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I'm writing about community, building companies, financial independence, and whatever else seemed interesting at the time.

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The Black Friday Anti-Sale
Anthony CastrioAnthony Castrio

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The Black Friday Anti-Sale

Instead of offering a discount to join my community for Indie Hackers I use the end of the year as an opportunity to raise our prices.

CommunityStartupsSalesMarketing
Why I kicked out 90% of my free membersWhy I kicked out 90% of my free members
Anthony CastrioAnthony Castrio

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Why I kicked out 90% of my free members

You act differently depending on who’s watching (or who you think is watching). A smaller community makes honesty possible.

Community
How Solo-Founders Outperform Venture-Backed TeamsHow Solo-Founders Outperform Venture-Backed Teams
Anthony CastrioAnthony Castrio

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How Solo-Founders Outperform Venture-Backed Teams

When the designer, product manager, and developer all live in one brain — decisions can be made at the speed of thought.

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The Black Friday Anti-Sale
Anthony CastrioAnthony Castrio

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The Black Friday Anti-Sale

Instead of offering a discount to join my community for Indie Hackers I use the end of the year as an opportunity to raise our prices.

CommunityStartupsSalesMarketing
Why I kicked out 90% of my free members
Anthony CastrioAnthony Castrio

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Why I kicked out 90% of my free members

You act differently depending on who’s watching (or who you think is watching). A smaller community makes honesty possible.

Community
Give your community a flag to wave
Anthony CastrioAnthony Castrio

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Give your community a flag to wave

What do members of your community believe that most people don't? If your community was embodied as a single person, what would they be like?

Community
You don’t need a landing page.
Anthony CastrioAnthony Castrio

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You don’t need a landing page.

Landing pages are great once you know your customers. Yes, build a website, but it doesn't need to be your first step.

SalesStartupsMarketing
5 things I’ve learned about building a community online
Anthony CastrioAnthony Castrio

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5 things I’ve learned about building a community online

A group of people isn't something that you build. You build a place for people to gather and a reason why they should.

Community
The rise of paid communities. What's going on?
Anthony CastrioAnthony Castrio

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The rise of paid communities. What's going on?

You might be mistaking audience vs community. A true community many-to-many and founder-agnostic.

Community
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I’m also tweeting at @AnthonyCastrio and running a community for bootstrapped founders at Indie Worldwide where I make curated introductions between founders based on their revenue and goals.
See you there,
Anthony