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🦾 AI Agents Database 📚 Insight Logging 🔎 Discovery Platforms


This week’s Founder Finds includes:

📚 A note-taking system
🦾 An AI agents database
⏪ What is the Backwards Law
🔎 What are discovery platforms
🕒 How to balance side projects and work
➡️ And more…



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All profit is derived from risk.



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👥 Elia Zane unlocked 1:1 Founder Intros by joining daily standups


👨‍💻 Simon launched Authentic Devs


💰 Yuyu sold Opengraph.xyz for 5 figures


💼 Karissa Rischall left her day job while keeping her employer as a client


📩 Elie Steinbock reached 1st place on Product Hunt with Inbox Zero


🎵 Darren Travel made a music video with AI


🧠 Joe Montanino, Barbara du Perron, Rob Blake and Ren Saguil unlocked Trends.vc Masterminds by reaching 30-day standup streaks



🤓 Fav Finds

Tools, tweets and more from Trends Pro Members


🦾 AI Agents Database shared by Bernardt J. Vogel
A database of 120+ AI agents with descriptions


📚 Insight Logging Framework shared by Eren Suzer
A note-taking system for podcasts, books and articles


🕒 Balancing Side Projects and Work shared by Royce Johnson
A blog post on pursuing passion projects while working



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The Backwards Law

The backwards law says that the more you pursue something, the less you achieve it.

For example, the more you pursue happiness, the more unhappy you feel.

Why?

Because you focus on what you lack instead of what you have.

Few things in life follow the backwards law. But those that do, are extremely important.



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What Are Discovery Platforms?

Discovery platforms have built-in discoverability.

They help people find your content even if they were not looking for it specifically.

These platforms are incentivized to connect users with great content via algorithms.


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    🗺️ Millionaire Blueprint 📊 Life Planning Framework 🌱 0 to Audience


    This week’s Founder Finds includes:

    ⚙️ What’s missing from EOS
    📊 A life planning framework
    🎨 A collection of Framer resources
    🗺️ A blueprint to becoming a millionaire
    👥 How to build an audience from 0 followers
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    If you are not embarrassed by the first version of your product, you’ve launched too late



    🏆 Trends Pro Member Wins

    🔁 Karthik Vijayakumar launched B2B From Scratch


    💲 Simon got the first sales of WordPress Tailwind Directory


    👨‍💻 Krish launched Git Checkout


    🌐 Kevin Galang updated the landing page for A Team Overseas


    📺 Elie Steinbock released his best performing YouTube video so far


    🤝 Hj Barraza closed the second client for his productized service


    🧠 Jarrad Pouncil and Trilok Hebbur unlocked Trends.vc Masterminds by reaching 30-day standup streaks



    🤓 Fav Finds

    Tools, tweets and more from Trends Pro Members


    📊 Strategic Life Planning shared by Breno Ferreira
    A life planning framework based on strategic thinking


    ⚙️ What’s Missing from EOS shared by Ivan Malopinsky
    A tweet about how to improve the Entrepreneurial Operating System


    🎨 Remix Framer shared by Joe Montanino
    A collection of Framer components, UI elements and websites



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    How To Build an Audience from 0 Followers

    You need to get your content in front of people.

    Here’s how:

    • Experiment with content to see what works.
    • Build a system that helps you publish content consistently.
    • Stay top of mind by engaging with your audience and other creators.



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    Blueprint to Becoming a Millionaire

    Alex Hormozi shares the path to becoming a millionaire:

    • Level 1: The fundamentals of wealth creation.
    • Level 2: The tactics to make your first million.
    • Level 3: How to stay rich and get richer.

    Learn how to build a sustainable business that will help you create, maintain and grow your wealth.


