I help startup founders go to market sooner and find traction faster. I'm an entrepreneur, speaker, startup advisor, design thinker, content creator, dad, and junk. Every Monday, I send out three big ideas from me, two curated ideas from others, and one question to help you focus in your journey to find traction.
An odd week for me — and a quick favour from you
Hey Reader 👋
This week, I become a dad.
While my wife and I have gone through the last 41 weeks together (or as together as we can, considering the biology of gestation), there is still the nearly mind-bending thought that one day, likely within a couple of days of you reading this email, I’m just going to walk out of some building a new human.
Legally, of course. I’m not planning a heist.
That’s where my focus is this week, BUT I could use a small assist…
We’re about half way through the year, and it’s time to evaluate this newsletter. There are some things I just can’t get from open rates and click metrics, so it’s time to practice what I preach, and ask you directly.
So, Reader — would you take 90 seconds and fill out this quick survey?
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Should you have any other thoughts, feel free to just reply to this email, as always.
Oh! Before I forget… today is the last day to enrol in my rapid prototyping cohort, which kicks off later this week. Check it out here.
Thank you!
— jdm
3-2-1 Traction Newsletter
I help startup founders go to market sooner and find traction faster. I'm an entrepreneur, speaker, startup advisor, design thinker, content creator, dad, and junk. Every Monday, I send out three big ideas from me, two curated ideas from others, and one question to help you focus in your journey to find traction.
3-2-1 Traction: Woo-woo, ontic experimental realism, and why you can’t create culture ↓ Hey Reader 👋 Yeah, that subject line’s a doozy, but this newsletter’s not. I’ve got some good stuff for you, though. Here are 3 ideas from me, 2 ideas from others, and 1 question to help you focus. Let’s go. I. 3 ideas from me You can’t create culture As your startup grows, you’re going to start thinking about culture. Most new leaders (and far too many experienced ones, tbh) set about the task of...
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