Author: Barrett Brooks

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There’s an untapped $160 trillion market teeming with potential and on the verge of surging with economic activity — and one company in particular is…

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My name is Barrett Brooks. I live in Portland, OR. I’m an experienced startup operator. After growing ConvertKit to $28M in ARR over five years,…

Three figures are lost in fog as they hike over a crest of loose boulders
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1,868 days. That’s the number of days I spent on the ConvertKit team. 12,408 days. That’s the number of days since I was born. I’ve…

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If you spend any amount of time reading career advice, following founders of companies you admire, or scrolling Twitter, you’ll inevitably run into some version…

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In interviews when I ask people what leadership qualities they look for in a manager or leader (and what they don’t), want to know the…

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One of the unfortunately broken aspects of organizations (Even the best-intentioned ones!) is that the most loyal people are often under-valued. If you stay in…

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Passion is the fuel for early careers. When you’re young, just out of school, you don’t have expertise and proven skills — you have education…

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Too many people hold back at work. They do the equivalent of “clock in, clock out.” Then they wonder why they aren’t making more money,…

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I’ll never forget how it feels to be stuck. Let’s go back in time to my first startup job.  I’m sitting at the counter at…

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When it comes to growing your career, there’s long been a thriving debate over the merits of building generalist vs specialist skill sets. Spoiler: there…