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Short-form video content strategies, frameworks, and tactics.
She got 1.8M views in week 1 of Cut30
Last Tuesday we kicked off session 20 of the greatest content bootcamp on earth and let me tell you - students are off to the races.
Especially JY, whose a software designer working on slightly whymsical little consumer apps.
Without big camera, expensive editors, or god's very own content strate...
Feb 23, 2026
The State of Content in 2026 [report]
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Jan 16, 2026
We need to talk about ratings
Today we've got a simple video concept that every expert/personal brand account needs to be trying right now. This could easily be adapted to a brand account, and we've seen similar concepts perform well with ads.
Note: Tomorrow we kick off our next free 3-day content challenge.
Anyway, here's ...
Oct 20, 2025
What Sora means for content
If you've been on the internet in the last two weeks you've probably seen the surge of Sora and/or funny-but-probably-AI-videos hitting platforms like Instagram and TikTok. They've been promptly followed by plenty of fear-mongering and doomer takes around what this means for creatives, creators, ...
Oct 15, 2025
Build a waitlist with your story
The Old Way vs. The New Way
Most brands still follow the traditional model: Build → Launch → Market → Hope for sales
But the smartest creators are doing something different: Create content → Build audience → Validate demand → Launch
Let look at exactly how this works with a real example.
The Ivor...
Aug 21, 2025
(and the links)
Lol, this newsletter is new! The links didn't apply in the 4 reference videos in our send just now - so here they are :)
ikea alternative
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DKxutBjya0p/
stop buying white plates
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DKnjbODMK6k/
why just order pizza
https://www.instagram.com...
Jul 14, 2025
2 Simple Brand Strategies (Steal These)
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We were just checking in on former student Jazmin's profile and couldn't help but notice the banger she posted right at the end of last session is up over 1M views. Add to that, she's followed up with another 700k views since.
She's using her moody Wabi-Sabi inspired home ...
Jul 14, 2025
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