The idea of charging people these outrageous fees is over. convert kit and malchimp do have some unique features that you might be worth paying for. But i think what's happening is this business is going down to like zero commodity, or very low cost. So it'sthe end of subsack. This is the end of this type of price inquisites. The ravinu email services, fere free email service, is good, basic training to free in full stop.
Friday variety is back! First up, J+M do a Startup Breakdown and cover newsletter platform beehiiv and how it could disrupt Substack's pricing model (2:27). Then, they cover leaked documents from Meta that show Reels is underperforming (12:52) before Producer Rachel wraps the show with another edition of OK Boomer! (26:18)
(0:00) J+M tee up today's segments!
(2:27) Startup of the Day Breakdown! beehiiv charges a flat subscription rate for newsletter subscriptions, price comps with Substack
(11:28) Indochino - Get $50 off any purchase of $399 or more by using code TWIST at checkout https://www.indochino.com
(12:52) Leaked Meta documents show Instagram's "Reels" product is underperforming
(22:51) Producer Rachel joins to tee up today's OK Boomer guest!
(24:48) Zapier - Try for free today at https://zapier.com/TWIST
(26:18) OK Boomer: Josh Kaplan joins to break down his background and starting Smooth Media
(35:14) WorkOS - Go to https://workos.com to learn how to make your app enterprise-ready.
(36:43) Why newsletters are an efficient way for influencers to monetize
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