Substack positioned itself as a newsletter email service when it took off in 2020. “But in the years since, Substack has transformed into something else: a platform for live videos and podcasts, a burgeoning social-media network, and a starter pack for fledgling newsrooms.” [New York Magazine]
Tilt Take: Yes, content business – aka media businesses – don’t require the gatekeepers and investment that traditional media did and does.