Unbundling Journalism with Chris Best of Substack

Published: June 4, 2020, noon

b'Chris Best (@cjgbest), co-founder and CEO of Substack, joins Erik on this episode. They discuss:

- How the idea for Substack came about and the early days of the company.

- How the internet has impacted media and journalism.

- How the world changes if Substack is successful.

- How they are enabling journalists to \\u201cgo independent.\\u201d

- The implications of the subscription model.

- What\\u2019s been most popular on Substack and what has surprised him.

- How they are thinking about aggregation and distribution.

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