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Building Substack: Reinventing Culture through Subscriptions

2025-01-09 · 37 min · episode 837 · 16 entities

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    Link in episode "Building Substack: Reinventing Culture through Subscriptions": https://cb.substack.com/
  • → references andrewchen.substack.com website
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    Link in episode "Building Substack: Reinventing Culture through Subscriptions": https://andrewchen.substack.com/
  • → hosted by Andreessen Horowitz person
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    Feed author/publisher: Andreessen Horowitz
  • → discusses Science concept
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  • → discusses Technology concept
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  • → discusses Business concept
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  • → discusses Entrepreneurship concept
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    Feed category: Entrepreneurship
  • → hosted by a16z company
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    Feed author/publisher: a16z

Entities found in this episode

concepts 9

  • mentioned Science concept
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    Feed category: Science
  • mentioned Technology concept
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    evidence rules-v4
    Feed category: Technology
  • mentioned Business concept
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    Feed category: Business
  • mentioned Entrepreneurship concept
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    Feed category: Entrepreneurship
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    Building Substack: Reinventing Culture through Subscriptions
  • discusses Science concept
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    evidence rules-v4
    Feed category: Science
  • discusses Technology concept
    0.40
    evidence rules-v4
    Feed category: Technology
  • discusses Business concept
    0.40
    evidence rules-v4
    Feed category: Business
  • discusses Entrepreneurship concept
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    evidence rules-v4
    Feed category: Entrepreneurship

websites 4

  • mentioned cb.substack.com website
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    evidence rules-v4
    Link in episode "Building Substack: Reinventing Culture through Subscriptions": https://cb.substack.com/
  • mentioned andrewchen.substack.com website
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    evidence rules-v4
    Link in episode "Building Substack: Reinventing Culture through Subscriptions": https://andrewchen.substack.com/
  • references cb.substack.com website
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    evidence rules-v4
    Link in episode "Building Substack: Reinventing Culture through Subscriptions": https://cb.substack.com/
  • references andrewchen.substack.com website
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    evidence rules-v4
    Link in episode "Building Substack: Reinventing Culture through Subscriptions": https://andrewchen.substack.com/

persons 2

  • mentioned Andreessen Horowitz person
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    evidence rules-v4
    Feed author/publisher: Andreessen Horowitz
  • hosted by Andreessen Horowitz person
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    evidence rules-v4
    Feed author/publisher: Andreessen Horowitz

companys 1

  • hosted by a16z company
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    Feed author/publisher: a16z
Episode description as stored
In this episode, Substack cofounder and CEO Chris Best joins a16z General Partner Andrew Chen to discuss the origins and evolution of Substack, a platform redefining media and empowering creators to connect directly with their audiences. They dive into how Substack’s early days led to over 3 million paid subscribers, why creators are moving away from traditional platforms to establish direct connections with their audiences, and how the future of media in the AI era is reshaping opportunities for writers, podcasters, and video creators. From Chris’s lessons scaling Kik Messaging to Substack’s profound impact on the creator economy, this conversation shares insights on building platforms, culture, and opportunity in the modern era.   Resources:  Find Chris on Substack: https://cb.substack.com/ Find Andrew Chen on Substack: https://andrewchen.substack.com/   Stay Updated:  Let us know what you think: https://ratethispodcast.com/a16z Find a16z on Twitter: https://twitter.com/a16z Find a16z on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/a16z Subscribe on your favorite podcast app: https://a16z.simplecast.com/ Follow our host: https://twitter.com/stephsmithio Please note that the content here is for informational purposes only; should NOT be taken as legal, business, tax, or investment advice or be used to evaluate any investment or security; and is not directed at any investors or potential investors in any a16z fund. a16z and its affiliates may maintain investments in the companies discussed. For more details please see a16z.com/disclosures. Stay Updated: Find a16z on YouTube: YouTube Find a16z on X Find a16z on LinkedIn Listen to the a16z Show on Spotify Listen to the a16z Show on Apple Podcasts Follow our host: https://twitter.com/eriktorenberg Please note that the content here is for informational purposes only; should NOT be taken as legal, business, tax, or investment advice or be used to evaluate any investment or security; and is not directed at any investors or potential investors in any a16z fund. a16z and its affiliates may maintain investments in the companies discussed. For more details please see a16z.com/disclosures. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.