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How a Rejected Book Pitch Built a 40M Publishing Platform
When Maya Chen's manuscript was rejected by every major publisher, she didn't give up—she built a platform that lets authors publish directly to readers, cutting out the gatekeepers. In this episode, Lucas and Luna unpack how a single rejection letter sparked a 40-million-dollar company, why the traditional publishing model was ripe for disruption, and how Chen's platform solved the discovery problem that plagued self-published authors. They explore the economics of the publishing industry, the rise of direct-to-consumer models, and what founders can learn from turning a…
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