Everything I've Learned

Building an Unbreakable Media Company

Maria Bustillos on how the Hulk Hogan vs. Gawker trial sent her on a mission to create a billionaire-proof media company.

Mar 1, 2021 • 

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January 2021

Pursuing Your Dream During a Pandemic

“Everything I’ve Learned” is now a podcast, plus Naz Riahi on making the films she always wanted to make.

Jan 28, 2021 • 

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October 2020

The Remote Divide

Two decades ago, Google hired a former chef for the Grateful Dead to do something nice for its employees — serve them free food.

Oct 31, 2020 • 

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Let’s just email in the now.

What's Substack doing to our inboxes?

Oct 9, 2020 • 

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September 2020

Adventures In Online Learning

The kids are back in school and getting quite adept at Microsoft Teams and pasting memes into the classroom chat.

Sep 27, 2020 • 

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A Mystery Bicycle, and a Fan's Obsession

We can’t go outside, so we must stay inside.

Sep 17, 2020 • 

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Permission To Be Yourself

After 11 years of Longreads, and six years with Automattic, I said goodbye to both last week.

Sep 10, 2020 • 

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March 2020

Everything I've Learned: Reader Funding and Paid Memberships

We need to talk more about what it means to raise money on the internet.

Mar 3, 2020 • 

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December 2019

Everything I've Learned: A New Newsletter

I've been planning to launch a newsletter for over a year now, but the voices in my head always stopped me short.

Dec 20, 2019 • 

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