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The best deep dives of 2024

Published 25 days ago • 1 min read

Hi friend!

Happy Holidays and Happy New Year :) I'm feeling like I need a break and I assume you need one too. I'll be kicking back, reading, and watching the Detroit Lions win some football games. Go Lions!

In case you're looking for some good reads over the break, I put the best deep dives of the year into one email.

Check them out below.

Thanks for being a part of this newsletter. It means a lot.

See you in 2025!

Matt

Here's the top deep dives of 2024:

  1. ​8-Minute Proposals Built a $250K Email Business​
  2. ​How she makes $20k/month from 572 email subscribers​
  3. ​How Two MBAs used their alumni networks to create a $1 million company​
  4. ​How Erin Rollenhagen built a million dollar software business in a recession​
  5. ​How Neil Yeoh bootstrapped a climate business to $1 million​

Bonus: My Best Video Isn't the One with 120k Views​

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Thanks for reading!

Matt

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Matthew Gira

Build your bootstrapped business to $250k in revenue. Each week, I share tactics and strategies of how founders build sustainable ventures without venture capital

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