Sublime
An inspiration engine for ideas
a viable strategy in many markets that are saturated by VCware or big tech:
make the same thing but principled + user-supported
We did have a growing fanbase and a hardcore work ethic, though, and I figured that was decent enough collateral to guarantee a few personal loans. I made a short list of people, and then one by one, I asked them:
Amanda Palmer • The Art of Asking: How I learned to stop worrying and let people help
Another example: Ben Thompson, creator of the Stratechery newsletter
Anthony Pompliano • Writing for Leverage, Teenage Billionaires, The Problem with Mainstream Media, and More - David Perell on Off the Chain, Hosted By Anthony Pompliano • Podcast Notes
Advice: Do things that don’t scale—go direct to your potential supply and convince them to try your platform.
Lenny Rachitsky • Kickstarting supply in a labor marketplace
-The Company, about the creation of the LLC, which at the time was about a controversial idea.
Ezra Klein • Opinion | A Crypto Optimist Meets a Crypto Skeptic (Published 2021)
This notion of offering tiered access to top supporters is one that has driven subscription platforms like Substack, Twitch, and Patreon to become the giants they are today. However, all these experiences are fragmented.
Cooper Turley • We moved to Bankless.com | Substack
“People feel their membership reflects well on them because it shows they look at the world in a slightly different way from others,”
Kai Elmer Sotto • Get Together: How to build a community with your people
