Articles
Articles from Austin Rief on newsletter building, founder lessons, and operator investing.
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Business Media Is Wide Open
Business media is one of the least saturated media markets currently. People say it's too…
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Why Hampton Is the Best Thing I've Done for My Career
Sam Parr is building the best founder community in the world. It's called Hampton !…
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2 Hacks That Cut My Screen Time by 50%
I've been working on cutting my screen time, and two simple changes made a huge…
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Hampton Founders: How This $75M CEO Would Build a Business From Scratch Today (4 Rules)
I was recently featured on Hampton's video series, where I sat down at the Hampton…
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2026 Big Tech Projected CapEx Spend
Big Tech is doubling down on infrastructure spending in 2026. The projected capital expenditure numbers…
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The Most Surprising Thing About Leaving the Company You Started
#ez-toc-container, .ez-toc-container, div.ez-toc-v2_0_17 { display: none !important; } The most surprising thing about leaving the…
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The Best Quotes from Warren Buffett's Last Shareholder Letter
Warren Buffett just wrote his final shareholder letter as CEO. These are the quotes that…
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Five Years Ago This Week, Everything Changed
It is hard to believe that five years ago this week, the news broke about…
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An Interesting M&A Deal
Guess what. Blade is selling its passenger division (the helicopter part you probably think of…
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My Favorite Business Tools & Services
I get asked about my go-to business tools constantly, so here's my current "business in…
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Moving On from CEO of Morning Brew
After a decade of building Morning Brew from a college project to a multifaceted media…
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Week 3 of Retirement Check-in
Here’s what I am up to : Training for a half-ironman Reading 1 hour/day (mostly…
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Some Thoughts on Traveling
I wrote down a few notes on traveling . Hotels > Airbnbs. Airbnbs just aren’t…
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No, You Didn't Magically Lose Weight Eating Pasta in Italy
"I ate twice as much and lost weight on my vacation to Italy because I…
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My Story on the My First Million Podcast
Imagine: You're 25 years old, sitting in your childhood bedroom while your mom thinks about…
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What The Best Businesses Do
The best businesses in the world expand their target market: – Nike convinced the world…
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Best Job Pitch Email
It has now been one year since the best “job pitch” I’ve ever received. Here’s…
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