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Howdy Founders 🤠,

It’s hump day! And I’d like to take a second to chat with you about the future of Founders Only as well as some personal goals of mine.

BTW, if you don’t already, you need to follow me on X (Twitter).

Let’s Talk About

• Newsletter Frequency 📅

• What content do YOU want to see? 👀

• How Important Is Networking (From the POV of an Introvert) 🧑‍💻

Newsletter Frequency 📅

I’ve been thinking about cranking up the volume here! Right now, we’re sticking to once a week, but what if we doubled it? Imagine getting that Monday inspiration boost and a Friday wrap-up. Sound good? Let me know what you think!

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Help Me Help You: What Do You Want to See? 🤔

Also need your help with this, I've been rambling about my adventures, mishaps, and half-baked ideas, but I want to make sure this newsletter isn't just me shouting into the void (or at least, not all the time).

Cast your vote and let me know! Your feedback will help me tailor the content to what you actually want to read (instead of what I think you want to read).

How Important Is Networking (From the POV of an Introvert) 🧑‍💻

I might be preaching to the choir here, but the older I get, the more this hits me like a ton of bricks. Networking—aka "People Collecting"—is often the key to success in business, especially when you're just starting out. In fact, it might be the only key.

Coming from a technical background, I spent my early adult life laser-focused on building cool stuff—engineering, coding, launching. And, of course, my marketing strategy was about as cold as it gets: build something so irresistible that people would just come flocking to it, right?

“I don’t need to network,” I’d tell myself. “I’ll just build killer software.”

Spoiler alert: it didn’t work out quite like that.

Oddly enough, over the past year, I decided to push myself out of my comfort zone. I actually started attending meetups, connecting with other business owners, and sitting down with fellow entrepreneurs. And guess what? It’s no coincidence that those interactions are the only reason I’ve made any real "internet money" lately.

I know this might be old news to some of you. But if you’re like me—an introverted builder, locking yourself away with your projects, telling yourself, “I don’t need to network”—I’m here to tell you: trust me, you do.

Step outside. Meet people. Because no matter how great your product is, people are ultimately what make your business grow.

Take it from someone who spent way too long avoiding this truth.

That's all for this mid-week check-in! I'm genuinely excited to hear what you'd like to see in this newsletter moving forward.

Until next time, keep building, keep dreaming, and keep being the amazing founders you are.

Love you 🙂,

Ronald