293 - Best of 2025! Building Beehiiv Into a Million Dollar Business with Tyler Denk

About this episode

Nikolas Hulewsky interviews Tyler Denk about building Beehiiv into a successful newsletter platform.

MY NEWSLETTER - https://nikolas-newsletter-241a64.beehiiv.com/subscribe Join me, Nik (https://x.com/CoFoundersNik), as I interview Tyler Denk (https://x.com/denk_tweets), the co-founder and CEO of the booming newsletter platform Beehiiv . We dive into his incredible journey from Morning Brew to building Beehiiv , which now processes billions of newsletter impressions and pays millions to creators . We explore how Beehiiv helps individuals and businesses with audience building , monetization through ads and paid subscriptions , and the surprising dynamics of running a business where your users make almost as much as you do! Learn about the evolution of newsletter monetization , the power of owning your audience, and Tyler's unique perspective on leadership and growth while staying deeply involved in the product. We also touch on the decision to raise venture capital and his thoughts on future opportunities in the content space. Questions This Episode Answers: How much is Beehiiv currently paying out to creators per month? What are the typical margins for a SaaS and ads business like Beehiiv ? How did the advertising model for newsletters evolve? How important is it for businesses…

People in this episode

Host: Nikolas Hulewsky

Guest: Tyler Denk

Topics covered

• newsletter monetization
• audience building
• venture capital
• content creation
• business growth

Keywords

• Beehiiv
• newsletter
• monetization
• audience
• venture capital
• SaaS
• advertising
• content

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Beehiiv, Morning Brew, x.com

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