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A weekly-ish Q&A with tech leaders and newsmakers.

Get the Q&As I do with tech newsmakers delivered to your inbox in text format.

- Alex Kantrowitz

Newcomer

Where technology and venture capital intersect: A deeply reported newsletter on the inner workings of the startup industry written by Eric Newcomer.

Eric Newcomer's coverage of VC and the investment world is fun, conversational, and completely dialed in.

- Alex Kantrowitz

Platformer

By Casey Newton

News at the intersection of Silicon Valley and democracy. On Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday at 5PM Pacific.

Casey Newton's Platformer is filled with smart analysis and scoops on tech policy and platforms.

- Alex Kantrowitz

The Pragmatic Engineer

By Gergely Orosz

Big Tech and high-growth startups, from the inside. Highly relevant for software engineers and managers, useful for those working in tech.

Gergely Orosz is an engineering leader who delivers first rate analysis of industry trends in his terrific Pragmatic Engineer newsletter. You're gonna love it, I promise.

- Alex Kantrowitz

The Rebooting

By Brian Morrissey

The mechanics of building sustainable media businesses

Attention media junkies, Brian Morrissey will bring you inside the room with publishing's top executives, delivering well-written missives on the state of the industry in his Rebooting newsletter.

- Alex Kantrowitz

Internal Tech Emails

Internal tech industry emails that surface in public records.🔍

Ever want to know how tech's most secretive CEOs talk when they're not in front of the cameras? This Substack takes you inside their inboxes and boy is it fascinating.

- Alex Kantrowitz

ByteByteGo Newsletter

By Alex Xu

Explain complex systems with simple terms, from the authors of the best-selling system design book series.

Alex Xu's ByteByteGo is Substack's top tech newsletter and an absolute must read for anyone interested in large-scale system design.

- Alex Kantrowitz

Anchor Change

By Katie Harbath

A weekly newsletter with my thoughts on what's happening around the world at the intersection of democracy and technology along with the occasional musing about entertainment, cooking, good books I'm reading or Wisconsin sports.

Katie Harbath's Anchor Change provides insight into the political side of tech from the perspective of someone who worked in election policy for Facebook.

- Alex Kantrowitz

The Shortcut

By Matt Swider

I write The Shortcut to simplify your life. I'm here to tell you what technology to buy and how to save money, from PS5 restock tracking to tech deals and news.

Matt Swider's The Shortcut is your secret weapon for finding deals on the latest tech products, unbiased product reviews, and plenty of useful insights.

- Alex Kantrowitz