The Step-by-Step Playbook We Used to Build a $100M+ Newsletter Business
04 April 2025

The Step-by-Step Playbook We Used to Build a $100M+ Newsletter Business

My First Million

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Episode 693: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) talks to Alex Lieberman ( https://x.com/businessbarista ) and Austin Rief ( https://x.com/austin_rief ) about how to build a profitable newsletter. 

Show Notes: 
(0:00) Intro
(3:12) 0 to 100K subscribers
(9:18) Nontraditional hires
(15:26) 100K to 1M subscribers
(35:00) Entrepreneurs Operating System
(43:27) 8-figure Exits
(55:28) How to start a newsletter in 2025
(1:02:57) Newsletter ideas


Links:
• The Hustle - https://thehustle.co/ 
• Morning Brew - https://www.morningbrew.com/ 
• Traction - https://tinyurl.com/5dfh3nx9 
• Arena Magazine - https://arenamag.com/ 


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• Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/
• Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/
• Copy That - https://copythat.com
• Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth
• Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/

My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano