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Just became a paid subscriber to 's substack and it's making me feel... nostalgic to be writing on substack? That's where I started and then decided to move everything to ConvertKit, because reasons, but now it seems like I'm missing out on some kind of vibe over there
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their recommendation and cross promotion features + network effects make it way easier to grow a list but to be clear, i think substack's a sketchy af place to build a real business or brand. it may seem great now, but the amount of VC money they raised is deeply concerning
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It's always a deal with the devil, innit? Every creator has a cold start problem and needs to make some kind of trade-off or exchange to get the wheel turning. Hedging and spreading risk is the luxury of the mature creator (though everyone should own their emails).
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