Substacks recommended by Unofficial Partner

Recommended by Unofficial Partner

Inside an Editor's Brain

By Kristen Weber

Advice about writing and publishing from an editor who has helped hundreds of authors publish successfully.

Sporting Intelligence

By Nick Harris

Following the money, uncovering corruption, and diving into the data to tell the stories that matter.

It's Nick Harris ffs, what you waiting for?

- Unofficial Partner

Gralefrit

By Joel Morris

Writing, podcasts and other stuff by writer Joel Morris.

I came for insight in to comedy writing, but it's great on audience behaviour and digital incentives too.

- Unofficial Partner

The Cricverse

By Simon Hughes

Regular analysis and insight from the world of professional cricket

It's Simon Hughes on cricket, what more do you want?

- Unofficial Partner

Sports Pundit

By Andy Marston

The (positive) Voice of the Sports Industry.

There's a lot of general, plagiarised crap about the sports business out there. Andy's newsletter is really distinctive and he does details very well. Just read it ffs.

- Unofficial Partner

Cultural Digital

By Chris Unitt

Digital & tech for arts, museums, culture, heritage and creative professionals. By Chris Unitt.

The Optionist

By Janice Min

Great available IP for Hollywood. I do the reading for you

Seeking Rents

By Jason Garcia

Corporate influence in the Sunshine State.

Adjacent Possible

By Steven Johnson

A newsletter from author Steven Johnson exploring where good ideas come from—and how to keep them from turning against us.

Sporting Crypto

By Pet Berisha

Breaking down the intersection of sports and Web3 every Monday.

Pet Berisha was a star at the UP Web3 Brainstorm at Arsenal Stadium. He's essential reading for anyone in sport with a brief that may or may not yet include web3, blockchain and/or crypto.

- Unofficial Partner

House of Strauss

By Ethan Strauss

Sports, Business, Politics, Culture

Perfect Putt

By Jared Doerfler

A weekly newsletter breaking down the business side of golf. Delivered to your inbox every Tuesday morning. For free.

Three Tribes

By Mark Leo Oliver

The future of media and sports in the tech age

Austin Kleon

Weekly art, writing, and creative inspiration from the author of Steal Like an Artist and other bestsellers.

Freddie deBoer

cool but rude

Profluence Sports by Andrew Petcash

By Profluence Sports 🌐 by Andrew Petcash

A newsletter breaking down the trends, people, & companies shaping the future of sports.

A great lens in to North American sports business.

- Unofficial Partner

FouAnalytics Practitioners' Newsletter

By Augustine Fou

FouAnalytics practitioners' share experiences, best practices, and tips for other analytics professionals.

Dr Fou is a genuine world authority on adtech and its stupidness. He reveals amazing stuff that makes you sit still for a moment, with a spoon in your mouth, like the unknowing idiot you are.

- Unofficial Partner

30,000 Feet

By Andrew Beal

Trends in crypto and Web3, and sometimes other stuff

Say Less by Larry Smith & The Six-Word Memoir Project

By Larry Smith

The art of short-form storytelling for self-expression, focus, and connection.

A Strategist's Guide to Art

By Harriet

Hey! 👋 Welcome to A Strategist's Guide to Art. Short posts that learn from art to think about life, brand strategy and culture.

Chartbook

By Adam Tooze

A newsletter on economics, geopolitics and history from Adam Tooze. More substantial than the twitter feed. More freewheeling than what you might read from me in FT, Foreign Policy, New Statesman.

In Bed With Social

By Marie Dollé

Social Media, Tech and Consumer Culture Weekly, or fewer. No spam, no bs.

The Ruffian

By Ian Leslie

Ian Leslie picks out the most important, interesting and beautiful signals from the noise.

Digital Native

By Rex Woodbury

Weekly writing about how technology shapes humanity, and vice versa

Skin In The Game

By Edward Rhys

A newsletter dedicated to investing in sports & human performance – your weekly source of startup deal flow & investment insights.

Essential read for stuff on sport's relationship with money, not just where it's being spent, which you can get everywhere, but where its coming from. The source of the whole thing. That's harder.

- Unofficial Partner

Nowism by Tom Goodwin

Get your irregular dose of optimistic insights on tech, business, and innovation with Nowism by Tom Goodwin. Join the conversation on the world's latest and greatest changes today!

Writes interesting stuff that makes me wonder if I'm wrong.

- Unofficial Partner

The Entertainment Strategy Guy

The best writing on entertainment strategy including a weekly "Streaming Ratings Report", unpacking what shows and films are winning the streaming wars.