In 2016, BarBend couldn’t get VC funding. Buzzfeed was all the rage; BarBend was too niche. Seven years later, the website was far beyond niche — and buyers were interested.
In a pre-Instagram world, co-founders Cori Sue Morris and Rebecca Loveridge launched Bitches Who Brunch, a brunch review lifestyle website for millennials.
SlidesCarnival could have ended up like the rest of Jimena Catalina Gayo’s projects: forgotten. Instead, it turned into a lucrative monthly income — and a deal with Canva.
Carol Tice wanted to help writers grow their businesses so she launched a community and educational platform that more than 1 million people read each year.
“I was able to build a 6-figure business putting absolutely no money into marketing,” Whitmore said, “because I leaned into social media as a valid marketing channel.”
Caitlin Pyle’s “weekend project” teaching others how to proofread documents turned into a training hub packed with courses and e-books. But as the business grew, her passions evolved.
While local news is generally in decline across America, several newsletter-first local news outlets are seeing growth—and they’re on the hunt for acquisition opportunities.
Why did executive job search site Ladders sells its newsletter to Industry Dive in September 2021? We explain the value of those 2.2 million subscribers, and why selling that list was a sign of a strategic pivot.
