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- 2026-08can ai replace editors like me? — leeaboard.com"can ai replace editors like me?" — lee
- 2023-09im a writer persona turnevery"i'm a writer" persona turn
- 2025lex review: no proprietary technology others could easily replicateadopter.substack.comlex review: "no proprietary technology others could easily replicate"
- 2026-05after automation manifestoevery-s-manifesto-production.up.railway.app"after automation" manifesto
- 2026-01agent-native architectures (hn ~23 pts)every"agent-native architectures" (hn ~23 pts)
- 2023-02-08shipper as prompt-craft exemplartheatlantic.comshipper as prompt-craft exemplar
- 2020-07-21re-bundling the unbundled newsroomaxios"re-bundling the unbundled newsroom"; record signup week
- 2024-03the plug closes (post-bundle)blackenterprise.comthe plug closes (post-bundle)
- 2020-04-13bundle launcheverybundle launch; 60% off 24h promo; $15→$20/mo
- 2025claude code camp workshopseveryclaude code camp workshops
- 2020-11the diffs bundle-shrinkage critique quotedcolemanm.orgthe diff's bundle-shrinkage critique quoted
- 2026-02compound engineering frameworkeverycompound engineering framework
- 2021-03premium news-bundle demand doubts (era context)digiday.compremium news-bundle demand doubts (era context)
- 2025editorial ai guidelines/workflows posteveryeditorial ai guidelines/workflows post
- 2024software companies are media companies frameepicenter.to"software companies are media companies" frame
- 2026bs indicator audit: slogans1euroseo.com"bs indicator" audit: slogans; unlinked prestige citations
- 2026every back on substack for distributioneveryevery back on substack for distribution
- 2025-11extendable articleseveryextendable articles; "the religion of ramp"
- 2020-11praxis joinsfortelabs.compraxis joins; "super-bundle"
- 2022-10early lex review: ai writing market is as much of a gimmickfrancescod.medium.comearly lex review: "ai writing market is as much of a gimmick"
- 2020-11-15everything ≈ #10 paid substackguzey.comeverything ≈ #10 paid substack; est. $378k–648k/yr
- 2024-01-2080 pts/76chacker news80 pts/76c; heavy skeptic comments
- 2021-11-18how i got my brain back — 140 pts/133chacker news"how i got my brain back" — 140 pts/133c
- 2024-12-17cora on hn — 1 pthacker newscora on hn — 1 pt
- 2024-02-23gemini 1hacker newsgemini 1.5 review — 300 pts/288c
- 2023-01-16gpt-3 is the best journal — 213 pts/146chacker news"gpt-3 is the best journal" — 213 pts/146c; hostile+amazed mix
- 2021-02-10linkedins alternate universe — 448 ptshacker news"linkedin's alternate universe" — 448 pts
- 2021-10-01nft projects are just mlms — 817 pts/658chacker news"nft projects are just mlms" — 817 pts/658c
- 2021-07-17the blurred lines of parasocial relationships — 159 pts/65chacker news"the blurred lines of parasocial relationships" — 159 pts/65c
- 2024-06-19show hn spiral — ~3 ptshacker newsshow hn spiral — ~3 pts
- 2021-05-22working at a startup is overrated — 601 pts/413chacker news"working at a startup is overrated" — 601 pts/413c
- 2021-05-31caught in the study web — 107 ptshacker news"caught in the study web" — 107 pts
- 2026product rail: cora/spiral/sparkle/monologue/proof/plus oneeveryproduct rail: cora/spiral/sparkle/monologue/proof/plus one; "media and software company"
- 2025-08oshinsky reversalinboxcollective.comoshinsky reversal; ~80% of sparkle users are free readers
- 2024-08-19sparkle ai launcheverysparkle ai launch
- 2026bloomberg/stripe/a16z media-inside-product discoursetheloremi.combloomberg/stripe/a16z media-inside-product discourse
- 2021mocs crypto turneverymoc's crypto turn; li's late-era episode
- 2024-12re-bundling prediction (semafor ceo)nieman labre-bundling prediction (semafor ceo)
- 2026-04trustfnd indie-bundle experimentnieman labtrustfnd indie-bundle experiment
- 2020-08-29bundling trend (via archive)new york magazinebundling trend (via archive)
- 2021-09-01li jin it girl profilethe new york timesli jin "it girl" profile
- 2022-10-20are we past peak newsletter?the new york times"are we past peak newsletter?"
