Newsletters on Startups

A newsletter for people who love branding, DTC trends, and mission-driven companies aiming to make the world a better place. For The Love is a newsletter focused on successful brands, their strategies, and why consumers act the way they do. Aja Singer aims to provide valuable insights on emerging and inspiring companies to help ambitious creators start their own personal DTC brands. You’ll explore branding techniques from different businesses, and read topics from building a loyal customer base and Gen-Z marketing to standing out from the crowd. Aja doesn't shy away from calling out substandard businesses and gets you up to speed with the latest brands and products with past roundups - and how they made headlines. Subscribe to For The Love to discover inspiring brands, learn what makes them great, and get actionable advice on creating your own.

A weekly newsletter of the best articles on startups, technology, programming, and more. Hacker newsletter has been around since 2010. Kale Davis picks the best stories from Hacker News and curates them by hand, so you never miss anything important. Every issue consists of #favorites, best of #askhn #showhn, and different sections to cover design, code, and content recommendations. Subscribe and join 60,000 other subscribers who never miss an issue of this iconic newsletter.   

Discover the best tech advice from industry experts. The First Round Review is a weekly wrap-up that provides readers with actionable insights and tech knowledge from experienced experts. Each issue aims to explore new ideas and inspire readers to take action to scale their career or company to new heights. Every week you’ll be sent long-form articles on topics ranging from Becoming a Better Manager and Keeping your Team Motivated to Using Speed as a Competitive Advantage and Scaling Your First Startup. You can also expect unique guest posts written by CEOs, Managers, and VCs of thriving businesses sharing the knowledge they’ve gained while working on building better future technology. Subscribe to First Round Review for untapped knowledge on the tech industry and detailed how-to's.

Each week, Luke sparks the creativity of marketers & founders by sharing how he'd launch & grow a new business idea. Ideas range from a social proof app for service workers to a long-form monetized version of Twitter (think text-based YouTube), to a BitClout exchange. Looseleaf Cannon consists of “a few things” recommended by the author (like a Twitter thread or an article worth reading) and this week’s product idea - How I would launch and scale “x”.  Subscribe for this thought letter and get ready to get some cool ideas!

Where women in tech lead, shape, and fund the future. Femstreet is a brainchild of an investor Sarah Noeckel. It is a curated, weekly newsletter featuring must-read content by female CEOs, operators, and investors. The author aims to amplify women's voices and celebrate their accomplishments. With a focus on tech and venture capital, Femstreet delivers timely, informative news on women working and building in the industry. You’ll find one section for ‘Insights’ with a summary of what’s going on, and another one for curated content with commentary on ‘What founders, startup operators, and investors are talking about…’ plus a bonus of featured jobs. Subscribe to gain insight, join an inspiring community, and maybe even land a dream job - you never know where the Femstreet will lead you!

The CEO's Brainpain. CEO Brain is a newsletter filled with small, unfiltered notes on building companies and communities. John Saddington shares his thoughts on being a CEO, struggles when managing the tension of family and a startup, obsession with community building, and his other brainpains. Topics range from creating momentum and pivoting to difficulties of being yourself and (re)learning how to be a manager. Subscribe for a refreshing dose of struggle, fucks, and encouragement.

Tools, resources, case studies, and inspiration for the makers and indie entrepreneurs who are predicting the future by building it. Hackerpreneur is a digital magazine with all sorts of content divided into a blog, newsletter, notes, quotes, and much more. Marc Eglon believes that great writing should be “spread across geography and time” and so he hand-picks a variety of valuable resources and essays from the world wide web to share perspectives on the future of work. Targeted for those “who live and work on their own terms”, Hackerpreneur hosts original long-form essays and curated collections of links to articles, videos. Read about fixing the internet, building products, and entrepreneurship and “keep on making”!

Business breakdowns, by the numbers. Napkin Math is a business and investing newsletter that provides data-driven analysis. Adam Keesling strives to find data points to figure out which startups are going to succeed, what is working, what is not, and what the future holds. Napkin Math debates why software is better than content, analyzes roll-up strategy, and covers acquisitions that are worthy of your attention. So subscribe for industry dives, startup case studies, and discussions on the prospects of interesting ventures. 

Joe Procopio newsletter is a summary of his blog, full of real-time advice on startups, tech, product, and CEO matters. Joe Procopio is a serial entrepreneur who aims to provide actionable, insightful, and honest answers on how and why. You will find an insider’s perspective from making pivots and using freemium models to the positioning and pricing of products. Joe Procopio’s newsletter is divided into sections for today’s post with an original advice piece, links to his most recent posts, and upcoming topics with a shoutout for topic requests. Subscribe and engage with the author to learn best practices from building a product to leading a company.

Aspirationally weekly musings on consumer culture, tech, and the future. Li’s Newsletter is all things Passion Economy. Li Jin shares exceptional insights on consumer tech and discusses the nuances and the future of being a creator on the internet. The author tackles disruptive innovations, unbundling of work, and the rise of micro-entrepreneurship. Li Jin is interested in web3 and new platforms that enable people to make a living by doing what they love. Subscribe for an essential read on consumer trends and analysis, and get excited for the future of creators.