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What newsletters do you recommend?

I aggregated newsletter recommendations from Indie Hackers and Hacker News and created a simple web app out of it called Rad Letters.

Looking for some feedback on it before I build it out any further. Is there anything you think would make this more useful? I have an easy one question survey to answer if so ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

If you have any newsletter recommendations let me know! I'll add it to the list.

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on May 9, 2020
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    Some recs:

    btw the submission box for selecting a newsletter topic is a bit small if selecting multiple topics

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      Thanks for the suggestions! A few of them are on there already, including yours actually ๐Ÿ‘ but I'll be sure to add the rest. Let me know if you want me to change the image or topics for yours.

      I can definitely make the topic box bigger, good call!

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      I second the Matt Levine recommendation.

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    If youโ€™re into marketing, I can highly recommend the following newsletters:

    If youโ€™re into getting early users for your startup/side project, I also run https://earlyusergrowth.com

    If youโ€™re still in the MVP stage of your startup or side project, subscribe to https://nocodemvp.com by @bramk

    If youโ€™re into building better products, subscribe to https://producthabits.com by @hiten

    If youโ€™re into sales, subscribe to the newsletter by https://close.io by Steli Efti

    If youโ€™re into honest marketing, subscribe to the newsletter from https://fomo.com by @ryan

    If youโ€™re into all-round things of life and business, subscribe to @nateliasonโ€™s newsletter at https://nateliason.com

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      noisecutters always good inspiration. cheers fr the mention :)

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      Thanks! Added them

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    I am a big fan of The Hustle and also have a newsletter of my own, Smash Notes, where I review and highlight podcasts, one every day.

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    Some good ones and ones that won't be mentioned here

    โ€ข NessLabs - a weekly newsletter that helps you make the most of your brain
    โ€ข FarnhamStreet blog - mental models from some of the best thinkers who offer to share insights
    โ€ข Kromatic - lean practitioners who operate at the intersection of Product & Agile
    โ€ข POCIT - Join thousands in getting the latest advice, articles, interviews, events and job openings
    โ€ขย FlowCraft - Join music marketers from the Grime & UK Rap space getting great marketing examples
    โ€ข MailBrew - email digests on your favourite topics

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      Added these, thank you!

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    And you donโ€™t have this one (I think)

    https://youngmakers.substack.com/

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      It's on there actually ๐Ÿ˜€ under the "Business" and "Entrepreneurial" topics

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        Missed it ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™‚๏ธ

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      Thanks for the shout out Paul.

      Crazy thing is... I came here to add Startup Resources

      cc: @marz0

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        Haha. Thanks!

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    Hi Marcel,

    Anything from Cooperpress is great.

    https://cooperpress.com/

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      Added all of the ones listed (I think ๐Ÿ˜†)

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      +1 to that! @peterc runs a tight ship that puts out good stuff.

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    Hey Marcel, feel free to add Zero to Marketing to your list ๐Ÿ™‚

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    This looks cool! Someone on IH few weeks ago asked about this concept were you would collect interesting newsletter in one place and I am on board! Will search for something interesting to join.

    In the mean time, I would love to have my newsletter on there ๐Ÿ˜‰

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      Definitely! Benas Digital, right? Any preference on the image and topics associated with it?

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        Yeah. Here is a link: https://benasdigital.com/

        I do have an image on "about" and "subscribe" page, so you can use that and topics fall under marketing, entrepreneurship, business.

        Thank you, Marcel!

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            Thank you :)

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    This is going to sound nuts, and I make no endorsement for the author, but Louis C.K's newsletter is absolutely bonkers.

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    Came to recommend http://tldrmarketing.com but saw itโ€™s already on there ๐Ÿคฉ thanks

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      Sure thing!

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        thanks buddy

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    I write a newsletter 200+ editions deep about the relationship between productivity and self-care: Work Brighter

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    Gonna do a bit of self promotion here because I haven't so far :P

    I went to submit my own newsletter but it didn't really fit into any of the topics. It's called Al Dente and its all about becoming better at cooking. I try to focus on techniques rather than recipes, and I usually include food science with it to help people understand why things happen like they do.

    Link:
    https://aldente.substack.com/

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      Looks interesting! Added the "Food" and "Cooking" topics with your newsletter ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿณ

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    Can I shamelessly promote the one I just launched? Launch Personal Finance (LaunchPF.com), a daily curation focused on personal finance and financial independence.

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      For sure ย ๐Ÿ‘ added it!

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        Thanks!

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    I send a weekly email with email marketing tips and insight.

    These are the topics Iโ€™ve shared so far:

    • How I grew an email travel series from 0 to 500K subscribers

    • How to create custom tracking links and buttons within your emails to survey your subscribers and automatically add custom properties to their profiles based on what they selected

    • Mothers Day swipe file we put together and used/will be using for all our clients.

    • What makes a perfect welcome series (w/subject line ideas, email examples, open rates to aim for, and so on)

    Hereโ€™s the Typeform to subscribe if youโ€™re interested: https://chasedimond.typeform.com/to/bRBkzR

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      Added! Hope you don't mind that I used the picture of you and your dog on twitter ๐Ÿ˜†

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        Haha thatโ€™s perfect! Thank you!

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    Just a thought!

    So many sites that aggregate newsletters use topics as categories. Can you organize a few business newsletters based on point in lifecycle?

    • Pre Launch: Everything you need to know about building and finding product market fit
    • Marketing: The best newsletters to market your product or service.
    • Growth: Get more users
    • Funding: Looking to get funding for a seed or pre-seed, here's some great newsletters to follow.

    Not sure those would be the exact categories. but I'm always scratching my head why nobody does this.

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      Interesting idea! I have the "Marketing", "Growth", and "Venture Capital" topics which are related, and a "Business" category for a catch-all. I'm not sure yet if I want to niche down and only make this for business type of newsletters. Right now I'm keeping it open to a bit of a mix, but with an audience in mind. Definitely something to consider though.

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      Interesting way to look at it. And makes sense.

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      Added! Thanks for all the recommendations!

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        Hey no problem, it was just a quick scan of my newsletter inbox anyway. Btw it's great to see you adding all the recommendations to the website.

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    My own Insights on Uncertainty. The latest one is https://toddmoses.com/insights/the_art_of_winning.

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    I run one focused on community building - https://rosieland.substack.com/

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    My newsletter helps to discover new startups/side projects. Maybe you would like it ;)
    One of example -> https://owwly.com/api/newsletter

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      Added! I might have to add Rad Letters to Owwly ๐Ÿ˜„

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        Don't hesitate ;)

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    I would kindly suggest my newsletter :)

    It's unique things that it's about understanding the human nature by digging into yourself & practical appliance of that jazz into productivity, focus etc.

    https://blog.swingpulse.com

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      I'll put it on there! Any preference on image and topics for it?

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        Awesome!

        Digg Deeper โ€” Where Wisdom Meets Practice

        Productivity, wisdom.

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          I've sent you an email with an image. Did you get it?

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            Got it! Just added it

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