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Today’s LOWDOWN: 😎 6.0-minute read time

• 💰  Do You Know How To Pay Yourself?

•  🔁 Daily Hack: “One Investor DM Per Day” (Founder's Outreach Habit)

•  🪆Turn Yourself Into an Action Figure

• 🤖 Kawaak

• 📲 From Fuzzy’s TikTok Library

• 🗣️ Quote of the Week

💰 Do You Know How To Pay Yourself?

@edwardcollins_upleveled

If you're a business owner and you're not leveraging an S corp, you might be leaving money on the table. Paying yourself the right way isn... See more

🔁 Daily Hack: “One Investor DM Per Day” (Founder's Outreach Habit)

🎯 Purpose:

Build real investor relationships by reaching out directly—no ads, no public posts, just one quality 1:1 touchpoint per day.

📍 What to Do (Takes 2 Minutes):

1. Pick 1 LinkedIn contact, newsletter subscriber, or CRM lead who:

   • Followed your campaign

   • Liked/commented on a fundraising-related post

   • Opened/clicked a recent investor email

2. Send a personalized message like:

3. Link to your newsletter or campaign page— with this compliance line:

🔍 Why It Works:

• Inspired by Dave Gerhardt’s “Founder Brand” playbook and Chris Walker’s dark social strategy

• These DMs spark 1:1 conversations and referrals—high-trust investor acquisition

• Over 30 days = 30 warm investor relationships

🧠 Pro Tip:

Use your CRM or LinkedIn search filters to:

• Find investors by interest (e.g. “healthtech,” “climate,” “real estate”)

• Rotate between founders, angel groups, and followers

🪆Turn Yourself Into an Action Figure

I've always dreamed of becoming a real-life action figure, bold, unstoppable, and built for adventure. The idea of being immortalized in plastic, muscles flexed and cape fluttering, feels like the ultimate symbol of heroism and childhood wonder. Every day, I strive to live with that same fearless energy, ready to leap into the following challenge like my own comic book panel. To create your mini action figure, use this prompt in Chat GPT:

Create an image of a custom action figure using the uploaded image. The action figure should be packaged in a toy store-style blister pack. Label the package with the name {Insert Your Name} at the top and {Insert What You Do} as the product name at the bottom. Include miniature tech accessories like a {Insert Your Accessories To Include}. Use bold, colorful packaging similar to retro toy branding with a blue and yellow background. Make it look like a collectible action figure product.

🤖Marketing Tool Spotlight: Kawaak

Kawaak is an AI-powered content creation tool designed to help professionals transform their expertise into engaging LinkedIn posts. Tailored for individuals aiming to enhance their personal brand and visibility on LinkedIn, Kawaak streamlines the process of generating impactful content.

🔑 Key Features

• AI-Driven Content Generation: Kawaak assists users in crafting compelling LinkedIn posts by providing AI-generated ideas and structures.

• Post Templates: Offers a variety of post formats, including inspiring stories, value-driven content, and lead magnets, to suit different engagement strategies.

• Visual Enhancements: Automatically adds visuals like quote cards to posts, with features like carousel generation coming soon.

• Personalization: Generates content ideas based on the user's profile and expertise, ensuring authenticity and relevance.

• User-Friendly Interface: Designed for ease of use, allowing users to create posts in just a few minutes.

Quote of the Week 🤔

📲 From Fuzzy’s TikTok Library

@venzelwenzel

We’ve worked across campaigns on StartEngine, Republic, and Wefunder. Here’s what founders keep asking us: Why am I branding their platfor... See more

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