more amazing launches and updates for you this week Reader! first, some upstarts stats for you: launched 12 Feb 26 (15 days ago) 39 members 29 launches 3 champions (more on that soon) upstarts is running at full speed, this week we launched some amazing updates: DMs-lite: when you tag someone you can mark it as private post replies are now stacked like whatsapp, no nested replies which looks ugly add images to posts by copy pasting or dragging in ā¦ plus LOADS of small UI edits and backend...
15 days agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read
hey Reader, and welcome to the very first PROPER upstarts newsletter! we launched some supercool new features this week in upstarts. here goes... ālaunchesā we ālaunchedā ālaunchesā, a way to launch updates for your product, product hunt styley, with upvotes and everything! check ins changed the āpostā button to ācheck inās and made more of a big deal of daily streaks, which are now based 100% on whether you show up every day and post an update on what youāre working on. think of it like a...
23 days agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read
hey Reader, double opt in is meant to protect your listā¦ but double opt-in kills up to 40% of your email signups. not just that... if your confirmation email then bounces or lands in spam, your deliverability and rep also takes a hit too. double nightmare. signupz fixes that. we verify emails instantly, in real-time, before they hit your list ā no confirmation email needed. ā higher conversionsā fewer bouncesā no bots or fake signupsā instant email verification + fancy features like autofill...
about 2 months agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read
hey Reader, hope you're doing well? a quick note to let you know that Hypetube has just dropped on product hunt here's how it looks... Hypetube lets you turn YouTube playlists into profits. here's the link to go check it out i really appreciate any UPVOTES you can give me! if you're interested in trying out Hypetube, you can do so for free at https://www.hypetube.app any questions, hit reply, this is my real email address. ā doug
about 2 months agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read
Hi Reader, I won't give you the Wordle word of the day, that'd be cheating BUT, I WILL give you the WordLOOP word of the day... it's SWIPPLE (it's the part of a flail that is free to swing. But what's a flail i hear you ask?) So, that brings me to Wordloop. Wordloop is a free daily word game I have launched today. If you play Wordle, you're gonna love Wordloop. You have 7 words to get as many points as you can, you get more points for: using more letters from the previous word to start your...
about 2 months agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read
Reader, you're doing email wrong. I was too for years. We think an email needs to be a long, meaty newsletter full of links and content. It's not. It's a bomb of information that people instantly archive. The magic formula is simple: Less content, more emails. If you have four great tips, don't stuff them into one long email. Break it into four sharp, punchy emails sent over four weeks. This is the core of EMO (Email Marketing Optimisation) formula. You are optimising for attention. You need...
5 months agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read
Hey Reader, just dropped some amazing updates in Groop for you, incl my old friend email š First up, you may know we launched polls 2 weeks ago, this week it's: - DM chat groups- Member tagging- Groop owners can pin posts to the top of their channels- Groop owners can also now send their latest posts by email to their members (screengrab attached) š Read the post: https://groop.so/p/o16ot My goal is to make Groop THE best app for growing your business, and make GrowthKit the place you go for...
6 months agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read
Hey Reader, how are you? In a world full of noise, with people like me emailing you 24/7 for attention, i thought i'd give you a summer break! However, now you've had your hols and feel ready to take on the world, I thought i'd send you an email with a super important update. Remember GrowthKit?= the growth system for B2B founders= my online community with loads of awesome courses for $97/mo? Well... drum roll... GrowthKit is now FREE! š Yep, you heard me. The GrowthKit community (and some of...
6 months agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read
Hey Reader, quick update for you. Paused the newsletter for a bit while I launched GrowthKit. (Yeah, I sent a few too many emails. My bad.) But itās live now ā and Iām back. Short note today: Iām deep in the build cave working on Groop ā My Slack-meets-Skool platform for creators. It drops July. Itās gonna be wild. More soon. ā Doug P.S. sponsorships are also back, so if you want to place an ad inside this newsletter, click here
9 months agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read