Twitter growth / strategy channel

Caleb Panza, co-founder of Post For Me, took the SaaS from a job-loss starting line to $10K+ MRR with no audience, posting transparent MRR updates on Twitter and writing answer-engine-friendly help articles picked up by Google, ChatGPT and Claude.

Dan Koe breaks down his AI-powered content engine: 2-3 social posts a day plus threads, Twitter as a testing ground, repurposing winners into newsletters and YouTube videos, plus concrete prompt recipes that preserve his unique voice.

Headline idea is an AI presentations startup with a 500M-customer market; chapters sprawl into 'automated Twitter hacking', rich-vs-king philosophy, WP Engine IPO speculation and lessons from Silver Lake Capital.

Andrew Wilkinson on making $200k+ per year on Twitter, MetaLab's $80M-a-year agency cash flow, profit-first thinking and several side ideas including a family biography book and a 'spend-a-day-as-me' service.

Sam and Shaan brainstorm four AI business ideas: DALL-E design tools, John Steinberg's Twitter-empire strategies, building a Twitter growth bot and Thiel Fellowship billion-dollar companies.

Jack Carr on turning books into a $1M+ empire, releasing 6 books in 6 years, branding, audience building, one-page planning, launch process and lessons from Navy SEALs — a publishing flywheel around disciplined output.

Colin and Samir interview Sam and Shaan on YouTube growth, table-stakes for 200K subs, team setup, what tools creators wish existed and how TikTok changes the calculus.

Ryan Holiday on the economics of book publishing, why he opened a book shop, why he sells coins instead of shirts, traditional publishing, buying a ghost town and his daily routine.

Sam and Shaan review notable Twitter accounts (Post_Market, Ramit, GoodMarketingHQ, TheKanyeStory, PessimistsArc, Daily Stoic, Sinocism, Woonomic) — pure curation with a related clips contest paying up to $10k.

Julian Shapiro discusses growing his personal Twitter to over 200K followers in roughly a year and shares growth tactics from Demand Curve's SaaS clients across many launches.

Shaan and Saagar Enjeti at the Demand Curve Growth Summit on building a loyal audience, personal-brand-vs-company-brand trade-offs, the right Twitter tactics to hit 100K followers and turning an audience into customers.

Tom Bilyeu on how Quest Nutrition reached a $1B valuation and $400M+ annual revenue within 5 years through low-carb protein bars, social media, authenticity, influencer mapping and community building — then pitches Impact Theory as the next mission-based media and mentorship community.

Harry Dry of Marketing Examples discusses growing a Twitter audience and building the product only he can build, with the site approaching $1,000 MRR and winning Product Hunt product of the week.

Sam and Shaan Q&A on starting over from zero in your 20s, finding business partners, how to get Twitter-famous, buying vs starting a business and their biggest regrets — motivational rather than tactical.

Nick Huber on earning 1B+ impressions/year on X with a 'wow' first line, a hard un-nuanced stance, copy that backs it up, doubling down, video where possible and priming the algorithm with high-engagement posts.

Sam and Shaan on Martin Shkreli's AIDS-drug-price controversy, Blab, social media, cult followings, marketing, newsjacking, legal battles, prison and predictions from prison — personality and controversy analysis rather than a business playbook.

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Greg Isenberg presents his Idea Machine Blueprint for going viral on Twitter, covering studying the algorithm, gardening ideas, timing posts, leading with why, crafting hooks, and validating before scaling.

Steph Smith of a16z discusses 'thread boys' on Twitter and how media companies monetize aspiring entrepreneurs, relevant to building a Twitter presence around growth tactics and case studies.

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