Substacks recommended by Alex Kantrowitz

Recommended by Alex Kantrowitz

Startup news starts here. The Upstarts newsletter provides in-depth reporting and analysis on the startup ecosystem, from inception through IPO. Founded by veteran tech reporter Alex Konrad.

a16z speedrun

A weekly dive into the cutting edge of tech and entertainment.

Madison and Wall

By Brian Wieser

Insights About the Business of Advertising, Ad-Supported Media and Related Technologies

Brian Wieser's Madison and Wall is one of my favorite reads on the state of the ad industry, with expert analysis on Meta, Alphabet, and more.

- Alex Kantrowitz

we all are robots

By Lukas Ziegler

Unlock the future with robotics. Get exclusive insights on the latest developments. Join the robotics leaders from Google, Tesla, Boston Dynamics and more.

Deep, exclusive insights on the present and future state of robotics

- Alex Kantrowitz

ByteByteGo Newsletter

By Alex Xu

Explain complex systems with simple terms, from the authors of the best-selling system design book series. Join over 1,000,000 friendly readers.

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

The Shortcut

By Matt Swider

Get smarter about tech in 7 minutes with The Shortcut, the #1 consumer tech publication on Substack. Join for FREE to get trusted news and honest reviews – and Nintendo Switch 2 pre-order alerts!

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

Anchor Change with Katie Harbath

Your go-to guide for navigating the intersection of technology, democracy, and the decisions shaping our world.

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 Pragmatic Engineer

By Gergely Orosz

Big Tech and 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

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

Uncharted Territories

By Tomas Pueyo

Understand the world of today to prepare for the world of tomorrow: AI, tech; the future of democracy, energy, education, and more

Tomas analyzes how the world works—from geography to AI, history, tech, aging, energy, sociology or psychology—to understand how big trends shape the future.

- 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

Newcomer

Where technology and venture capital intersect: A deeply reported newsletter on the inner workings of the startup industry. Helmed by Eric Newcomer with writing from Madeline Renbarger.

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

- Alex Kantrowitz

BIG by Matt Stoller

The history and politics of monopoly power.

Big Technology

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