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The Juggernaut sells subscriptions to original journalism and a community focused on South Asia and its global diaspora.

category

South Asian diaspora subscription media

market profile

  • text: Diaspora readers seeking nuanced coverage can find mainstream portrayals of South Asians limited or stereotyped.
  • text: Reader subscriptions support original reporting and paywall-funded journalism, supplemented by a free newsletter.

personas

  • title: South Asian diaspora reader
    pains:
    • Mainstream coverage often overlooks the complexity of their identity and community
    • Wants reported stories across culture and politics that go beyond stereotypes
  • title: South Asia-curious professional or student
    pains:
    • Struggles to follow regional and diaspora stories across fragmented outlets
    • Wants context and original reporting rather than superficial headlines
  • title: Gift subscription buyer
    pains:
    • Wants a relevant cultural gift for a reader with a South Asian connection
    • Needs a publication with enough variety to sustain ongoing interest

icp

  • text: Individuals in the South Asian diaspora, particularly English-language readers in the US, seeking cultural and political reporting.
  • text: English-speaking readers anywhere who are curious about South Asian history, culture, business or politics and willing to pay for journalism.

message pillars

  • text: Original reporting addresses stories overlooked elsewhere.
  • text: Journalism is both rooted in diaspora and open to curious readers.
  • text: Examine history and community narratives critically.

objections

  • objection: Why pay when news is free elsewhere?
    response: The publication says its paywall funds responsible payment to writers and artists and better journalism.
  • objection: Is it only for South Asians?
    response: The publication explicitly welcomes all readers curious about its stories.
  • objection: Will the coverage be too narrow?
    response: Its stories span politics, culture, business, technology, food and profiles.

competitors

  • name: Brown Girl Magazine
    website: https://browngirlmagazine.com/
    why: Multimedia publication focused on South Asian stories and diaspora community.
  • name: Global Southasia
    website: https://sapannews.com/about/
    why: Independent outlet reporting stories from South Asia and the diaspora.

influencers

  • name: Snigdha Sur
    url: https://www.linkedin.com/in/snigdhasur
    why: Founder and public advocate for South Asian journalism.

keywords

  • South Asian diaspora news
  • South Asian culture magazine
  • South Asian journalism
  • Indian diaspora stories
  • South Asian politics news
  • South Asian newsletter
  • South Asian community events

voice

  • Thoughtful and inquisitive
  • Culturally specific and inclusive
  • Witty and confident

signals

  • text: A reader signs up for its South Asian news newsletter or repeatedly reads diaspora features.
  • text: A reader seeks original cultural reporting or gifts a subscription to someone interested in South Asia.

pricing

model: flat

motion

product_led

channels

  • newsletter
  • Instagram
  • Facebook
  • X
  • LinkedIn
  • events
  • SEO

confidence

high

Founders

  • name: Snigdha Sur
    title: Founder
    role: Founder
    bio: Snigdha has worked at McKinsey and advised BuzzFeed, Quartz, Amazon Studios, Scroll.in, and Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine. She got her MBA at Harvard and BA in Economics & South Asian Studies at Yale and spent five months coding in Ruby and Javascript at Flatiron School. She was born in Chhattisgarh, India; grew up in the Bronx and Queens, New York; and has worked and lived in Mumbai, India. She can speak Hindi, Bengali, and Mandarin. She loves Bollywood and reading novels.

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