Making Media

How to build a media business by two outsiders learning the craft. Matt Reustle and Dom Cooke have decades of experience in investing but almost none in the media industry. In each episode, they talk to great media operators, document their own media building efforts, and dissect their favorite business content.

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Matt is CEO of Colossus. Dom is Head of Content at Colossus.

Making Media

Ep.42

The Power of a Newsletter

Lenny Rachitsky is the founder and author of Lenny’s Newsletter. We cover the strategy behind his media offerings, why he doesn't want any employees, and how he's built an audience of 500,000 people.

10.19.2023

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Ep.41

Debriefing a Successful Launch

Matt Reustle and Dom Cooke are CEO and Head of Content at Colossus. We cover the tactics behind a successful podcast launch, what we did differently to previous launches, and what the most important things are.

10.17.2023

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Ep.40

Media Playbooks: Events, New Verticals, and More

Jacob Donnelly is the founder of 'A Media Operator' and publisher at Morning Brew. We cover the compelling business model behind events, the playbook behind launching new verticals, and Jacob's pick for the most audacious media operator.

10.12.2023

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Ep.39

7 Nuggets of Media Wisdom

Today on Making Media Matt shares his top 7 bits of media wisdom that he has thoughtfully curated during his efforts to build a media company. Each individual guest and episode offers a new takeaway, and Matt attempts to find the thread that goes between all of these lessons.

10.05.2023

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Ep.38

Life as a Writer with David Coggins

David Coggins is a New York Times best-selling author. We cover his writing process, how he maintains his creative identity across vastly different mediums, and his advice for young creatives.

09.28.2023

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Ep.37

The Voice of Pickleball

Thomas Shields is the founder of The Dink. We cover his journey of building The Dink, the decision to focus exclusively on Pickleball, and monetization.

09.21.2023

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Ep.36

More with Less Media

Brian Morrissey is a long-time media executive and the author of The Rebooting. We cover the Barstool/Penn breakup, Brian's personal experience starting his media company, and his assertion that the media is experiencing a "more with less" era.

09.14.2023

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Ep.35

Wall Street’s Art Critic

Matt Levine is the author of Money Stuff, an influential newsletter on Wall Street. We cover his love for complex and weird market structures, his view on Crypto and SPACs, and which nook of finance he'd most like to work in.

09.07.2023

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Ep.34

Flying Under the Radar with Flightradar24

Fredrik Lindahl is the CEO of Flightradar24. We cover how Flightrader24 tracks 250,000 flights using crowdsourced information, how they grew to 50 million users a month, and how they built a lucrative subscription business.

08.31.2023

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Ep.33

Courtside with The Tennis Podcast

David Law is the co-founder of the biggest podcast in tennis called "The Tennis Podcast. We cover their grueling 11-year journey to success, how they crafted their monetization strategy, and the difference between broadcasting on Radio/TV and podcasts.

08.24.2023

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