Summation (formerly World of DaaS)
Summation: non-obvious ideas that move the world. Auren Hoffman hosts leaders across tech, business, markets, and government.
Summation is the permanent home for the relentlessly curious.
Auren is CEO of NQB8, GP at Flex Capital, Chairman of Dialog; former CEO of SafeGraph and LiveRamp (NYSE: RAMP).
Summation (formerly World of DaaS)
beehiiv CEO Tyler Denk - why email beats social media
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Tyler Denk is the co-founder and CEO of beehiiv, a newsletter platform that has grown to over $20 million in annual revenue in under four years. He was the second employee at Morning Brew, where he built the growth infrastructure that helped scale the company to 3.5 million subscribers before its $75 million acquisition by Business Insider in 2020. He’s also the creator of big desk energy, a newsletter with over 100k subscribers.
In this episode of World of DaaS, Tyler and Auren discuss:
- Why email still beats algorithmic platforms
- Building the next major advertising network
- The difference between audiences and communities
- Tech nostalgia and 90s internet culture
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Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant (https://thepodcastconsultant.com)