“Is it working?” … here’s the week 3 rundown for my job #huntatscale 👇
Before the numbers, a few thoughts:
🏅 The post-launch dip is real
Every startup has experienced it — a couple weeks after the major announcement, numbers tank. There’s no way around it. I began with a front-loaded content calendar and forced myself to flex the writing muscle because content is a) absolutely necessary and b) a long game. Don’t expect it to pay off. Do invest in it 🏃♂️
✌️ I’ve mostly been traveling or OOO
Week 1 was spent building the foundation, week 2 was with family, week 3 was in San Francisco, and week 4 is Oslo Innovation Week… This is all to say that, despite my activity on LinkedIn, I haven’t actually been applying to jobs. This may seem counterintuitive, but it’s more or less by design. Thanks to the systems I’m building, I only expect to spend a few days to a week actually applying for roles. This means that I can focus on content, fun value adds (ex: my Instagram takeover of Oslopolitan / Osloregionen) and quality face-time during #oiw24.
🕒 Yes this is a gimmick, so pay attention
Virality is just another way of saying the gimmick that payed off. Do I need to do all of this? Is it worth my time? Honestly it’s fun and gives a greater sense of agency (”action-oriented locus of control”) than if I were firing off into the dark. More importantly, I see results, and quality (🥴) content, traction helps validate the product.
ℹ️ I’ve dropped “meetings booked” and will only report on actual meetings for that week, even though I lose a leading indicator. I’ve also condensed what I’m sharing on traffic metrics for Buttery Stack and Dub shortlinks.
Here’s looking to you, numbers 👀 📈
Hiring funnel
- Intros made - 1
- Meetings - 2 (wait for next week)
- Interviews - 0
- Offers made - 0
- Impressions - 12,136 (+14% WoW)
- Reactions - 160 (+28% WoW)
- Comments - 32 (+88% WoW)
- Reposts - 1 (up from 0 WoW)
Other
- Weekly website views - 137 (I’m want to try to focus more on this next week)
- Total website views - 856
- Weekly link conversions - 99
- Total link conversions - 520
Hey there! 🥟
I’m searching for an ambitious, cross-functional ops role at a Seed / Series A+ startup. To learn more, visit the #huntatscale project page — https://yum.butterystack.com/hunt/
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