Substacks recommended by Karen Smiley | Agile Analytics and Beyond

Recommended by Karen Smiley

A collection of the finest newsletters with fewer than 1,000 subscribers, with special love given to the under 500 subscriber stacks out there.

Read the Instructions

By Amanda Rose

Stories for people who can't resist a challenge. From the busy intersections of an unconventional life.

Rose is a compelling writer with great insights and stories to tell. Subscribe to enjoy them with me!

- Karen Smiley

6 'P's in AI Pods

By Karen Smiley

AI is affecting People & Places we care about, Products & Platforms we build & use, and Practices & Processes we use every day. Want to understand how use (& misuse) of data and AI impacts these 6 'P's, and what you can do? This newsletter is for you!

This AI newsletter will cover impact of AI use and misuse on People & Places, Practices & Processes, and Products & Platforms we use and care about. Get the big picture plus some deep dives into each of these P's!

- Karen Smiley

Rhythms of Reason

By Quentin Vandermerwe

My 2c about technology, math, music, and other things

The AI Ethics Treasure Chest

By Ravit Dotan @ TechBetter

AI ethics resources for everyone!

The Pragmatic Optimist

By Amrita Roy

I connect the dots in macroeconomics, technology & culture to help you understand the "big picture", build perspectives with clarity, identify great businesses & improve your financial & mental wellbeing to thrive in a better world tomorrow.

Writerly Things with Brooke Warner

I am an author advocate, publisher of She Writes Press and SparkPress, book industry insider, and champion to writers who show up to the page because they must.

Blood in the Machine

By Brian Merchant

A newsletter about AI, Silicon Valley, labor and power.

Agile Guru

By Jasti Smythe

Thoughts and musing about all things Agile in the software industry, from myself and industry thought leaders. Finding all the ways we can push self-improvement, so that we can make a broader difference across the globe.

Agile Moose

By Bob Galen

Bob Galen's Substack focused on Agile Leadership, Coaching, Transformation, and Mindset.

The Gathering

By Allegra Chapman

Let's come together. This is a space for the misfits, the outsiders, the rebels and the big thinkers, a space to celebrate life outside the box.

Allegra is one of those awesome people who makes Substack a welcoming, kind, truly human community for writers (and readers!)

- Karen Smiley

Running DATAcated

By Kate Strachnyi

scaling a niche media company & running long distances

Kate shares great insights into delivering value, working with data, and running a business based on doing these things!

- Karen Smiley

Creative Crones with Stella Fosse

Stella holds forth about creativity after midlife along with health, sexuality, anti-ageism, and building an age-positive culture for women.

Stella writes bold pieces about being, living, and loving as a woman in later years. I follow her to learn about content as well as writing style!

- Karen Smiley

Ageling on Agile

By Willem-Jan Ageling

About value creation in our modern world

the brAIn - real AI intelligence for media & entertainment

By Peter Csathy: the brAIn newsletter

An "Insider's" guide to generative AI and how it's transforming media, music, entertainment and the creative economy - from the mind of Peter Csathy and leading artists, entrepreneurs, and innovators in those worlds.

PubStack Success

By Karen Cherry

A weekly newsletter for new Substack creators: how to start, how to grow, and how to monetize by a $20K Substacker

Karen's newsletter has outstanding advice for Substackers just getting started. If your head is spinning a bit about Notes vs Chats vs Threads, or other fundamentals, search here and you're likely to find useful guidance!

- Karen Smiley

Missing Fundamental

By Ed Newton-Rex

Semi-regular thoughts about AI, tech, and creativity.

Marcus on AI

By Gary Marcus

"Marcus has become one of our few indispensable public intellectuals. The more people read him, the better our actions in shaping Al will be." - Kim Stanley Robinson, author of Ministry for the Future

The Queenager with Eleanor Mills

By Eleanor Mills & Noon

The noon.org.uk newsletter: Midlife, joy, new chapters and everything in between.

Kristina God's Online Writing Club

Helps you learn how to start, grow, monetize, & market your writing on Substack, Medium & beyond in a supportive community of 9,300 like-minded writers. Kristina God is a 30K Substack bestselling and top 20 #Education author, award-winning brand manager.

Kristina shares excellent, pragmatic, actionable advice to help other writers succeed.

- Karen Smiley

Elderberries

By Avivah Wittenberg-Cox

Squeezing the juice from longer lives and careers. And sharing the lessons.

AI Supremacy

By Michael Spencer

News at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence, technology and business including Op-Eds, research summaries, guest contributions and valuable info about A.I. startups.

Michael posts frequently to share timely insights on the ever-changing world of AI. Great stuff here.

- Karen Smiley

Chapter 23 by James Garside

Become evil. Rule the world. Maybe drink tea first and sit down for a bit.

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Resources, news, and stories for and about writers. Written by the Substack team.