- 2022-05-26substack drops fundraisethe new york timessubstack drops fundraise
- 2020-07-08passion economics → means of creation w/ li jinevery"passion economics" → means of creation w/ li jin
- 2022-10-17lex ph pageproduct huntlex ph page; 4.67/5, 25 reviews
- 2024-08sparkle — #6 product of the dayproduct huntsparkle — #6 product of the day
- 2025-10spiral v3 — #9 day rankproduct huntspiral v3 — #9 day rank; ~181 pts; 5.0/4 reviews
- 2023-11how do you use chatgpt? launchevery"how do you use chatgpt?" launch; lavingia ep. 1
- 2025forte: shipper interviewrefactoring.fmforte: shipper interview; "multi-modal media company"; "ai writes 90% of code"
- 2023-10-29newsletter news item: kate lee hiresemafor"newsletter news" item: kate lee hire
- 2025-10six-engineer ai workflows posteverysix-engineer ai workflows post
- 2026-07-30alex heath: most ai-pilled ceosources.newsalex heath: "most ai-pilled ceo"
- 2020-01-23original sparkle (pre-ai), superorganizers perkeveryoriginal sparkle (pre-ai), superorganizers perk
- 2020-11substack everything! — skeptical bundle analysissubpub.substack.com"substack everything!" — skeptical bundle analysis
- 2026-05-22codex daily-drivertbpndigest.comcodex daily-driver; 4→30 employees
- 2021-03-18substack pro/advances backlash — era contexttechcrunchsubstack pro/advances backlash — era context
- 2021-10-19li jin → variant gptechcrunchli jin → variant gp
- 2026-09shipper on gpt-5the informationshipper on gpt-5.6 launch panel
- 2023-02-03yohei nakajima gpt-3 bots profileeveryyohei nakajima gpt-3 bots profile
- 2026fable 5 day-zero vibe checkeveryfable 5 day-zero vibe check; senior engineer benchmark 91/100
- 2026-07-24opus 5 mixed review — brilliant in flasheseveryopus 5 mixed review — "brilliant in flashes"
- 2022-08the newsletter boom is over (kafka)vox"the newsletter boom is over" (kafka)
- 2024-09-17rebrandeveryrebrand; ~4k paid; $60k mrr; >$3m total rev; 7 ftes
- 2020-08-26bundle as fatigue fixwiredbundle as fatigue fix; oshinsky skeptic quote
- 2023-02writing essays with aievery"writing essays with ai"; ~75k list; 8m impressions
- 2022-01baschez: 2021… was a hard year for meeverybaschez: "2021… was a hard year for me"
- 2023-11-15mypodcastdatamypodcastdataep.1 "buying a building with chatgpt" w/ sahil lavingia
- 2024-12republisheveryrepublish; bio still says "podcast how do you use chatgpt?" → rename timing
- 2020-10ask jerry announceeveryask jerry announce; lists full fall-2020 bundle roster
- 2021-01-26$600k figureaxios$600k figure; bundle origin "last april"; ~50% revenue share; marginal churn contribution
- undatedpost dates: studio 2024-10-16api.every.topost dates: studio 2024-10-16; consulting 2025-02-11; coo bio
- 2020-04-13superorganizers+divinations bundle announceeverysuperorganizers+divinations bundle announce; $15→$20/mo
- 2024-07-03spiral origin anecdoteeveryspiral origin anecdote; michael taylor columnist; kate lee sign-off
- undated18 investors inclcb insights18 investors incl. angels lenny rachitsky, li jin — secondary
- 2023-10nov 20–dec 19 cohorteverynov 20–dec 19 cohort; $2k/$1.3k; "90,000" audience
- 2026-01-26kieran: 100% ai-written prseverykieran: 100% ai-written prs; think week resurface
- 2026-02openclaw guideeveryopenclaw guide; cw to wednesdays; agents in discord/slack
- 2026codex daily-driver (dan + austin tedesco head of growth)everycodex daily-driver (dan + austin tedesco head of growth)
- 2025-02-04cora into bundleeverycora into bundle; waitlist 10k+; inference $25–35→<$5
- 2025-02cora origin: summer-2024 eir mvp-in-a-nighteverycora origin: summer-2024 eir mvp-in-a-night
- 2025-06-2610k waitlist→1k+ dauevery10k waitlist→1k+ dau; six-figure inference scare
- 2021-04-21cybernaut launcheverycybernaut launch; "11+ other newsletters"
- undatedlists calm fund, jun 2020 seed — unverifiedapp.dealroom.colists "calm fund, jun 2020" seed — unverified
- 2025-09q3 demo day lineupeveryq3 demo day lineup; monologue ios eos; katie parrott working overtime
- 2022-02evan goes full-timeeveryevan goes full-time; ~20k napkin math readers, 500k views
- 2025100k+ subs and millions in revenue at everyhow i make money writing"100k+ subs and millions in revenue" at every; solo economics
- 2025-02-10consulting armeveryconsulting arm; ~9mo quiet ops; nps>70; paradigm tool
- 2024-10-16studio launcheverystudio launch; 5 eirs; danny aziz gm spiral; $150k lavingia speed round
