Episode
#302: Austin Rief – The Morning Brew CEO
50:56
Published: Mon Jan 16 2023
Description
Austin Rief is the cofounder and CEO of Morning Brew - a daily newsletter with over 4 million subscribers. In this conversation, Austin spoke about his content diet, who he admires, the one podcast everyone needs to listen to if they’re creating a startup, why he’s taking Twitter seriously in 2023, and much more. (0:00) Intro (2:30) Running A Successful Business (5:25) Stumbling Across Instagram Story Ad (7:18) MrBeast (11:23) Justin Bieber (12:35) Parasocial Relationships (15:34) Saying No (17:50) What Makes For Great Content (21:20) Taking Twitter Seriously (22:13) Who Does Austin Admire? (25:25) Why Did Traction Get Austin So Excited? (29:20) 80/20 Principle (32:20) Austin’s Proudest CEO Decision (34:08) Austin’s Ambition (39:03) Childhood? (41:18) Awareness (43:51) Who’s Inspiring Austin? (46:30) Content Diet (48:20) Socks (49:50) Challenge Resources How To Start A Startup – https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3Tb95ryXVQTEKhcKVmZa30?si=51cbf96665b648ed Traction by Gino Wickman – https://www.amazon.com/Traction-Get-Grip-Your-Business/dp/1936661837 Austin’s Links Twitter: https://twitter.com/austin_rief Morning Brew: https://www.morningbrew.com/daily My Links ✉️ Newsletter: https://dannymiranda.substack.com 🎙 Podcast: https://anchor.fm/dannymiranda 🎥 YouTube: https://youtube.com/dannymiranda 🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda 🕺 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@heydannymiranda
Chapters
Austin Reif shares insights on his content diet, admiration, podcasts recommendations for startup creation, and the role of Twitter in 2023.
00:00 - 01:04 (01:03)
Summary
Austin Reif shares insights on his content diet, admiration, podcasts recommendations for startup creation, and the role of Twitter in 2023.
Episode#302: Austin Rief – The Morning Brew CEO
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The founders of a successful business initially had the idea to quit their jobs and start a new company while at a bar in Europe.
01:04 - 06:29 (05:25)
Summary
The founders of a successful business initially had the idea to quit their jobs and start a new company while at a bar in Europe. They didn't have initial funding or high valuations, but their business grew day by day.
Episode#302: Austin Rief – The Morning Brew CEO
PodcastThe Danny Miranda Podcast
In this episode, the host talks about meeting celebrities and how they are just like any other person, with the exception of their fame.
06:29 - 18:02 (11:32)
Summary
In this episode, the host talks about meeting celebrities and how they are just like any other person, with the exception of their fame.
Episode#302: Austin Rief – The Morning Brew CEO
PodcastThe Danny Miranda Podcast
The speaker expresses his desire to build a small private equity firm or holding company with a team of the seven or five smartest people whom he admires professionally and personally.
18:02 - 27:18 (09:16)
Summary
The speaker expresses his desire to build a small private equity firm or holding company with a team of the seven or five smartest people whom he admires professionally and personally. He feels that there is still a lot of room for people to create content and invest in the creator economy, despite the increasing number of people doing it already.
Episode#302: Austin Rief – The Morning Brew CEO
PodcastThe Danny Miranda Podcast
In this podcast, Austin discusses the importance of making decisions in life and business, becoming more decisive, and how he took on the role of CEO to scale the business with systems and processes.
27:18 - 33:32 (06:13)
Summary
In this podcast, Austin discusses the importance of making decisions in life and business, becoming more decisive, and how he took on the role of CEO to scale the business with systems and processes.
Episode#302: Austin Rief – The Morning Brew CEO
PodcastThe Danny Miranda Podcast
The fear of complacency has driven Alex Lieberman, the co-founder of Morning Brew, to strive for a growth mindset.
33:32 - 44:27 (10:54)
Summary
The fear of complacency has driven Alex Lieberman, the co-founder of Morning Brew, to strive for a growth mindset. This mindset has allowed him to not only envision success, but work tirelessly towards it.
Episode#302: Austin Rief – The Morning Brew CEO
PodcastThe Danny Miranda Podcast
The founder of Basic Outfitters shares his journey of creating cool and modern versions of everyday basics such as socks and undershirts.
44:27 - 50:52 (06:25)
Summary
The founder of Basic Outfitters shares his journey of creating cool and modern versions of everyday basics such as socks and undershirts. He emphasizes the importance of networking with the right people and finding inspiration from others.