#126 : CROSSOVER: No Limits x Skimm'd from The Couch

No Limits with Rebecca Jarvis

ABC News

Business, Careers

4.7 • 703 Ratings

🗓️ 5 March 2019

⏱️ 46 minutes

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It's a special crossover edition of No Limits and Skimm'd from The Couch! Carly Zakin and Danielle Weisberg were in their mid-twenties when they quit their jobs at NBC to create theSkimm, in their New York City apartment with no plan B. What was once known as project TBD became a daily newsletter that is sent out to over 7 million subscribers and has transformed the way female millennials receive news. On this episode, co-founders and co-CEOs, Carly and Danielle discuss how they got the courage to quit their jobs at NBC to pursue entrepreneurship, what it was like to build theSkimm and they provide insight into their partnership and what to look for in a co-founder. After you listen to this episode check out Skimm'd from The Couch where Danielle and Carly interview Rebecca on this week's episode. Don’t forget to subscribe and leave us a review! It’s easy! Click here: http://bit.ly/2ks4f90 ABOUT REBECCA JARVIS: Rebecca Jarvis is an Emmy Award-winning journalist and the Chief Biz, Tech and Econ correspondent for ABC News. Follow Rebecca Jarvis: www.Instagram.com/RebeccaJarvis www.Twitter.com/RebeccaJarvis www.Facebook.com/RebeccaJarvis https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-jarvis-217ba052/ Snapchat: RebeccaJarvis “No Limits with Rebecca Jarvis” is produced by Taylor Dunn and edited by Brittany Martinez Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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0:00.0	I was 25 at the time when we were talking about this originally, Danielle was 24.
0:07.0	And I remember just like literally being like, okay, I'm now a cliche, I'm having a quarter life crisis, but I felt like time was running out.
0:17.0	And I had this really like gut instinct like this is not the career I'm supposed to be in.
0:22.4	It's an out of body experience.
0:24.2	But I really just like felt it.
0:26.5	And so I think there was there was no talking to us truly.
0:30.3	Like we were going to sink or swim, but like there was no talking to us.
0:33.6	It felt like we have no money, which we really didn't.
0:37.4	And we just quit our jobs and we're going to start something.
0:41.6	And I think that fear is actually what made us put in the 20-plus hour days.
0:48.9	It was that we didn't have a plan B.
0:51.2	From ABC, it's no limits.
0:57.1	I'm Rebecca Jarvis, and each week we're talking to the most bold and influential women playing at the top of their game, trying to demystify success
1:03.2	and what it really takes to get there and all the tradeoffs. Whether you're looking for answers
1:09.1	or you just want to hear a good story, you're in the rightoffs. Whether you're looking for answers or you just want to hear a good story,
1:12.3	you're in the right place. Hey listeners, welcome to the latest edition of No Limits. This is Rebecca,
1:20.1	and this is a special episode. It's a crossover with the skimmed from the couch team,
1:25.9	Carly Zakin and Danielle Weisberg.
1:28.4	The two women quit their jobs as news producers and launched a newsletter in 2012.
1:33.4	It was called The Daily Skim, and it became the fastest growing newsletter on the market.
1:38.4	Since then, they've built a media empire, which now includes their subscription app and video production skim studios.
1:45.2	Every day, they reach more than 7 million people.
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