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What Does Personal Branding Even Mean?
Personal branding is changing - and THIS is where it might be heading
Jun 11 • Andreas Just
You Don't Need a Vision to Succeed
Why most successful founders started with a direction, not a vision.
Jun 9 • Andreas Just
The Big Mistake AI Startups Are Doing
About scaling startups, making sense of AI and things they don't teach in business school.
Jun 4 • Andreas Just
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What Notion's $300M Sales Funnel Looks Like
Dec 18, 2024 • Andreas Just
This Startup Went from 10,000 Waitlist Signups to a $400M Valuation
Feb 23, 2025 • Andreas Just
Canva's $2 Billion Sales Funnel
Mar 9, 2025 • Andreas Just and Irene
These 4 AI Tools Changed My Marketing
Apr 13, 2025 • Andreas Just
How to Prompt for Killer Marketing
Apr 21, 2025 • Andreas Just
Funding Is Decreasing… And That’s a Good Thing.
May 28 • Andreas Just
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The Magic AI Moment
We are chasing the next “WTF” moment instead of using AI efficiently
Jun 1 • Andreas Just
Funding Is Decreasing… And That’s a Good Thing.
Startup funding rounds are declining - and this is a positive signal for the ecosystem.
May 28 • Andreas Just
Most AI Agents Fail
And it's not the AI's fault - it's the mess we're feeding it.
May 25 • Andreas Just
Why AI Can't Find You
For being visible today, one channel isn’t enough anymore. The requirements have changed, but so have the possibilities to accelerate content creation…
May 21 • Andreas Just
Finding A Niche is Overrated
And why sharing your own perspective is your best niche
May 18 • Andreas Just
"Any brand that isn’t using AI will fall behind, not because of branding, but because of how quickly others are accelerating" with Andreas…
💬 AI month: Andreas Just from newsletter, AI X Growth is our new Marketing Buddy.
Published on Your Branding Letter • Mar 14
The AHA Moment is Dead
AI didn't kill it. It replaced it with something better. Here's what you're optimizing for now.
Feb 22 • Andreas Just
1 Tweet. 750 Signups.
How to successfully step out of "stealth mode" and get users onto your waitlist.
Feb 15 • Andreas Just
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