Selling $75M Morning Brew & Grief (ft. Alex Lieberman) | Episode 06
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In Episode 06, Erin interviews Alex Lieberman (aka, @alexlieb) to discuss how he co-founded the wildly successful newsletter, Morning Brew, and sold it a few years later for $75 million—all before 30. We talk about entrepreneurship, being a CEO, starting a newsletter, monetizing online business, raising funds for a startup, dealing with the sudden death of his father, dating, terrible advice, amazing advice, and why Alex didn't buy a Rolex or Ferrari when he became a multi-millionaire. ➞ In this episode: 0:00-2:33 Introduction 2:34-5:39 Growing Up in Jersey 5:39-9:50 College & Caddy-ing 9:51-14:54 Starting Morning Brew 14:55-18:11 Monetizing a Newsletter 18:12-22:35 Quitting His Job 22:36-31:43 Pitching Investors & Raising $750k 31:44-34:43 Selling Morning Brew for $75M 34:44-40:20 Seeing $$$ Hit His Bank Account 40:21-51:30 Alex's Father Dying + Grief 51:31-55:55 Alex's Morning Routine 55:56-56:40 The Worst Advice Alex Received 56:41-58:48 Advice That Changed Alex's Life 58:59-1:00:28 Alex's Role Model 1:00:29-1:01:42 The Definition of Success 1:01:43-1:03:13 How Alex Met His Wife 1:03:14 Real Advice with Erin & Alex ~~~~~~~~~ ↳ Follow Alex on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexlieb/?hl=en ↳ Subscribe to Morning Brew: https://www.morningbrew.com/daily ↳ Learn about StoryArb: https://www.storyarb.com/ ↳ Need some help? Write to us for a chance to have your question answered (anonymously) on the show: https://bit.ly/nokwtd
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