sexier. Easier.

Netflix didn't invent movies.
They made watching them easier.

Spotify didn't invent music.
They made listening easier.

Zoom didn't invent meetings.
They made hosting them easier.

Your breakthrough isn't creating something new.
It's taking something that works and removing friction.

Better tech.
Simpler process.
Clearer instructions.
Faster delivery.

The market doesn't pay for innovation.
It pays for convenience.

While everyone's chasing the next big thing, you can get rich making the current thing work better.

Stop trying to reinvent the wheel.
Start asking how to make it roll smoother.

Why most creators never hit $10K/month.

(It honestly drives me crazy because it's not that hard...)

They're building a house without a foundation.

I see it everywhere:

"I need better copy."
"I need more funnels."
"I need more followers."

No.

You need four things...

That's it.

Because I've watched hundreds of creators, coaches, and service providers chase shiny objects while missing the fundamentals.

The ones who hit $10K consistently?

They master the basics first.

Your $10K/month business only needs:

𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿

Not a service menu. 

One thing that solves one problem for one type of person.

𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀

Not a maze of calls and consultations. 

One clear path from interest to purchase.

𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺  

Not custom work every time. 

One proven process you can repeat infinitely.

𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹

Not omnipresence. 

One platform where you show up consistently.

Want proof?

My client:

• Was offering custom services
• With different sales processes
• Was active on 5 platforms
• Couldn't close consistently

We simplified to:

• One $1.2K offer (to convert new prospects)
• One core offer on the backend ($12,000)
• One 6-week program (ascension offer)
• One platform (LinkedIn + email)

Result? 

$13K in her second month together...

Because focus creates force.

When you try to be everything to everyone, you become nothing to no one.

When you become the go-to person for one specific transformation?

People pay premium prices.

• The best restaurants don't serve everything.
• The best doctors don't treat everything.
• The best creators don't offer everything.

Master your four foundations first.

Then add complexity.

Not before.

Why mediocre offers beat perfect ones.

(And it's not even close.)

I've watched it happen dozens of times:

Creator A spends 8 months perfecting their offer:

• Bonus materials galore
• Every module optimized
• Flawless production value

Creator B throws together a basic framework in 2 weeks.

• Simple PDF worksheets
• Basic Zoom calls
• Zero polish

Guess who makes more money?

Creator B. 

Every single time.

WhY?!

The reason is simple...

Because Creator B can SELL.

(If I could triple underline that word, I would...)

They know how to articulate value
They're comfortable asking for money
They understand their audience's pain points

Creator A? 

They hide behind "perfection" because they're terrified of rejection.

Here's what I've learned after helping 100+ creators build profitable businesses:

The most important skill in business:

Learning to sell.

The second most important skill:

Learning to automate selling.

(That word would get a double underline...)

Everything else is just expensive procrastination.

• Your funnel is worthless if you can't sell
• Your branding doesn't matter if you can't sell
• Your "perfect" offer is meaningless if you can't sell

Selling is the bridge between your knowledge and their transformation.

Without it, you're just an expensive hobbyist.

Most creators get this backwards.

They perfect the offer before they perfect the sell.

Then wonder why their "amazing" course gets crickets while their competitor's basic program prints money.

Start with selling.

Get comfortable with rejection
Learn to articulate value clearly
Practice asking for money without apologizing

Then—and only then—worry about making it "perfect."

Because a mediocre offer that sells beats a perfect offer that doesn't.

Every. Single. Time.

Every business podcast follows the same script:

(and it drives me crazy...)

• "Tell me your story."
• "What's your morning routine?"
• "Any final advice for our listeners?"

And you walk away thinking:

"Cool story. Now what do I actually DO?"

That's the problem we solved...

"The Growth Question" launches today—and it's nothing like what you've heard.

Instead of interviews, we do live coaching.

Real creators. Real problems. Real solutions.

Every episode:

A business owner brings us the ONE question blocking their growth.

We coach them through it.

No script. 
No rehearsal. 
No holding back.

You get to watch:

• How we diagnose the real problem
• What frameworks we use to solve it
• The exact moment they break through

Craig Shoemaker and I have been coaching creators for years.

We know the patterns:

• Unclear offers
• Wrong audiences
• Broken funnels
• Pricing fears

And we know how to fix them.

Fast.

5 episodes are live right now.

More dropping every week.

Because the best way to learn?

Watch someone else get the breakthrough you need.

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First 100 people get the registration link.

Let's solve your growth question together.

I discovered the $200k secret while selling wine.

(The same secret most people never learn...)

At the restaurant, our best nights weren't when we packed the dining room.

