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Overview
Niche, audience, and how it makes money.
Ben Tossell launched Ben's Bites just as ChatGPT lit the AI space on fire, and it became one of the fastest-growing newsletters of the wave. The formula is familiar but well-executed: scan everything happening in AI, cut it to the handful of stories and tools that matter, and deliver it in a friendly, skimmable daily.
The niche
Builders, founders, and the AI-curious who want to keep up with a field that ships new models and tools daily. High intent and highly relevant to the flood of AI startups looking for early adopters.
How it monetizes
- Sponsorships. AI and dev-tool companies pay to reach an audience that is actively trying and buying new AI products — some of the highest-intent readers a sponsor can find.
- Built on beehiiv. Referral and recommendation tooling plus the ad network accelerated both growth and revenue on infrastructure the team didn't have to build.
- Community and events. A Discord community and events deepen engagement and open additional monetization beyond ad slots.
The risk
AI news is one of the most crowded newsletter categories on earth; being early was the edge, and defending it takes relentless curation and speed against endless copycats.
Steal this: catch a wave the moment it breaks. Being early and consistent in a hot, fast-moving niche compounds faster than polish ever will.
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