Sam Parr

And I was like, I'm pretty good at writing.

And I was like, I'm pretty good at writing.

This newsletter thing seems interesting.

This newsletter thing seems interesting.

And it was a bunch of magical things that came together at once.

And it was a bunch of magical things that came together at once.

The first thing was that A, I liked writing.

The first thing was that A, I liked writing.

The second thing was I saw people talk about newsletters on Mixergy.

The second thing was I saw people talk about newsletters on Mixergy.

And the third thing, at the time, people were building these large media companies on the backs of Facebook.

And the third thing, at the time, people were building these large media companies on the backs of Facebook.

And it was very evident.

And it was very evident.

And if you're like 19 or 21 years old listening, you don't even know what I'm talking about.

And if you're like 19 or 21 years old listening, you don't even know what I'm talking about.

But basically, BuzzFeed...

But basically, BuzzFeed...

got huge because they would have a Facebook page that would get all these likes on Facebook, and they would share articles on Facebook.

got huge because they would have a Facebook page that would get all these likes on Facebook, and they would share articles on Facebook.