What Write of Passage Students Actually Accomplish
From receiving life-changing job offers to going viral on X. From landing dream book deals to signing ten new clients. Our students achieve a range of successes: big, small, and all the in between.
As you scroll through their stories, ask yourself: What would this look like for you?
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Ali is one of the most successful online creators, raking in over $4 million a year with his YouTube channel.
Mike is a Silicon Valley VC who writes a newsletter with +2,000 subscribers and a Twitter with +80K followers.
Packy’s newsletter, Not Boring, gained a large enough following (200,000+ subs) that allowed him to launch his own venture firm, Not Boring Capital.
Ana went from frustrated teacher to Chief Evangelist at Synthesis School because of her writing.
Alex teaches 310,000+ Twitter followers and 35,000+ newsletter subs how to build a reading habit.
Adam had his work published in The Financial Times.
Adam’s subscriber growth led to the growth of his company, Transcend Software.
Adi quit his job as a banker to write online.
Alex is a part of The Cantina writing group that was formed during Cohort 11.
Alex built a huge audience on Twitter with “Cost of Glory,” and even received a comment from Elon.
Alex published one essay that caught the attention of Patrick O’Shaughnessy. He was then invited onto Invest Like The Best, one of the top investing podcasts in the world.
Alexandra launched her first online course and has over 1,000 Substack subs.
Alice struggled to get clients as a freelancer, but once she started writing online, she started scoring high-ticket clients.
Alisa made her first podcast appearance because of an article she published online.
Amanda went from paralyzed with self-doubt to growing a massive audience and landing her dream job.
Andrew built a Twitter audience, doubled his income, and now owns a seven figure business.
Andrew shares deeply vulnerable stories about his life that have already led to multiple opportunities for him.
Arthur has amassed a following of over 2,500 subscribers.
Austin is a high school prodigy with 13,000+ Twitter followers, teaching grown-ups what education should look like.
Beck landed her first freelance writing gig writing online.
Ben made the front page of Hacker News with this article.
Bennett took our Publish in a Day workshop, and found it so impactful for his creativity that he joined Cohort 11. Now, he's squashed his fear of publishing, found creative fulfillment, and openly explores his interests in his writing.
Brandon has an audience of over 40K on Twitter and has launched a successful online course-building platform, Maven.
Cam launched his first cohort-based course, Minimum Viable Video, and got his first clients through the Write of Passage community forum.
Camilo is a part of The Cantina writing group that was formed during Cohort 11.
Charlie is building an audience online and gaining big-time shoutouts along the way, like James Clear and Hacker News.
Charlie built a raving audience, launched a podcast, writes freely about her life, mentors in Write of Passage, and has plans of writing a memoir.
Chris made his first podcast appearance because a stranger loved his work, and he got a shoutout from Tim Ferriss on Twitter.
Chris launched an online writing course, won the OSV writing contest, and has over 1,000 newsletter subs.
Christin heads up the Women’s Writing Group in Write of Passage and has even hosted in-person writing retreats.
Corey lost in job during COVID, so he started building a business online, where he’s now making a real impact.
Danny is a ghostwriter for founders and solopreneurs who received a flood of clients by sharing his expertise on Twitter.
Deborah is creating a unique community of wine savants with her newsletter.
Dekera’s writing led to her becoming a contributing writer to Business Insider.
Derek published his Write of Passage essay online and it was reposted by Jack Raines on LinkedIn.
After taking Write of Passage, Dylan landed a job at OSV and became a mentor for Cohort 10-11.
Ed has over 210K Twitter followers and over 35,000 newsletter subs.
Ee Xin’s FAQ piece was published in a literary journal she admires.
After taking our Publish in a Day workshop and joining Cohort 11, Emma found creative fulfillment by sharing honest and humorous pieces about motherhood and her career.
Emmy recently published her second book, $100M Wealth, which is now an Amazon #1 Bestseller.
Eric launched his first online coaching business, “Health for Success.”
