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The rise of the internal SaaS
Sorry, but this software is not for sale.
Jul 16
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Cory Althoff
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I hit a million views a month on X and Threads
Thoughts on my journey back onto social media after years away.
Jul 9
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May 2026
Only 3% of Indie Documentaries Make Their Money Back. I Sold Mine to Red Bull
Three Marketing Lessons from the Film That Almost Broke Me
May 12
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Cory Althoff
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Rain Bennett
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April 2026
How Being Called a "Liar" Put Me on Substack's Rising in Business List
What happened when I tried Threads for the first time
Apr 28
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How My Self-Published Memoir Led to a New York Times Bestseller
The story behind Pretty Little Killers and The Savage Murder of Skylar Neese
Apr 21
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Cory Althoff
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Daleen Berry
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I've Seen This Before. Substack Feels Like Early TikTok.
And Most People Are Going to Miss It.
Apr 14
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Cory Althoff
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How I Sold 200,000 Copies of My Self-Published Book Without an Audience or a Launch
No publisher. No audience. No launch. Just a system that compounds over time.
Apr 7
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March 2026
Experiment #3: Can I get 1,000 New Leads for My Business for $1,000?
I tried. Here's what happened.
Mar 31
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Cory Althoff
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Experiment #2: I Spent $157 on Meta Ads
I ran Meta ads to turn strangers into subscribers. Here's what I learned.
Mar 24
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Experiment #1: Does This Hook Work?
Testing whether my book's opening hook can turn a dormant Instagram audience into subscribers.
Mar 16
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