{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Growth In Reverse: Newsletter & Email Growth","title":"This Newsletter Sold For $150m (And Why It Matters)","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/f56f9b66\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1635,"description":"The Growth Vault is LIVE: Chenell's brand-new offer for newsletter creators is here—filled with newsletter templates, growth strategies, and real examples you can implement at your own pace.\n\n--------------------------------------\n“If you’re not exceptional at one of the Big 3 — it’s impossible to build a content business.” — Dylan quoting Matt McGarry\nWe're sharing the biggest stories, trends, and lessons from the newsletter space over the past few weeks. \nFrom Bari Weiss’s $150M Substack newsletter sale to gamified engagement strategies and the rise of YouTube as the new discovery channel, we're unpacking what these moves mean for creators and operators running newsletters today.\n\nKEY TAKEAWAYS\nWhat the $150M acquisition of Bari Weiss's The Free Press proves about newsletters.\nHow creators can reverse-engineer their dream roles or acquisition partners.\nThe game that The Assist launched to boost engagement & reader affinity.\nWhat LinkedIn’s games can teach creators about streaks, competition, and retention loops.\nA referral program so smart it practically funds itself.\nThe \"Big 3 Media Strategy” that should reshape your content marketing.\nThe #1 fear that's holding back most newsletter creators.\nLINKS MENTIONED\nThe Free Press by Barri Weiss\nNews: CBS parent company Paramount Skydance buys The Free Press\nWorkle by The Assist newsletter\nThe Dink Deep Dive (via GIR)\nThe \"Big 3 Media Platforms\" article via Matt McGarry \nGet Chenell's brand-new offering for newsletter creators: The Growth Vault — newsletter templates, growth strategies, and real examples you can implement at your own pace.\nWant your newsletter roasted? Submit it here. \nAsk us a question or submit a podcast topic idea: growthinreverse.com/questions\nCheck out past Growth In Reverse Deep Dives: https://growthinreverse.com/archive/\nFOLLOW ON SOCIAL\nChenell: Twitter | LinkedIn | Substack\nDylan: LinkedIn | Bluesky\nOUR NEWSLETTERS\ngrowthinreverse.com\ngrowthcurrency.net\nSubscribe & Leave a Review:\nIf you...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/NU089nPMmUVIXDYYK0f8JTk7Gdyp67hzxCSr-X8nOOE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9lYThj/YzZjMTc0ODc4YzIw/ZWFkNzgxN2FkYzg5/MjI1ZS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}