Half a year is almost gone. What have you accomplished so far?
Business Marketing with Nika
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It is time to summarise what have you done. It doesn't have to be necessarily related to work goals. Take it more complex.
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What about me?
🎥 Started with YouTube interviews.
🌍 Visited a few countries (due to conferences or meetups)
✉️ Begun with writing newsletters and implemented sponsorship.
🤝 Met great new people in communities
🗣️ Tried learning new languages (but progress is very slow)
🏃♀️ Started being more active (more than I am or used to be) :D
I think it is even more things that happened but I do not remember them all.
What are your biggest shifts/challenges accomplished?
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Joe Workman@joeworkman
I put on my 8th annual 3 day online summit for web designers. Shipped 3 new products. And just shipped beta 2 of a product that has been in the works for 5 years now.
Also on the final stretch of a DIY kitchen remodel that has taken me 2 years.
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@busmark_w_nika Its called the Weaver's Space Summit. https://summit.weavers.space/
I went to ConvertKit's conference last year. Meh. I should start going to more.
IntroJoy
Started walking 5 kms daily. Does that count?
From the 6 goals I set out to complete in the first 6 months, I was able to make progress in each of them. Major in some, minor in some. It wasn't the best progress though :(
@busmark_w_nika I wanted to build an active source of income. I built Selftalk.ing but it has been a difficult journey to make it profitable.
This year I've taken my online profiles more seriously. Grown to almost 300 followers on X posting daily design on Real Estate branding as part of a 100 days of design.
@busmark_w_nika twitter is where I've set up shop. https://x.com/rekaicampbell
@busmark_w_nika definitely where I see the most engaging in the area I want to focus on. I also feel if I had to put faith, time and self in a billionaire am choosing Elon
Videco - AI Personalized Video
Started my own SaaS Videco and now pushing it forward till the stratosphere of interactive video players :)
Videco - AI Personalized Video
@busmark_w_nika mainly outreach, SEO blogs and directories and a lot of networking, but that's always difficult with the time management :)
Videco - AI Personalized Video
@busmark_w_nika how was Slush? Thinking about going this year with my cofounder. Websummit perhaps next edition :)
Videco - AI Personalized Video
@busmark_w_nika that will be great! I've been to a couple of events and its always very eye-opening
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Timer4Life
What a great topic that also gives me a bit of panic haha.
I'll share my achievements that are not related to work:
1) Well, I started playing drums (added one more instrument to my ukulele)
2) We finally got a dog
3) I started to be very consistent with yoga
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@busmark_w_nika I'm completely up for practising together :)
If you want to see the most cute puppy - find me on Instagram (oi_asya).
He is adorable and all my friends probably hate me now, since I can't resist and not post only him!
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@busmark_w_nika Forgot we are connected on LinkedIn! I'll share a pic over there :)
@busmark_w_nika The Diary of a CEO is one of the best books I have read so far. I am a down-to-earth person, so I learned the 49 laws of power and am implementing them in my professional life.
P.S. Managing two startups at the same time is making my brain feel like roasting bread.
@busmark_w_nika haha okayy
I realized that happiness is not made by external circumstances but to a large extent by oneself. I was very successful and lucky both professionally and privately. Nevertheless, I was always devastated. In my opinion, taking the time to question what you really want in life is essential.
Congrats on all your achievements so far. You're a true inspiration !
from my end :
↩️ pivoted successfully buska.io to Social Lead Generation
🧠 launched an community about AI for product Teams theproductcourier.com
🧗🏻♀️ improved my climbing skills a lot
📝 launched a Newsletter for my community (800 subs in 2 months)
⚙️ learnt how to craft B2B automations to improve my productivity
✍🏻 built a micro saas for content repurposing repurposeapp.com
🧰 started working on my B2B Product Consulting offer and AI Training
🫶🏻 met and networked with amazing people
Still many many goals to achieve, but it's not that bad after all, so far.
@busmark_w_nika thanks for your kind words, helps a lot with the confidence 🙏🏻
For platforms, yes I have tried beehiiv and Ghost (and hosting own blog for buska. too)
In terms of copywriting, loved Ghost
for email newsletter features, beehiiv and substack are toe to toe. Though in my mind beehiiv was easier to have gated content (not necessarily paid, but ask for email to access some content) .
But beehiiv has changed a lot lately so there might be more things i'm not aware of.
