This is more like a side-project, but I'm proud of it. I've been building a newsletter email list that interviews startups that are hiring. I launched it at t

This is more like a side-project, but I'm proud of it. I've been building a newsletter email list that interviews startups that are hiring. I launched it at the beginning of December and have grown from 0 subscribers to just over 100. I've sent out two interviews so far, and I have a few more waiting to be sent out. The very beginning was a rough chicken/egg problem. People were hesitant to signup for a new list. Startups are busy and didn't want to devote time for an interview that would only reach a handful of applicants. Because of this, I cold-called a lot of startups for interviews in the beginning. I also tried hard to drum up subscriber numbers at the same time. Luckily, I found some startups that thought it was a good idea...despite the low subscriber number. These guys were great and gave me interviews knowing they (probably) weren't going to find an applicant from the list. They also provided some great feedback on the type of questions I was asking. Subscribers are trickling in between 1-3 a day, so things are going to get easier as I move forward.