Abi Asija interviews Dan Curran, founder of Chapters.io, a modern publishing platform helping entrepreneurs and professionals turn their ideas into books and scalable intellectual property.

Key takeaway: The real bottleneck isn’t content creation, it’s overcoming the fear, complexity, and time required to share your knowledge.

Dan explains how Chapters has grown to 100+ authors and around $500K in revenue, with plans to scale rapidly. Instead of traditional publishing or ghostwriting, Chapters captures an author’s ideas through interviews and existing content, then structures it into high-quality outputs.

At the core is the “living library” a dynamic system where an author’s ideas, content, and insights are stored, expanded, and repurposed into books, articles, and more. Instead of a static manuscript, content becomes an evolving asset.

Abi highlights a key challenge: market awareness. Despite strong results, most growth comes from referrals, leaving a major opportunity to scale through better positioning and distribution.

They also explore the balance between service and software. While Chapters currently offers hands-on support, the long-term vision is a scalable platform that helps thousands of authors capture and monetize their IP.

The conversation touches on AI, ownership, and the future of content. Chapters is building tools like timestamping and attribution to help authors protect their ideas, while focusing on practical value today like content creation and repurposing.

They close by discussing growth strategy, including focusing on specific industries, building credibility, and creating a trusted platform for thought leaders.