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Chris Best
CEO at Substack
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- Super.comGrowth · $85MApr 2023
BacksE-commerceTravel & HospitalityAIFinancial Services
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- $85M
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- 2023
Super.comGrowth$85MUSJoined · +14 investors
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China's AI Push Sounds Alarms, Airplane Seat Debate, Chris Best Joins | Ferdinand Dabitz, Kaiwei Tang, Steven Schwartz, Katie Roof, Zavain Dar, Chad Edwards
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(01:58) - China's AI Push Sounds Alarms (36:37) - Should You Recline Your Airplane Seat? (42:47) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions (51:39) - Ferdinand Dabitz, the 25-year-old CEO of Augustus Bank, discusses the company's recent $180 million Series B funding round, which elevated its valuation to $1… More on the show's page
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Chris Best of Substack on the Future of Media
WithChris Best
MentionsAndrew ChenErik TorenbergKatherine Boyle
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What if the future of media isn’t controlled by algorithms or legacy institutions, but by independent voices building directly with their audiences? In this episode, Erik Torenberg is joined by Chris Best, cofounder and CEO of Substack, along with a16z general partners Katherine Boyle and Andrew… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's pageAstronomer CEO Affair at Coldplay Concert, JUUL Approved by the FDA, Is AI Causing Historic Crashouts? | Chris Power, Jeremie Eliahou, Chris Best, Alex Mashrabov, Jesse Pollak, Billy Thalheimer, Jonathan Mortensen, Douwe Kiela & More
WithBilly ThalheimerChris BestJesse Pollak
MentionsFounders Fund
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(00:09) - Astronomer CEO Affair at Coldplay Concert (11:31) - New Tesla Model Y L Breakdown (16:18) - JUUL Approved by the FDA (01:02:49) - Is AI Causing Historic Crashouts? (01:29:16) - Chris Power, founder and CEO of Hadrian, discusses the company's recent $260 million funding round… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's pageOpenAI Launches Codex, Meta Delays Llama 4 Behemoth | Matt Grimm, Kevin Weil, Blake Scholl, Tim Fist, Chris Best, Sean Henry
WithBlake SchollChris BestKevin WeilMatt GrimmSean Henry
MentionsMithril CapitalMithril Capital Management
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Substack: Chris Best and Hamish McKenzie
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Substack was founded to create an escape vehicle for writers: Chris Best and Hamish McKenzie imagined a world where writers didn’t have to rely on legacy publications or corporate advertisers, but could instead create a more direct and meaningful relationship with their audience. Despite early…
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Inside Substack’s $650M Playbook for the Future of Media (Chris Best & Hamish McKenzie, Co-Founders)
MentionsElon Musk
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In a world where attention is fragmented and algorithms rule the content landscape, Chris Best and Hamish McKenzie are taking a radically different approach with Substack. Rather than chasing clicks, Substack focuses on a simple yet powerful idea: creators should own their work and make money… More on the show's page
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Episodes that name Chris Best in their description, which is not the same as being on them.
Building Substack: Reinventing Culture through Subscriptions
MentionsAndrew ChenChris Best
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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… More on the show's page
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E1115: Emergency Pod! Collapsing state of media corporations, thoughts on Casey Newton, Andrew Sullivan & Bari Weiss departures, top talent leaving for Substack & more
WithAndrew Sullivan
MentionsChris Best
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Check out the full Chris Best interview: https://rb.gy/tqafmo FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis Referenced in this episode: Platformer by Casey Newton: https://www.platformer.news The Weekly Dish by Andrew Sullivan: https://andrewsullivan.substack.com New York Times Article:… More on the show's page
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