Dec 15th: Buckle your seat belts because this

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Dec 15th: Buckle your seat belts because this is a HUGE update. As Keri Vandongen put it (near the bottom of the comments section below), this feels to her “like she’s reading my diary of validating a business idea,” which is a huge complement and also exactly what I’m going for. So, brace yourself for this latest entry. ?

How I got 305 email subscribers, ft'd on @reddit and an influencer Instagram acct in 48hrs
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Here are giveaway email subscriber numbers, as of this afternoon:

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I’ve yet to count my total number of subscribers (assuming some people from my early afghanistan phone number database email list may not have joined this giveaway list), which I’ll be reporting on in the next update.

Now, before we dive into the specific strategies and tactics I employed to achieve massive results this week (305 subscribers and still growing quickly), I want to highlight a recurring theme that’s incredibly important to any entrepreneur looking to validate a business idea and build something meaningful.

Sharing your work is hard.

I get it, trust me. It’s STILL hard for me, even today. It’s hard because you’re exposing who you really are deep down. You’re making yourself vulnerable. You’re actively creating opportunities for people to judge you and the quality of your work.

However, the more people I reached out to and shared my idea with, the more great things started to happen for me.

It was genuinely difficult for me to share this website idea and ask for feedback… even from 47 of my closest friends and acquaintances whom I know won’t judge me.

As I was contemplating hitting send on my first big update email (and the giveaway announcement) to the 47 or so subscribers in my early feedback group on Tuesday of this week, I had a rush of anxiety.

What if my friends think what I’m trying to build is dumb?
What if asking them for feedback on a business idea damages my relationship with them?
What if I end up failing with this idea? How will I explain that failure?