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Lade Falobi's avatar

Love this new format! I loved the long version, but I often starred it (because I like to take my time to read through) and never come back to read

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Jaryd Hermann's avatar

That's exactly the problem I'm aiming to solve 😂 Gotta have it so folks can open and read in one go. Thanks for this feedback, Lade!

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Zan Tafakari's avatar

Hey Jaryd - I'm liking this format of 5-bit Fridays! I can imagine how long it took you to do your long form pieces - admirable... but I like these bitesize chunks too

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Jaryd Hermann's avatar

Long indeed! Great to here you enjoyed the scan/snack-ability of this format :D

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Anton Zaides's avatar

I agree with everyone else in the comments section, I love the new format! Good luck with the survey, I would be curious to hear the response rate. I was impressed with the pitch, I’ve seen many survey-asks and this was the best so far, that actually made me fill it up :)

Loved the idea about building something totally unnecessary but fun.

Have a great weekend and enjoy Hawaii.

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Jaryd Hermann's avatar

🔥 Definitely the best survey response rate I've had! And I took some inspiration from Lenny's recent survey CTA, so credit to the GOAT where credit is due.

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CansaFis Foote's avatar

...killing it brother...new format is great too...as much as i love (and mad respect) the longform, it is the one hindrance that keeps me from getting to read all this week to week...got to pick my spots because of time...so smaller bites occasionally is totally rockstar...thanks for all you do...

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Jaryd Hermann's avatar

🫡 great context, thanks man! Yea I enjoy the long form too, but it takes substantially longer and if it’s more valuable to folks in shorter format (deep dives around 15-20 minutes) and more people read the entire thing more regularly, I think it’s worth testing out. Thanks for popping in and reading when you do—let’s see if I can get my read rate with you higher 😎

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Konstantin Monastyrsky's avatar

Jaryd, thank you! The new format is a lesser ask of your reader's time. It's probably more sustainable for you as well. And don't sway too far away from the core theme of your newsletter -- "How they grow."

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Jaryd Hermann's avatar

Really glad you liked it! You've shared a lot of very helpful feedback in the past, so it's a nice nod to get form you. Thanks!

p.s, Definitely will keep that in mind. I plan on ramping up more core deep dives, especially if I can transfer some elements of this style to those ones

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Konstantin Monastyrsky's avatar

Jaryd, happy to be of help. I am sure you'll do the same for me.

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Bryce Payne's avatar

Love the new format -- and the content!

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Jaryd Hermann's avatar

Really appreciate the feedback! One follow up, what about the new format in particular do you prefer? i.e shorter, less info dense, etc.

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Aatir Abdul Rauf's avatar

All the best with the new format, Jaryd. Loving it!

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Jaryd Hermann's avatar

You really got me thinking man! Depending on survey feedback, may test a new HTG style out here. And really looking forward to our collab--excellent idea of yours.

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