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i have this same fear but i find if i'm with other people they seem to know when its done and also you can usually see whether it not its cooked easier in a brightly lit restaurant than at home. ive eaten korean bbq a few times and never had a problem

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Lex Roman @lexroman.com · 39m

Too many authors rely on Amazon to sell their book for them. This month, we're helping authors grow a fanbase that BUYS BOOKS. Starting next week with how to grow your newsletter as an author featuring novelist M.G. Herron www.revenuerulebreaker.com/events/grow-...

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Grow Your Newsletter as an Author with M.G. Herron (Fall Event Series)

You want to build an audience of readers who will buy and read your books. But where do you find them? This session will show you where.

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Lex Roman @lexroman.com · 1h

If you listened to my conversation with Chelsea Riffe about monetizing media, join us for a free meetup (no sales pitch, just conversation) for indie publishers Monetize Your Media - Fri, Oct 16 luma.com/mqjcrvsk

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Monetize your media project (Pre-launch + Launch stage publishers) · Luma

Wondering how to make money with your newsletter? Not sure how to book your first sponsor? Want to choose the right perks for your subscription? Join us to…

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Lex Roman @lexroman.com · 3h

I'm hearing complaints about beehiiv's price raise today. I haven't had time to dig into what's different (at first glance, pricing doesn't look...that different) but I'm hearing feature bloat is a big concern for small biz owners More later. For now, here's the before + after (light is before)

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Lex Roman @lexroman.com · 4h

I’m so pumped to be working with Tiny News newsrooms 🎉🎉🎉

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Tiny News Collective @tinynewscollective.bsky.social · 4h

We're excited that @lexroman.com is joining our Collective today to talk with members about end-of-year fundraising tips. It's been great to work with Lex in the past, and we value her expertise and commitment to helping small publishers.

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Lex Roman @lexroman.com · 4h

Potential for Toronto POTENTIAL. I can only do two I think though

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Lex Roman @lexroman.com · 4h

Things I’m thinking about doing next year: - Running a live class for service business owners pivoting to media business - Writing a book about how to sell paid subscriptions and not featuring one single substack user - Hosting halfday events/dinners in Chicago and Berlin and/or London

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Lex Roman @lexroman.com · 5h

I published the Tech Watchlist today: companies we're paying close attention to because they're up to no good. This list includes 10 companies I think could go south, 4 companies I am softly watching and 12 companies that are ethical, indie operators www.revenuerulebreaker.com/the-tech-wat...

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The Tech Watchlist: Companies we've got on notice

It's a new era in small business tools. Tech companies are sacrificing us to the wolves at a rapid pace. Here's who we're keeping an eye on so we don't get screwed.

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Lex Roman @lexroman.com · 5h

Such a bummer that shes the best option in the governors race

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Lex Roman @lexroman.com · 16h

I’m going to record my weekly youtube video tomorrow. Should it be about: 1) Subscriptions vs memberships 2) How I make my content calendar in Notion 3) Productivity hacks for losers who still like productivity

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Lex Roman @lexroman.com · 17h

Sorry Cornell 7. These two schools are the same to me

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Lex Roman @lexroman.com · 17h

Second time in the last week that Meta has attached some random user to a major news story. Last week it was Peter Shankman getting linked to the United masturbation story Today it’s Kelsey Combe being named as Jane Doe in the Columbia 7 case

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Lex Roman @lexroman.com · 19h

Remember when Google built their own domains tool and it was just awesome, no caveats, with lots of free bonus features like email aliases and easy DNS. And then they ruined it by selling it to the vultures at Squarespace. What a time to be alive that was.

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Lex Roman @lexroman.com · 20h

Making “paywall or die” my next hat

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Lex Roman @lexroman.com · 20h

I get a note every day from someone who doesn’t want to paywall. I really really really extremely don’t recommend you go “no paywall” on an audience-backed project unless you are a local news TEAM or have an audience of over 100k. It works in VERY FEW CASES. Paywall or die.

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Lex Roman @lexroman.com · 20h

if you want my Tech Watchlist, you need to be on the newsletter tonight. It's coming in the morning...only to newsletter readers + paid subscribers. Paid subscribers will have permanent access to the live list on the site too (which will change bc...tech news) revenuerulebreaker.com/newsletter

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Lex Roman @lexroman.com · 21h

We're still well within the timelines we've seen from their other buyouts and we are still expecting price hikes and worst service to come.

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Lex Roman @lexroman.com · 21h

Reading the account of how Bending Spoons dismantled the Evernote team (and then...the product) from former Engineering Manager Alex Kras, Federico's flippant X post is not reassuring. alexkras.com/my-last-six-...

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My last six months at Evernote, after Bending Spoons took over

I was an Engineering Manager at Evernote. I managed the team that built and operated Evernote’s notifications system, handling 110M messages in 2022. After Bending Spoons acquired Evernote…

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Lex Roman @lexroman.com · 21h

We're not afraid you're going to stop shipping. We're afraid you're going to jack the prices up so we can't afford this tool, while removing features we relied on. That's what happened at Evernote, where this same dude Federico Simionato took over as product lead.

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Lex Roman @lexroman.com · 21h

This week, a Bending Spoons product lead shared 15 "improvements" to Airtable they've made since last month's acquisition. These are so damn tiny and also...this isn't what anyone is worried about.

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Lex Roman @lexroman.com · 22h

Paid subscribers will have acces to this on the site, but if you're not a paid subscriber BECOME ONE or make sure you get the newsletter to get this list tomorrow

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Lex Roman @lexroman.com · 22h

Im coming back in my next life as a watchdog. For now, I'm giving you my Tech Watchlist. Heads up most of these guys pictured aren't on it. We know OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, TikTok, etc suck. My list is more practical. Coming ONLY to the newsletter: revenuerulebreaker.com/newsletter

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Lex Roman @lexroman.com · 23h

Matt McGarry is opening his live course about email marketing "Write. Grow. Sell." for FREE next month. I went through it a couple years ago and highly recommend his stuff. Seems growth broey BUT Matt knows what he's doing and is very accessible to learn from apply.writegrowsell.com/

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Write Grow Sell 7.0 - Application - Everything You Need To Build A Profitable Newsletter From Sc

The complete and proven roadmap to start, grow, and monetize your newsletter — even if you have ZERO followers, subscribers, or writing experience.

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Lex Roman @lexroman.com · 23h

It's really fucking cool to hear @soleilho.com and @rcmacleod.bsky.social talk about what their experiences have been like with worker-owned news coops because this space has matured SO MUCH in just 2-3 years thanks to them and their peers