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      YouTube Channels: Million Dollar Channels, A/B Testing, Selling Merch

      “If it isn’t on YouTube, it might as well have never happened.” — Gordon Korman

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      ❓ What You’ll Learn

      • How to grow with YouTube Shorts?
      • How to use AI to make content faster?
      • How to start a YouTube Channel?
      • How to monetize a YouTube channel?
      • How to offer value to fans?
      • What are multi-channel networks?
      • How to A/B test video titles and thumbnails? 
      • How to optimize your channel? 
      • How to boost engagement?
      • How to upsell channel memberships?
      • How to make the perfect YouTube Short?
      • What makes a great YouTube video? 
      • How to beat competition by niching down?
      • How are YouTube channels better than legacy media?
      • Who is building a YouTube channel in public? 
      • How to hack the YouTube algorithm?


      🔍 Problem

      We want content that fits our needs and interests.


      💡 Solution

      YouTube channels cater to our need for new and engaging content.


      🏁 Players

      YouTube Channels

      • Minute Physics • Teaches physics.
      • MKBHD • Tech reviews of consumer electronics.
      • No Code MBA • Tutorials on how to use no-code tools.
      • Sidemen • Challenges, sketches and gaming commentaries.
      • Xyla Foxlin • DIY videos, builds on woodwork and engineering. 
      • Traversy Media • Tutorials on web development and programming. 
      • Andrew Huang • Song challenges and tutorials on music production.
      • Amelia Dimoldenberg • Interviews with celebrities using comedy and humor.

      Tools for YouTube Channels

      • Powtoon • Create videos with animated characters, templates, backgrounds, audio and more.
      • TubeBuddy • Optimize your channel to get more views and subs.
      • Descript • Write, record, transcribe, edit and share your videos.
      • vidIQ • Boost your YouTube views and subscribers.
      • Synthesia • Make AI-powered virtual avatars.
      • OpusClip • Turn long videos into viral clips.


      🛠 How to Build YouTube Channels


      🌱 How to Grow YouTube Channels


      💰 How to Monetize YouTube Channels


      🔮 Predictions


      😠 Haters

      “The YouTube algorithm is unpredictable.”
      While this is true, there are ways to stack the odds in your favor. Experiment with content, see what works and stick to it. Great content will eventually get a boost from the algorithm.

      “It’s hard to compete with popular YouTubers.”
      Share your personal experiences and inject your personality.

      “I want to start making content on YouTube, but I don’t know what to talk about.”
      What are you passionate about?What do you know a lot about? Share stories based on your experience even if you’re not an expert on a topic. Show your progress learning a skill or a topic. People want authenticity more than ever.


      🔗 Links

      1. ​A Doctor Turned YouTuber with 4.8M Subscribers • The thread behind this report.
      2. Building a Report on YouTube Channels • The tweet behind the report. 
      3. The Ultimate Guide to YouTube Monetization • Monetization and growth strategies.
      4. How to Grow A YouTube Channel • Beginner’s guide on how to grow a YouTube channel.


      📁 Related Reports


      🙏 Thanks

      Thanks to Maciej Cupial and Don Ho. We had a great time jamming on this report.

      Curtis researched and wrote this report. Dru and Emin edited this report.


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      Trends PRO #0140 — YouTube Channels has more insights.

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      • 34 YouTube Channels (325% More)
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      • 11 Ways to Grow YouTube Channels (267% More)
      • 10 Ways to Monetize YouTube Channels (233% More)
      • 7 Predictions (133% More)
      • 9 Links (125% More)

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      • (📈 Pro) How to use emotions to hook viewers?
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      • (📈 Pro) Why should publish more videos? 
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      • (📈 Pro) How to build a consistent posting schedule?
      • (📈 Pro) How to build partnerships with brands?
      • (📈 Pro) How to build interest with a channel trailer?
      • (📈 Pro) Which YouTubers are selling their back catalogs to investors?
      • (📈 Pro) Who crowdfunded $519,851 from his YouTube fans?
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        📅 Annual Review Questions ✅ How to Validate Products 🎯 Doing Less


        This week’s Founder Finds includes:

        😱 What is Fear Setting
        🎯 A book on doing less
        🎙️ The 6 best podcast formats
        ✅ 19 product validation tactics
        📅 40 questions to ask yourself every year
        ➡️ And more…



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        Don’t be distracted by criticism.



