Hamish McKenzie
@hamishmckenzie
Co-founder of @SubstackInc. Writer.
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.
Why I don’t find it hard to be optimistic about the future of media. When creators get economic power, there can be a true redistribution of media power.
Substack co-founder @hamishmckenzie breaks down why media ownership still rests in the hands of billionaire tech barons like Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk — and the Chinese Communist Party.
The US can be a much-needed leader on free speech, but not if we’re deporting people for Substack posts.
Full of koru
NASA just dropped the closest image ever taken of Jupiter...
Major
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…
A total privilege to be in conversation with these stone-cold media legends
Substack - the hot new publishing platform. listen to me and @arusbridger tackle co-founder @hamishmckenzie on why it’s a hit and how they saw off Mr Musk podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/med…