Substacks recommended by Tom Orbach

Recommended by Tom Orbach

Sean Ellis, author of Hacking Growth, writes about driving sustainable growth through data, experimentation, and deep customer understanding to optimize teams and turn product-market fit into lasting success.

Remarkable People

By Guy Kawasaki

On a mission to make you remarkable.

The Founders' Fuel

By Oliver

Actionable insights for founders building startups and mastering mindsets - delivered twice a week.

@andrewchen

By Andrew Chen

Venture capital in tech, entertainment, and AI

The startup king. Must follow. Sharp advice!

- Tom Orbach

Positioning with April Dunford

A newsletter that covers all things Positioning for founders, marketers and product folks. I'm April Dunford - a positioning expert, consultant, author of the books Obviously Awesome and Sales Pitch, and host of the Positioning podcast.

April's newsletter feels like a casual yet super-insightful conversation on positioning. It's like getting a personal masterclass from a seasoned pro. 100% recommend

- Tom Orbach

Manager.dev

By Anton

The biggest newsletter written ONLY for Engineering Managers. Practical weekly articles on building and leading a software team.

I love the leadership advice here! Anton's insight resonate beyond engineering, even in my marketing world. I 100% recommend it even if you're not in a technical role.

- Tom Orbach

Elena's Growth Scoop

By Elena Verna

A must-have resource for anyone in the growth, marketing, or product space.

My top #1 resource for growth, career advice... and memes

- Tom Orbach

No-Code Exits

Join 13,400+ using AI and No-Code to go from 0 to $ by Learning Every Week from Real Founder Success Stories.

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.

Jaryd's growth stories go MUCH deeper than anyone else - and he still finds a way to make them super interesting. 100% recommend 👍

- Tom Orbach

Productify by Bandan

By Bandan Jot Singh

Product Growth Strategies, AI applications and Tech. Join 60,000+ subscribers on Substack and X!

Product Growth

By Aakash Gupta

Deep dives into succeeding as a PM, product leadership, and how to get your next PM job.

Aakash is the #1 thought leader for PM & Growth. I seriously LOVED all of his guides, books, and courses — they're worth every penny. Easiest paid subscription on Substack

- Tom Orbach

Kyle Poyar’s Growth Unhinged

Revealing the playbooks and hidden tactics behind today's best startups. Join 70,000+ weekly readers for real-life growth advice, playbooks and case studies.

The noise-to-value ratio here is INSANE. It's the go-to recommendation for tech leaders and startup founders. 100% clean insights here.

- Tom Orbach

Wes Kao's Newsletter

A weekly newsletter on managing up, executive communication, and standing out as a high-performer. Written by an a16z-backed founder.

Link in Bio

By Rachel Karten

Link in Bio is a newsletter about working in social media.

Ultra Successful

By Dr. Gurner

Start your week with the most successful people on Earth. Mindset, strategies, and habits of the ultra successful you can use today.

Dr. Julie Gurner's 'Ultra Successful' is like a weekly masterclass in ambition and success. Always leaves me inspired at the end of the newsletter. 100% recommend

- Tom Orbach

MKT1 Newsletter with Emily Kramer

B2B STARTUP MARKETING ADVICE: In-depth guides, actionable frameworks, and hard-earned insights, from ex-marketing exec Emily Kramer

MKT1 is like an honest chat with marketing gurus Emily and Kathleen. 100% no-fluff advice that's gold for SaaS marketers & founders.

- Tom Orbach

Refactoring

By Luca Rossi

Practical advice on writing great software and working well with humans. Read weekly by 130,000+ engineers in startups and big tech.

Refactoring by Luca is my absolute favorite newsletter, hands down. Genius frameworks and visualizations. I’m always amazed at how Luca's words resonate beyond engineering, even in my marketing world. I 100% recommend it even if you're not in a technical role.

- Tom Orbach

next play

By ben

We help people find their next play by sending opportunities, hosting gatherings, and curating content.

This newsletter is PRICELESS. The under-the-radar opportunities are insane. This is, by far, the most important email that lands in my inbox every week.

- Tom Orbach