- 2024-10-16eir nameslinkedineir names; dorothy ren hir; 5-month ramp
- 2026consulting aha momentseveryconsulting "aha moments"; five open roles; eleanor warnock byline
- 2022-10nathans build/launch accounteverynathan's build/launch account; 25k signups/24h
- 2021-01-25rebrand announcement (news format)everyrebrand announcement (news format)
- 2023-10-30dans announcementlinkedindan's announcement
- 2023-10lex ~200k users, ~$3m raisedla business journallex ~200k users, ~$3m raised
- 2023-02lenny bot build posteverylenny bot build post; lenny's highest-traffic day
- 2023-023k users day 1every3k users day 1; ~2% d2 retention
- 2025-07-1715 peoplelenny's newsletter15 people; 7-figure revenue; $1m+ consulting; 100% ai-written code
- undatedevans post-every venturethe leverageevan's post-every venture; 4yrs at every, grew to 100k+ subs
- 2022-10sunday digest: were building a word processor… called lexeverysunday digest: "we're building a word processor… called lex"
- 2023-02-06lex still invite-gated feb 2023buttondownlex still invite-gated feb 2023
- 2022-10-16oa introducing lex! episodesnipdoa "introducing lex!" episode
- 2023-08-23nathans spinout/seed posteverynathan's spinout/seed post; true ventures' natasha sharma dm story
- 2023-01maximize your mind w/ chatgpt course: $2k/$1everymaximize your mind w/ chatgpt course: $2k/$1.2k eb, $700 async, $10k 1:1; feb 5–mar 8
- 2020-08-19means of creation (li jin + nathan) announcedeverymeans of creation (li jin + nathan) announced
- 2025-09-17pre-launch tractioneverypre-launch traction; naveen+gell w/ dan
- 2022-09-29every × muse perk (1yr free, $39everyevery × muse perk (1yr free, $39.99 value)
- 2020-06-21adam keeslings napkin math joinseveryadam keesling's napkin math joins; credits tori smith/paul smalera
- undatedfirst post 2020-05-29 (adam keesling)everyfirst post 2020-05-29 (adam keesling)
- 2022-10-16threadreaderappthreadreaderappnathan's archived tweet threads: lex launch (oct 16 2022), "ask lex" (oct 31 2022), spinout announcement (aug 23 2023)
- 2026100,000 builders taglinenew economies"100,000 builders" tagline; "4-year flatline 2020–2024" claim
- 2025-05-0712 fte+30 freelancersnewsmachines12 fte+30 freelancers; ~5% conversion; ~100k list (phrased ambiguously)
- 2025-11ios reading app in a week, zero code, dictated via monologueeveryios reading app in a week, zero code, dictated via monologue
- 2022-07-25oa podcast launcheveryoa podcast launch
- 2023-08-23lex ai, incprnewswirelex ai, inc. press release; "spun out of… every media"
- undatedcurrent suite: spiral/cora/sparkle/monologue + eir pipelineeverycurrent suite: spiral/cora/sparkle/monologue + eir pipeline
- 2025swift rebuild account (referenced)everyswift rebuild account (referenced)
- 2026-04-14agent-native rebuildeveryagent-native rebuild; opus 4.6/haiku 4.5; claude code sdk
- 2025-10-02sparkle search betaeverysparkle search beta; >10k users; six-figure revenue; yash poojary gm; nightclub 9
- 2024-08-14sparkle ai launcheverysparkle ai launch; gell+ezpeleta; gpt-4 filenames; bundle $20/$200
- 2020-01-23sparkle v1 launch posteverysparkle v1 launch post; also reveals "thinker"; every.to domain already in use
- 2024-07-183k users/16k runs/1every3k users/16k runs/1.2k spirals in 4 wks
- 2024-11spiral v2everyspiral v2; sonnet 3.5; $15/seat; 200+ spirals
- undatedstudio positioningeverystudio positioning; eir pitch
- undated$30/mo, $288/yr, 30-day trialevery$30/mo, $288/yr, 30-day trial; "between jobs" 3-month offer
- 2020-06-07substack-built merge into everythingeverysubstack-built merge into "everything"; ~100 paywalled posts
- 2023-08-23tc coveragetechcrunchtc coverage; nights-and-weekends fall 2022 build; 25k day-1 signups
- 2023-07knowledge-orchestration thesiseveryknowledge-orchestration thesis; sept 5 chatbot cohort ($1.3k eb)
- 2020-10-14the long conversation live show w/ rachel jepsen, first ep 2020-10-16everythe long conversation live show w/ rachel jepsen, first ep 2020-10-16
- 202575,000+ subscribersvelagao"75,000+ subscribers"; studio ~6mo old at writing; lex 25k launch signups
- 2025-10-20claude code mobile early accesseveryclaude code mobile early access; claude code camp nov 19 ($1k eb)
- 2021-01-22coming soon capture pre-launchwayback machine"coming soon" capture pre-launch
- 2021-12-2640k+ subswayback machine40k+ subs; full 13-publication roster; $1/2wk trial; ©2021 every media, inc.
