Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchHow Alts.co monetizes its massive newsletter with an investor membership platform
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When people sign up for the Alts.co newsletter, they're looking to read its deep dives into alterna…
1 year, 8 months ago
How Eric Siu leveraged his hugely popular podcasts to grow his ad agency
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Eric Siu has a pretty massive audience; his YouTube channel boasts 161,000 subscribers and his two …
1 year, 8 months ago
How Keith Pepper turned an Atlanta newspaper chain into a digital-first media company
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When Keith Pepper bought a chain of print newspapers back in 2020, he received an email from a colu…
1 year, 9 months ago
How Block Club Chicago reached 20,000 paying subscribers
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Layoffs in the local news sector are, sadly, a regular occurrence, but the founders of Block Club C…
1 year, 9 months ago
How State House News charges $4,000 for access to its journalism
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For much of its 130-year existence, State House News operated as a standard newswire service. Its j…
1 year, 9 months ago
How Stacker distributes sponsored content to thousands of publishers
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Most people are familiar with newswires like the Associated Press and Reuters, but a much newer ups…
1 year, 10 months ago
How Mignon Fogarty launched a massively successful series of online courses
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Mignon Fogarty isn't just one of the world's most popular podcasters, she's also an incredibly innova…
1 year, 10 months ago
How Andrew Curtin built Construction Wave, a B2B outlet covering the UK's construction industry
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Most companies buy advertising to drive sales of their products, but Andrew Curtin's first sponsor …
1 year, 10 months ago
How Tim Burrowes helped build Mumbrella into a $7 million media brand
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Like a lot of journalists in the mid-2000s, Tim Burrowes grew frustrated with his employer's print …
1 year, 10 months ago
How Alex Halperin built WeedWeek, a B2B outlet that covers California's cannabis industry
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When Alex Halperin launched WeedWeek in 2015, he was entering an industry that had nothing but grow…
1 year, 11 months ago