The newsletter start-up, which once drew an overture from Elon Musk, is betting on politics content and recruiting stars. But profits remain elusive. By Jessica Testa and Benjamin Mullin In April 2023 ...

Substack still isn’t profitable despite attracting big names in the independent writer world, whose newsletters and blogs rake in a massive digital subscriber base for the platform. Hamish McKenzie, ...

Substack is opening up to more users with its recent announcement that anyone can now publish content on its platform without setting up a publication. With the change, Substack is likely looking to ...

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The tech journalist Taylor Lorenz is going solo and launching her own Substack publication. Lorenz announced her departure from The Washington Post this week for her own venture. She spoke with BI ...

Taylor Lorenz, a Washington Post technology columnist, announced Tuesday that she is leaving the paper to launch a new publication on Substack, bringing to a close a 2½-year stint. In an interview ...

The most popular writers on Substack earn up to seven figures each year primarily by persuading readers to pay for their work. The newsletter platform’s subscription-driven business model offers ...

A food king of Manhattan welcomes the newsletter crowd to a party celebrating the 50th anniversary of his Upper East Side cafe. By Alex Vadukul Eli Zabar, the longtime king of a Manhattan food and ...

Novelist James Patterson — along with a hardworking group of co-authors — generates multiple books a year. He says that's not enough for him: He's going to start making a Substack, too. AI fans often ...