- 2024-09-22team snapshot ~13 nameswayback machineteam snapshot ~13 names
- 2024-08course curriculum = chatgpt→claude→lex→spiral toolchaineverycourse curriculum = chatgpt→claude→lex→spiral toolchain; $1.6k/$1.3k (landing page dated 2024-08-27: every.to/p/course-how-to-write-with-ai)
- 2024-12~$900k/yrbusiness insider~$900k/yr; $1k×4 founders
- 2024-02profitable at 6 monthsnieman labprofitable at 6 months; $100/yr
- 2021quotes baschez bundle demand testabhinav kejriwalquotes baschez bundle demand test
- 2026superhuman 1creativeainews.comsuperhuman 1.5m; neuron 550k; beehiiv ~$30m rev mid-2025
- 2025guests: kelly, dwarkesh, hoffman, cowen, perell, tossell, steph smitheveryguests: kelly, dwarkesh, hoffman, cowen, perell, tossell, steph smith
- undatedkevin ryan 2007linkedinkevin ryan 2007; companies raised >$2b
- 202615 newslettersthe ankler15 newsletters; profitable since yr 1; left substack for passport (automattic×thompson)
- 2020-04contemporaneous bundle coverageari lewiscontemporaneous bundle coverage; "substack planning bundling" claim
- 20264→30 employeesapple podcasts4→30 employees; "hit an agent or a human" in slack; after automation
- 2025-12-05~$5m 2025 ad revaxios~$5m 2025 ad rev; no outside investors; $15m 2026 target; abruscato hire
- 2026-01-07shipper: infinite vibe coding machineaxiosshipper: "infinite vibe coding machine"; 1 eng = 4–5×
- 2023-04-27paid cross-recommendation marketplaceproduct.beehiiv.compaid cross-recommendation marketplace
- 202515m+ recommendationsproduct.beehiiv.com15m+ recommendations; 60k+ publishers; unified recs+boosts
- 2024-04-30$33m neatechcrunch$33m nea; founded by morning brew growth team; ~$225m val reported (getlatka)
- 2026-03-30bens bites ~120kaiforautomation.ioben's bites ~120k; builder audience; a16z scouting
- undated2007seedlist2007; builder+investor; camp cohorts; $66m fund iii (agents, jul 2025)
- 2022-08-08substack pulled advancesbusiness insidersubstack pulled advances; bulletin froze; cooling
- 2026~150k subsnewsletterinsights.io~150k subs; ~9k paid est. [estimates — treat as reported]
- 2024bundle of substacks under one umbrellanewsletter.brxnd.ai"bundle of substacks under one umbrella"; lex origin story
- 2024-10-28private equity for the app store generationbloomberg"private equity for the app store generation"
- 2024-09-08wetransfer dealreuterswetransfer deal; 75% cuts; $2.55b val
- 2020-04-13everything bundle launcheveryeverything bundle launch; $15/mo vs $35 separate; substack bundling "not technically supported"
- 2020baschez bundle magic: demand-curve logic, spotify vs substackmyhubbaschez "bundle magic": demand-curve logic, spotify vs substack
- 2022rebundlingstratecheryrebundling; barksdale pendulum
- undatedscreen-share demo formatchatprdscreen-share demo format
- 2012-07-08canonical bundling economicschris dixoncanonical bundling economics
- 2025chatprd: 100k+ pms, six-figure rev, solo + 9 agentscursive.mediachatprd: 100k+ pms, six-figure rev, solo + 9 agents; thanksgiving-weekend build
- 2024mckenzie×hobart: the levine/diff/bam/rubinstein cohortcomplexsystemspodcast.commckenzie×hobart: the levine/diff/bam/rubinstein cohort; boom via stripe press
- 2017hundreds, someday thousandscsisoftware.com"hundreds, someday thousands"; vms playbook
- undatedcora marketing: briefs, drafting in your voicecora.computercora marketing: briefs, drafting in your voice; google verified/casa
- 2026-03-26plus one connects cora/spiral/prooflinkedinplus one connects cora/spiral/proof; "parallel org chart of ai coworkers"
- 2025defectordefector$4.65m rev; ~40k+ paid; "tough sledding" on new subs
- 2025$5–10m revadweek$5–10m rev; ~45k paid; 80% subs
- 2023~40k paidtherebooting.substack.com~40k paid; 17% free→paid conversion; left substack
- undated~387k subssubstack~387k subs; ~#3 finance; anon operator
- 2025newsletter bundles dont workelysian"newsletter bundles don't work"; armstrong exit; attribution problem
- 2022-11-16evernote ~$100m recurring revenue at saleevernote.comevernote ~$100m recurring revenue at sale
- 2026plus ones more frustration than efficiencyeveryplus ones "more frustration than efficiency"; openclaw unstable; eyeing claude managed agents; katie parrott/r2-c2 details
- undatedcurrent product listhelp.every.tocurrent product list; "practitioners who build with ai daily"
- undated50% rev shareevery50% rev share; list portability on exit
- undatedcybernaut lead apr 2021–mar 2023linkedincybernaut lead apr 2021–mar 2023; every 20–30 employees (+40% yoy)
- 2026oct 2024 startfast companyoct 2024 start; 130k+ concurrent; x-native
- 2025-10-06~$150m reportedcnbc~$150m reported; 1.5m subs/170k+ paid
- 2025-10-06paramount acquires free pressir.paramount.comparamount acquires free press; weiss→cbs eic
