[00:00:00 ] Quick Montage (Growth, Grit, Vision, Revenue, Meaning of 1440)

[00:00:36 ] Intro: Why 1440 is Different

[00:01:48 ] Revenue Numbers and Profitability

[00:02:24 ] How They Funded Without Venture Capital

[00:04:48 ] How Big Can an Email Newsletter Get?

[00:05:15 ] Why They Ignored Advice to “Go Niche”

[00:06:09 ] 1440’s Thesis: Inch-Deep, Mile-Wide for the Intellectually Curious

[00:08:24 ] Tim’s Previous Startup: When in Rome (Failure Story)

[00:11:15 ] Lessons on Unit Economics and Why When in Rome Failed

[00:15:09 ] Why Email Newsletters Are Such Great Businesses

[00:16:03 ] Inspirations: Sam Parr, Morning Brew, and the Hustle

[00:18:45 ] Launching to 78 Friends and Family

[00:20:06 ] Early Product Market Fit Signals

[00:21:45 ] Feedback: Why They Removed Pictures from the Newsletter

[00:24:00 ] Hiring Timeline: When They Brought in Their First Editor

[00:25:48 ] Drew’s Grit: Waking Up at 4AM to Write

[00:26:51 ] First $100K in Revenue: Growth Strategy and Milestones

[00:29:15 ] Current Growth: 300K Subscribers/Month, 50% Retention

[00:31:39 ] Economics: Revenue Per Email Open

[00:32:06 ] Comparing Broad vs. Niche Newsletter Strategies

[00:35:33 ] Why 1440 Focused on One Product (Until Now)

[00:39:00 ] Scaling Discipline: Lessons from Private Equity

[00:42:09 ] No Layoffs, High Revenue per Employee, Control Through Bootstrapping

[00:43:30 ] New Product Launch: Knowledge Platform (Topics)

[00:46:57 ] The Vision: Human-Curated Knowledge vs AI

[00:49:30 ] Meaning Behind the Name "1440"

[00:49:48 ] Closing Thanks