# Monday Musings
Author:: David Perell
## Highlights
> We’ll eventually have three products: Flagship, Liftoff, and Business Writing. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01gcvzgh9hnh5mgqsetnrp3nvh))
> Flagship will become a hiring pipeline for us too. When we find a student we like, we’ll promote them to an alumni leadership position such as the mentor program, and if they continue to stand out, we may just hire them internally. This will give us a huge recruiting advantage because we can get to know people before hiring them full-time. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01gcvzhk9d18k7s0j3sveq501r))
> We’ll also launch an investment arm, similar to Y-Combinator. When a quality writer with a dynamite Personal Monopoly comes along, we’ll give their company seed funding and pair them with strong operators. Just as Y-Combinator pioneered the Founding Engineer model, we’ll run with the Founding Influencer one. We won’t just produce quality writers. We’ll fund companies too, which will give us a stake in the long-term success of our students. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01gcvzjag8th05nmdh1n452vk9))
> Liftoff: Our Program for High Schoolers ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01gcvzjnph9t42ymj96jzya04s))
> Later this year, we’ll launch a *How I Write Podcast.* Think of it like *How I Built This* , but for writing. Additionally, [my YouTube channel](https://click.convertkit-mail.com/mvu995voooi5hgqrrkvhm/n2hohvhn9mwl0xu0/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cueW91dHViZS5jb20vY2hhbm5lbC9VQzBhX3BPNDM5cmhjeUhCWnEzQUtkcnc=) will be 100% devoted to online writing. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01gcvzkpcwsxe2rk6qeg05h1sh))
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Title: Monday Musings
Author: David Perell
Tags: readwise, articles
date: 2024-01-30
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# Monday Musings
Author:: David Perell
## AI-Generated Summary
The next Write of Passage cohort just opened for enrollment. This is the last one we're running this year, and we are going all-out.
## Highlights
> We’ll eventually have three products: Flagship, Liftoff, and Business Writing. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01gcvzgh9hnh5mgqsetnrp3nvh))
> Flagship will become a hiring pipeline for us too. When we find a student we like, we’ll promote them to an alumni leadership position such as the mentor program, and if they continue to stand out, we may just hire them internally. This will give us a huge recruiting advantage because we can get to know people before hiring them full-time. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01gcvzhk9d18k7s0j3sveq501r))
> We’ll also launch an investment arm, similar to Y-Combinator. When a quality writer with a dynamite Personal Monopoly comes along, we’ll give their company seed funding and pair them with strong operators. Just as Y-Combinator pioneered the Founding Engineer model, we’ll run with the Founding Influencer one. We won’t just produce quality writers. We’ll fund companies too, which will give us a stake in the long-term success of our students. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01gcvzjag8th05nmdh1n452vk9))
> Liftoff: Our Program for High Schoolers ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01gcvzjnph9t42ymj96jzya04s))
> Later this year, we’ll launch a *How I Write Podcast.* Think of it like *How I Built This* , but for writing. Additionally, [my YouTube channel](https://click.convertkit-mail.com/mvu995voooi5hgqrrkvhm/n2hohvhn9mwl0xu0/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cueW91dHViZS5jb20vY2hhbm5lbC9VQzBhX3BPNDM5cmhjeUhCWnEzQUtkcnc=) will be 100% devoted to online writing. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01gcvzkpcwsxe2rk6qeg05h1sh))