Nov 10, 2023 · 17m · founders-journal
Dear Diary: Lenses in Life, The Idea Maze, Messy Middle
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In this episode of Founders Journal, Alex Lieberman shares an unedited personal diary entry exploring mindset shifts around overwhelm, operational hurdles in scaling portfolio ventures, and three innovative business concepts navigating the idea maze.
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Lieberman: Founders Journal Hit 152K Monthly Downloads, Down From 300K Peak
“We took a look at the stats for Founders Journal, and last month we did a 152,000 downloads. We are far off from peak, which was 300,000 downloads in a month a few years ago.”
Lieberman: Media Franchises Win by Adapting Proven Concepts Into New Form Factors
“62nd Startup very much just brings an old idea, which is Shark Tank. You know, founders pitching judges in front of an audience. It takes that idea and it just brings that idea to a new form factor, which is short form social. And then even if you think back t…”
Lieberman: StoryArb has over a dozen customers and six team members
“We have a dozen plus customers. We have six team members across CEO operations content strategists and writers.”
Lieberman: On-demand SDR platforms bring gig work models to knowledge work
“Uber, DoorDash TaskRabbit has basically taken every American who wants to be a gig economy worker or monetize kind of their skills, but it's all been done within manual labor. This is the first time I've seen it be done within kind of like knowledge work.”
Lieberman: Codie Sanchez holds an equity stake in Viral Cuts
“Cody Sanchez became an owner in Viral Cuts, which is a short form video agency.”
Lieberman: Shaan Puri is an equity owner in Support Shepherd
“My friend Sean Puri, he is an owner now in Support Shepherd, which basically allows people to hire virtual assistants in the Philippines.”
Lieberman: Relying only on ad deals is unsustainable for creators
“There's a very big difference between being a creator and being an entrepreneur, and a lot of these creators do not know how to build a business on top of their audience. The only thing they know how to do is create content and then get advertising deals, and …”