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Stebbings: Daily 15-minute cross-promotion grew 20VC newsletter to hundreds of thousands

Harry Stebbings · 20VC: ElevenLabs Head of Growth on Why You Do Not Need PMs | The 7-Part Launch Playbook That Gets 700K+ Views Per Product | The Truth About CAC, Payback & Performance Marketing in AI with Luke Harries · May 23, 2025 · at 27:22

Harry Stebbings, founder of 20VC, discusses the daily routine that drove growth for his newsletter.

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“At the end of every day, 15 minutes, you just continuously cross-promote other channels. Honestly, that's how we got to several 100,000 on the newsletter.”

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