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Starting Online Business

Businesses that work after 50, and $1M from 30 tiny apps

Nov 10, 2026

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3 min read

Businesses that work after 50, and $1M from 30 tiny apps

Also: what Nintendo sold in 1889, and why a free mint gets waiters bigger tips.

Starting Online Business

Boring pays the rent, plus the cookie jar trick

Nov 9, 2026

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3 min read

Boring pays the rent, plus the cookie jar trick

Before Discord took off, its team was building something else. Can you guess what?

Starting Online Business

First $1,000 without fans, and 6M subs from 12 videos

Nov 6, 2026

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3 min read

First $1,000 without fans, and 6M subs from 12 videos

Plus: what Twitter started as, and a pricing trick from a spinning wheel.

Articles

Start Newsletter Business

Nov 10, 2026

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3 min read

Businesses that work after 50, and $1M from 30 tiny apps

Also: what Nintendo sold in 1889, and why a free mint gets waiters bigger tips.

Start YouTube Channel

Nov 9, 2026

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3 min read

Boring pays the rent, plus the cookie jar trick

Before Discord took off, its team was building something else. Can you guess what?

The Teardown

Why do Justin Welsh’s posts sell courses?

Nov 8, 2026

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6 min read

Why do Justin Welsh’s posts sell courses?

A $50 first course, a $1.6M launch week and an 8/10 score for solo founders.

The Weekend Build

Weekend Build: Your First Digital Product, Live And Selling

Nov 7, 2026

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5 min read

Weekend Build: Your First Digital Product, Live And Selling

Free to start on Gumroad, and every buyer gets your file plus a thank-you note

Build Content Ecosystem

Nov 6, 2026

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3 min read

First $1,000 without fans, and 6M subs from 12 videos

Plus: what Twitter started as, and a pricing trick from a spinning wheel.

Build Content Ecosystem

The hidden cost of charging clients monthly

Nov 5, 2026

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3 min read

The hidden cost of charging clients monthly

Plus a student who sold pixels to pay for university. Can you guess the price?