Definitely getting the first 500. My first 50 were close VC and founder friends but I didn't have the reach to get the snoball rolling. Growing from 1-2K was another big hurdle.
It's important to be where your audience is and in my case that was Twitter & attending offline events. I share content from female investors and founders so what really helped me was tagging everyone on social once I've sent out to the newsletter. Usually the authors I featured became my subscribers too.
What was more difficult - getting your first 50 subscribers or your first 500?
Definitely getting the first 500. My first 50 were close VC and founder friends but I didn't have the reach to get the snoball rolling. Growing from 1-2K was another big hurdle.
What methods did you use to get beyond those first 50?
It's important to be where your audience is and in my case that was Twitter & attending offline events. I share content from female investors and founders so what really helped me was tagging everyone on social once I've sent out to the newsletter. Usually the authors I featured became my subscribers too.