It’s been a big couple of weeks for Day One. Before we dive into this week’s newsletter, we want to extend a massive thank you to you and the rest of our global community.
Here’s what’s going on:
Applications continue to flow in rapidly for the Vayner X Incubator, in partnership with Gary Vee
We welcomed another member to the team to lead our fourth track, “The Build Track”
Today, we are launching our new podcast, Founders Found Here
Keep reading to get up to speed on all of these announcements, opportunities, and see what we’re reading this week.
Until next week,
Jake and the Day One team
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Welcome to Founders Found Here, Day One’s new podcast and video series
🎥 We’re SO excited to launch our new podcast, Founders Found Here. While most business podcasts share high-level founder stories, we decided to take a different approach. FFH dives deep into the vulnerable stories and tactical steps that entrepreneurs took when getting their first business off the ground. We provide you with unique topics like:
How a first-time founder cleverly organized his personal finances to obtain a larger line of credit before quitting his job to focus on his startup full-time
How a first-time founder used her travel experience after quitting her NYC corporate job to start bootstrapping a company
How living with some of the financially poorest families in the world helped a first-time founder evolve his perspective on risk
…and so much more
In this first episode, Jake Hurwitz (our CMO) sat down with Andrew Hutton (our CEO) to dig into the history behind Day One and set the tone for the rest of the podcast.
Watch the 30-minute episode here:
Or, listen to the episode on Spotify and take it on the go:
If you’re interested in learning how to use scrappy tools like Webflow, Bubble and Airtable to build a side hustle or a product, AND want to ship it within 6 weeks, then this track is for you.
If you’re a Day One fellow, join the waitlist here.
If you’re not a Day One fellow yet, apply to Day One to join The Build Track in the fall.
📈 Applications are open to Day One Fellows for the VX Incubator, in partnership with Gary Vee.
VXI is a new, ten-week incubation program for top operators to work directly with teams and executives across VaynerX and Gary's network to refine their entrepreneurial skills while helping build businesses and products. Learn more and apply here.
If you’re a fellow in D1F1-D1F8, and are interested in the EdTech or education space, we invite you to join the Education Track our first sector-based track. Learn more here.
Watch the 30-minute info session and AMA from last week where we shared program details and answered questions with Atin Batra from 27 Ventures, a leading EdTech VC fund.
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I started selling social media services when I was 17 years old. I created a brand, but no one knew my company's name or what we did. I found online forums and marketplaces for people in need of the services that I provide. I also reached out to other industry figures by any means necessary. This helped me sell my services and build relationships with other social media professionals.
In the last bull market, people experimented with new forms of organization and new economies. In the bear market, people will experiment with new models focused less on price and more on creating sustainable new worlds.
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