Newsletter Research

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  • Matthew Yglesias
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  • Cold Takes (Holden Karnofsky)
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  • Morning Brew
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  • Not just bikes
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- urban design
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- details
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	- youtube 320k subs
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  • Linking your thinking
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- personal knowledge management advice
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- details
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	- https://www.linkingyourthinking.com
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	- expensive workshops
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  • Experimental Learning
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- rational approach to human learning
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- details
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	- slowly growing
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	- twitter (300 followers)
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	- youtube (600 subs)
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  • Basak
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- parenting advice
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- details
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	- example of a growing property
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	- twitter (2.5k)
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	- ebooks
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	- youtube (60 subs)
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  • Offhand Disney
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- silly disney parks fan
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- details
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	- youtube (265k subs) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC68lcOoPo7lIvGCkGDd2Z-g
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	- twitter (20k followers)
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  • DSNY Newscast
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- disney parks news
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- details
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	- youtube (160k subscribers) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRH49DSFyl8oPwsiHyZ9O0g
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	- twitter(16k)
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	- patreon https://www.patreon.com/DSNYNewscast
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  • Future Perfect
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- ethics @ vox
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- details
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	- articles
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	- dylan matthews, kelsey piper, sigal samuel
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	- twice a week newsletter
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  • Allen Zhou
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- "consumerist monk", money, productivity, technoloyg, etc
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- details
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	- friend from work
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	- youtube (2k subscribers https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQbHHzm__beruUQLuq7LeWw/featured)
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		- almost weekly uploads
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		- seeing consistent growth
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  • Akash Thakkar
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- video game sound designer
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- details
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	- free online courses
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	- weekly newsletter with advice, podcast links, etc
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	- podcast
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  • Farnam Street Blog
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- "Every Sunday we share timeless insights and ideas that you can use at work and home."
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- details
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	- team of 5
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	- newsletter
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	- podcast
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	- paid membership
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  • Kevin Simler
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- blog about miscellanea (technology, psychology, etc)
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- details
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	- twitter (22k followers) https://twitter.com/kevinsimler
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  • Daily good
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- news that inspires
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- details
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	- looks like an old website https://www.dailygood.org/
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	- ~9 volunteers
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	- twitter (38k followers)
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  • Longreads
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- website "helping people find and share the best storytelling in the world"
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- details
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	- 5 person team
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	- takes submissions
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	- https://longreads.com/
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	- premium membership
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	- store
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	- owned by Automattic (makers of wordpress)
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  • Swyx (SHAWN WANG)
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- individual writing and selling content about technology
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- details
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	- $ book https://learninpublic.org
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	- blog / newsletter https://www.swyx.io
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	- **curated podcast** https://www.swyx.io
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	- $ courses on https://egghead.io
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	- twitter (36k followers) https://twitter.com/swyx
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  • Joschua
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- individual who writes public notes, interested in studying the bible
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- details
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	- public notes: https://joschuasgarden.com
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	- twitter (50 followers): https://twitter.com/selfire1
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	- newsletter, convertkit
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	- revenue:
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		- buy coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/joschua
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  • Devon Zuegel
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- individual who writes and cares about technology, urban planning
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- details
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	- website: https://devonzuegel.com
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	- twitter: 43k subscribers, https://twitter.com/devonzuegel
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	- substack newsletter: https://vonzu.substack.com
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	- podcast
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	- revenue, not much it seems
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		- github sponsors: https://github.com/sponsors/devonzuegel
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  • Partially examined life
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- discussions about philosophy
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- details
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	- website (with merch): https://partiallyexaminedlife.com
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	- podcast ($5 / month on apple podcasts, youtube 50k subscribers)
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	- twitter(23k followers)
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	- mailing list
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  • Ali Abdaal
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- doctor turned productivity guru
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- details
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	- website: https://aliabdaal.com
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	- youtube: (huge, 2M subscribes) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoOae5nYA7VqaXzerajD0lg
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	- courses on skillshare
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	- custom course https://academy.aliabdaal.com
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	- mailing list: "Every Sunday I share actionable productivity tips, practical life advice, and high-quality insights from across the web, directly to your inbox."
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	- podcast
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	- breakdown of his income: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTTp5A-rSdc
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