My People Invented Karate?

Issue #005

Howdy! For the folks still using Copy Work, you're the best. Would appreciate your feedback and thoughts - email me at sean@seanqsun.com if you get a chance.

Here's the format as usual:

  • Input: Things I saw
  • Output: Things I made
  • Insight: Things I noticed/am thinking about

Input:

Catching up on Agency Journey
One of the first blogs that really helped me grow Miscreants was Peter Kang's Agency Journey. Over the past couple of years, a lot of my time has been heads down with client work so I haven't really followed along as closely. The newest one on Jan 31st was a fun read. Especially since it feels like Miscreants' path forward has begun to align similarly again to what he's working on.

Agency Journey Episode 53 (Y18M8) - Peter Kang
I’ve told a few people that these days, working on Barrel Holdings feels a lot like the early years of Barrel (circa 2006 – 19 years ago!), especially the first 2-3 years when it was just myself and Sei-Wook. We were figuring things out and continually excited and drawn to different possibilities. One thing I […]

Karate is from Fujian, not Japan
I've had this in my Watch Later for awhile now and finally cracked it open. Kinda cool to see that karate originates from Fujianese kungfu (that's where I'm from!)


Output:

Startup Idea #024 - I'm almost positive this exists, but if it does, it means no one has actually build a genuinely well-known MicroSaaS solution for this.

UTM Tracker
Idea #024 - A UTM Tracker that integrates with Google Analytics

Idea, Suggestion, Directive - I've been paying attention to my words more when speaking with the team. And someone coached me on how to make sure I don't give folks whiplash when I'm just "brainstorming".

Idea, Suggestion, Directive
How to express your thoughts without draining your team

Insight:

See Idea, Suggestion, Directive :)

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