All Episodes
What everyone gets wrong about newsletter growth — with Matt Paulson, Marketbeat
In this episode, Louis and Tyler sit down with Matt Paulson, founder of MarketBeat, to break down what it takes to build a $50M media company. We talk about why obsess...
He built a 7-figure invite-only newsletter | with Nathan May
In this episode, Louis and Tyler sit down with Nathan May, founder of The Feed Media, to break down the "Invite-Only" newsletter blueprint. We explain why selling ads ...
The Newsletter Platform Wars Just Got Interesting
This week, Louis and Tyler break down the escalating newsletter platform wars. Patreon launches Quips to clone Substack Notes and pull creators back, Beehiiv drops a m...
Steal these 5 "million-dollar" newsletter ideas to build in 2026...
In this episode, Louis and Tyler sit down with Matt McGarry to break down 5 7-figure newsletter ideas you should steal and launch this weekend to hit a million dollars...
From dormroom newsletter to VC fund — with Brett Perlmutter of Bulletpitch
How did a college kid with no network or experience manage to break into venture capital... one of THE toughest, most cliquey industries in the world?Brett Perlmutter ...
The 5 best ways to get your first 1'000 newsletter subscribers
This week, Louis and Tyler dig into the top 5 ways to get your first 1000 subscribers that actually work to build a profitable newsletter business quickly.
Is Substack stealing your readers?
This week, Louis and Tyler examine whether Substack is siphoning readers from your owned channels, how its network effects impact discovery and retention, and how to k...
He built a million-dollar newsletter... for 500 readers (with Corey Leff of JohnWallStreet)
In this episode, Louis and Tyler are joined by Corey Leff, Founder and CEO of JohnWallStreet.com , to show how a niche B2B newsletter became a sports intelligence busi...
We built the world's biggest local newsletter business — with Ryan Heafy of 6AM City
In this episode, Louis and Tyler are joined by Ryan Heafy from 6AM City to share the playbook for scaling local newsletters. They cover market selection, AI-assisted w...
1m tiktok views = how many subscribers?!
This week, Louis and Tyler unpack a wild cash-drop stunt to grow a newsletter. What worked, what flopped, and the exact fixes to turn fleeting views into email subscri...
Q&A: What's the hardest part of building a profitable newsletter?
In this Q&A episode, Louis and Tyler are joined again by Emanuel (Manu) Cinca from Stacked Marketer to answer listener questions.They discuss how to pitch starting a n...
How to build a $1k/day marketing newsletter? With Manu Cinca
In this episode, Louis and Tyler are joined by Emanuel (Manu) Cinca from Stacked Marketer to discuss how to start, grow, and monetize a B2B newsletter in today's compe...
What's next for newsletter sponsorships? With Jeffrey Eisenberg
In this episode, Louis and Tyler are joined by Jeffrey Eisenberg from Media Intercept to discuss newsletter advertising, monetization strategies, the future of ad netw...
Q&A: How to sell your first newsletter ad (and more questions)
In this Q&A episode, Tyler and Louis dive into strategies for landing your first newsletter sponsorship, including tips on leveraging your subscriber list, analyzing c...
5 newsletter lead magnets that actually work
It's 2025... a whitepaper or cheatsheat won't cut it anymore if you want lots of newsletter signups. So how do you create lead magnets that actually work? Tyler and Lo...
EMERGENCY POD: Substack raises $100m... is this the end of newsletters?
Substack raises a $100m series C round of funding from top investors. What does this mean for the newsletter space? Should we all move to Substack now? Will they final...
Q&A: Newsletter Recommendations Myths
Louis and Tyler switch things up with a game of "fact or fiction" about newsletter recommendations tools...which recommendations network is best?is it a bad idea to re...
AI, recommendations & a new experiment
Tyler's back and — together with Louis — we get into a bunch of nerdy newsletter stuff:did Tyler invent a better replacement for referral programs?how will AI search i...