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title: "Build media lists on your phone"
date: "2026-04-10"
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Hey there,

This week I landed a Fast Company feature + a follow from Y-Combinator CEO

Here's how it started - I sent a cold pitch to Mark Sullivan at FastCompany back in March. No reply.

Thirty days later, that pitch turned into a feature on Fast Company.

Then I turned that Fast Company feature into 250k views on X.

Then that turned into a follow from Garry Tan, Y-Combinator's CEO.

[Read the full case study →](https://medialyst.ai/case-studies/cold-pitch-to-fast-company/2clUY8ZipkU2CspQhyMlKolbqgcTIW5A9LViE6X3WvA=452)

![](/images/blog/build-media-lists-on-your-phone/image-01.png)

New: You can now build media lists on your phone.

Send it a message on your phone. Walk away. Come back to a finished list. No spreadsheets, no technical setup, no sitting at a desk.

Not to brag but as far as I know, we're the first platform to do this in a real way. The AI handles all the research, verification, and organization. You just describe what you need.

Try it next time you're in line for coffee.

![](/images/blog/build-media-lists-on-your-phone/image-02.gif)

Improvements: system-wide stability & reliability

This week we've been focusing entirely on hardening the platform. I won't bore you with the details ([here](https://medialyst.ai/changelog/sAeznu2lgCCMQjYiu1hhQxYmU9dnCd7-K9fC19JxJ98=452) if you want to see them)

These aren't shiny features. They're the foundation that makes everything else that's coming work reliably.

Coming next week: Database quality push

Our North Star hasn't changed: find all relevant journalists with accurate contact info in under 60 seconds.

Next week, we're focusing entirely on media database quality - location data, better coverage, more accurate emails, and faster enrichment.

We'll share what we ship.

— Elvis Sun, Founder at Medialyst