Today, I am sharing a simple tactic, which brought me more than 1,933 (and counting) extra visitors and sales to a new project over the weekend.

And you can do better!

Building side projects has become a habit, and I learned so much.

#growth story thread https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten">
I have been the Head of #Growth for some time, and people usually assume I can quickly turn a company from an idea into a unicorn in no time.

The hard truth is not.
It really took me 7 years to get here. Sometimes I feel frustrated because I can& #39;t perform some tricks in my day job.

But #sideproject filled this gap and allow me to build, test, develop, and solve any problems I want to. #nocode
Here& #39;s an overview before you are getting impatient to read further:

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚀" title="Rakete" aria-label="Emoji: Rakete"> Always in launch mode (I will explain below)
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚙️" title="Zahnrad" aria-label="Emoji: Zahnrad"> @NotionHQ and @carrd
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🕹️" title="Joystick" aria-label="Emoji: Joystick"> http://ventureslist.com"> http://ventureslist.com  - Startup Investment Library
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💹" title="Tabelle mit Abwärtstrend und Yen-Zeichen" aria-label="Emoji: Tabelle mit Abwärtstrend und Yen-Zeichen"> Traffic: 1,933
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⏰" title="Wecker" aria-label="Emoji: Wecker"> Idea to experiments: 2 days
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👫" title="Mann und Frau halten Händchen" aria-label="Emoji: Mann und Frau halten Händchen"> Channel: Facebook
I have been in the venture building and startup investment industry for several years.

I often hear that early-stage startups cannot achieve their fundraising goals.
There are many underlying obstacles by default, such as accessing the investor network; lack of knowledge of #VC; unclear fundraising strategies; trapped by legal procedures; and no clues to show the correct metrics.
I want to help.

However, my full-time position is restricted and cannot meet the needs of all early-stage founders.

This is really annoying when you find a problem but can& #39;t really raise your hand.
Therefore, I built http://ventureslist.com"> http://ventureslist.com  - a startup investment library designed to help early-stage startups develop funding knowledge and strategies by showing essential resources in the investment life cycle.
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧐" title="Gesicht mit Monokel" aria-label="Emoji: Gesicht mit Monokel"> Now, the question is, how to attract my target audience?

There are a few obvious channels and communities that I’m involved in.

Including my own social network, Indie Hackers, accelerators, and selected Facebook & Slack groups.
I have been running a 30-day challenge with @makerpad and many of you also participated in the game.

http://ventureslist.com"> http://ventureslist.com  was published exactly a week ago, and when I posted it on social media, there were already a mild amount of tractions, so that I could buy more coffee.
But this is not enough.

I want to see a vanity hockey stick that everyone is excited about, even it& #39;s only temporary.
I adopted a strategy and named it "Always in launch mode, replicate in a different form", still looking for a fancy name.

In short, I duplicated my website using other software, and then release the product to a community closely related to that particular software.
You probably saw it elsewhere. http://ventureslist.com"> http://ventureslist.com  was built with @carrd and I re-built it on @NotionHQ, almost the same design.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🕵️‍♀️" title="Woman detective" aria-label="Emoji: Woman detective"> You can compare the look and feel here:

Original - Carrd: http://ventureslist.com"> http://ventureslist.com 

Replica - Notion: http://bit.ly/ventureslist_notion">https://bit.ly/venturesl...
I re-published in the @NotionHQ community because:

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏎️" title="Rennauto" aria-label="Emoji: Rennauto"> Notion is all about speed
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🎯" title="Volltreffer" aria-label="Emoji: Volltreffer"> Reach my potential audience
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤝" title="Handschlag" aria-label="Emoji: Handschlag"> Supportive and active community
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👂" title="Ohr" aria-label="Emoji: Ohr"> Gather feedback to improve my product
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙉" title="Nichts hören-Affe" aria-label="Emoji: Nichts hören-Affe"> People excited to see new things launched
You may argue because Notion is a cult, so you can basically get a lot of attention instantly, right?

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙏" title="Folded hands" aria-label="Emoji: Folded hands"> Yes. But it still requires effort to re-build and re-launch properly.
In fact, I have adopted the same strategy with other new or uncommon tools, which also gives me decent traction for other projects as well.
The whole concept is based on curiosity. People like to see new products and inspirations. You are basically unlocking possibilities and encourage to people think "I can do this too, and do it better!"
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