Just Go Grind How he built a $20M/year newsletter with Tim Huelskamp of 1440 (Just Go Grind, Episode #355)
Episode 355: Justin Gordon interviews Tim Huelskamp, Co-Founder and CEO of 1440, about how he built 1440 into a $20M+/year business and a newsletter with more than 4.5 million subscribers.
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Show Notes:
00:00 What’s coming in the episode…
1:18 Introduction
2:32 Where is 1440 now?
4:11 The story behind ‘Topics’
12:30 How did Tim know 1440 had product market fit?
15:07 How do they get user feedback
16:32 ‘Topics’ monetization
21:28 1440 vs AI
25:49 Founding 1440
27:27 Partnering with Co-Founder Andrew Steigerwald
31:09 The first year of experimentation
35:34 Tim’s investment in 1440
37:18 Start of advertising
39:00 Funding 1440
45:33 How much of revenue is reinvested in growth
49:36 The team at 1440
51:40 How does AI fit into 1440?
53:36 Where’s the opportunity for a new media company today?
58:20 Reach out to Tim Huelskamp
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- Twitter: https://x.com/justingordon212
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- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justincharlesgordon/
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What Justin is working on:
- Just Go Grind Newsletter: https://www.justgogrind.com/subscribe
- Running (Strava): https://www.strava.com/athletes/52394979
- Hiring: https://partnerslink.athyna.com/pod
- Scouting: https://headline.com/