Kanaar Bell

Your art started off as a way to discover more about yourself. Make sure you use it for that purpose first, before using it to impress someone else.

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First time commuting to the city (Dublin) in 3 years after working remote and living in the sticks. Gah damn I forgot how fast city folk walk. Like the Olympics just to catch the tram

When it’s time to share your voice, the Universe conspires to bring you out of your shell and let your soul talk. I think we call it serendipity.

@IamProHuman Dope question, live response: - He truly cared about you. - He went out of his way to make sure you were okay. - He made you laugh. - He inspired you. - He worked hard and persevered through challenges. - - He made you believe again.

If you want a better life, learn to ask yourself better questions. One of my favorites: - What do I want people to say at my funeral? That'll stir the pot for ya.

When you pursue growth as a means of escape; plans and actions are short-sighted. You'll do anything for relief. Being pulled by growth feels different. Feels easier, even if the tasks are tough. There's less urgency. There's more patience. Allow yourself to be pulled.

@isabelunraveled Love this. Too often we shut down our sacral responses/intuitive nudges after a traumatic, or equally shocking event. Learning how to tune in and trust it again changes your perspective on life. You feel fuller. Thanks for sharing, as always. 🕊️

the best decisions feel right in your body even when they don’t make sense to your mind

If you wait to reach the top of the mountain before you share your story, you may never get the chance to share it at all. Share what’s meaningful and useful. That’s the only goal. Let the rest take care of itself.

The word for this season is diligence. Every distraction is a test of my commitment and every action is a vote of confidence for my future self. It ain’t even about growth; this is about refinement and learning what self love looks like.

@gregisenberg Ouuuu these were spicy for real! Every single one. Taking a few shots but the vulnerability of brands and companies was showing anyway for the lack of authenticity and selling our audience loyalty too soon. The real understand the longevity of monetisation. You my fave follow

I'M FEELING SPICY TODAY I'll say the quiet parts out loud: 1. Revenue per employee is going through the roof. What happens when tech companies need 10% or lower of the employees? Mass layoffs and less hiring. 2. Your big tech company job is at risk. If we’ve learned anything from the 2021/2022 layoffs is that you probably should have a side hustle if you’re at bigtech 3. Most VCs are soul-searching right now. What's the role of VC in 2024 when it’s never been cheaper to build software? Chasing LLM startups or hardware companies. 4. Most brand social accounts are dead. Some creators will be created to be C-Suite at large brands. These deals will be 7-8 figures. 5. All SaaS apps are about get copied. AI makes that easy. Prices of SaaS products will go down. 6. There's a bunch of creators on tech X who literally just copy people's content. 7. Affiliate marketing is in its heyday. TikTok has become the largest affiliate platform in the world. 8. Cash flow is way more interesting than valuation. Your stress levels are way lower when you run cash-flowing businesses versus on the VC train 9. Lot of jerks on the internet, but building an audience is worth it. 10. It's still low status to build an audience. Only once you hit thousands of likes per post does it move up status. Keep going. 11.There is no middle class creator. You are either scrambling to pick up a dollar or follower or flooded with dollars or followers 12. Dividends are about to get way more common for founders. Raising money and giving a % of future profits makes so much sense 13. If you want to get rich, don’t be a VC-backed founder. Odds are against you. Be a VC-backed founder if it's your dream. 14. A bunch of creator-led products are going to burn their brand in an instant. Some will be pretty high profile. 15. People are waking up to the fact that working for big tech is tough, working at a vc-backed startup and the safest/most desirable place to be is go independent 16. Most ghostwritten tweets have no soul. People aren't dumb, they recognize that tweet is written by an agency. Hope you enjoyed these spicy Xmas takes. Thanks for an incredible 2023 and for following me @gregisenberg Maybe I overdosed on eggnog, but was feeling spicy. 17. Christmas ugly sweaters are not ugly, they actually look beautiful and make you warm/fuzzy inside

@SchrodingrsBrat Wow this was beautiful, unapologetic, and so so true. Thank you for voicing this 🙏🏾

There’s something incredibly sad and sterile about the scientification of the humanities. Psychology gets reduced to biology when the very word “psyche” means soul in Greek. Economics gets reduced to statistics, when a lot of it has to do with the human heart (lust, envy, greed)

@kanekallaway @Caden_Rain 🤯🤯, re: fulfilment note above ^ two strengths Amazon has that Shopify doesn’t in this case is familiarity with shipping and app connectivity. Reduces any guessing in the buying process. + higher CVR for Shopify stores = more investment from store owners = more $$$ for Shopify

@Caden_Rain Yeah exactly. I think it’s a home run for Amazon and still a solid win for Shopify

Wild to see the two biggest rivals in e-commerce join forces. Shopify x Amazon partnership: • Shopify sellers can offer Prime shipping (free 2-day) in all stores • Amazon unlocks untapped customer data, expands Prime benefits, free marketing on checkout Feels like a win-win.

@frantzfries Wow, this looks deadly! 🔥 So cool to see such a strong differentiation while building for 2 years and seeing all the other email SaaS tools pop up. Excited to try it out and recommend it to agencies I know for sure it would help. Congrats!

Loops is live on Product Hunt today! Power your marketing and transactional email in one simple interface. We love building this product, and we hope you love using it just as much. producthunt.com/posts/loops-em…

Creators act differently on @ColinandSamir's show. 2 weeks ago the hosts of the Creator Economy’s favorite talk show hosted their first-ever YouTube Mastermind. I wrote about the 25 most powerful quotes & lessons. linkedin.com/pulse/25-lesso…

@jayclouse Likewise! Hahaaa, hey it's good to know that feeling doesn't reflect y(our) capability though. Ironically: I thrive in sink-or-swim situations. I find it hardest to float - figuratively and literally!

@BellKanaar thanks for sharing this! nice to “meet” you Kanaar. The inside looks a little like this

PSA: I'm relaunching my personal blog soon. There's a lot I want to talk about that doesn't really fit inside the Creator Science wrapper: • My changing relationship with ambition • Working with my wife (soon) • Life outside of running a business • General insecurities A mix of long-form and short-form, probably not a regular cadence, and strong Xanga vibes. I don't know if anyone else will really care about hearing these things – but I'm itching for a creative outlet that isn't a business. So if this is interesting to you, let me know!

@jayclouse A good friend of mine runs a successful production studio and he's done more of this writing lately and I love it. My kinda binge. Check it out in case it helps to get you going. All the best ✌🏾 daveculligan.com

@jayclouse You got a reader in me! I've followed your journey for a while now and I've always appreciated the perspective BEHIND business/creator strategies more so than the strategies themselves. Always wondering how the inner world of Jay Clouse influences the outer.

@kanekallaway Got you 🫡 I'm along for the journey, brother.

@BellKanaar Really appreciate this man 🙌🏼🙌🏼 Means a ton 🫡

Blueprint 006 just went out. Topics: 🧮 Metrics & earnings 😖 Biggest trap for creators seeing early traction 🙇🏻‍♂️ Dispatch is becoming my secret weapon 😲 Favorite content from this week It was a wild week. My videos were shared 300K times in the last 6 days. If you’re a creator or an entrepreneur focused on improving your content game, Blueprint should be in the rotation. espressoletter.com/p/blueprint006