        🏆 Trends Pro Member Wins

        🚀 Simon built Launch Story


        🎓 Philip Obosi launched a Notion course builder


        🧩 Atul launched Echo


        ⚡ Gab got the first superuser for Untools


        🧰 Maisha Cannon hosted a workshop at Career Jam


        🧊 Karthik Vijayakumar booked a client in 9 days from cold emails


        🧠 Rahul Kahani, Keihan Popal and Onu Ocholi unlocked Trends.vc Masterminds by reaching 30-day standup streaks



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        Tools, tweets and more from Trends Pro Members


        😱 Fear Setting shared by Tony Tong
        An exercise to help take action despite doubt


        ✅ Validate Your Product shared by Royce Johnson
        A list of 19 product validation tactics ranked by difficulty


        🎯 Essentialism shared by Giovanni Vanini
        A book about getting the right things done



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        Best Podcast Formats

        Podcast formats form the structure of your episodes.

        Here are 6 best formats for your podcast:

        1. Fiction: telling a story
        2. Solo: talking on your own
        3. Co-hosting: working with a partner
        4. Roundtable: wider panel of guests
        5. Interview Podcast: new guest every week
        6. Documentary: highly produced content mix



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        ❔ Ask Yourself

        40 Questions to Ask Yourself Every Year

        Track your growth and life changes with 40 annual review questions. 

        Review your ups and downs, wins and failures. Reflect on the past year and set goals for next year.

        • What was your biggest achievement?
        • Who was the best new person you met?
        • What valuable life lesson did you learn this year?


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          No-Code: Custom GPTs, Getting Early Users, Million-Dollar Businesses

          “A world where only 0.3% of people can create software is a world missing 99.7% of its potential.” — Adalo

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          ❓ What You’ll Learn

          • Who makes $10,000 MRR with a no-code directory?
          • Who sold a newsletter marketplace for 5 figures?
          • Who grew a no-code form builder to $60,000 MRR in public?
          • Who made $12,000 by interviewing no-code founders?
          • Who grew a no-code chatbot builder to $18,000 MRR in 6 months?
          • Who runs a $3,000,000 ARR business on a $100 no-code stack?
          • Who runs a $5,000,000, one-person business using no-code tools?
          • Who runs a $1,500,000 ARR unlimited service in Trello?
          • How to build no-code apps inside ChatGPT?
          • Who made ~$2,200 with a no-code app built inside ChatGPT?
          • How to build AI agents without code?


          🔍 Problem

          Repetitive work wastes time, money and energy.


          💡 Solution

          No-code tools help you:

          • Build products faster
          • Automate repetitive tasks
          • Make systems easier to maintain 

          Without writing code.


          🏁 Players

          No-Code Apps

          • UserLoop • AI-powered surveys for Shopify
          • Strabo • Investment portfolio tracker
          • SubSocket • Set up recurring and one-time payments with PayPal
          • Riku • Build and deploy AI models
          • Packfleet • Delivery platform for ecommerce businesses
          • beegle • Marketplace for on-demand helpers

          No-Code Tools

          • Craftar • Build scalable APIs and automations
          • Adalo • Build custom responsive apps
          • Softr • Build directories, client portals and internal tools
          • Make • Build no-code automations
          • Framer • Build websites with AI
          • Zapier • Build automated workflows

          No-Code Founders


          🛠 How to Build No-Code Businesses


          🌱 How to Grow No-Code Businesses


          💰 How to Monetize No-Code Businesses


          🔮 Predictions

          • We’ll see no-code tools for building AI agents. They will take the guesswork out of building, training and running autonomous AI models.


          😠 Haters

          “No-code tools are less powerful and flexible.”
          No-code tools are easier to use but less powerful. Custom software is more powerful but complex. Tradeoffs are a fact of life.

