Show HN: A daily biography of a historical figure in your inbox
biographydaily.comCool idea. I signed up. Also, I think you could add a sample bio to the site to boost your conversion rate.
Austin Kleon (the author of Steal Like an Artist, and Show Your Work!) talks about reading obituaries every morning as a tool to help clarify priorities and to remind yourself that interesting people often led non-linear lives.
https://www.brainpickings.org/2014/03/12/austin-kleon-show-y...
pretty basic backstory: I read a biography every morning to inspire my day. My friends wanted me to create a newsletter about it. I don't know python or anything like that but managed to duct tape some plugins together on a static html page.
I used to run email marketing at Homejoy at one point so wanted to exercise those muscles before they atrophy (currently unemployed)
This looks pretty cool! Is there any chance you could include an example or two on the website? I clicked on the learn more button and was only presented with a field to enter my email address. It would be helpful to see an example of what I might be getting, before signing up.
(and from a service point of view, it would help people avoid being disappointed / annoyed if they didn't get what they were expecting!)
awesome, thanks all! i agree with the sentiments about adding an example. i have a lot of features i want to include as I build this out.
Damn sweet initiative. Signed up!