UnStuck

In this episode, we talk with Dr. David Grew, an entrepreneur, practicing radiation oncologist, and founder of the PRIMR, the first doctor created patient education platform.David is bringing digital innovation and business-savvy to a field not typically associated with productizing knowledge and sharing it from doctor to patient. Traditionally, doctors meet with patients and explain concepts one-on-one, repeating themselves thousands of times during their career. David is changing that with PRIMR – and in the process improving life for doctors and patients, who now absorb and better retain information they learn from their physicians. If you're in an industry where that's not known for bottom-up innovation, this is the UnStuck episode for you. We talked about:  How David has bootstrapped PRIMR;How he's worked through sticking points and pivoted while building early version of his application; How he learned to convert his knowledge into digital assets (and why); And doing it all while continuing to practice as an oncologist.Links: David's Twitter: https://twitter.com/DoctorGrewPRIMR website: https://www.primrmed.com

In this episode, we talk with Blake Burge, a masterful communicator on Twitter who shares insights on business, productivity, & building a better you. Blake broke out in a big way over the past nine months, and he's now one of a select few "Educators-in-Chief" on Twitter, people teaching what they're learning each week through valuable threads. We talked about how he learns and how he captures his learning; consistency and persistence in creating; and the importance of work ethic in staying unstuck. Links: Blake's Twitter: https://twitter.com/blakeaburgeBlake's newsletter "While You Were Away": https://www.getrevue.co/profile/blakeaburge

In this episode, we compile and collect the best of UnStuck 2021:  tips, tricks, and takeaways from our interviews last year.We're excited to continue our focus in 2022, gathering advice and lessons on how top creators and digital entrepreneurs go from from 0 to $1 online -- and get past sticking points early on.Enjoy these highlights — and let's go from 0 to $1 and more! 

In this episode, we talk with EDUpreneuer and Chief Evangelist at Synthesis, Ana Lorena Fabrega. Ana left her teacher career in 2019 and created a personal monopoly around using the internet to improve childhood education. She excels at turning ideas on their heads and thinking differently about education, growth, and life in the changing world.We talked about starting and sustaining a creative flywheel; Ana's early decision to join a creative community; how to create your own professional luck; learning (and her work at Synthesis School); and making your own path in life and online. Links: Ana's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/msfabAna's website: https://afabrega.comAna's newsletter: https://newsletter.afabrega.comAna's Twitter: https://twitter.com/anafabrega11Ana's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1ICCL5l_5iT8yDzSoYLUzQ/videos

In this episode....meet UnStuck, the same (but different!) podcast by Gumroad, inviting you to "see what sticks" and helping you get unstuck on your creative path. Each week on UnStuck, host Justin Mikolay will explore the future of entrepreneurship, in conversation with creators and digital entrepreneurs at the top of their fields. We chart a new, middle path to success...and a different way of working and growing, with practical advice, lessons, and first-hand stories shared directly by creators. Tune in next week to our inaugural episode, featuring Ana Lorena Fabrega, and subscribe for more episodes of UnStuck - a podcast by Gumroad.

In this episode, we talk with independent creator and Gumroad Head of Product, Daniel Vassallo.Daniel Vassallo is the creator of Userbase and several successful Gumroad products, including The Good Parts of AWS and Everyone Can Build a Twitter Audience. In 2019, he left a $500,000 job at Amazon to work for himself. Today, he is Head of Product at Gumroad in a part-time role.We talked about lifestyle and career design, Daniel's new course "A Portfolio of Small Bets," the unpredictability of creative outcomes, and strategies to deal with it. Links: Daniel's website: https://dvassallo.comDaniel's Twitter: https://twitter.com/dvassalloDaniel's Gumroad: https://dvassallo.gumroad.comDaniel's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dvssll/

In this episode, we talk with email marketing expert Chase Dimond.Chase co-founded the ecommerce email marketing agency Boundless Labs, which helps 7-9-figure brands drive revenue and build customer relationships through email. We talked about Chase's email marketing playbook, the power and relevance of email for brands and creators of all kinds, how to build feedback loops and structure incentives, and how to executive effective email campaigns during the holidays (including Black Friday and Cyber Monday).Links:  Chase's Gumroad: https://chasedimond.gumroad.comChase's website: https://chasedimond.carrd.coChase's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ecomchasedimondChase's agency (Boundless Labs): https://www.boundlesslabs.io

