Resources

Below is a list of resources I have found useful. They are loosely categorized by topic. I’ll be adding more as I find them.

DISCLOSURE: Some of the links are affiliate links. This means if you click on them and end up buying or subscribing, I’ll either get a small commission or a cool hoodie!

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Tech Newsletters

The Hustle -- All startups, all the time
Stacked Marketer -- All things marketing and growth hacking
Trends.co -- What’s the next big thing!
CBInsights -- Great Newsletter on investment trends

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Books on Writing Books + Articles

Story Grid -- What Good Editors Know by Shawn Coyne
Story: Substance, Structure, Style and the Principles of Screenwriting by Robert McKee
Dialogue: The Art of Verbal Action for Page, Stage, and Screen by Robert McKee
On Writing: A Memoir Of The Craft by Stephen King
Pep Talks for Writers: 52 Insights and Actions to Boost Your Creative Mojo by Grant Faulkner
How to Write Short: Word Craft for Fast Times by Roy Peter Clark
On Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition: An Informal Guide to Writing Nonfiction 30th Anniversary by William Zinsser
Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within by Natalie Goldberg
Save the Cat! Writes a Novel: The Last Book On Novel Writing You'll Ever Need by Jessica Brody
How to Write Dialogue: Dialogue is the Yin to Narration’s Yang

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Copywriting Books + Courses + Links

Copywriting Course
The Boron Letters by Gary Halbert and Bond Halbert
The Adweek Copywriting Handbook: The Ultimate Guide to Writing Powerful Advertising and Marketing Copy from One of America's Top Copywriters by Joseph Sugarman
Ogilvy on Advertising Paperback – Illustrated by David Ogilvy
The Halbert Copywriting Method Part III: The Simple, Fast, & Easy Editing Formula That Forces Buyers To Read Every Word Of Your Ads by Bond Halbert and Sam Markowitz
My Life in Advertising and Scientific Advertising (Advertising Age Classics Library) by Claude Hopkins (Author)

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Entrepreneur + Leadership Books

The Entrepreneur Ethos by Jarie Bolander
The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz
Loonshots: How to Nurture the Crazy Ideas That Win Wars, Cure Diseases, and Transform Industries by Safi Bahcall

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Product Growth and Launch

Link Building and SEO Growth. How Visme did it.

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Creativity Books

21 Insights for 21st Century Creatives by Mark McGuinness
Productivity for Creative People: How to Get Creative Work Done in an "Always on" World by Mark McGuinness
Alchemy: The Dark Art and Curious Science of Creating Magic in Brands, Business, and Life by Rory Sutherland

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Useful SaaS Tools

Ahrefs.com -- SEO search tools
Canva.com -- Graphic design tool
Elementary Analytics – All your stats in one place.
Autopilot -- Marketing automation for email and other things
Respona – Research and Outreach Tool

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Podcasts

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