In 2018, Wale Lawal started a student publication in Nigeria to cover critical African issues. Six years later, they’ve raised $800,000 and are building a fully-fledged media company — with newsletters at the center of their strategy.
Category: The International Inbox
António Tadeia and Pit Gottschalk have covered football in their home countries for decades. Now, they use indie newsletters to build their own audiences and bring in revenue.
In 2015, Bergum left a career in finance, moved to Istanbul, and started a food blog. A decade later, he publishes two newsletters in two languages — with four different revenue streams. Here’s how he manages it all.
At age 19, a first-time founder based in the Philippines launched a newsletter about business and tech. Two years later, it’s one of the top resources in the region.
On the challenges of producing a newsletter from India, the value of keeping communities small, the double-edged sword of audience surveys, and how to do more for yourself by doing less.