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How Matt Brown built a thriving newsletter around the business of college sports
How Matt Brown built a thriving newsletter around the business of college sports
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53 minutes
Released:
Nov 30, 2022
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Podcast episode
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Visit https://memberful.com/simonowens Matt Brown didn’t set off to build his own solo newsletter business, but he fell into it after taking a buyout at Vox Media sports site SB Nation during the height of the pandemic – a period when very few media companies were hiring. While his SB Nation beat covered all of college sports, Matt decided to niche down with his own newsletter – which was called Extra Points – to focus specifically on the business side of college athletics. This gave him the edge he needed to find a loyal audience, and he quickly scaled it up to thousands of readers. In my interview with Matt, we talked about why he left Vox Media, how he monetized his newsletter, and what made him want to sell it to a larger media company.
Released:
Nov 30, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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