Tyler Denk built the growth infrastructure that scaled Morning Brew to 3.5 million subscribers and a $75 million exit. Now he's CEO of beehiiv, which has hit $20 million ARR by betting that newsletters will beat algorithmic platforms for audience ownership.

In our conversation, Tyler explains why email remains the most reliable distribution channel while social media algorithms constantly change the rules. We explore beehiiv's strategy to build the next major advertising network by aggregating thousands of newsletters, the technical limitations that still constrain email customization, and why 90s internet nostalgia resonates so strongly with today's tech workers.

Tyler also shares hard-won lessons from navigating startup tragedy, why work-life balance advice doesn't apply to founders during critical growth phases, and his contrarian views on health optimization that most people would find extreme.

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