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Jay Clouse
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Founder of Creator Science — running experiments, interviewing remarkable creators, and studying trust. 🎥 youtube.com/@jay
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    Jay Clouse
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    Apr 27
    He posted the FIRST TikTok about ChatGPT...and his audience grew from 0 to 200,000 in two weeks. Today, @rileybrown has 1.5 million followers, raised $9 million to build @vibecodeapp_, and one of the most impressive content machines I've seen. And he talked me through it.
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    Jay Clouse
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    Apr 27, 2023
    I love Ted Lasso. And I love this story about Brett Goldstein (the actor who plays Roy Kent). Brett was hired as a writer for the show but started to feel like he actually could be one of the characters… So he filmed himself doing a couple of scenes as Roy and sent it to the
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    Jay Clouse
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    Jul 10, 2021
    Today is my 30th birthday! In my first 30 years of life, I've had two exits, worked at a startup now valued at $4B, gotten engaged, bought a house, created a TON of content, and built a great little following of readers and listeners. Here are 30 lessons learned (thread) 🧵...
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    Jay Clouse
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    Jan 15, 2023
    I earn $40,000+ per month as a solo creator. If I had to start over, here's what I'd do: 🧵
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    Jay Clouse
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    Apr 29, 2023
    I think about this idea from @MrBeast a lot. Community can be an unfair advantage when you find people to share with and learn from. When you’re operating solo, you just can’t compete with someone who is learning from the experiences of several others in real time.
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    Jay Clouse
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    Feb 11, 2023
    I earn $40,000+ per month as a solo creator. Here are 20 lessons I wish I'd learned sooner: 🧵
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    Jay Clouse
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    Dec 22, 2023
    I earn $50,000+ per month as a solo creator. If I was starting over in 2024, here's what I'd do: 🧵
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    Jay Clouse
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    Jul 22, 2024
    I just became a dad 😊
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    Jay Clouse
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    Apr 20, 2023
    Today is my creator anniversary! I left my $80K/yr tech salary and started my business on April 20, 2017. Revenue by year: 2017: $29,468 2018: $72,713 2019: $54,547 2020: $103,007 2021: $149,953 2022: $336,809 2023 (proj): $609,256 Keep going.
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    Jay Clouse
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    Sep 2, 2024
    Felt kind of weird to make the intentional effort to capture this moment. But, in hindsight, already grateful we did it. I’ve never regretted documenting a moment — but I l’ve often regretted not.
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    Jay Clouse
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    Oct 17, 2022
    I'm on pace to break $300K this year as a creator. But that's not from one single product or service – it's split between a bunch of different income streams. Here are 8 revenue streams you can add to your own business: 🧵
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    Jay Clouse
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    May 3, 2021
    Paid membership communities are sexy because their business models resemble SaaS products. But paid communities are SUPER hard to do well over the long term, due to four major differences... (thread) 🧵
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    Jay Clouse
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    Sep 18, 2022
    I am not a designer. But people often compliment me on how well-designed my projects are. Here are my top 7 design tips for non-designers: 🧵
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    Jay Clouse
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    Oct 30, 2022
    You're one cold email away from changing your life. I've been able to interview legends like @JamesClear, @herfirst100K, @Codie_Sanchez, and @sivers on my podcast – and it's all thanks to cold email. Steal my proven cold email formula: 🧵