Substacks recommended by Joël Kai Lenz

Recommended by Joël Kai Lenz

The best damn business storytelling newsletter. By Joe Lazer, best-selling author of The Storytelling Edge and CMO at Pepper. My new book, Super Skill: Why Storytelling Is the Superpower of the AI Age, is available for pre-order!

A cool newsletter that goes into the many aspects of storytelling and how to get the most out of it for your projects.

- Joël Kai Lenz

22nd Century Frontier™

By Petar Dimov

Building or Investing in the Future? This Newsletter Is Your Edge

Petar writes a great newsletter and focuses on the latest developments in tech. Highly recommended.

- Joël Kai Lenz

The Circuit

By Jonas Braadbaart

Helping business leaders become better AI operators

This newsletter is your sweet spot if you want to learn more about AI and business.

- Joël Kai Lenz

BlingBling

Der Newsletter über Bitcoin, Geld und Geopolitik

A brilliant German newsletter about China, Bitcoin and the future of money.

- Joël Kai Lenz

GTM Strategist

By Maja Voje

Join 30,000+ GTM leaders building AI-native go-to-market. Weekly playbooks, proven AI workflows, and trusted tools from the bestselling author of GTM Strategist. Free every Friday.

A brilliant newsletter to learn more about GTM strategies and marketing in the digital world.

- Joël Kai Lenz

Sources

By Alex Heath

Reporting on the AI race.

One of the best Substacks out there about AI and the tech world in general.

- Joël Kai Lenz

the saturday essay.

By Justin Welsh

A weekly essay for ambitious people living and working on their own terms.

Justin is one of, if not the best solo creator out there. He often shares valuable insights in his newsletter which will help you grow your audience.

- Joël Kai Lenz

Startup Riders

By Ivan Landabaso

How top 1% startups grow.

A great newsletter to learn more about the startup world and challenges that may arise.

- Joël Kai Lenz

Elena's Growth Scoop

By Elena Verna

A must-have resource for anyone in the growth, marketing, or product space.

Elena is in charge of growth at Loveable and writes a lot of great guides, or shares insights from one of the fastest growing AI companies out there.

- Joël Kai Lenz

Internal Tech Emails

Internal tech industry emails that surface in public records.🔍

A great newsletter to read internal tech emails from big names in the industry.

- Joël Kai Lenz

NEW ECONOMIES

By Ollie Forsyth

NEW ECONOMIES is your regular newsletter that discovers the latest technology trends shaping our world.

Ollie is a great writer and always manages to find amazing stories to feature. Higly recommended subscribing to this one!

- Joël Kai Lenz

Operating by John Brewton

Weekly Reporting on the History & Future of Operating Companies

I love John's energy and the advice he's giving away for free. Highl recommend it!

- Joël Kai Lenz

uncharted

By Martin

Everyone's nodding in the meeting. You're not sure why. Uncharted is for founders, marketers and operators figuring out what actually works when AI, growth, product and B2B sales meet customers, budgets and politics.

I like Martin's article and style of teaching you about new things. Great newsletter to find out more on how to pivot and use AI.

- Joël Kai Lenz

One Useful Thing

By Ethan Mollick

Trying to understand the implications of AI for work, education, and life. By Prof. Ethan Mollick

You Visible

By William Meller

Most leaders are invisible online. You Visible turns them into trusted public voices.

A great newsletter about how to establish a personal brand online and how to use AI for that.

- Joël Kai Lenz

Creator Capital

By Emily Herrera

Content, Capital and Creators by venture capitalist Emily Herrera.

A great newsletter about a VC that is betting big on the creator economy.

- Joël Kai Lenz

The Online Writing Club

By Kristina God

Turn your words into income and your writing dreams into reality. Build an audience that loves your work. Grow paid subscriptions. Publish your book. Promote your work with authentic marketing. Come join one of the world's largest writing communities!

Kristina has one of the best newsletters if you want to learn everything about Substack, and how to grow it.

- Joël Kai Lenz

Product with Attitude

By Karo

AI Product Manager helping you protect human agency. Tools to showcase your creative work. A community of 18K+ readers building critical AI literacy through practice. Use AI with attitude to strengthen the branch you’re sitting on, not cut it off.

Karo has a great Substack with many reviews and tips for product managers in the AI space. Highly recommended if you want to dive deep!

- Joël Kai Lenz

Feed Me

By Emily Sundberg

A daily newsletter about the spirit of enterprise.

Feed Me is one of the best Substacks out there about anything in life you could imagine!

- Joël Kai Lenz

The AI-Ready Localizer

By Julia Díez

The AI-Ready Localizer explores how multilingual ontologies, market intelligence, and data governance transform localization from translation into AI-powered, intent-driven global growth.

Julian writes some of the best tutorials for any AI tool out there. Highly recommend her Claude Code for Pro's article.

- Joël Kai Lenz

Upstarts Media

By Alex Konrad

Startup news starts here. Founded by veteran tech reporter Alex Konrad, Upstarts delivers in-depth reporting and analysis on the startup ecosystem, from inception through IPO.

Alex is a fantastic writer and I enjoy the story angles they pitch on Upstarts Media. Great, if you're interested in new and emerging businesses.

- Joël Kai Lenz

Future Media

By Ricky Sutton

Reporting on the collision of Big Tech and Big Media...

Ricky has a great newsletter about AI, the media industry, and how publishing has evolved in the last 15 years.

- Joël Kai Lenz

Chris Best

Co-founder and CEO of Substack

Chris is the CEO and Co-Founder of Substack, and often shares his thoughts and ideas for the platform on his publication.

- Joël Kai Lenz

Newsletter Circle

By Ciler

Your go-to source for building a successful newsletter business. In-depth interviews with newsletter operators and insightful reports on newsletter strategies.

A great newsletter for any Substacker or newsletter creator out there!

- Joël Kai Lenz