This episode of Launchpad features Martin SFP Bryant, founder of PreSeed Now.



Martin is a technology journalist with long experience covering startups. A former editor at The Next Web, he also served as community editor at Tech North before founding business and marketing consultancy Big Revolution and the PreSeed Now newsletter.



He is also the editor of social media consultant Matt Navarra’s weekly Geekout newsletter.



The episode covers:



• Martin's background & career (00:58 )

• How to make your newsletter stand out (02:58 )

• Why Martin loves reporting on early-stage startups (05:25 )

• The essential ingredients for a successful newsletter (08:39 )

• Pros & cons of various newsletter platforms (25:49 )

• Practical tips for building a newsletter - 'Rocket Fuel' (30:28 )

• Why Martin added SFP into his name... (32:22 )