How Austin Belcak Went From a Lackluster Student to Building an Audience of 1.3 Million People

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If you’ve spent any amount of time on LinkedIn, you probably know his name. That’s because he has over 1.3 million followers on that platform alone. And has been able to translate that into over 150k newsletter subscribers. Austin Belcak writes the Cultivated Culture newsletter and blog, where he shares tips and advice people can … Read more

How Luca Rossi Went From CTO to Solopreneur Making $300k/yr from a Newsletter

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Luca Rossi writes the Refactoring newsletter, where he shares tips and advice on software engineering. While the topic might sound boring, the newsletter itself is far from it. Luca is one of the most underrated newsletter operators I’ve come across. I’ve had Luca on my list of “future deep dives” since Growth In Reverse started … Read more

How Eric Partaker Built an Email List of 235k Readers

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Eric Partaker was a successful man on the outside: former McKinsey consultant, then head of Business Development at Skype, who then went on to start his own successful chain of Mexican restaurants called Chilango. All was going okay until he found himself on the brink of having a heart attack 30,000 feet in the air … Read more

How Jason Woodruff Grew The Pour Over to 500k+ Readers

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The Pour Over is a 3x-a-week newsletter that shares the news with a religious take for Christians. While the newsletter might not be for everyone, their growth story is exceptional. The founder, Jason Woodruff, started it in May 2018, sending the first email to only 10 subscribers. Today, the newsletter goes out to over 500k … Read more