- 2025-04andreessen media company that monetizes via investingthefreshsalmon.comandreessen "media company that monetizes via investing"; turpentine acquisition
- 2025-11-10$68m b at $2techcrunch$68m b at $2.1b; $100m arr; ~50 staff; 70m users
- undatedoct 2003wikipediaoct 2003; network of blogs; $48.7m rev 2015
- 2022-07-21thegeneralist.substack.comthegeneralist.substack.com$12.25m fund off the generalist (132k+ subs)
- 2017-01cable bundle economicsstratecherycable bundle economics; four jobs unbundled
- undatedefounders→hexa studio model (2011)hexaefounders→hexa studio model (2011)
- 2021-02-03hubspot→the hustle ~$27maxioshubspot→the hustle ~$27m
- 2017-04-11stripe buys media/community for founderstechcrunchstripe buys media/community for founders
- 2013-12-04$39/$399allthingsd$39/$399; no ads; subscription-first b2b
- undateddec 2013wikipediadec 2013; ~60 employees; "next wsj" ambition
- 2023every ~75k readers (2023)jimruttshow.blubrry.netevery ~75k readers (2023); firefly→pega bio
- undatedpatio11 bio: software cos→stripe→bits about moneypatrick mckenziepatio11 bio: software cos→stripe→bits about money
- 2025-02-02vibe coding coinage (archived: https://archivex"vibe coding" coinage (archived: https://archive.ph/ynsta)
- undatednewsletter 2022/podcast 2023latent spacenewsletter 2022/podcast 2023; 200k+ subs/10m across channels
- 2025consulting ~$1–2mleanboat.ioconsulting ~$1–2m; memory-layer reading of master plan ii
- 2025-04-21how i ai = first addition to lennys podcast networklenny's newsletterhow i ai = first addition to lenny's podcast network; vo host
- 2026businessabc.netbusinessabc.net1.2m+ subs; 30k-person slack community; summit
- 2025-04-27the leverage first editionthe leveragethe leverage first edition; mercury sponsor
- 2025-04-23armstrong leaves every, launches the leveragetalkingbiznews.comarmstrong leaves every, launches the leverage
- 2024-01-31$50m→shutdown <1 yrthe new york times$50m→shutdown <1 yr; ~$38m burned/$3m made
- 2025-04-16term definition/spreadtechnologyreview.comterm definition/spread
- 2020-10-29~$75m valaxios~$75m val; $20m rev/$6m profit; 2.5m subs
- undatedolark #2 → ga → hardbound → substack first employee/vp productlinkedinolark #2 → ga → hardbound → substack first employee/vp product
- 2021evans quotenewcomer.coevans quote; chokshi hire; a16z media machine
- 2026$87k/mo sponsorsthe new yorker$87k/mo sponsors; 29 sponsors; nyse deal; ~10 staff
- 2023$30m fund iiinot boring$30m fund iii; "newsletter is our greatest competitive advantage"
- 2021$8m fund i (deployed $9not boring$8m fund i (deployed $9.9m in ~6 mo); memo-as-deck
- 2021barksdale quotentkrisbarksdale quote; dixon+thompson synthesis
- 2021-12-14min joins as ceo/co-ownerthe new york timesmin joins as ceo/co-owner; ankler media
- 2025associated pressassociated press12.33m subs; ~half on $30 bundle; games 11.2b plays 2025
- 2025news-only 21% of subsinma.orgnews-only 21% of subs; bundle climb; games retention
- 2021-04-14vanity fair for the substack erathe new york times"vanity fair for the substack era"; rev-share
- 2022-05-04wordle low seven figures→tens of millions of usersaxioswordle "low seven figures"→tens of millions of users; athletic enters bundle
- 2026-04-02openai acquires tbpnopenaiopenai acquires tbpn; strategy org under lehane; editorial independence
- 2023news-bundle skepticismsimon owensnews-bundle skepticism; apple news+ evidence
- 2021thompson built passportstratecherythompson built passport; "enterprise software for creators"
- undatedentitlement-based subspassportentitlement-based subs; stratechery+plus runs on it
- 2025kate lee copy-edit agent (30k edits)platformerkate lee copy-edit agent (30k edits); vibe checks via early model access
- 2024-02-05platformer left substackthe vergeplatformer left substack; ~2–3 staff
- 2020-09newton leaves vergeplatformernewton leaves verge; oct 5, 2020 launch
- undatedplus one definitionhelp.every.toplus one definition
- undated>1m readersnewsletter.pragmaticengineer.com>1m readers; $15/$150; enterprise seats
- 2023~$10m rev targetpress gazette~$10m rev target; 74k subs; substack invested
- 2016-12-01ph→angellist ~$20mtechcrunchph→angellist ~$20m; hoover+bashaw/baschez first build
- 2026proof originapple podcastsproof origin; purple=ai/green=human; open source; r2-c2
- 2021-08-04$7m series a (40 north+tpg)axios$7m series a (40 north+tpg); founding-partner equity
- 2021-09-12writers as ownerspuckwriters as owners; four power corridors
- 2020-02-05spotify acquires the ringerbusinesswire.comspotify acquires the ringer; 30+ pods; ~90 staff
- undated~$195m + $55m earnoutwikipedia~$195m + $55m earnout; grantland lineage
- 20262m+ subsreadless.app2m+ subs; ~$7m projected ad rev; rundown university $84/mo
