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by hughtopping 3402 days ago
Hi Jordan,

Thanks very much for your feedback!

> Instead, if I have viewed the buying decision as affirmation of my identity, then I think I would have gone through with the purchase.

I think this is a really valuable point and your suggested messaging feels on-point to me. Watch this space...

> probably a testimonial from someone I would like to identify with

This is something I'd love to include. I'm waiting for the first subscribers to get a couple of months under their belts and then I'll write to ask for feedback/testimonials.

> I would go bigger on the monthly newsletter. It is not only a newsletter, but the membership of secret UK community of entrepreneurs, and other people who are trying to build and scale businesses.

This is an interesting one. Should the project take off I think a members-only community discussion board (Discourse or similar) could be viable. That's not something I'd want to add until there were quite a few more subscribers though. In the meantime, I'll add more emphasis on the newsletter. One thought I had was that business leaders could submit recommendations for other great reads, which we could feature each month (with credits).

Thanks again - your comment was really insightful. I'm glad the project struck a chord with you - hopefully we'll be able to tempt you back before too long!

All the best,

Hugh