Bethany Crystal
@bethanymarz
Teaching people how to build and making learning apps with Build First at buildfirst.ai.
Pour one out for companies that make me use THEIR slide deck brand formatting when presenting my own content...
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as my first sales manager taught me back in 2012:
"ask people what they want to buy. then sell it to them."
that's all there is to it
Building software with my block association is such a weird and wild way to teach myself how to be a real product manager
Check out where we landed:
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So far my year's biggest marketing launch is for my block association: www.ilovetheupperwestside.com/dozens-of-up...
omg my block association has gone rogue and has managed to make contact with Bette Midler's publicist regarding our upcoming "Talking Trees" launch
gotta respect retirees with hustle 🔥 🔥 🔥
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The first emails of the "We'll circle back next year..." have finally started to arrive...
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omg i just made $1000 for my block association by selling the lifetime naming rights for a "talking tree"
what a time to be alive
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I survived my first rebrand 🔥 🎉
I was not prepared for how stressful it would be to try to describe a "vibe" in enough words for someone else to pick up the pieces. I worked with an incredible designer who prompted the hell out of me all summer until we landed somewhere amazing.
You can check it out here:
https:/...
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Strongly recommend asking AI to scan your inbox for nice things people said about your business, both as a quick way to scan for testimonials for your website and also for those days when you need a little boost
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did a16z just spam anyone with a "founder" title on LinkedIn trying to solicit applications for their next speedrun Alpha cohort?
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25 minutes with GPT Astra and my 6-year-old
She made the unicorn corn maze game of her dreams 🌈🦄❤️
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Big summer for the Crystal girls.
My 6-year-old learned how to braid hair.
I learned how to level up my brand.
More to come soon... :)
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