Newsletters on Business & Strategy

Seedtable is a weekly newsletter on European tech. Seedtable newsletter hosts authentic analysis of technology and its impact on society. Gonz Sanchez provides a different approach - he is opinionated, honest, and goes straight to the point, leaving some ‘fuck’s’ and typos along the way. Seedtable contains 2,000+ words of deep dives, interviews, short and insightful 5 min reports on a complex topic, and a ‘one thing you can’t miss’ section. Gonz Sanches writes about markets, companies, and venture capital covering topics from COVID-19 effects on European tech and diversity to Femtech and engineering as a moat. Subscribe and take a step further to understand the big picture of European tech.

Analysis of the strategy and business side of technology and media, and the impact of technology on society. Stratechery is a highly praised newsletter and a podcast, known to provide the clearest insights in the industry. Ben Thompson shares in-depth commentary with a high level of detail and analysis on what is happening in tech and media. Considered one of the sharpest thinkers, the author tackles a high variety of topics from business models and Slack's social network to machine learning and Kanye West. Subscribe to receive subscriber-only Daily Updates and/or the free Weekly Article. P.S. The exact same content is provided in audio format, as a podcast, and the website hosts an amazing archive, that can be explored by - Concepts, Companies, or Topics. 

Strategy and investing, from big companies to small. Never boring. Not Boring newsletter hosts long-form essays on business, technology, and a bit of pop culture, and it is indeed not boring! Packy McCormick finds the perfect balance between fun and educational, so think about it as the “most fun way to learn about business”. The newsletter is a mixture of business concepts and humor, analysis, and trends. Not Boring tackles topics like Slack’s long-term play, what’s behind Shopify’s doubling stock, and analysis of Tencent. Packy McCormick combines current events, the strategies behind the decisions companies make, economics and creates both valuable and engaging content. Subscribe and have fun reading it (or listening to an audio version).

"The presidential daily brief for China hands". Sinocism helps readers to better understand China. Bill Bishop offers a daily roundup of all the news worth reading on China and Sino-Us relations. It includes expert insights, analysis, and original commentary that puts everything into context. Crowned as the single best newsletter about China, Sinocism is valued and trusted by 85 thousand diplomats, investors, policymakers, journalists, and scholars. Expect the “essential eight” news coverage, curated links, and open discussions. Subscribe now, and get smarter about China.

A weekly advice column about product, growth, working with humans, and everything else that's stressing you out at the office. Smart, valuable, and full of actionable insights, Lenny’s Newsletter offers in-depth research, expert knowledge. The newsletter takes advice column format as it tackles reader questions about all things product, growth, and people management. Lenny Rachitsky shares his experience and learnings while explaining the importance of retention, paths into product management, and ways to build a marketplace business. Subscribe to this must-read newsletter and get smarter.

First, it was Adolos, an AI-generated blog where Liam Porr would write the title and the introduction, and let GPT-3 do the rest. It all started as a fun experiment, but reached the top spot on Hacker News and got 26 thousand visitors in two weeks. After proving that GPT-3 is good enough to quickly build an audience of human readers he decided to turn the blog into a real newsletter, where he would discuss AI in business. Nothing But Words explores ways of using cutting-edge language models to solve problems and become more efficient. Come for the archive to see the capabilities of GPT-3, but stay for Liam Porr and his insights on how it can be used.

in search of the next big thing. Take a look at how every industry is being reinvented by technology and follow trends in consumer behavior and business models. Explore topics from the future of doing work and the rise of individual investors to consumer subscriptions and the business-in-a-box model. Subscribe for a weekly essay from a venture capitalist and find the next big thing. 

The technology of business and the business of technology. The newsletter brings interesting perspectives on the fast-changing industry. Coming from finance and technology, the authors find a common ground on business while sharing their findings and opinions. Margins cover a wide range of topics - writers discuss everything from current trends and shitty business margins to issues on the impact of remote-first, and how Robinhood is making money. Subscribe for engaging content that will leave you thinking. 

Weekly guide to the future. Exponential View is a highly-respected newsletter on the future. Azeem Azhar uses a holistic approach and explores different perspectives of economics, technology, and business in order to understand what the future holds. Think about the connection between humanity and technology and learn how societies and policies change under the force of exponential technologies. Exponential View newsletter consists of long-form essays, predictions, curation of the things worth reading, weekly reminders of CO2 levels in the atmosphere, and peaks into the near future.

Thoughts on building digital media businesses. A Media Operator discusses what is happening in media and provides actionable insights for current and prospective media operators. Jacob Cohen Donnelly talks about strategies and tactics while diving deep into business models, advertising, audience development, audio, and video. The newsletter has been extended to a podcast where the author interviews entrepreneurs and operators about their success and failures while building media companies. Interested in knowing how to grow and monetize your media business? Subscribe to Media Operator and join the community.