Nov 18, 2025
Ep. 85: Why beehiiv is betting big on the "content economy" ft. Tyler Denk
This week on Creator Spotlight we’re joined by the co-founder and CEO of beehiiv, Tyler Denk. Following beehiiv’s highly anticipated winter release event, Tyler and Francis discuss the company’s approach to becoming the operating system of the “
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This week on Creator Spotlight we’re joined by the co-founder and CEO of beehiiv, Tyler Denk. Following beehiiv’s highly anticipated winter release event, Tyler and Francis discuss the company’s approach to becoming the operating system of the “content economy”.
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Catch up on beehiiv’s Winter Release Event
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Tyler Denk
Francis Zierer
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Timestamps
00:00:00 Introducing Tyler Denk
00:01:45 The next step in the content economy
00:07:20 Scaling past the education gap
00:12:40 Becoming the tool, not the brand
00:16:52 Lowering the barrier to entry for creators
00:21:25 What is the “content economy?”
00:26:29 Building a world class ad network
00:33:48 Growing a newsletter to 120k subscribers
00:46:46 Finding the gap in the content economy infrastructure
00:57:29 Building features for every type of user
01:01:53 Knowing your customer