          “Bubble’s pricing changes took some companies out of business. Platform risk is too high.”
          While this is true. The accessibility, cost and development speed often outweigh the downsides. Bubble is a unique case. They tried to find a fair price in 2022. They tried again in 2023. Most no-code tools don’t have this problem.

          “There’s little-to-no technical moat here.”
          There are other types of moats to build around your business. Scale economies, network effects, branding and more.

          “Using ChatGPT to write and debug code is not ‘no-code’.”
          True. But this is better than hiring a developer if you need to add custom code to your no-code product.

          “User-based pricing limits growth.”
          While it adds obstacles to user growth. There are some benefits. You can align your expenses with the workload produced by your user base. Your revenue grows as your customers’ teams grow. You get engaged customers who pay for real users instead of subscriptions they forgot to cancel.


          🔗 Links

          1. ​Growing a No-Code Form Builder to $60,000 MRR • The thread behind this report.
          2. Building a Report on No-Code Businesses • The tweet behind this report.
          3. What Is No-Code? • Simple guide to no-code tools.
          4. Bubble Crash Course • Learn the fundamentals of Bubble by building a marketplace app.


          📁 Related Reports

          • ​​​​​Micro-SaaS • Build a no-code tool to solve a specific problem for a specific group of people.
          • Product-Led Growth • Distribution matters more than product.
          • AI Agents • AI agents can think, plan and do tasks on your behalf.
          • Low-Code • Focus on solving problems without wasting effort.
          • Directories • Save people’s time and build a defensible business.


          🙏 Thanks

          Thanks to Marc Kreuzer, Onu Ocholi, Bernhard Friedrichs and Uwe Dreissigacker. We had a great time jamming on this report.

          ✏️ Emin researched and wrote this report. Dru researched and edited this report.


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          • 16 Ways to Build No-Code Businesses (433% More)
          • 12 Ways to Grow No-Code Businesses (300% More)
          • 13 Ways to Monetize No-Code Businesses (333% More)
          • 14 Predictions (367% More)
          • 9 Links (125% More)

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          • (📈 Pro) How to find an idea for your product?
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          • (📈 Pro) What accelerators help to launch, market and scale no-code companies?
          • (📈 Pro) Who raised £300,000 for a prototype made with Bubble?
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          • (📈 Pro) How to build a SaaS without code?
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            💵 Charging 100% Upfront 🚀 How to Launch on PH 🌎 Global SEO


            This week’s Founder Finds includes:

            💵 Why charge 100% upfront
            🚀 How to launch on Product Hunt
            📊 Metrics that cannot be measured
            🌎 An SEO guide for international traffic
            ✨ Official Guide to Prompt Engineering
            ➡️ And more…



            🪶 Remember This

            Start before you’re ready.



            🏆 Trends Pro Member Wins

            👥 Aaron Nesser unlocked 1:1 Founder Intros by joining daily standups


            📺 Elie Steinbock reached 1,500 YouTube subscribers


            🎙️ Hj Barraza launched the En Contxto podcast


            🔥 Bernardt J. Vogel spoke at a fireside chat


            📝 Julien Collet shipped new features for Scheduled.so


            🐦 Kevin Galang announced A Team Overseas


            🧠 Avy Leghziel and Patrick Reker unlocked Trends.vc Masterminds by reaching 30-day standup streaks



            🤓 Fav Finds

            Tools, tweets and more from Trends Pro Members


            ✨ OpenAI Prompt Engineering Guide shared by Avy Leghziel
            The official guide to writing better prompts from OpenAI


            🚀 How to Launch on Product Hunt shared by Simon
            A practical guide on launching on Product Hunt


            🌎 International SEO shared by Daniel Berggren
            A guide on reaching new target audiences in different countries



            📘 Read This

            Metrics that You Can’t Measure in Retrospect

            Some important metrics are impossible to measure:

            • Probabilities of “risks”
            • How a single feature affects revenue
            • How your actions affect customer churn
            • How small design choices affect user experience
            • The value of proactively fixing bugs or good engineering practices

            If they can’t be measured in retrospect, they can’t be measured now or later.



