"The amount of serendipity that will occur in your life is directly proportional to the degree to which you do something you're passionate about combined with the total number of people to whom this is effectively communicated."

Let's finish up this "mini-series" on pricing strategy with the last 2 models: 4. Retainer 😌 • Example: $3,000/month for 20 hours of build time • Pros: - Recurring revenue boosts customer lifetime value - Increases your company's enterprise value -

Revenue Per Employee (RPE) is a simple yet often overlooked metric that most agency owners fail to consider when making hiring decisions. Why RPE matters: • Every hire should boost your bottom line • Applies to all roles: sales, marketing, fulfillment, ops • Key to efficient

The types of deals often shown in movies, biographies, and media are called "moonshot" deals, and for good reason. They are high-stakes and have a pretty good chance of making you a lot of money. Landing a "moonshot" deal isn't all luck and you can tilt the odds in your favor.

I want to talk about a pretty simple concept that has helped me expand bottom-line margins for my business and client businesses. The concept is productization. You might have heard me talk about it on my Youtube channel because it's something that I preach for all agency owners

This meme is a joke but also life-changing advice if taken to heart

Spent the last 5 hrs meticulously replying to 179 of my YouTube comments. Very slept on shortcut to growing engagement. Also helps your subs + builds your reputation + reveals problems. Bonus: each reply will prob be read by 100K+ people over the next few yrs. That's leverage.

Why do so many founders abandon their communities—or pass them off to shitty managers? It takes ~1hr/day. That's it. In exchange, you massively improve engagement, add a personalized touch, and significantly reduce churn. I make $1,500/hr doing this. Insane leverage.

Modern wealth: - An open calendar - Socializing frequently - Private time with your partner - Working on interesting projects - Traveling whenever you want to - Doing very little of what you hate A "normal life" is the opposite of this.

I want to livestream a full day of my work. Like every minute. Peak "show not tell". I bet there'd be a lot of value for people doing the same thing as me (but earlier on in their journey). Has anyone done this?

Future movies are gonna be sick Imagine having a random shower thought, turning that into some pic, and then turning that pic into a full-fledged 2 hr film with plot and everything Wireheading on your own fictional worlds will be a very real concern imo

Imagine twitch streaming a live business deal. $15K contract from an SMB. Or a small change to a funnel that creates a few thousand $ in real time Would be a strong authenticity signal in a market crowded with bullshit I will do this eventually

we trained a new model that is good at creative writing (not sure yet how/when it will get released). this is the first time i have been really struck by something written by AI; it got the vibe of metafiction so right. PROMPT: Please write a metafictional literary short story

The iPhone’s unintended impact on human well being is just coming into focus.

Hiring a full-time content strategist. TLDR: you’d research winning video topics, identify high-leverage ideas from adjacent niches, and write crisp, daily outlines/scripts (for YouTube, Instagram, etc). Need to "get" AI/automation tools and strategies; also need strong writing

some intern at mckinsey is probably slopcoating a report on this but let me give you an insider news: most large corps are not happy with the agentic systems & POCs they’ve done this year. 2025 was supposed to be the year of agents. so far it’s been the year of letdowns.

New journal entry. nicksaraev.com/the-next-few-m…