They were when we got existing customers to order:

• The expensive bottle
• The premium appetizer
• The dessert course

Same principle applies to your solo business.

Here's the blueprint that actually works:

1. Create a $500 offer
2. Get 10 clients
3. Systemize the delivery
4. Upsell 25% to a $1k/mo offer
5. Repeat step 3
6. Upsell 25% to a $2.5k/mo offer
7. Repeat step 3

Keep seeing how far you can take it.

Most creators are obsessed with getting new customers.

They should be obsessed with ascending existing ones.

Why?

Your current client has already jumped the biggest hurdle:

They trust you enough to pay you.

Everything after that is just increasing the value exchange.

Think about your favorite brands:

• Netflix started with DVDs, now it's streaming + originals
• Apple, with computers, now it's an entire ecosystem
• Amazon started with books, now it's everything

They didn't get new customers for each product.

𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙜𝙤𝙩 𝙚𝙭𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙘𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙪𝙮 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙨.

That's the game.

Here's what this looks like in practice:

Year 1: 
10 clients × $500 = $5k/mo

Year 2: 
(7 clients × $500) + (3 clients × $1k) = $6.5k/mo

Year 3: 
(5 clients × $500) + (3 × $1k) + (2 × $2.5k) = $10.5k/mo

Same original 10 customers. Doubled your income.

Without a single new acquisition.

Stop fishing for strangers when your goldfish are ready to become sharks.

The money is in the ascension.

The absolute coolest thing happen recently...

I added $3,600 MRR last week.

From one email... and one simple offer doc.

It's what happens when you build a machine instead of a job.

Most creators are stuck trading time for money.

They wake up broke every morning.

Because yesterday's hustle doesn't pay today's bills.

But here's what I learned after scaling to six figures working only a few hours a day:

Everything starts with a scalable offer.

Not just any offer.

A scalable one.

Because that's your North Star for:

• Income model
• Who you're talking to
• What transformation you're selling
• How you'll deliver it

From there?

Every piece of content promotes the same thing.

Consistent message.
Consistent transformation.
Consistent sales.

This is the exact system that helped my clients:

• Close high five-figure deals
• Land their first paying customers
• Build recurring revenue streams

All without burning out or chasing every shiny object.

The best feeling in the world?

Waking up richer than when you went to bed.

That's not luck.

That's a machine.

I built a $10K/month business in my spare time.

(While everyone else was chasing viral content):

Here's what they don't tell you about digital products:

They're not just the fastest way to $10K/month.

They're the only way that makes mathematical sense.

Think about it...

Physical products = inventory + shipping + headaches

Digital products = create once + sell forever + pure profit

The math isn't even close...

But here's where most creators get stuck:

They think "digital product" means some complex course with dozens of modules.

Wrong.

Your expertise is your product.

• Package it. 
• Price it. 
• Deliver it.

All you need:

• One clear offer (what problem you solve)
• One fulfillment method (how you solve it)
• One distribution channel (where you find people)
• One post per day (to attract them on that channel)

I started simple:

90-minute strategy session. $1K.

Same framework every time. 
Same transformation. 
Different client.

Then I realized something powerful...

Why deliver this transformation to one person when I could deliver it to ten?

Group coaching changed everything.

Same 90 minutes. Same framework. Same results.

But instead of $1K, I was making $10K.

From the exact same time investment.

This is the leverage most solo creators never find.

They stay stuck in 1:1 delivery.

Time for money. 
Income ceiling.
No scale. 

But when you move to group delivery?

Your time investment stays the same.
Your income potential explodes.

1 hour × 1 person = $300/hour
1 hour × 10 people = $3,000/hour

Same expertise. Same value. 10x the return.

Digital products aren't just about profit margins.

They're about time leverage.

The ability to impact more people without working more hours.

How to double your business revenue.

(Without getting a single new client):

This is how the top 1% actually scale....

Here's the thing:

Everyone obsesses over client acquisition.

Few focus on client value optimization.

Result?

They work twice as hard for the same money.

Smart solopreneurs use these 6 levers:

• Price increases
• Recurring revenue models
• High-ticket course offerings
• Strategic upsells and downsells
• Premium service packages
• Value-based pricing structures

Pick any two.

Implement properly.

Double your revenue.

Example:

20 clients × $1,500 = $30K/mo
8 clients × $3,500 + $800 recurring = $36K/mo

Fewer clients.
Higher revenue.
More freedom.

Because I stopped chasing volume and started optimizing value.

The uncomfortable truth?

You're probably undercharging.
You're definitely under-leveraging.
You're possibly over-delivering.

Most creators are trapped in the "more clients" hamster wheel.

When the real money is in maximizing each relationship.

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