Ryan Carr

Building and growing revenue-driving newsletters for our partners @ Tailwind. Sharing the lessons we learn along the way.

[am.will @LLMJunky]

I talked my colleagues at @EarnWithMode into starting a new AI newsletter, written by yours truly.

I'd love for you to join, it's free!

Still working on the format, but it's more geared towards the beginner/intermediate builders out there.

If that's you, we'd love to have you.

[Ryan Carr @ryan_boat]

@JMatthewMcGarry @thesamparr @jonathan_h Ayy thanks for the shout out dude

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@BlondB00 👋

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@MikeWigmore This is tight!

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Psycho-Cybernetics, which I read based on a recc in a thread like this years ago.

Unlocked the truth that you can simply program your subconscious to make achievement of your goals feel easier/more natural.

The Bible.

Grew up Protestant Christian, left the church in an edgy atheist teen phase, came to realize as an adult that (even though I am still very much not aligned with 'religion' in the way that it's commonly practiced in the modern church), a personal relationship with God/the universe/the higher power unlocks supernatural peace and strength. Daily reading of The Bible has helped me get closer. Still learning and seeking and figuring it out.

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@Scott_Wiener Soulless

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@holmisthename Playbook!

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@Adam_Ha_Yes I wish we had this five years ago 🥲

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@nicochristie Would love a code!

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@holmisthename Newsletter

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@0xAndros grow!

[Ryan Carr @ryan_boat]

This is my mom, Joanie Carr. She passed 11 days ago, at the young age of 60, after 8 months of battling cancer.

She was the kindest, most selfless person I've ever known, and the world is better for having had her here for a brief time.

[Ryan Carr @ryan_boat]

@AdamRy_n Been a while and would love to stop by! Let's talk shop.

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@MarketingMax Congrats dude! 💙

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@WouterTeunissen Love this, dude - excited to follow along!

[Cole Bridge @colerbridge]

After running my first newsletter then working with hundreds of others while at SparkLoop, I understood the value of newsletters.

When I launched @optaio, I knew I wanted to create one.

Most of our early customers have come from cold outreach and referrals, but I’ve been working to fire up our marketing engine.

I recently revamped our welcome sequence and post signup flow before turning on paid Facebook ads at a pretty low clip.

In the first two weeks, 4 demos booked, 10 people interested in demos (but no closed customers yet).

Cold email has been my bread and butter for years, but generating inbound is starting to convert better and with less effort.

If you’re in the newsletter world, it’s easy to feel like the space is saturated (it is, to some extent) and that newsletters aren’t effective.

Couldn’t be more wrong when done correctly.

I was worried I was a hammer looking for nails when we launched Opta’s, but early results indicate it could strengthen our pipeline pretty drastically.

[Matt McGarry @JMatthewMcGarry]

Today, I’m excited to announce: Newsletter Marketing Summit

Our inaugural conference for founders, creators, and marketers building the future of media and education.

We already have an amazing roster of speakers, including:

✅ Alex Lieberman, co-founder of Morning Brew and StoryArb

✅ Sam Parr, co-founder of Hampton and founder of The Hustle

✅ James Altucher, bestselling author, entrepreneur, and investor

✅ Jay Clouse, founder of Creator Science

✅ Chenell Basilio, founder of Growth In Reverse

✅ Tim Huelskamp, co-founder and CEO of 1440 Media

✅ Jenny Rothenberg, co-founder of Smooth Media

✅ Yossi J Levi, founder of Car Dealership Guy

✅ Ryan Heafy, co-founder and COO of 6 AM City

✅ Helen Guo, founder of SMB Deal Hunter

✅ Andy Mackensen and Joanna Ericta, founders of The Assist

✅ Brad Wolverton, director of content at HubSpot and The Hustle

✅ Ryan Hashemi, former CSO at Jubilee Media and founder of Snowball

✅ Neville Medhora, founder of CopywritingCourse .com & SwipeFile .com

✅ Brian Morrissey, founder of The Rebooting and former President at Digiday

✅ And more (see website below for all speakers)...

Plus, there are more on the way!

At this event, we’re bringing the world’s largest newsletter publishers AND newsletter advertisers in one place…

…to network, do business, and learn together.

This is your opportunity to:

☑️ Meet the biggest newsletter advertisers

We designed this event not just for publishers but for marketers who want to sponsor and partner with brands and creators.

☑️ Connect with “who's who" in the industry

Network with the newsletters, brands, and creators shaping the future of independent media.

☑️ Learn what’s working right now

Discover cutting-edge growth and monetization tactics used by top founders and marketers that you can immediately apply to your business.

We designed Newsletter Marketing Summit to be different from other events:

✅ Insightful and original content, not just panels

From presentations, workshops, Q&As, and interactive content.

The content experience is worth 10X the price of admission.

✅ Dedicated and structured networking

The most important part of an event is the connections you make.

This is the perfect environment to meet with peers and partners.

Our networking time isn’t just the breaks between content. It’s so much more.

✅ Not just a “newsletter” event

This event is about building and monetizing owned audiences – not just newsletters.

We’ll cover:

Digital product marketing, YouTube, podcast, and social growth, email marketing, deliverability, sponsorship sales, B2B media, local media, and so much more.

Here are the details:

- Feb 27th & 28th, 2025
- Life Austin Event Center, Austin, TX

The event is limited to 300 people with 50 VIP tickets.

VIP tickets include access to a VIP and speaker dinner, exclusive content, event recordings, and more perks.

Tap below to learn more and secure your seat at the lowest price ever!👇

[Ryan Carr @ryan_boat]

One thing X is great for:

Book reccs.

Some of the best books I've read in the last year were recommendations from people I've never met or talked to.

Just popped up on my For You and changed the way I see the world forever.

[Ryan Carr @ryan_boat]

Want to re-engage your dormant email list with a newsletter?

Start small and be ruthless about list hygiene.

1. Start with only recent openers/clickers
2. Add more subscribers in small weekly cohorts
3. Remove anyone who doesn't open 4-5 newsletters

[Ryan Carr @ryan_boat]

@holmisthename Come to SF!