Escape venture by Wade Wallace launches (~old CyclingTips)

[doublenines]

Been subscribed to Wade’s Substack since the CT layoffs and am excited to see this take-off (and watch it from the beginning). The spirit and their vision behind this is something I can get behind, and I hope others share as well.

http://escapecollective.cc

[jimoots]

It looks like they've got a few thousand paid up already and, based off the founders wall, ~40 lifetime members are USD999 a pop. Fingers crossed the momentum holds!

[geordanh]

Originally Posted by jimmy-moots

It looks like they've got a few thousand paid up already and, based off the founders wall, ~40 lifetime members are USD999 a pop. Fingers crossed the momentum holds!

I hope this makes it. Where do you see the founders wall? Honestly, IMO it shouldn't take more than 4-5000 subscribers to make this viable to start @ $130/year. Build from there.

[jimoots]

Founders wall is in my account > founders wall. Or here: https://escapecollective.cc/founders-wall/

It doesn't have all of the comments on there... I can't see mine on there.

The progress bar went from 10% this morning to 15% and now 30%. It looks to be manually edited (I can see the % they've set it at in the code).

[Hakkalugi]

I’m in. I’m looking forward to see how it grows on the previous model.

[AngryScientist]

Originally Posted by alexihnen

From the Escape website:

Will you have a paywall?
Yep.

We’ll have what’s called a metered paywall. That means that everybody can access a handful of stories every month, after which the paywall hits. Members get access to everything, of course.

Podcasts will mostly remain free, though we are considering making some special episodes for members only.

The paywall is important. It makes you a consumer, not a commodity. It’s also key to making enough money to support all the work that goes into a quality media outlet.

Thanks. That sounds like a very sensible approach.

[rice rocket]

Originally Posted by jimmy-moots

Founders wall is in my account > founders wall. Or here: https://escapecollective.cc/founders-wall/

It doesn't have all of the comments on there... I can't see mine on there.

The progress bar went from 10% this morning to 15% and now 30%. It looks to be manually edited (I can see the % they've set it at in the code).

Yes, Wade said on the Trainerroad forums he's updating it manually.

And Shane of GPlama fame already threw down the $1k for a lifetime subscription.

[jimoots]

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[Elefantino]

Got one for me and one for the shop (at $10; pretty nice of them to offer discounts for those in the industry).

[jpritchet74]

I am in too. These folks have produced the only readable cycling journalism in the last few years in my mind.

[yinzerniner]

Guess they finally filled those tech editor spots. Hand signs are always the best indicator of writing and wrenching expertise.....

https://cyclingtips.com/2023/02/meet...-troy-templin/
https://cyclingtips.com/2023/02/intr...ramento-kings/

[Dired]

I'm in. The discord is hoppin.

[XXtwindad]

Originally Posted by yinzerniner

Guess they finally filled those tech editor spots. Hand signs are always the best indicator of writing and wrenching expertise.....

https://cyclingtips.com/2023/02/meet...-troy-templin/
https://cyclingtips.com/2023/02/intr...ramento-kings/

I do like the editorial note: “light the beam!”

[trener1]

Originally Posted by jimmy-moots

Founders wall is in my account > founders wall. Or here: https://escapecollective.cc/founders-wall/

It doesn't have all of the comments on there... I can't see mine on there.

The progress bar went from 10% this morning to 15% and now 30%. It looks to be manually edited (I can see the % they've set it at in the code).

If you hover your curser over the name you can see the comments

[mstateglfr]

Gary Fisher signed up. Ok then.