Local Pulse Daily — launch the local paper your town actually reads

The opportunity · Founding operators wanted

Own the local newspaper
your town actually reads.

Local news is collapsing — and every town still wants to know what's happening this weekend. We hand you the whole press: an AI newsroom that writes the local-events email, your own branded paper on your own domain, and an ad desk that turns neighborhood businesses into recurring revenue. You bring the town. We run the machine.

Apply to launch your city See how the press runs

◆ One operator per market◆ No writing required◆ You keep the ad revenue

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How the press runs itself

A full newsroom in a box — you're the publisher.

01

An automated newsroom

Every day the presses crawl your town's venues, calendars and civic feeds, then an AI editor drafts a warm, human events issue — grouped, written, ready to review.

02

Your masthead, your domain

It's not a subdomain of ours. Each edition is its own paper — its own name, its own domain, its own look. You own the brand your town subscribes to.

03

A built-in ad desk

Local sponsors buy slots through a self-serve portal with Stripe checkout — footer, banner, mid-issue. An outreach agent even pitches businesses for you.

04

It sends & it grows

Double opt-in signups, deliverability handled, one-click unsubscribe, open & click analytics. You approve; the paper goes out on schedule.

The business section

Local attention is undervalued. You collect the difference.

A town newsletter is a tiny business with a wide moat: near-zero cost to run, a loyal inbox audience, and local businesses who'll pay to reach it every single week. Own the audience, sell the slots, keep the margin.

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The Operator's Ledgerper city · illustrative

4 footer sponsors × monthlyrecurring

Banner + mid-issue slotspremium

Self-serve portal + Stripeautomated

AI + email operating cost≈ single digits / mo

You keepthe revenue

Figures illustrate the model, not a promise of earnings — your results depend on your town and effort.

From the mailbag

Questions from future publishers

Do I have to write the newsletter?: No. The AI newsroom drafts each issue from real, scraped local events. You skim, tweak a headline if you like, and hit send — or let it auto-send on your schedule.
What does it cost to run a city?: The engine is cheap to operate — a few dollars a month in AI + email per city. You keep the local sponsor revenue. We handle the platform.
Is my city exclusive to me?: Yes. One operator per market. Claim your town before someone else does — that's the whole point of getting in early.
Do I need to be technical?: Not at all. Domains, DNS, sending and analytics are provisioned for you. If you can approve an email, you can run a Pulse.

Stop the presses

Put your town on the map.

Tell us the market you want. If it's open, we'll set up your paper — domain, newsroom and ad desk — and get your first edition drafting within days.