Not having an online platform these days is tantamount to being invisible. But how do you build and leverage it wisely? Today’s guest is Corbett Barr, founder and CEO of Fizzle. You’ll hear his take on social media, privacy, digital selves, platforms vs protocols, email lists, lead magnets, trends, and much more.

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Show Notes

Fizzle — Corbett’s company
Email, RSS, podcasting — open protocols (you own the connection to your audience)
Episode 178: Your Personal Design Style with Meg Lewis
Gary Vaynerchuk — an entrepreneur, author, speaker and famous Internet personality
Justin Jackson — a SaaS entrepreneur who is highly active in communities
Design Cuts by Tom Ross — a good example of “bundle” lead magnets
James Clear — entrepreneur/author known for his huge email list
Signal, Telegram — alternatives to WhatsApp
Userlist — Jane’s product
Heroku — a cloud application platform
AWS — Amazon’s cloud computing service
Electronic Frontier Foundation — an organization that defends censorship, privacy and online freedom
Platformer — a Subtext newsletter by Casey Newton on politics and technology
Kara Swisher — a New York Times tech journalist covering the Internet since 1994
Substack, ConvertKit — paid newsletter platforms geared towards creators
corbettbarr.com — Corbett’s personal blog
Follow Corbett on Twitter

Today’s Sponsor

This episode is brought to you by User.com — a marketing automation software for SaaS companies. The company is hosting the online SaaS Growth Summit (February 11-12, 2021), an event that will feature Saas keynote speakers such as Rand Fishkin, Nathan Latka, April Dunford, and more. UI Breakfast’s very own Jane Portman will also be joining the stage. Head over to saassummit.user.com to join for free.

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