10 years ago Nathan Barry started a web app challenge where he spent $5,000 of his own money to create a startup that would generate recurring revenue. The startup was ConvertKit. In 2022 ConvertKit generated $30MM+ in revenue. The road to profitability has been paved with peaks and valleys, and joy and pain. Join Nathan on his journey from creator to CEO in this episode of For Creators By Creators brought to you by ConvertKit: The Platform Helping Creators Make A Living. Start your free 14-day tral (no card required) at: https://convertkit.com/features

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0:00 Intro
0:53 Nathan says no to documentary
1:35 Growing up Barry
3:01 Nathan's first $50,000 as an author
4:05 A realization about email marketing
5:25 $5,000 Web App Challenge becomes ConvertKit
6:38 ConvertKit plateaus
7:34 Nathan reassesses ConvertKit and takes time away
8:11 Nathan gets sick unexpected diagnosis
8:54 Battling mental health
9:46 Depression and feelings of self harm
11:22 Getting help and bouncing back
13:03 Doubling down on ConvertKit
14:50 Nathan's decision-making framework
16:14 The choice to bootstrap ConvertKt
17:16 ConvertKit's inflection point
19:05 Taking ConvertKit to the next level
20:28 Helping creators make a living
21:55 Making the world a better place

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