Influences

The people whose writing, podcasts, and ideas I pay attention to. Signal over noise.

🥗🍹

Andrea Hernandez

Writes Snaxshot, covering emerging food and beverage trends with sharp cultural commentary on how CPG branding intersects with consumer culture and aesthetics.

📱🔍

Benedict Evans

Writes a widely-read weekly newsletter analyzing what's happening in tech and what it means, covering macro trends in AI, mobile, media, regulation, and the strategic shifts reshaping the technology industry.

💡🖥️

Ben Thompson

Writes in-depth analysis on the business strategy and impact of technology, known for Aggregation Theory and covering how tech platforms dominate their industries.

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Dr. Rhonda Patrick

Writes about the science of nutrition, longevity, and disease prevention, sharing evidence-based strategies on micronutrients, fasting, exercise, and cold exposure through her Found My Fitness platform.

🎙️🤖

Dwarkesh Patel

Hosts deeply researched long-form interviews covering artificial intelligence, science, history, and geopolitics with leading researchers, technologists, and thinkers.

👨‍💻🏗️

Gergely Orosz

Writes The Pragmatic Engineer, covering Big Tech and startups from the inside with deep-dive analyses on software engineering practices, industry trends, and engineering management.

🌙🃏

Jessica Dore

Writes "Offerings," weaving together tarot imagery with ideas from psychology, philosophy, mythology, and social work. A licensed social worker and author of "Tarot for Change."

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Joe Vennare

Writes about the convergence of fitness, wellness, and healthcare industries, providing strategic intelligence on market trends, startups, and investment opportunities through Fitt Insider.

☕🌍

Jon Hargreaves

Writes Coffee Club, a curated publication for discovering global specialty coffee roasters, cafes, stories, recipes, and experiences from around the world.

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Kyla Scanlon

Writes human-centric economic analysis covering macroeconomics, markets, the Federal Reserve, and inflation, making complex financial topics accessible and relatable.

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Naval Ravikant

Writes and podcasts about wealth creation, philosophy, happiness, and investing, blending aphoristic wisdom with deep explorations of how to build a meaningful life.

🎨😂

Pablo Stanley

Writes "Another Design Newsletter," blending design industry insights, personal storytelling, and comics with humor, covering tech culture, creativity, and the design world.

🎯✏️

Paul Worthington

Writes Off Kilter, a weekly contrarian's guide to the business of brand, marketing, and design, searching for the signal in the noise with critical perspectives on marketing trends and strategy.

🌍💰

Ray Dalio

Writes about macroeconomic cycles, the rise and decline of empires, debt crises, and investment principles, drawing on historical patterns to explain how the changing world order affects economies and markets.

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Simon Willison

Writes about LLMs, AI tools, Python, and open source. Co-creator of Django and creator of Datasette, he documents extensive research into using LLMs for development and building AI-powered tools.