- undated2003wikipedia2003; 300+ communities; vox rebrand; penske consolidation 2026
- 2024-07-02shell game s1 voice-clonesemaforshell game s1 voice-clone
- 2022bundle adds sharp chinastratecherybundle adds sharp china; $15/$150 pricing
- undatedratliffshellgame.coratliff; s2 = hurumoai (5 ai employees); best-of-2024 lists
- 2024-10~18k paidbusiness insider~18k paid; >$1.4m gross; wife as me
- 2024y3 revenue +15%slow boringy3 revenue +15%
- 2026solo-founder-as-agents detailsolofounders.comsolo-founder-as-agents detail; 50k x followers
- 2021-03-22substack as toolstratecherysubstack as tool; sovereign-writer critique incl. free-riding on reporters
- 2024-06-18spiral launcheveryspiral launch; claude; internal use cases
- 2025startup founder storiesstartup founder stories$1.2m arr sept 2025; 15% mom growth; audience-as-launch-channel framing
- 2022-09-20stratechery plus launchstratecherystratechery plus launch; $12/$120; dithering+sharp tech bundled
- 2020-08~4,500 payingnieman lab~4,500 paying; gawker north star
- 2023-06sold to outvoice (six figures)objectivejournalism.orgsold to outvoice (six figures); collective economics reality-check
- 2022network driving 40% free/12% paid subssubstacknetwork driving 40% free/12% paid subs; lenny 78%/11% via recs
- 2022-04-12recommendations launchsubstackrecommendations launch
- 202450% new subs / 25% paid via networksubstack50% new subs / 25% paid via network; >3m paid subs then
- 2025-07-17$100m at $1reuters$100m at $1.1b; 5m paid subs (mar 2025)
- 2025-05-22shipper on tbpn: $700k raised 2020tbpndigest.comshipper on tbpn: $700k raised 2020; incubations as separate llcs; writing stays core
- 2026-04-02editorial independence covenanttbpn.substack.com"editorial independence covenant"
- 2026-04-02first openai media acquisitiontechcrunchfirst openai media acquisition; >$30m 2026 track; ads wound down
- 2025$840 of value in bundle claimtechbear.substack.com"$840 of value" in bundle claim; newsletter-as-funnel
- 2020-12~30 businessesbusiness insider~30 businesses; ceo-delegation model
- 2024-07-30tiny publicbloombergtiny public; ackman-backed; $300m+ firm
- 2017wilkinsons holdco manifestoawilkinson.medium.comwilkinson's holdco manifesto; dribbble first deal
- undatedportfolio of small betsdvassallo.com"portfolio of small bets"; small bets
- 2021left $500k amazon job 2019indie hackersleft $500k amazon job 2019; $570k in two years
- 2023a16z media/platform historythe vergea16z media/platform history
- 2025cora didnt stick for reviewer — rare critical notethe vergecora "didn't stick" for reviewer — rare critical note
- 2017-01-1710m+ uniques peak monthsforbes10m+ uniques peak months
- undated2013wikipedia2013; urban+finn; single-author
- undatedsept 2003wikiwand.comsept 2003; aol oct 2005 ~$25m
- 2025agent-startup-as-journalismwiredagent-startup-as-journalism
- 20215 months post-relaunch: $700k+ revenue, ~40k readersevery5 months post-relaunch: $700k+ revenue, ~40k readers
- 2022-09-26schiffer joins as me (left jan 2025 per linkedin)platformerschiffer joins as me (left jan 2025 per linkedin)
- undatedfounded in 2020every"founded in 2020"; media+software+courses+consulting
- 2012first post feb 26, 2011dan shipperfirst post feb 26, 2011; 83 posts/yr
- 2026-05-21more human work to do than everevery"more human work to do than ever"
- 2026-08-18100 thinkers call their shotevery100 thinkers call their shot
- 2026-01-09features written in english, not codeeveryfeatures "written in english, not code"
- 2022-11-10cost of intelligence toward zero verbatimevery"cost of intelligence toward zero" verbatim
- undatedfirefly cofounders inclai.engineerfirefly cofounders incl. patrick leahy; apr 2020 merger framing
- 2026-07-14$9,000 in ai tools bundleevery$9,000 in ai tools bundle
- 2024-01-18makers→managerseverymakers→managers; model managers; course promo
- 2021tanay jaipuria crypto column in bundleeverytanay jaipuria crypto column in bundle
- 2020bundle ownership structure in dans wordsa media operatorbundle ownership structure in dan's words
- undatedcontinua ai seed apr 2023tracxncontinua ai seed apr 2023
- 2025katie parrott quoteblog.annabyang.comkatie parrott quote
- undatedformat: screen-shared chats + live experimentsapple podcastsformat: screen-shared chats + live experiments
- 2010109 posts… building and selling a startup from a dorm room, in publicdan shipper"109 posts… building and selling a startup from a dorm room, in public"
- 2026-08-17my sister arielle… head of operationslinkedin"my sister arielle… head of operations"
- 2026sister dynamiceverysister dynamic; openai spend +230%
- undatedinvesting… more than eight yearsaskforfunding.com"investing… more than eight years"
- 2025-11-17ex-substack biz-dev headeveryex-substack biz-dev head
