It’s been over a year since a former subscriber told me he was unsubscribing because I used AI to generate an image in my last year-end post. I was sad to see him go.
What to say about 2024? It was an amazing year of learning, growth and content. Before I show you some growth numbers, I’d like you to help me with a very short feedback round.
You are the main reason I am doing this. So I wonder how would you feel if you could no longer receive Handpicked Berlin newsletter?
On top, I am asking about what should I do more of: More links to events? More jobs? More career tips? Your (anonymous) call with a total of 5 clicks and around 37 seconds:
After you submit the survey, you will see a link to a PDF with a list of all Berlin-based funded startups published in 2024. To get this small token of appreciation, you’ll need to submit your email. I have no interest in investigating who submitted what on the survey, but to ensure anonymity, save the link and download it sometime later.
What do the numbers say?
I like them, especially on Instagram. I wanted to reach 10,000 newsletter subscribers before year-end, but life is no fairytale.
Linkedin page: 883 → 2,155 (+144,05%)
Instagram: 755 → 7,029 (+830,99%)
Newsletter: 5,410 → 9,627 (+77,95%)
Website: 1,900 → 7,000 (+268,42%)
TikTok: aborted.
(as of 29.12.2024)
I also wrote or co-authored a lot of great articles
Berlin Salary Trends 2024 (with support from a great team! Thanks again Ignacio, Richard, Juan and Katya)
Football in Berlin: where to play, watch and how to get involved? (with the amazing Nik and Davyd)
What’s coming in 2025?
I realised that the less I talk about my plans, the more they get implemented. Changes are coming as soon as possible.
Before you go… a reminder to help me improve this project: Thank you so much for your 2-min.
Did I mention I lost my job? No? Anyway, since I am now officially a side business, you can advertise too.
Have a great start to 2025! 🎉
Igor1
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