Build the Damn Thing: A Newsletter by Kathryn Finney
Kathryn FinneyThe 411 on how to Build the Damn Thing — now that Everybody's an Entrepreneur
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Nobody Knows You Yet. Sell Anyway.
Get one paying customer and you have proof of concept, a testimonial, a case study, and a direction all at once. Get a few more, consistently, and you have a business.
So how does one get the first paying customer? So glad you asked! Here...
Are You Building, or Are You Just Running?
This week is for those of us who are in-between. The job ended… or it’s ending… or it’s bad enough that you’re counting the days. You’ve started to think that maybe now is the time to exploring building your own damn thing.
But before you...
Everybody's an Entrepreneur. Fight Me on This.
If you read last week’s newsletter, you have the math:
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40 percent of American businesses owned by women.
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6.2 percent of the revenue.
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$3.3 trillion now. $10.2 trillion at parity.
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120 years to close the distance at the...
Women Own 40 Percent of American Businesses. They Generate 6 Percent of the Revenue.
Women-owned businesses generate $3.3 trillion in annual revenue. That sounds significant until you put it next to the full picture. Women own 40 percent of American businesses, but only account for 6.2 percent of total business revenue.
Th...
The Entrepreneurship Wave Is Here.
In January 2026, 532,319 new business applications were filed in the United States. That is one month. Up 7.2 percent from December. The Census Bureau projects 29,863 of those will become actual operating businesses within four quarters. An...
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Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author of Build The Damn Thing. A pioneer investor and founder, Kathryn helps thousands of underestimated entrepreneurs turn ideas into income on their own terms.
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