On substack, i like the "social" side of it and the ease of use, that's why we went for it for theproductcourier
don't know if it helps, happy to discuss it further any time.
@busmark_w_nika Thanks a lot.
Sincerely I don't feel i achieved that much yet (i'll start finding some satisfaction when they generate enough revenue i think)
For the newsletter growth, we share our free library of curated prompts we made ourselves for Product teams. That surely helps generate interest
Aside from that, I use mainly outreach and growth tactics and lots lots of efforts 😅
Newsletter is on substack theproductcourier.substack.com
I am not very productive. I just spend countless time working on these projects 😅
Would be much easier and smarter to focus on only ONE project
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But where is the fun in that right ? iihhihi
@busmark_w_nika Yes it's ghost, it's great for copy and write beautiful articles.
Substack lets you see and export some data on your subscribers, but there is no (to my knowledge) automation flows or for example way to do onboarding flows with new subscribers.
You can post and send emails basically.
They also don't have an API, so automation is hard. There are ways to use the authentication parameters to automate some stuff, and I m looking into it but it's not easy.
And I try different growth hackingt tricks to push growth.
It's a downside and a good thing though. Because it gives it a more "human" and "friendly" feel compared to other platforms.
And the "community" and social network side of it is good to build genuine - manual- relationships
Completed a coding bootcamp and now building my first app. It’s exciting and daunting at the same time!
Managed to launch my first product into the wild on Product Hunt :)
Real Mock Interviews
Launched a product I spent month working on! Technically, it's a V.2, but the only thing that remained is the idea and some backend. The look, the feel, the logic is all new
Just started promoting it, and about to launch here as well
Real Mock Interviews
@busmark_w_nika thank you, Nika! Appreciate your support
Launching soon!
Half a year in, I've done more juggling than a circus performer - from YouTube interviews to globe-trotting and even attempting to speak new languages (emphasis on attempting!). How about you - any feats rivaling a data-driven tightrope act so far?
1/1 - 2/15
Research and complete development of new startup idea, Menumizer - scan restaurant menus and get realtime personal suggestions
2/20
Started development of BuilderFive, was then a marketing tool to bring students to more on-campus events
2/20 - 6/11
Pivoted 4 times. Hosted 3 networking events. Thousands of hours of research through experimentation and interviews. Broke ties with all of my cofounders. Those 4 months were a rollercoaster.
5/5
Graduated from college
6/11
5th pivot: Audio-based meetup platform to call with a group of local people over a shared topic and then schedule to meet in-person at a local coffee shop.
@busmark_w_nika I entered an accelerator with my cofounder at the time and they had us try an ideation process to realize an idea we both had experience and excitement in. Menumizer was to be just a project to solve a simple problem, we couldn’t imagine ourselves working on it for 10 years
@busmark_w_nika nooo I am done with school haha. I’m moving across the United States to start my new life!
I am far as I expected, not bad at all, but different from what I imagined.
Hi Nika,
🚀Launched Apollo our personalized incubation program at CM64.Studio to validate ideas and create powerful MVPs
🤝Met great new people in different communities.
🏌🏻♀️I started planning a golf clinic.
👩🏻💻We offer a new service CTO as a service at CM64
🐈⬛Rescued a cute little cat
@busmark_w_nika IHi Nika, I'm creating a community of women to share golf and business, its a great outdoor sports.
@busmark_w_nika We using Xspiral, which is designed to simplify 3D design for everyone, from beginners to professionals. It provides an intuitive interface and powerful features that make the design process more efficient and enjoyable.
We’d love for you to try out xspiral and see how it can enhance your 3D design workflow. If you’re interested, feel free to check it out on our website.
@busmark_w_nika As for partnerships, we collaborate with several industry experts and communities to constantly improve our offerings and stay updated with the latest trends.
@busmark_w_nika Yes, absolutely! xspiral is perfect for 2D and 3D hybrid designs. It offers powerful vector tools and easy layer management, ideal for any 2D projects like illustrations and UI designs.😁
started my own website :D now I plan to get attention to social media by creating long and short formats!
@busmark_w_nika ahm it depends Nika.... usually I learned guitar since I was 13. so yeah It's my natural born talent . if I had exposed myself to piano when I was younger maybe.. but on technical side yeah ... piano is more easy to deal with than Guitar
@busmark_w_nika Yup I play guitar and learning piano!
I've completed my first marathon and learned to play the guitar. Its been a rewarding and exciting journey of personal growth!