What’s the secret behind today’s fastest-growing newsletters—and how can creators build smarter, not harder? Tyler Denk is here to answer exactly that.
Tyler was one of the first hires at Morning Brew, and now is CEO of Beehiiv, the platform that’s powering some of your favorite newsletters and fueling a new wave of digital media empires. Tyler shares hard truths of being a founder, why he thinks being single is a startup superpower, and how he’s positioning Beehiiv to dominate in a creator economy flooded with tools. Plus, Tyler and Sammi dive into the role AI will (and won’t) play in the future of content.
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Here’s what Sammi covers today with Tyler:
00:00 Tyler Denk’s Social Currency
03:23 Inside Morning Brew Early Days
06:46 Growth Hacking at Morning Brew
09:44 Leaving Morning Brew and Starting Beehiiv
16:57 Raising Seed Funding for Beehiiv
20:54 Naming Beehiiv
33:17 How to Grow a Newsletter
36:50 The Anti-VC Founder Mentality
38:36 Competing with Substack
43:54 AI in Newsletters
50:37 Contrast Therapy
55:05 Building a Company in Public
01:00:11 The Competitive Advantage of Being Single
01:02:38 Routine and Productivity Hacks
01:04:47 Monetization Funds for Creators
01:07:09 Exciting New Tools at Beehiiv
01:10:09 How to Show Social Currency Some Love
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