Starting a newsletter can be as simple as creating a free one on Substack, making your first post, and sharing it with a small group to gather initial feedback.

Substack is a valuable resource for independent journalists and thinkers to publish their ideas and get paid by subscribers.

Substack allows creators to publish content as either subscribers-only or public, encouraging the sharing of accessible content to attract new readers.

The rise of Substack has allowed many journalists to transition into blogging successfully, suggesting that established credibility can help overcome the initial fears of starting a blog.

The founder of Can of Soup, who previously worked at Substack, experienced a period of uncertainty before pivoting to a new idea that excited him, highlighting the challenges of finding the right startup direction. Chris, the CEO of Substack, advised Gabriel to work on something that captures the human imagination instead of just another SaaS idea, prompting him to pursue a more ambitious project like Can of Soup, a new kind of social network.

The rise of platforms like Substack hasn't created a sustainable journalistic middle class; it's limited to a few successful individuals.

Tim Robinson created the subscriptions feature, which became a third of our revenue for years without anyone knowing.

Podcasting and newsletters are among the last ways to express free speech directly from creators to the audience without platform interference.

I gave my co-founder the chance to be CEO at Posterous, but I realized I had the potential to be a visionary CEO myself.