            🌟 Founder of the Week

            Marc Kreuzer

            “I had valuable conversations with Trends Pro Members that gave me a deeper understanding of fractional leadership and venture capital. Lots of inspiration.”


            Marc helps purpose-driven brands build, adopt and maintain strategies to foster deep connections with their customers.


            What’s your most important habit?
            Running. It boosts my health, energy and creativity. The best ideas come to me while running. 


            What are you reading right now?
            Shoe Dog by Phil Knight, the founder of Nike. Nike serves as a fascinating case study in brand-building. Its story resonates with me as I’m a runner and a brand consultant.


            What product or service do you wish existed?
            A tool that can automatically build a knowledge base from everything I read. Then integrate it with my writing tools to suggest relevant information while I write.


            What product are you obsessively using right now?
            Apple Shortcuts. It’s an underrated tool. In combination with Notion and OpenAI, it adds so much value to my daily life by automating repetitive tasks.


            What are you bullish on?
            AI as a value-creation tool. The technology opens a lot of ways to do things better. It will have a huge impact across industries and daily life.


            What are you bearish on?
            AI as a cost-saving tool. If we use this powerful technology to do more of the same, but cheaper, there is no real progress. Brands that use AI to merely cut costs will lose  to companies that understand the AI‘s potential in creating more value for their customers.


            What’s your favorite Trends Report?
            🤓 Consulting

            This report offers useful insights for building my business, which is a mix of consulting and agency. It serves me as a roadmap to where I’m heading.



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            Why You Should Charge 100% Upfront

            Have you ever been stiffed by a client?

            The client either paid you late or never paid you at all.

            Fix this by charging 100% upfront. Stop worrying about:

            • Getting paid on time
            • Abandoned projects
            • The number of revisions
            • Enforcing legal contracts
            • Sending multiple invoices

            The money becomes the contract.

            Pro tip: for clients who don’t want to pay 100% upfront, break down payments into tiers and never start working on the next part of the project until the new payment arrives.


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              Digital Products: $550,000 with One Course, Lifetime Deals, Side Project Marketing

              “Always deliver more than expected.” — Larry Page

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              ❓ What You’ll Learn

              • Who made $550,000 with 1 programming course?
              • How to validate demand?
              • How to get early customers?
              • Who makes $100,000 ARR via affiliates?
              • How to get early feedback?
              • How to get predictable revenue?
              • Who made $200,000 with a course on spreadsheets?
              • Who used side project marketing to attract 150,000 visitors?
              • How to boost customer success?
              • How to crowdsource product ideas?
              • What are evergreen digital product ideas?
              • What are 77 digital product ideas?


              🔍 Problem

              You know something that others don’t.

              But 1:1 help does not scale.


              💡 Solution

              Digital products help you share your knowledge in a scalable way.


              🏁 Players

              Ebooks

              Online Courses

              Templates

              Databases


              🛠 How to Build Digital Products


              🌱 How to Grow Digital Products


              💰 How to Monetize Digital Products


              🔮 Predictions


              😠 Haters

              “Digital products are easy to copy. It’s hard to build a moat.”
              To boost value, base your digital product on your personal brand, unique experience and provide great customer support.

              “Digital products are prone to piracy.”
              This is true. If you’re worried about piracy, it can be wise to choose another business model.

              “Some digital products get out of date fast.”
              Some digital products are evergreen. For products on fast-paced topics, offer lifetime deals to boost the perceived value or sell updated versions as “new” products.


              🔗 Links

              1. ​Made $550,000 with a Programming Course • The thread behind this report.
              2. Building a Report on Digital Products • The tweet behind this report.
              3. 77 Best Digital Products to Sell • List of digital products for bloggers, freelancers and more.
              4. How I Made $3,000 With a Digital Product • Build, launch and grow a digital product without tech skills.


