Mind Your Business by AppSumo

A newsletter giving an inside look at founder stories, experiments, and playbooks that’ll actually help you grow your business faster and smarter

Oct 28, 2025

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8 min read

Outplaying the odds

See how a broke college student built a $400K business with Google Sheets

Oct 21, 2025

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10 min read

No code? No problem.

Uncover how Sam Thompson used Zapier, Airtable, and Webflow to create a $1M+ business without coding

Oct 14, 2025

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8 min read

Stupid simple

Neville Medhora's copywriting made our emails good. He also built a $1M/yr business with 0 employees.

Sep 30, 2025

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6 min read

Her BestSelf: $550 to $2.2M in 9 months

Today’s edition: Architect turned entrepreneur Cathryn Lavery sold her productivity company, BestSelf, for $45M, bought it back 14 months later, and discovered why lean beats hiring and energy beats time.

Sep 23, 2025

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6 min read

“Boring” Part 2

Today’s edition: Charlie built Liinks to $27K MRR while keeping his day job (and raising a toddler). Here’s why boring consistency wins.

Sep 16, 2025

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6 min read

“Boring” Part 1

Today’s edition: Tim turned one $2K/month client into $6M+ in revenue. His secret? Boring businesses.