Get inspired to build your next idea

“The most important thing about art is to work. Nothing else matters except sitting down every day and trying.” ― Steven Pressfield

Update: I am now writing a weekly newsletter here.


Like me, you’re not comfortable sitting back in life’s lazy boy recliner feeling like everything is fine. For better or worse, you’re always thinking about what’s next.

Your next business idea, your next creative project, or your next side hustle. I’m here to inspire you to make that a reality through my own misadventures.

For people like us, there’s no linear path that tells us how to navigate these things. This newsletter reveals the inner workings of my own ideas, and to inspire you with my own background in design, the arts, and entrepreneurship.

Wait, who is Nate Kadlac?

My background is in design, teaching, and side hustles. My first side business was to photoshop out unwanted ex’s from family photos. My second business was called Keep or Burn. That business burned. But the stickers were well-designed.

After spending seven years focused on helping build a real estate tech startup into an eight figure acquisition, I’m now focused on making design approachable for non-designers.

I’ve helped startups raise millions through well-crafted presentations, and spent the last seven years focused on helping build a real estate tech startup into an eight-figure acquisition. I’m now focused on making design approachable for non-designers.

I live in Los Angeles with my wife and daughter, but I grew up in Minnesota. Nothing I write about means I have the answers to anything, but I want to encourage everyone to start building their next thing.

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We all have the next thing. Maybe it's a product you're building, a new skill you're acquiring, a goal to land a new job, or a trip you're going to take. Every Sunday I tell stories to inspire forward momentum.

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Designer and writer building approachabledesign.co