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Cohort-based online writing course.
How David acquired customers
Tools used to build Write of Passage
David Perell launched Write of Passage in April 2019 with ~150 students at $600. He ran it with Tiago Forte.
Even the first cohort generated ~$90,000. They earned more than $200,000 in profit from the first two cohorts.
The 5-week cohort-based course now makes $2M+ annually with 2,000+ students from 72 countries.
Partner with an expert for the first cohort to share knowledge
Price at $600 from day one - don't undervalue transformational courses
Cohort-based learning drives high NPS (75, higher than Apple)
Scale by maintaining quality and increasing cohort frequency
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David achieved 4 milestones on the path to $100K ARR
$600
$90,000
$90,000
$200,000
The journey, decisions, and context behind this milestone
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