Good tech writers are few and far between.
I talk to tech-focused funds and VCs weekly about software trends.
I noticed these were the highest quality blogs and publications many of them read:
I talk to tech-focused funds and VCs weekly about software trends.
I noticed these were the highest quality blogs and publications many of them read:
2/ @benthompson
Ben Thompson was the most popular name amongst everyone.
Widely known for his commentary and thoughtfulness on strategy, semiconductors and payments rails. Deep thinker!
stratechery.com
Ben Thompson was the most popular name amongst everyone.
Widely known for his commentary and thoughtfulness on strategy, semiconductors and payments rails. Deep thinker!
stratechery.com
3/ @EricNewcomer
One of the sharpest reporters at Bloomberg before setting out to write his blog.
Best at uncovering behind-the-scenes stories and knows "whats hot" amongst VCs and big hedge funds like Tiger etc.
Well known in many top circles.
newcomer.co
One of the sharpest reporters at Bloomberg before setting out to write his blog.
Best at uncovering behind-the-scenes stories and knows "whats hot" amongst VCs and big hedge funds like Tiger etc.
Well known in many top circles.
newcomer.co
4/ @StackInvesting
Peter spent decades as a CTO building and scaling tech companies. Now writes and goes deep into analyzing a wide variety of tech companies.
Very well-read blog. His writing is popular amongst public funds.
softwarestackinvesting.com/about/
softwarestackinvesting.com/snowflake-summ…
Peter spent decades as a CTO building and scaling tech companies. Now writes and goes deep into analyzing a wide variety of tech companies.
Very well-read blog. His writing is popular amongst public funds.
softwarestackinvesting.com/about/
softwarestackinvesting.com/snowflake-summ…
5/ A: @whoisnnamdi
Partner at @lightspeedvp and ex @ICONIQGrowth w/ expertise across many SaaS companies.
Writes at the intersection of software, economics, and venture capital.
Very data-driven and thoughtful analysis on key technology topics.
whoisnnamdi.com/about-me/
Partner at @lightspeedvp and ex @ICONIQGrowth w/ expertise across many SaaS companies.
Writes at the intersection of software, economics, and venture capital.
Very data-driven and thoughtful analysis on key technology topics.
whoisnnamdi.com/about-me/
6/ @hhhypergrowth
Widely known as the premier expert on Cloudflare, Snowflake, and many Cybersecurity companies. Very well read.
Muji spent multiple decades as a tech leader and architect scaling companies. One of my fav go-to's!
hhhypergrowth.com
Widely known as the premier expert on Cloudflare, Snowflake, and many Cybersecurity companies. Very well read.
Muji spent multiple decades as a tech leader and architect scaling companies. One of my fav go-to's!
hhhypergrowth.com
7/ A: @cjgustafson222
Writes on key business metrics for tech business operators such as folks close to the CFO / COO roles.
CJ leads a key function at one of the fastest-growing startups and shares his lessons. Well-known within finance + sell-side.
mostlymetrics.com
Writes on key business metrics for tech business operators such as folks close to the CFO / COO roles.
CJ leads a key function at one of the fastest-growing startups and shares his lessons. Well-known within finance + sell-side.
mostlymetrics.com
8/ @edsim
Curates key enterprise tech and infrastructure news.
Ed brings multiple yrs of investing exp. in filtering the most important tech and VC trends weekly.
This is one I frequently read every weekend after a busy week to catch up on tech.
whatshot.substack.com/about
Curates key enterprise tech and infrastructure news.
Ed brings multiple yrs of investing exp. in filtering the most important tech and VC trends weekly.
This is one I frequently read every weekend after a busy week to catch up on tech.
whatshot.substack.com/about
9/ @colegrolmus
Writes about the intersection of biz strategy and cybersecurity.
Lowkey blog, but Cole spent over a decade consulting on security for F-500 CEOs as director. Currently advises sec-focused hedge funds.
Good stuff if you love c-security!
strategyofsecurity.com
Writes about the intersection of biz strategy and cybersecurity.
Lowkey blog, but Cole spent over a decade consulting on security for F-500 CEOs as director. Currently advises sec-focused hedge funds.
