#30 He Made Tens of Millions at Age 25

Michael and Simmy interview Morning Brew CEO Austin Rief

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 Intro

01:13 Millions At Age 25

03:00 Older People Working For You

4:05 How Austin Would Make Money From Scratch

10:35 Copying U.S. Businesses In Other Countries

16:00 Austin's Content Diet

21:00 How To Join Someone Else's Idea

23:35 Co-Founder Relationships

27:57 Taking Advice As A Young Founder

38:08 How Austin Approaches New Opportunities

40:48 Austin's Views on Competition

42:30 Austin's VC Investing Criteria