Chris Best
@cjgbest
Builder. Co-founder/CEO @SubstackInc with @jairajs89 and @hamishmckenzie
We've raised $100m in Series C funding for Substack. Thrilled to partner with @moodrowghani at @bondcap, TCG, plus @JensGrede, @RichPaul4, and @a16z
Honestly I think we already did
We must train AGI to destroy all human social media
This is like when the store puts out the Christmas stuff before Halloween is over
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We spoke with Chris Best (@cjgbest) following Substack's $100M Series C. Chris shared what sets Substack apart, and why the future of media feels more human: "The core of Substack is the direct connection with your audience." "Recurring revenue hits different. It funds you to…
We’ve raised $100 million that we will put to work for creators and their audiences. Ownership for creators. Agency for audiences. Substack is a network built in service of people who care about culture. I’m pumped for this. Now we go big.
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i do hate to be a scold but the internet gamifying ruining someone’s life for the lowest stakes circumstances imaginable is not a good thing
Lets go! 2:25pm
BREAKING: @SubstackInc raises a $100M Series C led by @bondcap and The Chernin Group. Tune in at at 2:25 PM PT – We're having Founder & CEO, Chris Best (@cjgbest) break it down.
We now have enough money to hire one part-time AI researcher
We've raised $100m in Series C funding for Substack. Thrilled to partner with @moodrowghani at @bondcap, TCG, plus @JensGrede, @RichPaul4, and @a16z
We’ve raised $100 million that we will put to work for creators and their audiences. Ownership for creators. Agency for audiences. Substack is a network built in service of people who care about culture. I’m pumped for this. Now we go big.
Substack exceeds traffic of storied newsrooms. Here's to the paradigm shift – and the writers who made it happen. Well done @hamishmckenzie @cjgbest
Congrats @thejessezhang and team!!
Today, I’m thrilled to announce @Decagon's $131M series C at a $1.5B valuation. The round was co-led by @a16z and @Accel, bringing our total funding to $231M.
.@DKThomp is moving to Substack and it's going to be so, so good. Here's part of his manifesto: "In bookstores, Abundance tends to reside in the current affairs section. But this is really a book about attention. It’s about the questions Democrats haven’t been focused on and…
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Some personal news. Today, I’m leaving The Atlantic after almost 17 years and moving my writing to Substack. It would be convenient, for the purposes of crafting an exciting departure announcement, to have a dramatic exit story: a fight, a grievance, a shouting match with an…
Some personal news. Today, I’m leaving The Atlantic after almost 17 years and moving my writing to Substack. It would be convenient, for the purposes of crafting an exciting departure announcement, to have a dramatic exit story: a fight, a grievance, a shouting match with an…
wait that looks good what platform is that
I have literally no idea what to do about this