- undated2025–26 essay/podcast/vibe-check streamevery2025–26 essay/podcast/vibe-check stream
- undatedfirst post aug 5, 2019everyfirst post aug 5, 2019; talk therapy eps
- undatedessay catalog + dateseveryessay catalog + dates
- 2012-05-21age 20, philosophy major, princeton nj, wheremyfriendsbe 40kbusiness insiderage 20, philosophy major, princeton nj, wheremyfriendsbe 40k
- 2013-07-30firefly $20k dorm room fundbusiness insiderfirefly $20k dorm room fund; 6,000 customers
- 2014-06-09graduated may 18, flew to boston to closebusiness insidergraduated may 18, flew to boston to close
- 2021-01substack exit coveragebusiness insidersubstack exit coverage
- 2013coding since i was 10dan shipper"coding since i was 10"; 6-figure firefly
- 2020$15→$20/mo bundle hack on substackevery$15→$20/mo bundle hack on substack
- 2020~200 new subs, +28% in a weekevery~200 new subs, +28% in a week
- 2026-03-26openclaw guide (w/ willie williams)everyopenclaw guide (w/ willie williams)
- 2025-12-11teams that dont write codeevery"teams that don't write code"
- 2026every is half agent now (gell+williams)every"every is half agent now" (gell+williams)
- 2025$15/mo publicevery$15/mo public
- 2024-12-17cora incubationeverycora incubation
- 2026people speak acquihirecreatorspotlight.compeople speak acquihire; ~30k leverage subs in 6 months
- 2021fadeke adegbuyis internet-culture newslettereveryfadeke adegbuyi's internet-culture newsletter
- 2026product list + writing archive pointerdan shipperproduct list + writing archive pointer
- 2026co-founder and ceo of every… writing online since 2010dan shipper"co-founder and ceo of every… writing online since 2010"
- 2019hardbound/gimlet/ga/product hunt bioeveryhardbound/gimlet/ga/product hunt bio
- undatedpolegs every presence (bio via https://wwweverypoleg's every presence (bio via https://www.drorpoleg.com/dror-poleg/)
- undatedeconomic historiandrorpoleg.comeconomic historian; rethinking real estate
- undatedwas a lead writer… napkin math (past tense)every"was a lead writer… napkin math" (past tense)
- 2021published his contracteverypublished his contract; "fellow bundle writer fadeke"
- 2025-04-22dan intro verbatimeverydan intro verbatim; ~500k words; equity holder
- undatedapr 2021–apr 2025linkedinapr 2021–apr 2025; the leverage apr 2025–
- undated~46 people listedlinkedin~46 people listed; exec list incl. brooker belcourt
- undatedolder team state (danny aziz gm spiraleverytang.comolder team state (danny aziz gm spiral; yash gm sparkle)
- 2022-02-12note-taking pain quoteeverynote-taking pain quote
- 2025-05co-leads confirmedfinsmesco-leads confirmed
- 2015-01-28$11k first 10 monthsreview.firstround.com$11k first 10 months; "multiple millions"; punctuated equilibrium
- 2011high-school app revenue, spent it alldan shipperhigh-school app revenue, spent it all
- 2023first eireveryfirst eir; clyde $50m/100 people; covergenius mar 2023
- undatedclyde jan 2017–jan 2024linkedinclyde jan 2017–jan 2024; cover genius acq.
- 2020first ep aug 14, 2020 w/ adam davidsonhackernoon.comfirst ep aug 14, 2020 w/ adam davidson
- 2021-01-25writer collectiveeverywriter collective; bedrock pre-seed; left substack
- 2024automates 80 percent of repetitive writingevery"automates 80 percent of repetitive writing"; began as dan's april claude realization
- 2023-10-30eic+gmeveryeic+gm; ex-stripe press/medium; semafor coverage
- 2026-03-19kates ai & i episodelinkedinkate's ai & i episode
- 2025defense against the dark arts churn quoteevery"defense against the dark arts" churn quote
- 2025-10-23alex duffy/good start labs on ai & ilinkedinalex duffy/good start labs on ai & i
- undatedfounding team oct 2019–feb 2021… backed by bedrock capitallinkedin"founding team oct 2019–feb 2021… backed by bedrock capital"
- 2020eskildsens readwise/anki/zettelkasten system (highlights via kaas mirror)superorganizers.substack.comeskildsen's readwise/anki/zettelkasten system (highlights via kaas mirror)
- 2024went super viral… one of our first really, really big articlesevery"went super viral… one of our first really, really big articles"
- 2025-07-17hidden secret desire quotelennysvault.com"hidden secret desire" quote; 15 employees
- 2026~30 peoplelenny's newsletter~30 people; "ride the models"; fde > all
- 2025dans hot take + meeting-recordings quotelenny's newsletterdan's hot take + meeting-recordings quote
- 2021everything→everyeveryeverything→every; 8 newsletters; li jin/forte/eliason/colonna/dorsey
- 2012bio: programmer, entrepreneur, and writer from princeton, new jerseylifehackerbio: "programmer, entrepreneur, and writer from princeton, new jersey"
- undatedprehype eir 2018–20linkedinprehype eir 2018–20; pega 2014–16; angel list verbatim
