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James Carran

The worst writing productivity advice I've ever seen:

"Take a break every 30 minutes."

Are you crazy?

Get in flow, stay there as long as you can, then stop.

You'll write 10x more this way.

Craftsman Writer. Published author, ghostwriter, novelist, poet, comma maximalist. I teach you powerful rhetorical tricks to improve your writing and get paid online.

How to become an amazing writer in 8 easy steps:

1. Read
2. Read
3. Read
4. Read
5. Read
6. Read
7. Read
8. Write

All there is to it really.

I'm going to settle this right now:

If you can count it, it's fewer.
If you can't count it, it's less.

"There were fewer emails to read."
vs
"I had less work to do."

Easy.

You can't write something worth reading until you've lived something worth writing.

Shorter isn't better.

Don't write: "He was mean."

Write: "He'd cheat a widow out of her last coins, just because he could."

Show, don't tell.

Even if it takes longer.

Delete "that".

Don't write "He thought that it was a good idea."

Write: "He thought it was a good idea."

Cleaner, and easier to read.

(If it breaks the sentence, put it back.)

Read a real book.

X-Twitter rots your brain and spoils your writing.

So do most self help and business books.

Pick up a classic novel instead.

You'll write better.

By age 30 you should have realised writing is the most powerful skill in the modern world.

It's wild how many terrible writers make amazing money because they just keep putting themselves out there and never doubt their ability.

Something to think about

Writing is a skill, not a talent.

You can learn.

You can improve.

Everything is online now.

Everything is writing.

Never neglect it.

The world belongs to the writer who writes even when nobody will ever read it.

Sometimes I write at night.
Sometimes I write in the morning.
Sometimes I write at lunch.
Sometimes I write on my phone.
Sometimes I write at the desk.

The important thing is writing every day, not where or what time you do it.

Writer's block is just a fancy word for laziness.

Avoid negatives.

Never write "He wasn't the best of shots"

When you can write "He was a bad shot"

Your readers brain will skip the negative, then have to go back and correct it, which jars them out of the reading trance.

Rephrase it.

Stop overthinking.

Write it. Edit it. Publish it.

Move on to the next thing.

1/100 aspiring authors will start writing.
1/100 of those will finish the book.
1/100 of those will publish.

It doesn't take much to beat the average.

People say coffee can't replace water but I think they just don't drink enough coffee.

Unstick Your Growth Engine in 4 Weeks to Multiply your Revenue | Rare Disease Advocate | Dad of 4 under 10

Most B2B SaaS companies at $2M-$8M ARR have the same problem:
Your marketing team rebuilds everything from scratch. Email campaigns take weeks. AI experiments go nowhere. Automation breaks. Nobody has time to create reusable systems.

You're working harder, but execution speed stays flat.

Here's what I do:
I'm a strategic advisor who designs marketing systems architecture for B2B SaaS companies. I work with 8 companies maximum at a time.

My job: Design the funnels, AI workflows, and automation blueprints your team needs to execute 2-3x faster.

Your team's job: Build and implement from my designs.

I work at the architecture and strategy level—I design the system and show you exactly how to build it. 
You do the building.
I work with:

B2B SaaS companies doing $2M-$8M ARR
CEOs and marketing leaders who value systems over tactics
Teams with execution capacity (5-10 hours/week minimum)
Companies tired of one-off campaigns and random AI experiments

20+ years in B2B SaaS and agencies: Product leadership, platform engineering, marketing automation, and go-to-market

What makes me different?

Most advisors understand marketing OR engineering OR AI. Rarely all three.
I design marketing systems that:

Actually convert (decades of marketing expertise)
Can actually be built (platform engineering background)
Use data effectively (data company leadership)
Leverage AI properly (real ML experience, not trend-hopping)

Your systems ship faster because I understand marketing strategy, technical feasibility, data architecture, and AI implementation.

Current clients see:

Marketing execution 2-3x faster within 90 days
70%+ team adoption of new systems (vs. 20-30% industry average)
Leadership spending 40-60% more time on strategy
Frameworks still being used 12+ months later

If you're an Agency or B2B SaaS company at $2M-$8M ARR looking to build marketing systems that scale, let's talk.
📧 Email me: matt@matthewkantor.com or visit the website.

Matthew Kantor

My kid had a heart attack.
 
I sat in that hospital for 3 weeks, still working. at a job -  and thought: What am I doing?

I was done with the long hours. Done with the stress that never stops. Done pretending a paycheck was worth my family.
 
I quit my job not long after.
 
My wife and I had hard conversations. Scary ones. The kind where you don't know how it ends.
 
But I made a promise to myself.
 
I would never go back to full time. Not for comfort. Not for safety. Not for anyone.
 
I had 30 years in technology, marketing, and automation. I had the skills. I just needed the courage.  

It was a struggle to de-program.
 
But something unexpected happened.
 
The right people showed up. Masterminds. Mentors. People who opened doors I didn't know existed.
 
They didn't have to help me. But they did.  People like Pedro Bermudez - who showed me the missing pieces. 
 
And now - like Pedro -  I help people grow startups using the skills I spent three decades building.
 
Pain either breaks you or builds you.
 
Mine is building something I'm proud of.
 
If your business is stuck, follow me. I share what's actually working.

CEOs and Founders call me when they need to hit big goals faster. I’m obsessed about rewiring the rules that slow you down, removing bottlenecks and automating the shortest paths to long term revenue while reducing risk.

Every founder I know gets 5+ DMs a week promising "guaranteed leads." 
 
Read the fine print.
 
They don't know your customer. 
They don't know your channels. 
They don't know why people buy from you.
They don't know the buying journey.

They really don't know much at all. 
 
They got a zapier account and a gmail account and call it a system.
 
It's like handing a shotgun to a guy on a beach and saying "go catch fish."
 
One co-founder I know spent $4K/month on this. He got a calendar full of tire kickers who were never going to buy.  
 
Before you spend a dollar on outbound, answer this:
 
Where do your actual buyers actually spend time? 
What makes them look for a solution? 
Why would they pick you over doing nothing?
 
Nail those and any GTM prints money - including your own. 
Skip steps and you're paying for noise.
 
How many lead gen DMs you get this week?

I help business owners and founders move faster towards their biggest milestones

Helping women grow brands with joy (not burnout). Kayfetz Method + Mom Halo | For Entrepreneurial Moms Lifestyle first =anti-hustle Founder of the Golda Club MOM of Elias, Essa, Henry and Ruben.

Big news from the Mom Halo universe ✨

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Our first guest is the incredible Margot Witz Grant — diving into owning your voice, navigating expectations, and showing up authentically in motherhood and business.
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