Tom Guthrie
How A Newsletter Turned Into Products and Communities
Episode Notes (by minute):
-1:30 - How Tom thinks about having an email newsletter as a career development tool
-2:30 - How Tom came up with the idea for his onejob newsletter
-6:00 - Why most good newsletters are like products, delivering consistent value over-time
-8:00 - How Tom has been treating studying at Columbia Business School as a platform to do things that he wants to do
-9:00 - Why Tom is focused on developing and curating resources, compared to a single job per se, for his Portfolio Career
-1o:00 - “how do I surround myself with as many smart creative people as possible, find some way to make money and build something of value?”
-12:30 - How Tom built the onejob community for over two years before adding a paid offering
-15:00 - The initial vision and thinking for Propel, a new career accelerator product and community
-18:00 - Why a personal relationship is so critical and essential for a Chief of Staff type of job
-23:00 - How cold emails have led to some really great conversations with startup founders
-25:00 - Why there are no typical careers anymore and many people do not like their job, meaning you are not alone if you feel that way
(Note: these are quick notes and takeaways by David Nebinski. Please see the episode for more accurate information)