In this episode, we talk with digital artist and brush maker, Alaina Jensen. Alaina created Studio Denmark in 2014 to provide design resources to fellow creatives. Today, she sells digital Procreate brushes, shares her art and artistic process on YouTube and Instagram, and runs a successful digital art community on Facebook. We talked about the relevance of digital art for creators of all kinds, making the mental leap from artist to product builder, the surprising ways artists use Alaina's Procreate brushes, and how making digital art can ease stress and anxiety.Links:  Alaina's Gumroad: https://alainajensen.gumroad.comAlaina's website: https://alainajensen.com Alaina's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC75sxF1C-lkRLw2pnrYe8OAAlaina's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alainajensen/

In this episode, we talk with Dickie Bush, creator of the successful online writing community Ship30for30. Dickie Bush is a macro investor, portfolio manager, and creator of Dickie's Digest, a newsletter focused on growth principles, building in public, and enabling full-stack internet creators. He's gives writers and creators tools, resources, processes, and mindsets to grow personally and professionally. We talked about Dickie's early participation on Twitter (curating and summarizing 30 podcast episodes in 30 days), the origins of Ship30for30, how he's running and scaling an internet business, and how he packages together his growing expertise into free and paid products. Links:  Dickie's website: https://www.dickiebush.comDickie's Twitter: https://twitter.com/dickiebushDickie's newsletter ("Dickie's Digest"): https://dickiebush.substack.comShip30for30: https://www.ship30for30.comDickie's tweet about credibility and specificity: https://twitter.com/dickiebush/status/1450448559984283656?s=20"The T-Shaped Information Diet" by Nick DeWilde: https://junglegym.substack.com/p/the-t-shaped-information-diet

In this episode, we talk with builder, digital designer, and creator of Super (Super.so) James Traf.James is a technologist and crypto enthusiast who has grown his bootstrapped SaaS app Super to five-digit MRR while maintaining his sanity and exploring multiple side projects. He previously co-founded a YC-backed company (Spoil), one of the earliest companies admitted to the accelerator in its history. He's also crushed it on Gumroad by selling iOS icon packs to customize iPhone home screens.We talked about how he builds without permission, his creative journey and principles, lessons on company building, and his early experiments with NFTs. Links:  James's website: https://tr.afJames's Twitter: https://twitter.com/trafSuper: https://super.soThe VV Boosters Website design time-lapse video mentioned at 23:50: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFgBO6HJ5dw

In this episode, we talk with daily internet creator and professional marketer Ev Chapman. Ev went from "wannabe" creator to prolific publisher and product builder, posting every day on the internet for 200 days in a row -- including 150+ essays and blog posts.We talked about personal knowledge management, the practice, mindset, and workflows of creating daily, and building products do it. Links:  Ev's website: https://evchapman.com Ev's Twitter: https://twitter.com/evielyncEv' Gumroad: https://evielync.gumroad.com

In this episode, we talk with Gumroad Founder & CEO Sahil Lavingia.  This is the second in a series of conversations we'll be having with Sahil on the podcast. Our goal is to give you a window into his world and thinking inside and outside Gumroad. This recording was taped in July 2021, and represents product updates at that time. We talked about Sahil's rolling fund and scouts, Gumroad affiliate features, Gumroad's simplified pricing, and Stripe payouts. Links: Gumroad: https://gumroad.com Sahil's Twitter:  https://twitter.com/shlSahil's website: https://sahillavingia.comSahil's new book: https://www.minimalistentrepreneur.com/preorder

In this episode, we talk with certified professional ghostwriter Joshua Lisec.  Joshua has worked with bestselling authors and some of the best writers in the world. We talked about copywriting, his process for creating emotionally compelling calls to action, how he's ghostwritten 62 books, how he can write blog posts in ten minutes, and the dos and don'ts of what he calls “Epic Persuasion.”Links:  Joshua's Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoshuaLisecJoshua's website: http://joshualisec.comJoshua's Gumroad: https://joshualisec.gumroad.com

