The Wisdom Wall

5 quotable lessons, heuristics and mental models. Every one is playable at the moment it was said. No fortune cookies allowed.

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“For the actual SaaS cost to run a business like this, you could get it under a few hundred bucks a month.”

Thomas Frank, Apr 18, 2024

“So the power of a niche channel is you're not necessarily trying to interest people in you, You're building content about something that they're probably already interested in. Notion already has a ton of people who are trying to do things. They're looking for answers. So I'm fulfilling demand that's already there.”

Thomas Frank, Apr 18, 2024

“In 2020, I had made a couple of Notion videos for the main channel that did well, and I was getting so into the software that I wanted to make more niche videos. But I'm like, it just doesn't Fit on the main channel. Super niche tutorials. It just isn't a good branding play.”

Thomas Frank, Apr 18, 2024

“become a fan of people that you're interested in, share their stuff, be commenting, because eventually, you paying attention to them often leads to conversations, leads to meetings at conferences, leads to friendships, and then you have this network of people who inspire you, you can help each other out. That's how you…”

Thomas Frank, Apr 18, 2024

“don't assume that a new software plus templates is the only way you can kind of monetize this. It could be any kind of niche where there is groundswell. And if it's a smaller niche, is that niche businesses? Is it enterprise? Would one 10th of the views bring in the same amount of revenue? And then the business model…”

Thomas Frank, Apr 18, 2024
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