Failed Paywall Models
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CNN+ and Quartz Pro serve as notable examples of premium content models that faced significant challenges. CNN+ shut down just weeks after launch, highlighting the difficulties in establishing successful paid streaming news services.
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- CNN+ Streaming Service Shutdown Analysis
- The Abrupt End of CNN+: A Detailed Look
- BBC Coverage: CNN+ Closure
These cases provide valuable insights into the challenges of implementing paywall strategies in digital media.
Sam Parr
Host of MFM and fitness influencer
Sam Parr is a serial entrepreneur and business media pioneer.
In 2016, he founded The Hustle, a business news media company that started in his kitchen with just $12 and grew to eight figures in revenue.
Sam led the charge in making newsletters popular when few believed in their potential.
After four successful years, he sold The Hustle to HubSpot, a publicly traded company. Now operating as HubSpot Media, The Hustle reaches 3 million readers daily, employs a team of nearly 100, and has been the launchpad for dozens of its staff to found their own media companies and newsletters.
Sam remains the host of the popular business podcast, My First Million, and continues to start and sell companies. He also co-founded Hampton, a highly vetted community for entrepreneurs, founders, and CEOs, and teaches people to write better through his platform, Copy That.