🧰 176: Jay Z launched his own Cannabis brand, Free Icons for you to use, #EndSars and more
Listen to your target audience
Listen to your target audience
I’m doing this myself.
A few years ago I thought everyone needed to go through this deep User Research process, this works in startups with 100+ employees, VC-backed startups or people with deep pockets already.
What works for bootstrappers is building a simple AirTable and starting to group and write notes on what you are learning. This is no about sales, this is about 1 hour conversations which you can easily do using Calendly
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💡Good to Know
Nigerian Youth did a peaceful protest against the long and continued police brutality that has led to a long record of abuses. The hashtag #EndSars will show you shocking videos of the attrocities being carried out by those who swore to protect us. Grassroots organisations such as Feminist Coalition has been transparent about how they are supporting protestors and raising awareness. Link
YSYS is hiring a Head of Operations. Link
BYP is hosting the Leadership Conference on next Friday. Link
Charlamagne tha God on What Democrats (Joe Biden) Need to Do to Earn the Black Vote. Link
Jay Z launched his own Cannabis brand, MONOGRAM. Link
Interesting discussion about how using constraints encourage creativity. I’ve used some of these principles in my own content creation. Link
Harry McLaverty shares his thoughts on well-deprived tax. Link
Nintendo uses old and cheap technologies instead of cutting edge. Link
Disney are doubling down on the D2C side of their business with streaming content - taking its entire content business — from film/TV studios, its broadcast and cable networks, and its emerging streaming assets — and combined them into a single business. Link
Big Cartel gave some really thoughtful and empathetic advice about building a community not an audience. Link
Interested in learning more about black history? Checkout this Black book shop. Link
🛠️ Low-Code Tools
A good source of Icons. Link
No Code app building workshop. Link
Another cool website built on Notion. Link
Code is the new programming. Link
Create interactive mobile pages to engage your customers for your e-commerce store. Link
Full stack email outreach for freelancers and bootstrappers. Link
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