Smart Friends #075 Flywheel Masterclass, Flying Planes, and Building For Creators with Nathan Barry of Convertkit
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Jun 4, 2024 
Join Nathan Barry, Founder of ConvertKit, as he shares insights on living in Idaho, his flying hobby, building flywheels, incentive compensation, and inflection points in building ConvertKit. He discusses rules of thumb in life and emphasizes the value of writing. The podcast covers effective communication, flywheels in business, compensation strategies, networking, narrowing focus for growth, and teases future deep dives and investment opportunities.
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Flying Inspiration
- Nathan Barry's interest in flying started with Mission Aviation Fellowship, a Boise-based organization.
- Inspired by their logistical expertise in aid work, he pursued his pilot's license.
Flywheel Fundamentals
- Many people discuss flywheels without a deep understanding of their mechanics.
- Nathan Barry learned about flywheels through a well pump in South Africa and refined his understanding by applying the concept to his content creation.
Building Content Flywheels
- Start with simple, low-level flywheels before tackling complex ones.
- Build content idea flywheels by gathering reader questions and addressing them in newsletters, generating more readers and more ideas.