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I spoke to 15 gifted high school students The topic: 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽'𝘀 𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 See, these are not your average kids. These kids are geniuses building bio-tech startups, AI-powered stuffed animals, autonomous robots, and more as part of the The Knowledge Society (TKS) Here's some of the things I told them: 𝟭. 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗶𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝗮 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗢𝗜). I'm a college dropout. The parents will hate me for this, but social media is not a waste of time. The sooner you switch your mindset from "this is a waste of time" to "this is an investment in growing my brand", the better. I first realized this back in 2021 from Alex Lieberman He suggested to spend 2+ hours/day investing in growing your socials. 3 years later, my life has changed BIG-TIME and I even have a call set up with Alex this week to chat about marketing! Invest serious time in growing it (2+ hours/day) and you'll see serious rewards. 2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘁-𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿. Gen Z was the most online generation ever. Gen Alpha is even more online. What most people fail to realize is this internet-nativity is a superpower for business. Every brand is hiring young Gen Z and Gen Alpha creators, marketers, and social media managers because we have this superpower. They're literally spending thousands every month on it. I do a ton of meme marketing for startups because it's part of my superpower. Don't underestimate how valuable you are to a business just because you're young. Lean into your internet-nativity. Lean into the fact you're very online. These are your secret superpowers. I'm Head of Growth at Product Hunt 😼 For more ideas on social growth for startups, follow me Jason Levin ✏️

"Craft and the pursuit of it is as important as it's ever been" - Patrick Collison Today, developing software is easy. Building it with craft and intentionality is the real challenge.

If you are planning to launch on Product Hunt then you NEED to hear this advice from Marc Lou 👇 Creating engaging posts and building an audience before your Product Hunt launch is a powerful hack that can skyrocket your chances of making it into the top 5 products of the day! For our last Product Hunt launch, our marketing team crafted meme-filled, engaging content that was shared by Y Combinator, leading to hundreds of engagements and a surge in upvotes for our launch! This post also serves as an announcement that we’ll be launching one of our newest features on Product Hunt next week! We’d be thrilled to have your support on launch day. Can we count on you?

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Building the product you've been envisioning could be the decision that changes your life. Ship that app, send that cold DM, write that blog post. You might be surprised by where it takes you.

I'm Head of Growth Product Hunt 😼 Here's my 11 launch tips: Follow me Jason Levin ✏️ for even more organic marketing tips!

Apple was on the verge of bankruptcy when Steve Jobs returned. Instead of focusing on making money, he told the team their main goal 'is to create great products' Today, Apple is one of the biggest companies in the world. Focus on building great products, and the rest will follow.

We just hit 140k users at Jam.dev! There were a ton of failed growth experiments along the way. Here's how we track growth experiments in 5 steps:

Founders: don't be afraid of small markets. Focus on serving a small, but loyal audience. Niche markets often go underserved, giving you the chance to forge a strong position for future growth.