- undatedsince nov 15, 2023listen notessince nov 15, 2023; ~118 eps
- 2020$200/yr, $20/molistenupih.com$200/yr, $20/mo; $10k mrr incorporation point
- 2025founders best friendevery"founder's best friend"
- 2024kate/evan/brandon hireseverykate/evan/brandon hires; writing-as-core-process quote
- 2025-09-2615 fteevery15 fte; $1.2m arr; core loop verbatim; "ecosystems are the edge"
- 2023-05-04de-risked content taxonomyeveryde-risked content taxonomy; lucas's gpt-4 app; seeds spiral
- 2025nj childhood, megasoft, $2m round, $1m arr jun 2025, brooklyn office, 14 staffmercurynj childhood, megasoft, $2m round, $1m arr jun 2025, brooklyn office, 14 staff
- 2013mancrosoft/doorsmixergymancrosoft/doors; dad's cemetery business; findit app
- 2025naveen/monologue weekend buildmixergynaveen/monologue weekend build
- 2020means of creation w/ li jineverymeans of creation w/ li jin
- 2021moc moved into a place of its owneverymoc "moved into a place of its own"
- 2025-09-16naveen naidu gmeverynaveen naidu gm
- undatedall access ep: codex campaign built in 10 min → $25k revenuemoon fmall access ep: codex campaign built in 10 min → $25k revenue
- 2021adam→evaneveryadam→evan; evan's jhu master's
- 2020keesling launch in bundleeverykeesling launch in bundle
- undatedcofounder and ceo of lex… first employee at substack, co-created product huntevery"cofounder and ceo of lex… first employee at substack, co-created product hunt"
- 2019maker mag sold 2019, buyer undisclosednesslabs.commaker mag sold 2019, buyer undisclosed
- 2026proof viral/broketheneuron.aiproof viral/broke; ~25 people; krieger cites agent-native
- 2024~4,000 paid subsevery~4,000 paid subs; $60k mrr; >$3m lifetime; column lineup
- 2025cites dan on learn-to-code-with-aieverycites dan on learn-to-code-with-ai
- 2020-05packy on the bundle: bundles worknot boringpacky on the bundle: "bundles work"
- 2025-05-21$25m valuationthe new york times$25m valuation
- 2023-09-07im a writerevery"i'm a writer"; megasoft origin verbatim
- 2026-01-16claude code is in pole positionevery"claude code is in pole position"
- 2024-08-07ai & i name in use by thenlinkedinai & i name in use by then
- 2024-08ai & i epeveryai & i ep. 29
- 2026-03-26slack agentseveryslack agents
- 2024dan×brandon origin storieseverydan×brandon origin stories; ie8 pain; $20k total raised for firefly
- 2024-11-27dannys $200k salaryeverydanny's $200k salary; <10 fte; "we write, and then we build"
- 2026-03-11agent-native doc editoreveryagent-native doc editor
- 2017post-pega travelquartzpost-pega travel; "how to make recess last forever" novella
- 2017quartz byline proofquartzquartz byline proof
- 2025-05-21everyevery$2m; hoffman+startingline; walleye's england; "sip seed"
- 2020nathan baschez bio detailsdaniel scrivnernathan baschez bio details
- 2014closed jul 1, 2014secclosed jul 1, 2014; **$2.5m cash**
- 2014-06-09pega–profeatable agreementsecpega–profeatable agreement; shipper quote
- 2025book part 3everybook part 3; claude code workshop promo
- 2025-10-24book part 4everybook part 4
- 2025-10-03book announcement, part 1everybook announcement, part 1
- 2025danny azizs storyeverydanny aziz's story
- 2023-08-22lex spinouteverylex spinout; nathan ceo; $2.75m true ventures; wayside/thanksgiving narrative
- 2025-10-21danny aziz solo-engineer buildeverydanny aziz solo-engineer build; $25/mo standalone
- 2025claimed investors inclstartup introsclaimed investors incl. lecun, wilke, greylock, ai fund, aix [reported]
- 2011getitbackthe startup projectgetitback; yc invite; readstream in two days
- 2020investing… startup incubator… four drafts of a novel… fall of 2019every"investing… startup incubator… four drafts of a novel… fall of 2019"
- 2020dan+nathan build-in-public podeverydan+nathan build-in-public pod; chris bosh's the last chip
- 2011-04-21zhao/mehta/shippertechcrunchzhao/mehta/shipper; pennmatch hack; grim tweeper
- 2026-09full current rostereveryfull current roster
- 2014-06-09first dorm room fund investmenttechcrunchfirst dorm room fund investment; bootstrapped
- 2014-06customers incltechnical.lycustomers incl. state of washington; shipper 22
- 2026-08-13conferenceeveryconference
- 2021rachel jepseneveryrachel jepsen; craft-of-writing pod/newsletter
- 2025-10-31book-series finaleeverybook-series finale
- 2023-12-13original name how do you use chatgpt? (epshare.transistor.fmoriginal name "how do you use chatgpt?" (ep. 3 linus lee)
- 2026-03-20proof postmortemeveryproof postmortem
- undatednj→penn philosophy framingyespress.ionj→penn philosophy framing; blackberry app details
- 2026~500k words at everyyespress.io~500k words at every; leverage launch
- undated~25 peopleyespress.io~25 people; "built by ai" characterization
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