--- title: "How There’s An AI For That Built a 1.7M Subscriber Newsletter Empire" canonical: https://www.beehiiv.com/case-studies/theres-an-ai-for-that description: "Scaling the World’s Largest AI Newsletter Using beehiiv—With $0 Spent on Ads" source: live-converter generated: 2026-05-30T23:02:22.051Z --- # How There’s An AI For That Built a 1.7M Subscriber Newsletter Empire # How There’s An AI For That Built a 1.7M Subscriber Newsletter Empire ## Scaling the World’s Largest AI Newsletter Using beehiiv—With $0 Spent on Ads ![How There’s An AI For That Built a 1.7M Subscriber Newsletter Empire](https://images.prismic.io/beehiiv/aCxLmSdWJ-7kSVeV_Untitleddesign-12-.png?auto=format,compress) Written by Kanishka Kumawat Published on 07 Apr 2025 [](https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.beehiiv.com%2Fcase-studies%2Ftheres-an-ai-for-that&title=How%20There%E2%80%99s%20An%20AI%20For%20That%20Built%20a%201.7M%20Subscriber%20Newsletter%20Empire&summary=Scaling%20the%20World%E2%80%99s%20Largest%20AI%20Newsletter%20Using%20beehiiv%E2%80%94With%20%240%20Spent%20on%20Ads)[](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.beehiiv.com%2Fcase-studies%2Ftheres-an-ai-for-that&text=How%20There%E2%80%99s%20An%20AI%20For%20That%20Built%20a%201.7M%20Subscriber%20Newsletter%20Empire)[](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.beehiiv.com%2Fcase-studies%2Ftheres-an-ai-for-that)[](https://www.threads.net/intent/post?text=How%20There%E2%80%99s%20An%20AI%20For%20That%20Built%20a%201.7M%20Subscriber%20Newsletter%20Empire%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.beehiiv.com%2Fcase-studies%2Ftheres-an-ai-for-that) ### Table of contents ### **Situation:** _There’s An AI For That_ started as an aggregator website helping users discover AI tools efficiently. In April 2023, the team launched a newsletter in response to user demand for curated updates, aiming to make sense of the exploding AI landscape. ### **Challenge:** Founder Andrei Nedelcu and editor John Hayes needed a platform that could support large-scale subscriber growth, deliver personalized content, and remain affordable as the newsletter rapidly expanded—without relying on paid ads. ### **Solution:** The team chose beehiiv from day one for its unbeatable pricing, scalable infrastructure, and advanced features like segmentation, A/B testing, and analytics. These tools enabled daily publishing, deep audience insight, and content optimization. Sponsorships—sold by an internal team—became the core revenue model, commanding $6K–$8K per placement. ### **Results:** - Grown to **1.7 million subscribers** in just over a year - Generates significant revenue solely through **premium sponsorships** - Delivers **daily content** backed by smart testing and segmentation - Commands **$6K–$8K per ad slot**, with even higher package potential ## Related Case Studies ![How The Small Bow Left Substack for beehiiv and Grew Open Rates by 35%](https://images.prismic.io/beehiiv/ahVlu7K9tuLqEJDp_Untitleddesign-39-.png?auto=format,compress) ### How The Small Bow Left Substack for beehiiv and Grew Open Rates by 35% A recovery newsletter breaks free from Substack, builds its own branded platform on beehiiv, and immediately sees a 35% jump in open rates [ Read Case Study → ](/case-studies/the-small-bow) ![How TechCrunch Streamlined Editorial Workflows with beehiiv](https://images.prismic.io/beehiiv/aPdWMrpReVYa3gfP_Untitleddesign-29-.png?auto=format,compress) ### How TechCrunch Streamlined Editorial Workflows with beehiiv The Growth Playbook Powering TechCrunch’s Media Engine [ Read Case Study → ](/case-studies/techcrunch) ![How a Queer Sports Newsletter Doubled Its Revenue After Leaving Substack](https://images.prismic.io/beehiiv/agwKIqYofJOwHWi7_Untitleddesign-37-.png?auto=format,compress) ### How a Queer Sports Newsletter Doubled Its Revenue After Leaving Substack Why leaving Substack was the best business decision Frankie de la Cretaz ever made [ Read Case Study → ](/case-studies/out-of-your-league) ![](https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,onerror=redirect,format=auto,width=640,quality=75/www/boosts-promo-2x/rockets.svg) ## The Only Writing & Publishing Tool You Need [ Start Your Free Trial ](https://app.beehiiv.com/signup?plan=max)