He Quit a $700k/year Job to Chase "Internet Money"

It's my two year anniversary since I quit the big company job to become an entrepreneur.

By the way, here is how much the big company used to pay me before I left: a $310k base salary. About $275k in equity vesting each year. A 35% cash bonus on top. And at the time all that was… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

— Louie Bacaj (@LBacaj)
5:23 AM • Sep 18, 2023

3 years ago, I was making $25 selling gumroad ebooks as an affiliate

Failed my 1st copywriting agency, switched to lead gen, made some $

& now, we're on track to hit $10M in sales from info products & SaaS by Dec 2023 with our partners

17 things I'd tell my 17-yo self

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— DONVESH Ω (@DONVESH)
1:48 PM • Sep 15, 2023

You don't need to "be more productive."

You need a healthier relationship with work and productivity.

And no book explains how to do that better than "4,000 Weeks" by @oliverburkeman

Here are 12 of the best ideas in the book...

— Nat Eliason (@nateliason)
8:30 PM • Sep 15, 2023

I was gonna do a thread on this but this will do.

Hire a Chief of Staff.

— ericosiu (@ericosiu)
2:52 PM • Sep 16, 2023

I went from $0 to $1,000,000 in 20 months

If I were to do it again (from $0) I think I could do it in less than half the time

My step by step guide to make your first million ⬇️

1- Proof of concept & fulfillment

It blows my mind people try selling a service they have never… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

— Jordan Ross (@jordan_ross_8F)
2:35 PM • Sep 18, 2023

A lesson Nassim Taleb learned from Ed Thorp:

Own your life.

Don't give up control for more money.

"Some additional wisdom I personally learned from Thorp:

Many successful speculators, after their first break in life, get involved in large-scale structures, with multiple… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

— David Senra (@FoundersPodcast)
12:42 PM • Sep 17, 2023

In your Copy, how do you frame a claim without sounding hypey?

(loud copywriters beware...)

I'll say it right now: it's not exactly about proof or testimonials.

That's because proof is relative. Take studies or statistics: you can make them say anything you'd like. It's all… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

— MERCVRE (@MercureCopy)
9:24 AM • Sep 11, 2023

Before you pick a business partner, read this:

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“I know it’s messed up, but you’re out, and we’re doing this anyway.”

That sentence is branded in my memory. This is my 100% true story, but names have been changed.

Years ago my wife made a new friend, and she asked what her… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

— Chris Koerner (Mobile Home Park Guy) (@mhp_guy)
7:31 PM • Sep 18, 2023

A friend of mine runs a startup that's running out of cash.

You've probably heard of it.

So, today he signed a term sheet to sell the business.

They've raised $16.5M and investors are making $0.18 on the dollar.

He is 27 and is super bummed.

I don't blame him. The team is… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

— GREG ISENBERG (@gregisenberg)
2:43 PM • Sep 17, 2023

I just got back from @awilkinson's Mastermind.

My 12 takeaways from the Berkshire guys of the internet:

— Colin Keeley (@ColinKeeley)
2:50 PM • Sep 18, 2023