1440 is a Bootstrapped Giant
[00:00:00] Quick Montage (Growth, Grit, Vision, Revenue, Meaning of 1440)
[00:00:36] Intro: Why 1440 is Different
[00:01:48] Revenue Numbers and Profitability
[00:02:24] How They Funded Without Venture Capital
[00:04:48] How Big Can an Email Newsletter Get?
[00:05:15] Why They Ignored Advice to “Go Niche”
[00:06:09] 1440’s Thesis: Inch-Deep, Mile-Wide for the Intellectually Curious
[00:08:24] Tim’s Previous Startup: When in Rome (Failure Story)
[00:11:15] Lessons on Unit Economics and Why When in Rome Failed
[00:15:09] Why Email Newsletters Are Such Great Businesses
[00:16:03] Inspirations: Sam Parr, Morning Brew, and the Hustle
[00:18:45] Launching to 78 Friends and Family
[00:20:06] Early Product Market Fit Signals
[00:21:45] Feedback: Why They Removed Pictures from the Newsletter
[00:24:00] Hiring Timeline: When They Brought in Their First Editor
[00:25:48] Drew’s Grit: Waking Up at 4AM to Write
[00:26:51] First $100K in Revenue: Growth Strategy and Milestones
[00:29:15] Current Growth: 300K Subscribers/Month, 50% Retention
[00:31:39] Economics: Revenue Per Email Open
[00:32:06] Comparing Broad vs. Niche Newsletter Strategies
[00:35:33] Why 1440 Focused on One Product (Until Now)
[00:39:00] Scaling Discipline: Lessons from Private Equity
[00:42:09] No Layoffs, High Revenue per Employee, Control Through Bootstrapping
[00:43:30] New Product Launch: Knowledge Platform (Topics)
[00:46:57] The Vision: Human-Curated Knowledge vs AI
[00:49:30] Meaning Behind the Name "1440"
[00:49:48] Closing Thanks
