312: Aaron Francis — You're FIRED!

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Aaron Francis (@aarondfrancis) lost his job and gained a new outlook on life — or rather, he stepped into entrepreneurship for good. Aaron weighed his options, found old friends who were ready for new adventures and finally took the plunge that his supportive audience wanted to see him take.

Building his platform in public got him here. The skills he developed along the way keep the customers coming. So, where will this journey take him?

Aaron will share his approach, his fears, his hopes, and his strategy with you here today. And he's trying really hard ;)

Aaron on Twitter: https://twitter.com/aarondfrancis/

00:00:00 Navigating Layoffs and Entrepreneurship Journey
00:12:06 Building a Genuine Online Community
00:19:48 The Power of Authentic Storytelling
00:28:39 Try Hard Studios Video Production
00:33:01 Navigating the Galaxy Quadrant Theory
00:40:34 Navigating Career Paths Through Exploration
You'll find my weekly article on my blog: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com

My book Zero to Sold: https://zerotosold.com/
My book The Embedded Entrepreneur: https://embeddedentrepreneur.com/
My course Find Your Following: https://findyourfollowing.com

Here are a few tools I use. Using my affiliate links will support my work at no additional cost to you.
- Notion (which I use to organize, write, coordinate, and archive my podcast + newsletter): https://affiliate.notion.so/465mv1536drx
- Riverside.fm (that's what I recorded this episode with): https://riverside.fm/?via=arvid
- TweetHunter (for speedy scheduling and writing Tweets): http://tweethunter.io/?via=arvid
- HypeFury (for massive Twitter analytics and scheduling): https://hypefury.com/?via=arvid60
- AudioPen (for taking voice notes and getting amazing summaries): https://audiopen.ai/?aff=PXErZ
- Descript (for word-based video editing, subtitles, and clips): https://www.descript.com/?lmref=3cf39Q
- ConvertKit (for email lists, newsletters, even finding sponsors): https://convertkit.com?lmref=bN9CZw



  • (00:00) - Navigating Layoffs and Entrepreneurship Journey
  • (12:06) - Building a Genuine Online Community
  • (19:48) - The Power of Authentic Storytelling
  • (28:39) - Try Hard Studios Video Production
  • (33:01) - Navigating the Galaxy Quadrant Theory
  • (40:34) - Navigating Career Paths Through Exploration

Creators and Guests

Arvid Kahl
Host
Arvid Kahl
Empowering founders with kindness. Building in Public. Sold my SaaS FeedbackPanda for life-changing $ in 2019, now sharing my journey & what I learned.
Aaron Francis
Guest
Aaron Francis
Sincere poster. No cynicism, no hot takes.Educator at @PlanetScale. Tweets about Laravel, MySQL, and building things.Teaching at https://t.co/hM9ogEIevT.
312: Aaron Francis — You're FIRED!
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