CEO of beehiiv Shares His Secrets on Building a Startup - Ep 18

09/04/2025 48 min Episodio 18
CEO of beehiiv Shares His Secrets on Building a Startup - Ep 18

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Episode 18: Daniel Berk (https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielberk/) and Troy Munson (https://www.linkedin.com/in/troymunson/) talk to Tyler Denk (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyler-denk/) — co-founder and CEO of beehiiv, and creator of Big Desk Energy — about going from $120K in debt to building one of the fastest-growing media platforms in SaaS.— Show Notes: (0:00) Tyler joins Two Dads in Tech (1:00) Why beehiiv switched from DocuSign to Agree (3:00) From broke college grad to Morning Brew (8:00) Can AI really replace SaaS products? (14:00) Building a business that AI can’t disrupt (19:00) Big Desk Energy: from playlist to side hustle (24:00) “I’ll never bet on a founder who doesn’t work weekends” (27:00) Why beehiiv will win — and how culture plays a role (34:00) What Tyler looks for in top hires (46:00) How much would it take for Tyler to sell beehiiv?— Links:• Shop Two Dads in Tech – https://shop.twodadsintech.com/ • Two Dads in Tech Newsletter – https://twodadsintech.com/ • Listen on Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/30GQP8FPJoKpLGpYBahlFP • Listen on Apple – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-dads-in-tech/id1785662964 • Check out Dimmo – https://www.dimmo.ai/— Follow the Two Dads: Subscribe, like, and share if you’re building, selling, or scaling in B2B SaaS. New episodes drop weekly.