HACKER Q&A
📣 codegeek

Best way to share your experiences as a founder/business owner?


I usually don't like to do the whole "influencer" thing (cringe) but I do appreciate seeing people who share their wisdom and experiences online.

I have been a founder/business owner for 8 years and learned so many valuable lessons and would love to share with others. I know I could do it through a blog, tweet, youtube etc. But I have a big mental block on how to do this without much thinking.

I am not diagnosed medically but I seriously think I have ADHD and my mind just wanders around a lot when it comes to doing things that I technically don't have to.

Is "Just start" the answer or are there any specific things that I could try to hopefully give back more to the community ?

  👤 ilamont Accepted Answer ✓
I am a business owner as well, and share my experiences on a number of channels - social media, YouTube, and HN.

Social media and YouTube optimize for clickbait, and many people have figured out how to game these platforms. While it's possible to find useful content in a video or a tweet thread, I find that the insights here are the most unexpected and valuable, with true subject matter experts contributing in the comments.

If your goal is to build a personal brand, then you probably should be on YT and social. If you want to help other like-minded people, HN is one of the best places to do it, IMO.