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I’m building a content and tourism business in NYC. Before this I spent 6 years building monetization for YouTubers.
Cool things I’ve done:
→ Raise $1.4M for Veritasium on Kickstarter
→ Build a $60k/mo Patreon for TimeGhost
→ Scale my IG to 60k in 1 mo
+ consult @ Kickstarter
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Best website in NYC for apartment hunting is this isochrones map.
Click on a station to see how long it takes to get to another.
Credit to @chris_whong
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Totally unacceptable this happens in the richest city in the world.
Train sat here for 5 minutes during rush hour. It’s so packed that others can’t board.
Hard working New Yorkers late to work because the people running the city refuse to do their job.
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NYC City Council hearing now on AI safety with @hilbertspaess testifying.
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Lots of viral Mamdani wins are just Business Improvement Districts doing their thing. Same goes for the viral seesaw (34th St Partnership).
If I was working in the mayors office I’d farm even more popularity by helping BIDs get set up wherever possible.
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Brooklyn Bridge completely closed and evacuated after a man jumped from one of the towers 💔
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You best monetize as a creator with businesses that require high trust, not operationalization. Physical products need 8-figure rev and 7-figure volume.
Focus on service based business. Brokerage, consulting, experiences. Small number of very high trust transactions.
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In my work I encounter a lot of funnel hackers who approach content with an attitude bordering cynicism.
The reality is good storytelling and public speaking is much more valuable than a spreadsheet. Your audience can tell when something is genuine and they’ll value you.
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If you build your content strategy around a talking face instead of a talking head you’ll be more successful.
Talking head reads a script in a studio. The audience understands this is manufactured.
Talking face films close up on the street with the background noise left in.
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I grew my brand new Instagram account to 60k followers in a month:
3x day posts to TikTok to discover an audience and content that fit.
Found a underserved community (people visiting NYC) and gave them useful advice.
Cross posted winners to IG.
Stayed personal & authentic.
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RT @MayorofLondon: Complaining about nightlife when you *checks notes* choose to live in Soho is like living in South Kensington and compla…
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Ian Sowden retweeted
documenting this disappointment visually at gardencam.wttdotm.com with the publicly available traffic cameras
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