#399: Tyler Denk – Turning Down $50 Million

<p>Tyler Denk is the founder of beehiiv, a newsletter platform that was started in October 2021. He previously worked for Morning Brew and Google.</p> <p><br></p> <p>0:00 Intro</p> <p>0:55 Turning Down $50 Million Offer</p> <p>5:43 What Makes Tyler’s Mindset Different?</p> <p>7:32 Lessons From Morning Brew</p> <p>9:30 Established Company Or Startup?</p> <p>12:39 The Downsides Are Never As Bad…</p> <p>15:23 Exceptionalism</p> <p>20:10 Envy Of Austin Rief &amp; Alex Lieberman (Morning Brew)?</p> <p>25:02 Working For Google</p> <p>26:33 Lessons From Morning Brew, Part 2</p> <p>32:33 Launching beehiiv</p> <p>38:02 Removing The Noise?</p> <p>39:41 Mental Wellbeing &amp; Stress</p> <p>46:55 “I Will Not Let Myself Fail”</p> <p>48:55 Elon Musk</p> <p>50:02 SpaceX Interview</p> <p>53:48 GoDaddy Fiasco</p> <p>1:00:02 Arnold Schwarzenegger On beehiiv</p> <p>1:03:04 Remote Vs. In-Person</p> <p>1:07:33 How To Improve Writing</p> <p>1:10:55 Weirdest Habit</p> <p>1:12:01 Favorite Books</p> <p>1:16:22 Meeting Heroes</p> <p>1:18:33 Challenge</p> <p><br></p> <p>Links</p> <p>The Key To Being A Successful Entrepreneur by Tyler Denk: <a href="https://medium.com/venturestorm-blog/the-key-to-being-a-successful-entrepreneur-86824a1f3b2d">https://medium.com/venturestorm-blog/the-key-to-being-a-successful-entrepreneur-86824a1f3b2d</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>The Elon Musk Post Series by Tim Urban – <a href="https://waitbutwhy.com/2017/03/elon-musk-post-series.html">https://waitbutwhy.com/2017/03/elon-musk-post-series.html</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>The Go-Giver by Bob Burg and John David Mann – <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Go-Giver-Expanded-Little-Powerful-Business/dp/1591848288">https://www.amazon.com/Go-Giver-Expanded-Little-Powerful-Business/dp/1591848288</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman  – <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Fast-Slow-Daniel-Kahneman/dp/0374533555">https://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Fast-Slow-Daniel-Kahneman/dp/0374533555</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>Burn Rate by Andy Dunn – <a href="https://www.