David Perell - Unpacking the mind of The Writing Guy!
In this episode, David and Sharath cover the role of community building, being a citizen of the Internet, personal monopolies, David's 3-step writing framework, obsession being an underrated trait and a gift, and more.
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Show Notes
👉🏼 About the Guest:
David is a founder, writer, podcaster, and educator. His course Write of Passage helped thousands of people break writer’s blocks and turned them into amazing writers. David accumulated a community of 350K+ Twitter audience and frequently hosts The Northstar podcast where he interviews interesting founders, creators, artists, and more. He is a big proponent of the Internet and firmly believes everyone should be a citizen of it.
👉🏼 About the Host:
Sharath is a founder, creator, and community builder. He is also a serial maker who built and shipped 15+ projects using no-code tools. His SaaS product Shoutout generates $30k ARR. Prev, Sharath worked for world-changing startups like Product Hunt and On Deck where he helped build and nurture communities. He also grew his audience on Twitter from 200 to 20,000 using give-first principles and creating high-value content. Currently, he is the Head of Community at Threado and runs a newsletter called Sharath's CliffNotes alongside hosting this podcast.
👉🏼 Resources Mentioned by David:
- Alexander Technique
- The Bed of Procrustes
- Imitate, then Innovate
- Build a Personal Monopoly
- Understanding Media
- Human as media
- Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey
👉🏼 Shoutouts to awesome people:
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