              📁 Related Reports


              🙏 Thanks

              Thanks to Sam Schrup and Sahil Sangani. We had a great time jamming on this report.

              ✏️ Emin researched and wrote this report. Dru researched and edited this report.


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              Trends PRO #0138 — Digital Products has more insights.

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              • 28 Digital Product Examples (133% More)
              • 9 Ways to Build Digital Products (200% More)
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              • 10 Ways to Monetize Digital Products (233% More)
              • 7 Predictions (133% More)
              • 10 Links (150% More)

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              • (📈 Pro) Who made $7,569 with an NFT ebook?
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              • (📈 Pro) Who grew to $120,000 ARR by giving away products daily?
              • (📈 Pro) Who made $1,000,000 with 2 Notion templates?
              • (📈 Pro) How to build a value ladder?
              • (📈 Pro) Who made $170,000 by selling stock photos?
              • (📈 Pro) Who made $839,968 by selling music beats?
              • (📈 Pro) How to boost perceived value?
              • (📈 Pro) How to get high-ticket sales?
              • (📈 Pro) What 7 digital products you can make with AI?
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                🎞️ AI Video Generator 🧘 6 Simple Habits 💰 Dropout to $1B Startup


                This week’s Founder Finds includes:

                🧘 6 simple habits
                💬 A speech-to-text app
                🎞️ An AI video generator
                💰 Building a $1B startup at 23
                ❓ 12 questions to guide your work
                🪝 A book on habit-forming products
                ➡️ And more…



                🪶 Remember This

                Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.



                🏆 Trends Pro Member Wins

                👥 Ka Yi Hui unlocked 1:1 Founder Intros by joining daily standups


                🤖 Elie Steinbock launched Full Stack AI on Product Hunt


                🎨 Simon launched Design Rack


                💼 Sarim Khalid launched AI/ML Jobs on Product Hunt


                🤾‍♀️ David Getchel updated Random Hiit


                🧰 Errol Tiozon​ hosted a Trends Pro workshop on Profitable Customer Acquisition with Lead Magnets


                🧠 Hj Barraza, Peter Elkins, Pavels Gurskis, Ioannis Bakagiannis and Don Ho unlocked Trends.vc Masterminds by reaching 30-day standup streaks



                🤓 Fav Finds

                Tools, tweets and more from Trends Pro Members


                🎞️ HeyGen shared by Maciej Cupial
                A tool to make high-quality videos with AI avatars


                🪝 Hooked shared by Tony Tong
                A book on building habit-forming products


                ❓ 12 Favorite Problems shared by Harsha MV
                An essay on using questions to guide your work



                📘 Read This

                Lifestyle and Habits that Will Upgrade Your Life

                Here are 6 simple lifestyle changes that will improve your health and productivity:

                • Avoid sugar
                • Learn to box
                • Lower your screen time
                • Meditate every morning
                • Drink cappuccino over espresso
                • Nap for 30 minutes during the day



                🌟 Founder of the Week

                Avy Leghziel

                “Loving Trends Pro. Great people willing to help each other.”


                Avy is building Avyleg.com. He works with companies and professionals who feel stuck with their strategy, management practices or work processes.  He shares his wisdom and resources in his free newsletter, Masters of Babel.


                What’s your most important habit?
                Reading the newsletters I am subscribed to every morning. I’ve been doing this for 5 years.

                Great content helps me jump-start my brain better than coffee.


                What are you reading right now?
                A History of Ideas by Jacques Le Goff.

                Ideas are at the core of any great product and service.

                Excellent execution is a function of unorthodox ideas.


                What product or service do you wish existed?
                A browser extension that automatically hides LinkedIn posts that include expressions such as “It’s been an honor”, “I am humbled” and “Exciting news!”. This would help me sift through the noise better.


