Well, this interview happened a few months ago and some points may be outdated. π
But some of them are valid.
Alex was talking about the benefits that Twitter Premium has.
What are the outcomes you can see with that?
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Watch the full episode here:
https://youtu.be/LwHn6CPuxIg
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This is one of those interviews that wasn’t intended to be an interview at all. π
I met Alex on Twitter, and he asked me if we could have a call. It was a lovely talk. The conversation was smooth, and I liked the vibe and Alex’s personality.
After the call, Alex told me he had been recording the whole thing the entire time. π I was surprised but very positive. I liked it so much that I turned it into a 1-hour-long interview.
We gossiped about many things. In this part, you can catch something about:
β Twitter growth and X Premium (Blue check mark)
β Monetizing social media
β Product Hunt launches
β Raising funds (VCs vs. Bootstrappers)
Alex is an entrepreneur with several projects spanning the online and offline worlds. Some of them include a coworking space and a Twitter marketing agency and he is a part of the team at Questflow, a collaborative AI automation workspace for automating tasks across platforms. In the last couple of months, he has been working with projects β he has helped launch on Product Hunt, validating their ideas with successful launches there.
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Our first interview is here: https://youtu.be/FVE5LnUAlBU
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Alex’s Twitter (X): https://twitter.com/byalexai
Alex’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexander-blazhev-35417710b/
The Twitter marketing agency for AI founders/projects: https://flowimpressions.com/
Questflow: https://www.questflow.ai/
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Timestamps:
00:00 β Intro
00:33 β Alex (introduction) and his start on Twitter and Product Hunt
02:46 β Product Hunt as the place for early projects
04:17 β Does the Product Hunt bring product sales?
07:19 β Generating buzz on Product Hunt (Genuine Feedback vs. Buying Upvotes)
10:10 β Community management and Local vs. International community
14:00 β Main reasons why I started with YouTube
17:32 β The benefits of Twitter Spaces and connecting with the Indie Hacker community
22:31 β Building a website to showcase work and offer sponsorships
26:27 β The importance of subscribers for YouTube monetization
28:55 β The benefits of Twitter Blue
34:01 β Twitter as a testing ground for content ideas
36:13 β Comparing Twitter vs. LinkedIn
41:58 β Seeking sponsorship for a YouTube channel
48:09 β Types of sponsorship and collaboration opportunities
54:52 β Bootstrapping vs. VC Funding
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