The Startup Ideas Pod

Greg interviews Dru Riley, founder of Trends.vc, a newsletter and community for founders interested in new business ideas and markets.
They talk about growing newsletter subscribers, opportunities for "faceless" YouTube channels built using AI, systemizing companies, and more.


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Dru Riley:
• Company site: https://trends.vc
• Personal site: https://druriley.com
• X: https://twitter.com/DruRly
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drurly/

  
TIMESTAMPS:  

00:45 - Dru introduces Trends.vc

02:00 - Newsletter co-registration

04:45 - Newsletter metrics

07:15 - Jumping on new media formats

9:08 - "Faceless" YouTube channels

16:15 - Examples of faceless channels

17:50 - Non-obvious ad sponsorship opportunities

23:00 - Custom GPTs

28:17 - Productizing execution

33:20 - Picking ideas to pursue

Creators & Guests

Host
GREG ISENBERG
I build internet communities and products for them. CEO: @latecheckoutplz, we're behind companies like @youneedarobot @boringmarketer @dispatchdesign etc.

What is The Startup Ideas Pod?

This is the startup ideas podcast. Hosted by Greg Isenberg (CEO Late Checkout, ex-advisor of Reddit, TikTok etc).

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