Barry: Execute heads-down so high-value people seek out your meetings instead
Nathan Barry · “You Need to MOVE OUT of your Hometown to get Rich” (feat. Rob Abasolo and Nathan Barry) · Apr 30, 2024 · at 49:59
ConvertKit founder Nathan Barry explains his strategy of working heads-down in Boise and batching networking trips.
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“What I love is this idea of like being heads down hermit execute mode and then resurfacing and having a body of work so that people want to connect with me, right? Cause I've built a company to this level. People will want to take my meetings. And then I'm off to Austin, lining a bunch of meetings, having these conversations and then I'm back home and I'm working.”
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