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The Undefeated Underdogs
Sharath Kuruganty
78 episodes
6 days ago
The Undefeated Underdogs is a podcast unpacking the underdog stories you never heard of! It highlights the underdog mentality and brings authentic conversations with people who play the long game, take action with a chip on their shoulders, and convert obstacles into opportunities! Buckle up, as I will be bringing some authentic founders, VCs, community builders, and content creators who got underestimated their whole life, and yet they beat the odds and became insanely successful!
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The Undefeated Underdogs is a podcast unpacking the underdog stories you never heard of! It highlights the underdog mentality and brings authentic conversations with people who play the long game, take action with a chip on their shoulders, and convert obstacles into opportunities! Buckle up, as I will be bringing some authentic founders, VCs, community builders, and content creators who got underestimated their whole life, and yet they beat the odds and became insanely successful!
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Technology,
Business
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Derek - How to master the art of growing and monetizing newsletters from scratch!
The Undefeated Underdogs
1 hour 14 minutes
1 year ago
Derek - How to master the art of growing and monetizing newsletters from scratch!

πŸ‘‰πŸΌ About the Guest:

Derek is the founder of Remote Jobs, the world's repository for remote jobs, and the creator of Daily UI, the #1 design challenge, with a combined total of 650K+ email subscribers. Join him in this episode to learn how he grew his user base from 0 to 650K+!


πŸ‘‰πŸΌ About the Host:

Sharath is a founder, creator, and community builder. He is also a serial maker who built and shipped 15+ projects using no-code tools. His SaaS product Shoutout generated $30k ARR, which was sold to a UK-based product studio. Prev, Sharath worked for world-changing startups like Product Hunt and On Deck, where he helped build and nurture communities. He also grew his audience on Twitter from 200 to 24,000 using give-first principles and creating high-value content. He recently sold his second SaaS product, GuestLab, and he is working on a startup idea while hosting this show.

πŸ‘‰πŸΌ Sponsor Corner:

Shoutout to Acquire.com for sponsoring The Undefeated Underdogs podcast! They’re the best online marketplace to buy/sell startups and I know many founders who have sold their businesses there. If you're looking to wind down your business and cash in some of your founder chips, check them out - https://try.acquire.com/sharath/



πŸ‘‰πŸΌ Description:

Listen in as Sharath and Derek discuss taking lessons from building community, how to curate the perfect service, how to monetize your user list, and more!
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πŸ‘‰πŸΌ Timestamps:

  • 00:00: Episode Highlight
  • 00:43: Shoutout to Acquire.com
  • 03:08: Introduction to Derek - founder at Remote Jobs
  • 04:30: Growing your email list when you have 0 internet presence
  • 10:23: Derek's lessons from organizing meetups & community
  • 15:14: Lessons from 10+ years of building community
  • 22:32: How to juggle a side project with a full-time job
  • 29:37: Employee mode vs founder mode
  • 37:30: How to grow your user base using curation
  • 46:20: Breaking the tipping point of users to get to exponential growth
  • 48:22: Hacks to grow a user list from 0
  • 52:10: Common mistakes when building a user list
  • 1:01:20: How to monetize your newsletter
  • 1:08:07: Derek's new and upcoming projects
  • 1:11:43: Outro and closing thoughts

πŸ‘‰πŸΌ Resources:

  • Link to Acquire.com: https://try.acquire.com/sharath/
  • Playbook: https://www.playbook.com/

πŸ‘‰πŸΌ Where to find Derek:

  • Twitter: https://x.com/derkolstad
  • Remote Jobs: https://remotejobs.com/
  • Daily UI: https://x.com/dailyui

πŸ‘‰πŸΌ Where to find Sharath:

  • Twitter: https://twitter.com/5harath
  • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@5harath
  • Website: https://5harath.com/
  • Newsletter: https://5harath.substack.com/
  • Founder Gigs: https://foundergigs.com/
The Undefeated Underdogs
The Undefeated Underdogs is a podcast unpacking the underdog stories you never heard of! It highlights the underdog mentality and brings authentic conversations with people who play the long game, take action with a chip on their shoulders, and convert obstacles into opportunities! Buckle up, as I will be bringing some authentic founders, VCs, community builders, and content creators who got underestimated their whole life, and yet they beat the odds and became insanely successful!