In this episode, we talk with data driven digital writer Nicolas Cole (who goes by Cole).  Cole is creator of Write the Ship and co-creator of the Ship 30 for 30 writing community. He's the co-founder of Digital Press, an executive ghostwriting agency, and author of "The Art and Business of Online Writing." His work has been consumed 100 million times online. We talked about writing well on the internet, creating your own category, ghostwriting, and more. Links:  Cole's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Nicolascole77Cole's website: http://www.nicolascole.comCole's bookstore: http://www.nicolascole.com/bookstoreThe Ship 30 for 30 Writing Community: http://www.nicolascole.com/bookstore

In this episode, we talk with digital artist and independent creator Vegalia. Vegalia has blown up on TikTok and Instagram, and she's created a series of successful digital brush sets for Procreate, CSP, and Photoshop. We talk about digital art and products, partnering with other artists, and her mission to inspire creativity. And we even get into anime and her Myers Briggs personality type. Links:  Vegalia's brush sets on Gumroad: https://byvegalia.gumroad.comVegalia's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@byvegalia?lang=enVegalia's IG: https://www.instagram.com/byvegalia/Vegalia's Twitter: https://twitter.com/byvegaliaVegalia's anime recommendations for newbies: Erased, Demon Slayer, Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood, One Punch Man, Death Note.

In this episode, we talk with Jose Rosado, and this is Part 2 of our two-part conversation.Jose teaches sales, persuasion, and how to earn a living online. And he's the creator of several successful Gumroad products. In this episode, we talk about affiliate marketing, personal branding, how Jose uses Twitter, and why he wrote an email to his audience 240 days in a row. 

In this episode, we talk with Jose Rosado, and this is Part 1 of our two-part conversation.Jose teaches sales, persuasion, and how to earn a living online. And he's the creator of several successful Gumroad products. We talk about Jose's journey as an independent creator, how he communicates and builds digital products online. 

In this episode, we talk with Daniel the Cold Email Wizard, creator of Cold Email Mastery, Video Sales Letter Mastery, Mailerrize, ContactEcom, and KleanLeads. We talk about how he mastered cold email, the way he thinks about sales and lead generation, and what he'd do if he had to start over again on social media. Links: Daniel's Twitter:  https://twitter.com/blackhatwizarddCold Email Mastery: https://coldemailwizard.gumroad.com/l/peVsKVideo Sales Letter Mastery: https://coldemailwizard.gumroad.com/l/vslmastery

In this episode, we talk with Steph Smith, growth marketer, writer, indie maker, and Head of Trends at The Hustle. We talk about marketing, her creative process, her products Doing Content Right and Doing Time Right, and more. Links: Steph's Twitter:  https://twitter.com/stephsmithioSteph's personal site: https://stephsmith.ioSteph's podcast: https://keeplearning.buzzsprout.comSteph's blog: https://blog.stephsmith.ioSteph's Gumroad product "Doing Content Right" https://stephsmithio.gumroad.com/l/doing-content-rightSteph's Gumroad product "Doing Time Right" https://stephsmithio.gumroad.com/l/doing-time-right

In this episode, we talk with an entrepreneur familiar to our audience and community:  Gumroad Founder & CEO, Sahil Lavingia. We talk about scaling the Gumroad team, how we work, and product releases to expect in Q3 and Q4 of this year. We'll be checking in with Sahil every quarter (or so), giving you a window into his world and thinking on a variety of topics, in addition to periodic updates on Gumroad. Links: Gumroad: https://gumroad.com Sahil's Twitter:  https://twitter.com/shl

In this episode, we talk with Blake Emal, Chief Marketing Officer at Copy.AI and CEO of Float.so. Blake is a hugely positive-sum creator and thinker who has grown his Twitter audience to nearly 50,000 followers over the past year. In addition to his full-time role as an "accidental marketer," and his clear expertise in the craft, he's published a half dozen digital products on Gumroad, is building an already income-generating side hustle (Float.so), publishes a constant barrage of high quality Twitter threads, audits websites, and curates the best content on marketing and creating. We talk about the future of AI-generated content and products, his portfolio of interests and products, a new course he's offering called Launchables, his creative process, and what it takes to be a great marketer. He's an ideal first guest on the Gumroad podcast, embodying the pursuit of work-life balance and the freedom to work learn, and live how he wants. Links: Blake's Gumroad Page: https://uxblake.gumroad.com Blake's Website: https://blakemal.comBlake's Twitter:  https://twitter.com/heyblakeWhat Blake's working on (and freebies): https://lu.ma/blake Copy.AI: https://www.copy.aiFloat.so: https://www.float.so