Ben Putano - Writing is a meta-skill every founder should focus on!

👉🏼 About the Guest:

Ben Putano is a CEO and book publisher for entrepreneurs and innovators at damngravity.com and a writing coach at Great Founders Write - a 5-week, cohort-based course that helps entrepreneurs build a consistent and confident writing habit. He is also the author of 'Great Founders Write' and merchant of big ideas.

👉🏼 About the Host:

Sharath is a founder, creator, and community builder. He is also a serial maker who built and shipped 15+ projects using no-code tools. His SaaS product Shoutout generates $30k ARR which was sold to a UK-based product studio. Prev, Sharath worked for world-changing startups like Product Hunt and On Deck, where he helped build and nurture communities. He also grew his audience on Twitter from 200 to 20,000 using give-first principles and creating high-value content. Currently, he is the Head of Community at Threado and runs a newsletter called Sharath's CliffNotes alongside hosting this podcast.

👉🏼 Description:

Listen in as Sharath and Ben discuss building a writing habit, the process of making a book happen, and the trademarks of being a writer.

Timestamps:

• 0:00 | Episode highlight
• 1:08 | Intro to Ben Putano
• 2:44 | The process of writing a book
• 5:20 | How Ben figured out writing was his path forward
• 6:58 | How to identify as a writer
• 10:00 | Finding your niche as a writer
• 12:53 | Ben's entry into publishing
• 14:48 | How to turn a book into reality
• 18:04 | How Ben's cohort and Damn Gravity helps founders write
• 21:06 | What are the variables that make a book successful?
• 25:28 | Ben's Writing Framework: ABC-123
• 29:18 | Examples of great copywriting for founders
• 32:04 | Copywriting vs book writing
• 36:07 | Reasons to join a writing cohort for founders
• 40:00 | The focus of Ben's writing cohort, "Great Founders Write"
• 46:50 | Tips for founders to make writing a part of their daily routine
• 53:16 | Why is writing important for founders?
• 55:20 | Closing thoughts

👉🏼 Resources mentioned in the pod:

• Shoutout.so
• Great Founders Write: https://www.damngravity.com/books/greatfounderswrite
• Damn Gravity Media: https://www.damngravity.com/books/greatfounderswrite

👉🏼 Shoutouts to awesome people:

• William Zinsser: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Zinsser
• Justin Moore: https://twitter.com/justinmooretfam
• Grant Nissly: https://twitter.com/grant_nissly

👉🏼 Where to find Ben Putano:

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/BenjaminPutano
• Linkedin:https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-putano
• Great Founders Write: https://www.damngravity.com/books/greatfounderswrite-cohort
• Damn Gravity: https://www.damngravity.com

👉🏼 Where to find Sharath:

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/5harath
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@5harath
• Website: https://5harath.com/
• Newsletter: https://5harath.substack.com/