Good stuff if you love c-security!
strategyofsecurity.com
10/ @packyM
Everyone knows and loves Packy. I find his newsletter is very popular amongst crypto-focused venture capitalists. Love the humor infused into his work.
notboring.co/p/everything-i…
Everyone knows and loves Packy. I find his newsletter is very popular amongst crypto-focused venture capitalists. Love the humor infused into his work.
notboring.co/p/everything-i…
10/ @kwharrison13
GP w/ a top firm, @contrarycapital
Writes about the future evolution of venture capital as an industry with a mix of humor.
Brings a wealth of experience from VC firms, PE, and hedge funds sectors. Love his work.
investing1012dot0.substack.com
GP w/ a top firm, @contrarycapital
Writes about the future evolution of venture capital as an industry with a mix of humor.
Brings a wealth of experience from VC firms, PE, and hedge funds sectors. Love his work.
investing1012dot0.substack.com
11/ @mariogabriele
Mario is very popular amongst VCs. He writes about many emerging private tech companies and crypto.
Almost everyone knows and enjoys the storytelling behind his work.
readthegeneralist.com
Mario is very popular amongst VCs. He writes about many emerging private tech companies and crypto.
Almost everyone knows and enjoys the storytelling behind his work.
readthegeneralist.com
12/ @SaiVC_
The latest blog on this list covers industry trends across cloud data infrastructure, from Data/ML to DevOps and Security.
Sai brings great experience helping many successful startups scale. Looking forward to how this evolves overtime!
cloudinfrastructure.substack.com
The latest blog on this list covers industry trends across cloud data infrastructure, from Data/ML to DevOps and Security.
Sai brings great experience helping many successful startups scale. Looking forward to how this evolves overtime!
cloudinfrastructure.substack.com
13/ @GergelyOrosz
Writes about startups and software engineers.
I haven't read much of Gergely's work, but it is apparently a very popular one amongst startups and tech VCs amongst some smart folks I respect.
newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com
Writes about startups and software engineers.
I haven't read much of Gergely's work, but it is apparently a very popular one amongst startups and tech VCs amongst some smart folks I respect.
newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com
14/ @ByrneHobart
Bryne curates lots of insightful short takes across industries at the intersection of finance + tech.
I've benefited from them. His experience spans multiple sectors, and it shines through in his work. Almost everyone reads his work.
thediff.co
Bryne curates lots of insightful short takes across industries at the intersection of finance + tech.
I've benefited from them. His experience spans multiple sectors, and it shines through in his work. Almost everyone reads his work.
thediff.co
15/ Technically by @itunpredictable
As someone who spends my day job researching software, this has become a favorite of mine.
Justin beautifully explains complex technical terms in digestible bits! Even deeply technical folks I know read his work.
technically.substack.com/?utm_source=su…
As someone who spends my day job researching software, this has become a favorite of mine.
Justin beautifully explains complex technical terms in digestible bits! Even deeply technical folks I know read his work.
technically.substack.com/?utm_source=su…
16/ The Best writers in tech IMO:
• Stratechery
• Technically
• The Diff
• Pragmatic Engineer
• Cloud Infra
• Software stack
• The generalist
• Mostly metrics
• Packy
• Who Is Nnamdi
• Investing 101
• Strategy of Sec
• What's hot in IT
• Hhypergrowth
• Newcomer
• Stratechery
• Technically
• The Diff
• Pragmatic Engineer
• Cloud Infra
• Software stack
• The generalist
• Mostly metrics
• Packy
• Who Is Nnamdi
• Investing 101
• Strategy of Sec
• What's hot in IT
• Hhypergrowth
• Newcomer
17/ This is a curated list from my network.
Writing about tech is hard, so I appreciate each writer's intellectual honesty and thoughtfulness.
Beyond the smart people reading their work, I know many of the individuals on this list, and they are all kind humans to follow.
Writing about tech is hard, so I appreciate each writer's intellectual honesty and thoughtfulness.
Beyond the smart people reading their work, I know many of the individuals on this list, and they are all kind humans to follow.
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