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How To Start A News App Startup (& Fix Everything That's Broken About Journalism in 2025) - w/ Anugrah
In this episode featured not-expert is Anugrah Agnihotri. Anugrah is the founder of Dot - which as you'll see, is a very unique take on online journalism. Anugrah quit his job as a consultant at BCG after his MBA to dive into his founder journey full-time.
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Timestamps:00:00 Intro + Background01:45 Anugrah's hot take on news media industry 04:12 Introducing DOT: A New Approach to Journalism 09:04 What problem does DOT solve? 11:16 Background story on how Anugrah started and scaled DOT 16:27 A clean and minimalist news website??? SHOCKING 19:48 EVERY detail on the site adds VALUE to Dot's value proposition 23:12 Why not just start a YouTube channel? 27:13 Business model/pricing for DOT 30:02 Feedback Mechanisms in Media 32:35 Democratizing Media and News Councils 34:02 Navigating Truth VS Facts in Journalism 37:38 The Art of Writing Engaging Content 40:51 The Role of AI in Writing 43:40 Marketing Strategies for News Platforms 48:22 Not all experts are created equal 49:50 Future Plans for DOT 54:12 Lessons from Solopreneurship 59:06 Outro + Gratitude
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By Naman PandeyIn this episode featured not-expert is Anugrah Agnihotri. Anugrah is the founder of Dot - which as you'll see, is a very unique take on online journalism. Anugrah quit his job as a consultant at BCG after his MBA to dive into his founder journey full-time.
All my social links!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!campsite.bio/readysetdo-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Support the Ready Set Do podcast:
1. Get cashback EVERY time you buy anything online: https://www.rakuten.com/r/YOURSS30?eeid=44971
2. Get $100 With Discover Credit Card (Student Friendly, no Credit History required): https://refer.discover.com/s/namanpandey07966?advocate.partner_share_id=3718798779
3. Get 60k Bonus Points (~$600) with Chase Sapphire Preferred Credit Card: https://www.referyourchasecard.com/19P/4D173KLQF5
4. Get $25 On SoFi 4.2% High-Yield Savings Account: https://www.sofi.com/invite/money?gcp=76a5cd36-026a-4d9e-acd0-b0d252d2238e&isAliasGcp=false
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Timestamps:00:00 Intro + Background01:45 Anugrah's hot take on news media industry 04:12 Introducing DOT: A New Approach to Journalism 09:04 What problem does DOT solve? 11:16 Background story on how Anugrah started and scaled DOT 16:27 A clean and minimalist news website??? SHOCKING 19:48 EVERY detail on the site adds VALUE to Dot's value proposition 23:12 Why not just start a YouTube channel? 27:13 Business model/pricing for DOT 30:02 Feedback Mechanisms in Media 32:35 Democratizing Media and News Councils 34:02 Navigating Truth VS Facts in Journalism 37:38 The Art of Writing Engaging Content 40:51 The Role of AI in Writing 43:40 Marketing Strategies for News Platforms 48:22 Not all experts are created equal 49:50 Future Plans for DOT 54:12 Lessons from Solopreneurship 59:06 Outro + Gratitude