How Morning Brew Exited for 8-Figures

<p>In October of 2020, Morning Brew sold a majority stake of our business for 8-figures. As I reflect on our sale and the 5-year journey that preceded it, there are a handful of key decisions we made and characteristics we exhibited that made this outcome possible. I share them on today’s Founder’s Journal.&nbsp;</p><p>As mentioned in the edition, check out my previous episode, <a href="https://foundersjournal.morningbrew.com/why-a-sales-skillset-is/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Why a Sales Skillset is a Business Superpower</a> and Paul Graham's blog post, <a href="http://paulgraham.com/think.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How to Think For Yourself</a>.</p><p><em>Check out the full transcript at&nbsp;</em><a href="https://foundersjournal.morningbrew.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>https://foundersjournal.morningbrew.com</em></a><em>&nbsp;to learn more, and if you have any ideas for our show, email me at&nbsp;</em><a href="mailto:alex@morningbrew.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>alex@morningbrew.com</em></a><em>&nbsp;or my DMs are open&nbsp;</em><a href="http://twitter.com/businessbarista" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>@businessbarista</em></a>.</p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.</p>