I Built and Sold a Newsletter for 5 Figures — Here’s How!

My Journey Growing a Business in the Midst of A Pandemic

This week cash from the sale of the business I started during the pandemic hit my bank account. I figured it would be a good time to reflect on the things I learned while starting and operating the business. It would also give me an opportunity to teach others these lessons while I reflect on them.

The Idea

In September 2020 I posted on Reddit’s /r/opensource subreddit looking for a weekly newsletter I could subscribe to in order to keep up-to-date on open-source software.

I wanted to find projects I could contribute to as an engineer. I got 9 upvotes and no responses. At the time, I was writing a weekly round-up of tech news, so I decided to pivot that newsletter to open-source, and thus, Console was born.