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He Built An $8M Sports Empire With $100 And Zero Funding | Ep. 428 with Suryansh Tibarewal Co-Founder of EssentiallySports

Aug 3, 2026 · 24m

Summary

Sir Yench shares how he bootstrapped Essentially Sports from three Indian college students into an $8M revenue media company covering US sports. He discusses shifting from algorithm-dependent traffic to owning audiences via newsletters and leveraging AI for editorial efficiency. Yench reflects on mentorship from Bleacher Report’s co-founder and his philosophy of playing infinite games to build lasting, compounding value.

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