Adam Biddlecombe - Mindstream Founder | Building an AI Media Business from $1K to Multi-Million Exit

Success Story with Scott D. Clary

Success Story Media

Business, Careers, Self-improvement, Education, Entrepreneurship

4.6 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2025

⏱️ 104 minutes

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Summary

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Adam Biddlecombe is a British entrepreneur and AI educator best known as the co-founder of Mindstream, an AI-focused newsletter that grew to over 150,000 subscribers before being acquired by HubSpot in 2024. Now serving as Head of Brand at Mindstream within the HubSpot Media Network, he leads content and brand strategy while sharing insights on AI, marketing, and entrepreneurship with his 190,000+ LinkedIn followers.

➡️ Show Links

https://twitter.com/adam_bidd/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-bidd/

➡️ Podcast Sponsors

Hubspot - https://hubspot.com/

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Prolon - https://prolonlife.com/clary

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➡️ Talking Points

00:00 - Intro

00:00 – Meet Adam Biddlecombe

03:28 – The Moment Mindstream Clicked

05:18 – AI Meets Music

08:17 – Failing Forward

11:16 – Stick With It or Let It Go?

15:58 – Don't Compare Your Day One

23:00 – Sponsor Break

27:01 – Lessons That Built Mindstream

30:13 – Why AI Content?

35:33 – What Kept Them Going

40:22 – Can Creators Think Like CEOs?

46:09 – What Worked—and What Didn't

49:30 – Sponsor Break

53:09 – When You're Just Another Email

57:03 – Smart Spending on Newsletters

1:00:45 – Why Cold Emails Flopped

1:04:00 – Newsletter CPM: What's Ideal?

1:10:54 – When HubSpot Came Knocking

1:12:23 – Always Building to Sell?

1:20:00 – Are Newsletters Beginner-Friendly?

1:21:29 – One Big Misconception

1:23:04 – Hard Lessons You Don’t Want

1:29:15 – Toxic Advice Entrepreneurs Hear

1:35:30 – A Lesson for the Next Generation

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1:42.3	My French used to be solid. I learned it in school.
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