                What product are you obsessively using right now?
                MurmurType. It helps me transcribe and translate my speech.

                And ChatGPT Plus.


                What are you bullish on?
                Micro-education businesses

                People are losing faith in traditional education and training frameworks.. If these businesses build state-of-the-art methodologies, our human capital will get much more effective.


                What are you bearish on?
                Automated content creation.

                We are past the point of no return. People are sick of reading cliches and SEO-oriented obvious formulas.


                What’s your favorite Trends Report?
                🖖 Open-Source AI

                I’m not a programmer. This report helped me find tools to play with AI without learning how to code.


                What else?
                Feel free to reach out to me on Avyleg.com or  X (Twitter) if I can help in any way.


                Exclusive Deal: Avy is offering Trends.vc readers a 10% discount on consulting and training services. Use this form to claim.



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                High School Dropout Builds a $1B Startup at 23

                Samir Vasavada founded Vise, an asset manager for financial advisors.

                Here’s how he’s building a $1B startup at 23 years old:

                • Have as many failures as fast as possible.
                • Talk to your customers. Watch how they use your product.
                • Have the right people that are solving the right problem at the right speed.

                That’s how startups grow.


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                  🤖 AI Workflows 👥 Finding First Users ✍️ Benefits of Writing


                  This week’s Founder Finds includes:

                  🎙️ An interview with Dru
                  ✍️ The benefits of writing
                  🧰 A directory of 1,000 tools
                  🎛️ A dashboard design guide
                  🤖 A tool for chaining AI models
                  👥 How to get your first 1,000 users
                  ➡️ And more…



                  🪶 Remember This

                  Formula for success: double your rate of experiments.



                  🏆 Trends Pro Member Wins

                  👥 Onu Ocholi and Keihan Popal unlocked 1:1 Founder Intros by joining daily standups


                  🚀 Eddie Forson launched EnVsion AI on Product Hunt


                  📅 Ash launched Review My Year


                  💼 Maisha Cannon was featured on the Trap Chat podcast


                  🛠️ Simon got the first paid listing on Hand Picked Tools


                  🎙️ Dru Riley was interviewed on the Where It Happens podcast


                  🧰 ​Kevin C. Whelan​ hosted a Trends Pro workshop on ​Starting as a Fractional CMO​



                  🤓 Fav Finds

                  Tools, tweets and more from Trends Pro Members


                  🤖 Leap AI shared by Yuyu
                  A tool to add AI models to your workflows


                  🎛️ Dashboard UI Design shared by Prabhjot Singh Lamba
                  A guide to designing user interfaces


                  🧰 1000.tools shared by Breno Ferreira
                  A curated directory of the “1,000 best tools”



                  📘 Read This

                  How to Start and Scale a Consumer Business

                  How to acquire your first 1,000 users:

                  • Go where your target audience is
                  • Talk to friends and colleagues
                  • Talk to targeted strangers
                  • Get physical placement
                  • Work with influencers
                  • Make viral content
                  • Get press

                  Do things that don’t scale.



                  🌟 Founder of the Week

                  Don Ho

                  “Three thoughts:
                  I’ve been a Trends Pro member for a week. It was a great experience:
                  1. Got feedback on my startups’ website which led to positive changes.
                  2. Daily Standups keep me focused and motivated.
                  3. Re-reading all Trends Pro reports.“


                  Don is building Launchpad Legal. It offers legal services, startup information, and guidance to help first-time founders start and grow their businesses.


                  What’s your most important habit?
                  Keeping an abundance mindset. I may have a bad day, but I rarely have two bad days in a row.

                  I spent the last 20 months building a startup that failed. Lessons learned. With that knowledge, I started 2 new businesses.


                  What are you reading right now?
                  Just finished Company of One by Paul Jarvis. My failed startup was an attempt at a “homerun” business, with the largest team I would have ever led.

                  I read this book to reset my mindset about what a “successful” business means.


