#302: Austin Rief – The Morning Brew CEO

<p>Austin Rief is the cofounder and CEO of Morning Brew - a daily newsletter with over 4 million subscribers.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>(0:00) Intro</p> <p>(2:30) Running A Successful Business</p> <p>(5:25) Stumbling Across Instagram Story Ad</p> <p>(7:18) MrBeast</p> <p>(11:23) Justin Bieber</p> <p>(12:35) Parasocial Relationships</p> <p>(15:34) Saying No</p> <p>(17:50) What Makes For Great Content</p> <p>(21:20) Taking Twitter Seriously</p> <p>(22:13) Who Does Austin Admire?</p> <p>(25:25) Why Did Traction Get Austin So Excited?</p> <p>(29:20) 80/20 Principle</p> <p>(32:20) Austin’s Proudest CEO Decision</p> <p>(34:08) Austin’s Ambition</p> <p>(39:03) Childhood?</p> <p>(41:18) Awareness</p> <p>(43:51) Who’s Inspiring Austin?</p> <p>(46:30) Content Diet</p> <p>(48:20) Socks</p> <p>(49:50) Challenge</p> <p>Resources</p> <p>How To Start A Startup – <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3Tb95ryXVQTEKhcKVmZa30?si=51cbf96665b648ed">https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3Tb95ryXVQTEKhcKVmZa30?si=51cbf96665b648ed</a></p> <p>Traction by Gino Wickman – <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Traction-Get-Grip-Your-Business/dp/1936661837">https://www.amazon.com/Traction-Get-Grip-Your-Business/dp/1936661837</a></p> <p>Austin’s Links</p> <p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/austin_rief">https://twitter.com/austin_rief</a></p> <p>Morning Brew: <a href="https://www.morningbrew.com/daily">https://www.morningbrew.com/daily</a></p> <p>My Links</p> <p>✉️ Newsletter: <a href="https://dannymiranda.substack.com/">https://dannymiranda.substack.com</a></p> <p>🎙 Podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/dannymiranda">https://anchor.fm/dannymiranda</a></p> <p>🎥 YouTube: <a href="https://youtube.com/dannymiranda">https://youtube.com/dannymiranda</a></p> <p>🐣 Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda">https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda</a></p