Show notes
In #30, Michael Sikand (@michaelsikand) and Simran Sandhu (@_simmy_) interview Morning Brew Co-Founder and CEO Austin Rief (@austin_rief). At age 25, Austin sold Morning Brew to Insider at a $75M valuation and has continued to lead the company since. Morning Brew no doubt continues to be the dominant player in the email newsletter space and now increasingly across formats like podcasts and social media. Austin touches on how he would make $1M starting from scratch, his content diet, his ownership stakes in various businesses, and the advantages of focus as well as being young. 0:00 Intro01:13 Millions At Age 2503:00 Older People Working For You4:05 How Austin Would Make Money From Scratch10:35 Copying U.S. Businesses In Other Countries16:00 Austin's Content Diet21:00 How To Join Someone Else's Idea23:35 Co-Founder Relationships27:57 Taking Advice As A Young Founder38:08 How Austin Approaches New Opportunities40:48 Austin's Views on Competition42:30 Austin's VC Investing Criteria49:47 Can Media Companies Do Tech?51:00 What Excites Austin NowFollow the show on TikTok: @ourfuturepodFollow the show on IG: @ourfuturepodMessage Michael on Twitter: @michaelsikand.Message Simmy on Twitter: @_simmy_Our Future Podcast is a production of Morning Brew.#business #startups #entrepreneurship #podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
