#302: Austin Rief – The Morning Brew CEO
Episode description
Austin Rief is the cofounder and CEO of Morning Brew - a daily newsletter with over 4 million subscribers.
In this conversation, Austin spoke about his content diet, who he admires, the one podcast everyone needs to listen to if they’re creating a startup, why he’s taking Twitter seriously in 2023, and much more.
(0:00) Intro
(2:30) Running A Successful Business
(5:25) Stumbling Across Instagram Story Ad
(7:18) MrBeast
(11:23) Justin Bieber
(12:35) Parasocial Relationships
(15:34) Saying No
(17:50) What Makes For Great Content
(21:20) Taking Twitter Seriously
(22:13) Who Does Austin Admire?
(25:25) Why Did Traction Get Austin So Excited?
(29:20) 80/20 Principle
(32:20) Austin’s Proudest CEO Decision
(34:08) Austin’s Ambition
(39:03) Childhood?
(41:18) Awareness
(43:51) Who’s Inspiring Austin?
(46:30) Content Diet
(48:20) Socks
(49:50) Challenge
Resources
How To Start A Startup – https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3Tb95ryXVQTEKhcKVmZa30?si=51cbf96665b648ed
Traction by Gino Wickman – https://www.amazon.com/Traction-Get-Grip-Your-Business/dp/1936661837
Austin’s Links
Twitter: https://twitter.com/austin_rief
Morning Brew: https://www.morningbrew.com/daily
My Links
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