Ideas

Examples

• Matthew Yglesias

• Cold Takes (Holden Karnofsky)

• Morning Brew

• Not just bikes

- urban design

- details

	- youtube 320k subs

• Linking your thinking

- personal knowledge management advice

- details

	- https://www.linkingyourthinking.com

	- expensive workshops

• Experimental Learning

- rational approach to human learning

- details

	- slowly growing

	- twitter (300 followers)

	- youtube (600 subs)

• Basak

- parenting advice

- details

	- example of a growing property

	- twitter (2.5k)

	- ebooks

	- youtube (60 subs)

• Offhand Disney

- silly disney parks fan

- details

	- youtube (265k subs) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC68lcOoPo7lIvGCkGDd2Z-g

	- twitter (20k followers)

• DSNY Newscast

- disney parks news

- details

	- youtube (160k subscribers) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRH49DSFyl8oPwsiHyZ9O0g

	- twitter(16k)

	- patreon https://www.patreon.com/DSNYNewscast

• Future Perfect

- ethics @ vox

- details

	- articles

	- dylan matthews, kelsey piper, sigal samuel

	- twice a week newsletter

• Allen Zhou

- "consumerist monk", money, productivity, technoloyg, etc

- details

	- friend from work

	- youtube (2k subscribers https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQbHHzm__beruUQLuq7LeWw/featured)

		- almost weekly uploads

		- seeing consistent growth

• Akash Thakkar

- video game sound designer

- details

	- free online courses

	- weekly newsletter with advice, podcast links, etc

	- podcast

• Farnam Street Blog

- "Every Sunday we share timeless insights and ideas that you can use at work and home."

- details

	- team of 5

	- newsletter

	- podcast

	- paid membership

• Kevin Simler

- blog about miscellanea (technology, psychology, etc)

- details

	- twitter (22k followers) https://twitter.com/kevinsimler

• Daily good

- news that inspires

- details

	- looks like an old website https://www.dailygood.org/

	- ~9 volunteers

	- twitter (38k followers)

• Longreads

- website "helping people find and share the best storytelling in the world"

- details

	- 5 person team

	- takes submissions

	- https://longreads.com/

	- premium membership

	- store

	- owned by Automattic (makers of wordpress)

• Swyx (SHAWN WANG)

- individual writing and selling content about technology

- details

	- $ book https://learninpublic.org

	- blog / newsletter https://www.swyx.io

	- **curated podcast** https://www.swyx.io

	- $ courses on https://egghead.io

	- twitter (36k followers) https://twitter.com/swyx

• Joschua

- individual who writes public notes, interested in studying the bible

- details

	- public notes: https://joschuasgarden.com

	- twitter (50 followers): https://twitter.com/selfire1

	- newsletter, convertkit

	- revenue:

		- buy coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/joschua

• Devon Zuegel

- individual who writes and cares about technology, urban planning

- details

	- website: https://devonzuegel.com

	- twitter: 43k subscribers, https://twitter.com/devonzuegel

	- substack newsletter: https://vonzu.substack.com

	- podcast

	- revenue, not much it seems

		- github sponsors: https://github.com/sponsors/devonzuegel

• Partially examined life

- discussions about philosophy

- details

	- website (with merch): https://partiallyexaminedlife.com

	- podcast ($5 / month on apple podcasts, youtube 50k subscribers)

	- twitter(23k followers)

	- mailing list

• Ali Abdaal

- doctor turned productivity guru

- details

	- website: https://aliabdaal.com

	- youtube: (huge, 2M subscribes) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoOae5nYA7VqaXzerajD0lg

	- courses on skillshare

	- custom course https://academy.aliabdaal.com

	- mailing list: "Every Sunday I share actionable productivity tips, practical life advice, and high-quality insights from across the web, directly to your inbox."

	- podcast

	- breakdown of his income: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTTp5A-rSdc