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Why are so many newsletter startups launching exclusively in cities?
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The King of Random had 8 million YouTube subscribers when Grant Thompson suddenly decided he didn't want to create videos anymore.
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A very small subset of your newsletter readers will pay you for content.
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Some YouTubers are now spending millions of dollars a year hiring out staff and building infrastructure.
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Nearly every creator platform takes a cut of revenue, but are they providing commensurate value?
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It's getting really difficult to reproduce the success of Morning Brew or theSkimm.
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The platform charges a creator's audience a monthly subscription fee and allows for back-and-forth discussion.
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And can it succeed on Substack?
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Star journalists generate six figure revenue within weeks after launching on Substack, but that's not the reality for most writers.
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Politico Playbook was almost a decade ahead of its time.
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New data shows that Joe Rogan's influence decreased after he pulled his podcast from other apps.
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The publisher intentionally stayed small, choosing to focus mostly on his website and podcast.
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