Gibson Biddle · 1 min read · Growth
Focus, focus, focus!
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Gib Biddle is winding down the 'Friends of Gib' newsletter to focus on 'Ask Gib,' a Q&A–driven product newsletter that has attracted almost 10,000 subscribers and high community engagement. He plans to build a community of product leaders around it while keeping the newsletter free.
Key Takeaways
- The 'Ask Gib' initiative has outperformed the other experiment and will be the primary focus going forward.
- Nearly 10,000 subscribers and active engagement (60 answered questions, 400+ upvoted questions) demonstrate strong audience interest.
- The plan is to discontinue writing the older newsletter and invest energy into growing the 'Ask Gib' community.
- Maintaining accessibility by keeping 'Ask Gib' free is a deliberate strategic choice to sustain growth and engagement.
Excerpt
Hello “Friends of Gib”: I’m closing this newsletter to focus on “Ask Gib.” (Photo by Tim Mossholder on Unsplash . Around Christmas of 2020, I started two experiments on Substack: A “Friends of Gib” newsletter where I test drive new ideas, and An “Ask Gib” product newsletter where I answer questions from the product community. The winner is clear. The “Ask Gib” newsletter now has nearly 10,000 subscribers. I have answered nearly 60 questions, and the community has asked and upvoted more than 400 questions. So, I won’t be doing any more writing here. Instead, I’ll focus my energy on…