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This week was f*cking stressful.

A bunch of shit went down with my YouTube channel.

Long story short: YouTube removed one of our videos.

Not demonetized. 100% DELETED.

They claimed we violated their "harmful content policy."

The whole thing has been insane.

But that's not even the scary part.

If this happens two more times, our entire channel gets deleted.

Years of work. Hundreds of videos. Gone.

I'm not telling you this for sympathy.

There's risk on EVERY platform.

YouTube. Instagram. TikTok. Facebook.

Anything you don't own can disappear tomorrow.

And that risk can be business-threatening.

Look, these platforms are amazing for growing an audience.

I've used all of them to grow Starter Story.

But there's nothing – NOTHING – like owning your own thing.

Something you 100% control.
Something you 100% built.
Something that is 100% yours.

Sure, there's still risk.

But it's a hell of a lot less risky than relying on a platform for your entire business.

I learned a hard lesson.

This is exactly why I built Starter Story.

To help you build something you actually own.

We're running a huge Black Friday deal later this week. All the tools, training, and community to help you start your own thing.

Sign up for the waitlist to get notified when the deal opens (spots will be very limited).

And get ready to build something that's yours.

– Pat