Entrepreneur. Investor. VP of Growth @mightynetworks. Co-Founder of @traditionskills. Formerly head of growth at @kit.
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Darrell Vesterfelt retweeted
What if the real reason you've hit a revenue ceiling is you? Not the market, not the algorithm, and not positioning--but your own psychology?
I've coached founders from 6-8 figures. Every time, the real reason for stalled growth comes back to them and their own internal patterns.
Because a business can't outgrow its founder.
So @dvest and I partnered to develop a course to help you identify and transform the most common patterns we see that stall growth.
This is the checklist Module Zero opens with. If you score four or more, it's not a strategy or tactics problem keeping you stuck.
Check yours now, and if you want to break through your current ceiling, pick up the course.
It's free through October 8, then it'll be $499.
Grab it here: automatic.spiffy.co/a/oN7RFZ…
Darrell Vesterfelt retweeted
have spoken to corey several times and always left with great insights.
Free course (for now). Would highly recommend checking it out if you are a founder
Quick announcement: @dvest and I just launched a course every founder, leader, and entrepreneur can't miss.
It's completely free (for a limited time).
Here's why it's worth your time...
It's designed to help you overcome what we call Founder Syndrome.
What is Founder Syndrome?
When every decision and action routes through you, you've become your biggest bottleneck--that's what Founder Syndrome is.
Because a business can't outgrow its founder.
This course is broken down into three distinct sections that build on each other to help you develop a strong foundation to navigate Founder Syndrome:
1. See Clearly
—You'll learn to name the pattern. Surface the fears, defaults, and identity stories currently running your business without your permission.
2. Choose Deliberately
—You'll learn to decide on purpose. Trade inherited assumptions and endless deliberation for judgment you can actually stand behind.
3. Act Congruently
—You'll learn to make it real. Turn clarity into the hard conversation, the boundary, and the redesigned week your business needs.
This self-paced course is designed to help you see which of your own assets have become liabilities costing you business growth, and gives you a whole toolkit to start overcoming them.
This course is only free until October 8th. Then it'll be $499. So grab it now.
It's literally free.
Even one insight from the course can unlock a whole new level of your business.
Get instant access: automatic.spiffy.co/a/oN7RFZ…
I am excited to introduce this event for the operators behind the founders. My friend @adriennedorison and I would love to have you in the room!
Know folks who are the operations lead on a team? This looks perfect for those folks. Run by my guy @dvest level11leaders.com/operators…
I'm claiming my AI agent "VioletSullivan" on @moltbook 🦞
Verification: swim-EV4V
I've got some news. After 10 years, I sold my agency.
More soon!
I have a bit of @MightyNetworks news.
We bought Boomtown Growth and @dvest is joining us as our first VP of Growth.
But that's only part of the story.
In less than 6 weeks, Darrell has *also* stood up a fully formed Growth team with amazing people from Teachable, Thrivecart, and the creator economy writ large.
Less. Than. 6. Weeks. 😱
We are just getting started.
Darrell Vesterfelt retweeted
Today on the podcast, we’re switching things up:
@dvest coaches me on the launch of my new Creator Flywheels course.
We dive into:
- Overcoming common launch anxieties
- How to make sales/growth feel automatic
- Setting a price that resonates with your audience
Just got done recording 3 (!!) amazing podcast episodes with @nathanbarry. More coming soon.
I got a chance to see this studio last week. It’s unbelievable.
This is something Nathan told me he wanted to do in 2017. I bet this isn’t the last one he builds.
Shout out to @theKevinShen and team!
Announcing Kit Studios
This is a brand new podcast studio in downtown Boise.
It’s five studios all with a unique look.
Three are set up for in-person podcast interviews, two are for recording courses or remote podcasts.
Available for free to all @ConvertKit customers.
“Different is better than better. Different doesn't try to turn you into something else. Different allows you to highlight the singular traits you already have within you.” -@SallyHogshead
The ability to reframe your disadvantages into advantages is one of the key traits of success.
This is the trailer house where I was born. It was on a sand hill in rural Michigan.
I was embarrassed of this for a very long time.
However, I’ve learned that the things we fear are our biggest disadvantages are actually our greatest assets.
Here are the things I’ve learned are advantages when I used to think where I came from was a disadvantage.
#1 - Figure things out with only what you have.
Resourcefulness is something that I learned at a young age. You have to use what you have to get what you need.
Someone who may have had more privileged starting point might not be able to figure things out the way I can when they have limited resources.
#2 - Not knowing how things “should” work allows you to be innovative.
No one taught me how to be an entrepreneur. I was bitter about this for a long time, but I’ve realized that I do things in unique ways because I’m not stuck doing it the way it’s “supposed” to happen.
#3 - Grit.
Plain and simple. I know how to do hard things because I had to do hard things.
What is something you’ve historically seen as a disadvantage that you could reframe as an advantage?
Last night I got to spend a couple hours with @nathanbarry at Capital Camp. We’ve been friends for about 10 years now.
I was reminded of the first year we worked together at @ConvertKit. This photo was from the first team retreat that we held.
So many people talk about the early growth of ConvertKit like it was magic. And it felt like it a lot of the time. 20% growth month over month was insane.
But this photo was taken when our team was sitting around answering support tickets because the software had several bugs and we had an outsized number of frustrated customers.
It’s freeing to remember that incredible companies like ConvertKit have gone through phases of intense white water seasons.
Just a simple reminder that other people’s success stories are just part of the story. They are generally the result of sticking through hard times and building the resilience to not give up when things get hard.
This is going to be a game changer for so many people! Congrats @nathanbarry and team!
Today we're announcing a huge change at @ConvertKit: our new Newsletter Plan which is free for up to 10,000 subscribers.
...and it includes access to Creator Network recommendations.
...and you get a basic welcome automation as well.
We exist to help creators earn a living. I've spent the last decade removing roadblocks for creators to get started and this is a huge step.
We also launched a new website builder with 5 different templates for your newsletter (and 3 more coming soon):
ConvertKit can now:
• host your website
• power your newsletter
• automate your subscriber welcome sequence
• form partnerships with other creators
• sell digital products
...and so much more for free.
So how are we paying for this? Two ways:
1) We're bootstrapped and profitable. We're taking our earnings and reinvesting into the next generation of creators.
2) On this plan we reserve one slot in the recommendations form where we promote a relevant creator.
This has the win-win of giving beginners access to the world-class tools that the biggest creators use (Huberman, Tim Ferriss, Rachel Rodgers, Sahil Bloom, etc) and driving more growth for all creators on ConvertKit.
We built a new Smart Recommendations feature which gives relevant recommendations to each subscriber.
More than 10 years into serving creators we're just getting started.
Stay tuned for another huge announcement on June 6th.
Darrell Vesterfelt retweeted
My friends @mattragland and @dvest are in Austin next week and hosting a small creator dinner
If you’re a Creator with at least 50k email subscribers (and are in Austin next week) shoot Darrell a DM
A reminder this weekend: Doing nothing, unfortunately, is doing something.
Make sure the something is a continued vote for who you want to be.
Hey Nashville friends, I am coming into town to hang out at @nathanbarry event this Friday. You should join me: convertkit.ck.page/products/…
Had a 45 minute jam session with @jeremyutley today. It’s fun to talk shop with people smarter than you.