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Entrepreneur, investor, and curator

For years, we’ve been quietly building the Optimism family of inbox brands and newsletters. Today, our platform—across more than 20 titles—sends over one billion emails to our trusted readers every month. In the fast-paced inbox-first media landscape, it’s easy to get caught up in the latest obsession with growth or metrics. But our success can be traced back to five principles that we’ve committed to since the beginning: • Audience first: Everything starts with understanding your audience. The best newsletters speak to someone, and we obsess about reaching and resonating with our audience. • Flight to quality: High-quality, resonant editorial will always win. The internet has created infinite amounts of content. The frontier has always been quality, not quantity. • Consistency compounds trust: Consistently high-quality experiences compounds trust with your audience over time. We’re not in a rush to juice growth. We know that the best brands are built on trust. • Growth is not a strategy: Growth is a tactic, not a strategy. The inbox businesses that outperform the rest are uniquely positioned and differentiated first, and then leverage that strategic insight to grow. • Build optimism in the inbox: Email has strayed from its origins as a way to connect the world. We’re focused on returning education, entertainment, and inspiration to the inbox to ensure our users keep loving their in email experience. Want to experience Optimism in your inbox – here are a few places to start: Nice News (nicenews.com), History Facts (historyfacts.com), Word Daily (worddaily.com), or our newly launching Super Age (superage.com)!

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Congratulations on building such a remarkable platform! Your focus on quality and audience connection is truly inspiring. How have you seen audience engagement evolve across your various titles?

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Alise (Ali) Jarvis

Entrepreneur | Leadership | Strategic Partnerships | Connector | Creative Ideation | Community Builder | Earned Media | Digital Marketing | Pet Industry Expert | Animal Welfare Advocate

1mo

Congrats on Super Age—excited to check it out! Nice News is literally part of my mental hygiene. It’s the one newsletter I HAVE to read every day. Keep up the great work — what you’re doing is so important! (And when you’re ready to conquer the pet space, I’m your go-to.😉)

Sean O'Connor

Chief of Staff at Blocknative | Advisor and Investor

1mo

I've loved getting Nice news in my inbox every day. And congrats on a huge milestone with 1B monthly sends

Congrats Nicholas Pardon. We could not agree more. Deliver a first class, optimistic email to your subscribers, and the rest falls into place. Congrats on all the success!

Mindy Raslevich

Strategic Director | Customer Acquisition | Performance Marketing

1mo

Mazol Tov!! I am sure your exceptional level of aesthetics and user experience will be perfectly reflected here!

Donna Li

Paid Marketing at Launch Potato

1mo

Congrats on a great milestone!! Excited to read Super Age! 🎉

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Anders Rantzau Rasmussen

Founder & CCO, Passendo | Empowering Newsletter Publishers

1mo

Love it, Nicholas You’re setting the bar high with focus on quality and trust!

Banks Benitez

Climate | Entrepreneurship | Newsletters

1mo

Love this!

Nick Pataro 🧑🚀

Helping publishers sell, deliver, & bill for advertising revenue | Contract to Cash Solutions

1mo

Nice News 👏

Jonathan Rykman

Digital Marketing & Advertising Professional

1mo

That's awesome Nick! Congrats!

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