                  What product or service do you wish existed?
                  A luxury version of OpenTable where I could call a week before I wanted to have dinner and get into any restaurant (this was the concept of my failed startup).


                  What product are you obsessively using right now?
                  Reflect.app. It’s a note-taking app that integrates seamlessly into my workflow. It’s a perfect combination of Roam Research and Evernote. Anything I add gets backlinked and connected: tweets, emails, ideas and more. 


                  What are you bullish on?
                  In-person meetings. Studies have scientifically proven that  remote meetings don’t stimulate the brain as much as in-person meetings.


                  What are you bearish on?
                  College degrees (unless you want to become a doctor, lawyer or anybody where a degree is a must).

                  The system is flawed:

                  1) Expensive and encourages going into debt.

                  2) The “jobs of tomorrow” may not be the same as “the jobs of today”.


                  What’s your favorite Trends Report?
                  🔥 The FIRE Movement and 😍 Personal Brands. The two most important topics to me right now, personally and professionally.



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                  Writing is a Thinking Tool

                  Writing can improve your decision-making, creativity and productivity.

                  • The great explainer: If you can write it, you can truly explain it.
                  • Memory enhancer: You better retain information when you retrieve it from your own mind.
                  • Creative tool: Writing helps to track your ideas and make unique material for creative content.

                  Writing can unlock parts of your mind that are harder to access otherwise.


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                    Ebooks: AI-Assisted Writing, Preselling, Writing in Public

                    “A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies…” — George R.R. Martin

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                    ❓ What You’ll Learn

                    • How to write ebooks faster?
                    • How to boost visibility?
                    • How to get early readers?
                    • Who got $12,000 by preselling an ebook?
                    • How to build an email list?
                    • How to reach new audiences?
                    • How to reach book lovers?
                    • How to fund your ebook?
                    • How to add value with bonus resources?
                    • Who made $200,000 with an ebook generated by ChatGPT?
                    • How to chat with ebooks?
                    • How to craft a great story?


                    🔍 Problem

                    You need an easy way to learn from the lives of others and explore new worlds.


                    💡 Solution

                    Ebooks offer an endless library that travels with you wherever you go.


                    🏁 Players

                    Ebooks

                    Ebook Tools

                    • Gumroad • Publish and sell ebooks
                    • Canva • Design the cover and layout for your ebook
                    • ChatGPT • Get help with storytelling, editing, proofreading and more
                    • Hemingway • Check your writing complexity
                    • Magic Author • Write, translate and format your books
                    • Ulysses • Focused writing with proofreading and editing assistance

                    Ebook Publishing Services

                    • StreetLib • Distribute ebooks and audiobooks to worldwide book retailers
                    • Ebook Launch • Edit, design and format ebooks
                    • Pique Publishing • Writing, editing and design services for ebooks


                    🛠 How to Write Ebooks


                    🌱 How to Grow Ebooks


                    💰 How to Monetize Ebooks

                    • Sell your books on multiple platforms.


                    🔮 Predictions


                    😠 Haters

                    “There isn’t a lot of money to be made with ebooks.”
                    Many authors write books because they want to tell a story, feel fulfilled, build a legacy and more. If you want to make money, it can be wise to choose another business model.

                    “Some of the ebooks you shared have print versions.”
                    While this is true, a lot of strategies we shared work for ebooks and physical books.

                    “Ebooks are prone to piracy.”
                    This is true for all digital products.


                    🔗 Links

                    1. ​This Ebook Made $499,585 • The thread for this report.
                    2. Writing a Report on Ebooks • The tweet behind this report.
                    3. How to Write a Good Story • Universal elements that all good stories need.
                    4. How to Make an Ebook • How to write, publish and market an ebook.


                    📁 Related Reports


                    🙏 Thanks

                    Thanks to Stewart Townsend and Avy Leghziel. We had a great time jamming on this report.

                    ✏️ Emin researched and wrote this report. Dru researched and edited this report.


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                    • 17 Ebook Examples (143% More)
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