Substacks recommended by Category Pirates

Recommended by Category Pirates

I'm Joe Pine, and I'm working on a new book on the subject of transformations as a distinct economic offering. Subscribers to my Substack are following my writing process live and getting first exposure to these ideas, plus more.

Pattern Breakers

By Mike Maples

What we can learn from the pattern-breaking ideas and founders who succeed at changing the future.

Mike is a legendary VC who can spot founders designing new and different categories

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Different by Christopher Lochhead 🏴‍☠️

By Lochhead🏴‍☠️

Musing for entrepreneurs, marketing leaders, creators & category designers with a different mind.

Musing for entrepreneurs, marketing leaders & category designers by Pirate Christopher Lochhead

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The Art & Business of Writing

By Art & Biz by Nicolas Cole

How to master the art and make a living as a writer in the digital age.

How to build a writing career the intersection of “art” and “business.”

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Write With AI

By Nicolas Cole

The leading paid newsletter for ChatGPT & Claude prompts, and how to turn AI platforms into your own personal Digital Writing Assistant.

How to use AI to add leverage to your work and 10x your quality of output

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Traction Design

By Chris Guest

Scalable Traction By Design For Startups In The Age of AI

Ruckus Makers

By Ruckus Maker HQ

Learn How To Do School Different™.

Danny is a legendary missionary for educators who want to make a difference for education in America!

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How They Grow

By Jaryd

Learn how the greatest companies are winning, with actionable deep dives into their growth motions, strategic playbooks, products, and founding stories.

The incredible stories of how category leaders grow, from a product perspective.

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Wedding MusicLetter

By Matthew Campbell

Every Wednesday, learn time-saving tips (save 40+ hours) for curating wedding playlists and know the trending songs.

A category designer sharing wedding playlists, guides, and stories.

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The Slap

By "IRON" Mike Steadman

Learn what it takes to build a category-defining brand that slaps.

Weekly planning on marketing, branding, and category design, for veteran-owned business

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The Digital Leader Newsletter -- By John Rossman

Strategy and Techniques for Change Agents, Strategists and Innovators. A newsletter from author, advisor and keynote speaker John Rossman. Books include "The Amazon Way", "Think Like Amazon" and "Big Bet Leadership".

A guide to business in the Digital Era, focusing on customers, innovation, and leadership topics.

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Lenny's Newsletter

By Lenny Rachitsky

A weekly advice column about building product, driving growth, and accelerating your career.

Lenny's work is legendary for anyone building new things 🏴‍☠️

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