About this episode
Greg interviews Dru Riley, founder of Trends.vc, a newsletter and community for founders interested in new business ideas and markets.
They talk about growing newsletter subscribers, opportunities for "faceless" YouTube channels built using AI, systemizing companies, and more.
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Dru Riley:
• Company site: https://trends.vc
• Personal site: https://druriley.com
• X: https://twitter.com/DruRly
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drurly/
TIMESTAMPS:
00:45 - Dru introduces Trends.vc
02:00 - Newsletter co-registration
04:45 - Newsletter metrics
07:15 - Jumping on new media formats
9:08 - "Faceless" YouTube channels
16:15 - Examples of faceless channels
17:50 - Non-obvious ad sponsorship opportunities
23:00 - Custom GPTs
28:17 - Productizing execution
33:20 - Picking ideas to pursue
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