Erin went from unfulfilled and underappreciated to landing her dream job as Head of Community at Readwise.
Since taking the course, Gabriel built a niche audience and doubled his income.
Gad is a Write of Passage superfan, and a professor at Wharton who thinks all of his students should take the course.
Grace is a part of The Cantina writing group that was formed during Cohort 11. Plus, she leapt to a new career after her first cohort.
Grant posted a Twitter thread every day for two weeks straight, and experienced a massive spike in followers.
Greg built a Twitter following and launched Noowave Coffee.
Gwyn launched her first course, Breakthrough Facilitation, after taking Write of Passage.
Haley is a part of The Cantina writing group that was formed during Cohort 11.
Hannah met the investor for her company in a Write of Passage breakout room.
After taking Write of Passage, she quit her job and started writing online, amassing a following of almost 20k on Twitter.
Ivy sold her business to someone she met in Write of Passage.
Jen has published 100 weeks in a row (and counting).
Jesse landed his dream collab with Getty Images and Unsplash by sharing his ideas and expertise online.
John sold his first product online after Write of Passage, and his first sale came from his newsletter.
Jonathan co-founded Creator Cabin with fellow Write of Passage alum, Zakk Fleischmann.
Jonny longed to be a creator and joined Cohort 11 after seeing “You Were Made for More.” He said the cohort was “life-changing.”
Joojo got a job with an African Startup Accelerator through his writing.
Juan interviewed Mark Cuban.
Latham is a part of The Cantina writing group that was formed during Cohort 11.
Lavinia had her work featured in The Washington Post, and was named a Top 50 Remote Innovator in 2023.
After writing online, Leslie experienced a spike of clients for her business, Dynamite Starfish.
Linart couldn’t afford the course but found a way to make it work; and now proudly self-identifies as a writer.
Louie quit his corporate career to become a creator online and spend more time with his family.
Louis is building an audience on Twitter, made the front page of Hacker News, and is building an AI platform.
Lux founded Stream Alive after seeing the Write of Passage Zoom chat.
Matt leaped to a new creative career (hiii, Matt!) and now has a four year publishing streak.
Melissa won a $150K grant for her writing and was featured in MIT’s newsletter.
Meryl is an ex-lawyer who now owns her own somatic coaching business. She uses online writing to get new clients and express herself creatively.
After sharing his ideas online about Alexander Technique, Michael was able to quit his toxic corporate career and live on his own terms.
Mitko is the founder of Remote Insider and the host of That Remote Life podcast.
Natasha uses her online audience to gain new freelance clients.
Nate owns a design business and uses writing to gain new clients.
Noah is the CEO of Starr Equity and is using writing online to get new clients.
Pamela launched her philosophy coaching business after taking Write of Passage, where she now coaches clients 1:1.
Rick is a part of The Cantina writing group that was formed during Cohort 11.
Robbie has amassed a following of over 18K on Twitter, and finds clients for his public speaking course through his audience.
Robert wanted to grow his personal brand online, so he enrolled in our Publish in a Day workshop. Then, he joined Cohort 11, and is now using writing to gain new clients.
Rohun built a massive following on Twitter (54K) which led to gaining more clients for his real estate business.
Sairam is an AI guru who recently published his first book and was featured in Wired magazine.
Salman won a writing contest with his viral essay that made it to the front page of Hacker News.
Sam unlocked a new level of success for his agriculture business by writing online.
Terri is a successful author and creator who coined the term “solopreneur.”
After years of being in the startup world, Tom left corporate culture to start his own coaching business online.
Tommy has become a prolific writer who got a big shoutout from Alex Dobrenko.
Vickey has grown her online audience to 60K on Youtube and 2K on Substack.
Yehudis is finding creative fulfillment by sharing personal stories with a growing audience.
Zakk co-founded Creator Cabin with fellow Write of Passage alum, Jonathan Hillis. Now, it’s the largest DAO in the world.