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Leah Tharin's avatar

😍😍😍 at 100k milestone we should do merch. Model E car. Dual growth motor, mega long range.

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Elena Verna's avatar

Of for sure. Make it tripple.

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Chase Mohseni's avatar

I would purchase

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Jurgita's avatar

This is impressive. Consistency is really a key and this inspires me to be more consistent with mine 😬

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Daniel Savov's avatar

Amazing milestone, Elena. Congratulations! You're definitely an inspiration for people who are thinking of starting their own newsletter :)

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Pavel Mazuelas's avatar

Good job Elena! I have been following your insights and knowledge over the last few months! Thank you very much for bringing so much value.

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Gabriel Espíndola's avatar

Amazing insights! Thank you, Elena!

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Bailey Dunn's avatar

This is amazing!! Keep crushing it!

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Esteban Contreras's avatar

Love the newsletter, and this story. Congrats and thanks for the insights + consistency, Elena.

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Jenny Rudd's avatar

Elena, I loved this newsletter. It’s so incredibly helpful when people build-in-public. An act of generosity with a good nudge of encouragement, too!

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Deepak Deolalikar's avatar

Great progress. Very motivating.

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Karen Cherry's avatar

Love your transparency, Elena, and congratulations on a fantabulous first 6 months!

Substack as path to income stream diversification? Yes yes yes

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Leon's avatar

That's really inspiring, thanks for sharing

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Jeremy Chung's avatar

Very impressive!! Your content is so good I'd thought you would have more paid subscribers! Consistency is key here for sure. Thanks for being transparent!

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Kristina God's avatar

Hi Elena, super smart. You're right about WAU and the forgettable zone. I'm struggling with that at the moment since I have a newborn in the house.

For my Substack, Medium blog and YouTube channel I'm thinking about an interview series. I'd love to get in touch with you and send you some interview questions on your growth here on Substack. Your transformation is incredible. I will feature Scott Britton for instance and other successful writers from Medium with 100k followers etc.

Will share more via email. Mine is mail@kristinagod.com

Thanks in advance,

Kristina

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Marianne O, CFA's avatar

You inspired us; I find so much value in first post I read - about software pricing tiers that you wrote. Looking forward to reading more of your insights to point our companies to scale and grow!

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Dave Friedman's avatar

This is a great guide.

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Igor Jovanovic's avatar

Amazing post. Keep up the excellent work!

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