Dan Krenitsyn

coo @beehiiv

[Tyler Denk 🐝 @denk_tweets]

today was the biggest day in @beehiiv history

we launched Community — joining your newsletter, podcast, website, products, ads, and subscriptions

no algorithms
no platform fees
no gatekeepers

just one platform to power your entire content business

everything we announced 🧵

[Dan Krenitsyn @dankrenit]

@andyfang the avg DoorDash user can barely apply a promo code properly brotha

[Tyler Denk 🐝 @denk_tweets]

absolutely monster product update today @beehiiv..

> group subscriptions 🎉
> new paid subscription dashboards
> Spotify Open Access (for podcasts)
> more MCP capabilities
> AI crawl control

oh, and 0% fees (unlike most of the other platforms)

[Tyler Denk 🐝 @denk_tweets]

read access: "who are my highest intent subscribers?"

write access: "great, now build an automation to promote my upcoming event"

introducing the feature you asked for most: write access

now available w/ the beehiiv MCP ✍️

[Dan Krenitsyn @dankrenit]

@denk_tweets @beehiiv say it with me LINK UH DIN

[Dan Krenitsyn @dankrenit]

@AaronPatelzick @syncandthrive @denk_tweets appreciate your partnership and support 🤝

[Dan Krenitsyn @dankrenit]

👀👀👀 @beehiiv

[beehiiv 🐝 @beehiiv]

This summer, we're making history.
The future of what creators can build on beehiiv.

Be there on July 16th at 1 pm EST.

RSVP here 👉 https://t.co/tdYD1GmVyN

[Dan Krenitsyn @dankrenit]

some extra motivation from GDocs today 🫡

[Tyler Denk 🐝 @denk_tweets]

introducing the @beehiiv MCP v2 🤖

now with access to:
> automations
> segments
> podcasts
> products
> surveys
> polls
> &more

now available to everyone (on all plans)

[beehiiv 🐝 @beehiiv]

notice how it’s never “subscribe to my beehiiv”?

exactly, because we put your work before our brand.

build your business, not theirs.

[Tyler Denk 🐝 @denk_tweets]

creators are trapped.

this excerpt was from an article yesterday in Digiday. read carefully — Ryan Broderick couldn't leave patreon even if he wanted to.

what if patreon increases their take rate to 20%?

what if patreon stops innovating while the market moves on?

what if patreon is actually limiting the growth of its creators?

what can creators do then? the answer is simple — nothing.

because they are stuck in a closed ecosystem that prioritized platform lock-in over giving creators optionality and choice.

the same can be said for substack

but it doesn't have to be this way..

the future of the creator economy must be open, interoperable, and creator-owned

[Tyler Denk 🐝 @denk_tweets]

yeah, but substack *is* another social media app

it's another algorithmic feed that users don't control

it's another social platform that promotes ragebait, like your #1 bestseller andrew tate (great get btw)

it's another "creator-first" platform with a predatory take rate on their earnings

the moment users upload their audience to substack, they are prompted to download your app (repeatedly)

that's not their audience anymore, that's *your* user. that you collect data on. that you send push notifications to. that you are trying to monetize.

without being able to export followers, and pushing people to use apple's in-app purchase ... these creators actually can't leave the substack ecosystem.

so who are they really at the whims of?

[Dan Krenitsyn @dankrenit]

@denk_tweets "trust us" - TCG

[Dan Krenitsyn @dankrenit]

$50M+ earned by creators on @beehiiv . still day 1.

[Dan Krenitsyn @dankrenit]

another very green month here at @beehiiv

Q2 we're comin' for ya 😈

[Dan Krenitsyn @dankrenit]

some i'd love to see:

DoorDash <> Eater
Carta <> StrictlyVC
Ramp <> Secret CFO
Canva <> Design Milk
Coinbase <> TheBlock
Toyota North America <> Car Dealership Guy
DraftKings Inc. <> The Ringer
LinkedIn <> Lenny's Newsletter
WHOOP <> Arnold's Pump Club

[Dan Krenitsyn @dankrenit]

so it... continues. OpenAI buying TBPN is part of a broader trend that's been unfolding over the last few years as companies look for owned audiences (newsletters, pods, communities) to get their story to market + tap into highly engaged audiences w/ an affinity for their product

[Dan Krenitsyn @dankrenit]

some of my favorites (acquirer <> target):

HubSpot <> The Hustle / Mindstream
Semrush <> Third Door Media
Robinhood <> MarketSnacks
Stripe <> Indie Hackers
Zapier <> Makerpad
JPMorganChase <> The Infatuation
Plaid <> This Week in Fintech
Andreessen Horowitz <> Turpentine

[Tyler Denk 🐝 @denk_tweets]

🚢🚢🚢