New podcast is live with Tyler CEO of Beehiiv. He showed me how people are going from 0 to 100,000 email subscribers and starting newsletters doing $25k/month. I learned a ton about what's actually working in newsletter growth right now. YouTube, Spotify, Apple. I had coffee with a 22-year-old founder last week who reminded me of myself 15 years ago. Full of fire, convinced his technical innovation would change the world, and completely blind to the landmines I could see scattered in his...
22 days ago • 5 min read
Greg's Letter is brought to you by LCA The design firm for the AI age. We are behind your favorite AI apps, agents and mobile apps that reach millions. Speak to us here. LCA is the design partner I recommend for the highest probability of success for what you're building. We do branding, web/product apps, strategy, engineering and more. I still remember the exact moment I realized I looked like a complete loser. I had just published my 57th tweet to a deafening silence of 2 likes (my cousin...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
Greg's Letter is brought to you by Startup Empire It's the private membership for people building cash-flowing businesses built with audiences, community, AI and more. I'm doing an AMA within the community tomorrow March 5th at 11a EST. To join, you'll need to grab your membership here. It's $149/mo but can cancel anytime. The clearest path to $10M ARR with a B2B AI agent startup At this point, we all know that AI agents is a mega opportunity, but the question is what AI agent startup idea...
about 2 months ago • 8 min read
Before we begin, new episodes of the startup ideas pod are live. They are both tutorials. A tactical $10M growth guide of what's working in content, finding creators, seo and paid ads right now. YouTube, Apple, Spotify. How to build a viral video game with Grok3/Claude 3.7. YouTube Can't wait to see what you build with it. Vibe revenue This week, I tweeted something that clearly struck a nerve: Fine, I’ll say the thing that no-one is saying… There’s a bunch of AI companies with $1-10M “ARR”...
about 2 months ago • 8 min read
Greg's Letter is brought to you by LCA The design firm for the AI age. We are behind your favorite AI apps, agents and mobile apps that reach millions. Speak to us here. LCA is the design partner I recommend for the highest probability of success for what you're building. We do branding, web/product apps, strategy, engineering and more. I just watched my CFO struggle with our forecasting software. He spent 2 hours plugging numbers into Excel. Creating beautiful charts. Building complex...
2 months ago • 3 min read
Greg's Letter is brought to you by LCA The design firm for the AI age. We are behind your favorite AI apps, agents and mobile apps that reach millions. Speak to us here. LCA is the design partner I recommend for the highest probability of success for what you're building. Hey there, Some things I can’t stop thinking about this week… I stumbled across this job posting looking to hire AI agents, not human employees. Sounds like a bad joke, right? But it's legit. And now I can't stop thinking...
3 months ago • 4 min read
Greg's Letter is brought to you by Startup Empire I'm doing a private virtual live event Wednesday Jan 29th at 10a EST around "how to build your internet audience" within Startup Empire. To get access, you need to be a member of Startup Empire. You also get access to the community, content, ideas and $1M+ of software discounts to grow your business. Apply here. Hey there, I don't normally email Greg's Letter on Monday, but with all this DeepSeek news, we had to break protocol because this...
3 months ago • 4 min read
Greg's Letter is brought to you by Startup Empire I'm doing a private virtual live event Jan 29th at 10a EST around "how to build your internet audience" within Startup Empire. To get access, you need to be a member of Startup Empire. You also get access to the community, content, ideas and $1M+ of software discounts to grow your business. Apply here. Hey there, Some random thoughts I can’t shake this week… 1. I used to think being rich meant having $20M in the bank. Then I realized true...
3 months ago • 4 min read
Greg's Letter is brought to you by Startup Empire Roadmaps, tactical insights, and workshops to accelerate your startup journey. No brainer for those looking for help on internet audiences, organic growth, community-led product etc. Apply here. The $15B Accidental Startup Most people think Discord's $15B success started as a chat app. But that's the sanitized version. The real story is far more interesting. You'll learn where some of the biggest startup ideas come from. Before Discord,...
3 months ago • 3 min read
