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- can ai replace editors like me? — lee — aboard.com (2026-08, interview). "can ai replace editors like me?" — lee
- im a writer persona turn — every (2023-09, primary). "i'm a writer" persona turn
- lex review: no proprietary technology others could easily replicate — adopter.substack.com (2025, reporting). lex review: "no proprietary technology others could easily replicate"
- after automation manifesto — every-s-manifesto-production.up.railway.app (2026-05, primary). "after automation" manifesto
- agent-native architectures (hn ~23 pts) — every (2026-01, primary). "agent-native architectures" (hn ~23 pts)
- shipper as prompt-craft exemplar — theatlantic.com (2023-02-08, reporting). shipper as prompt-craft exemplar
- re-bundling the unbundled newsroom — axios (2020-07-21, reporting). "re-bundling the unbundled newsroom"; record signup week
- the plug closes (post-bundle) — blackenterprise.com (2024-03, reporting). the plug closes (post-bundle)
- bundle launch — every (2020-04-13, primary). bundle launch; 60% off 24h promo; $15→$20/mo
- claude code camp workshops — every (2025, primary). claude code camp workshops
- the diffs bundle-shrinkage critique quoted — colemanm.org (2020-11, repo). the diff's bundle-shrinkage critique quoted
- compound engineering framework — every (2026-02, primary). compound engineering framework
- premium news-bundle demand doubts (era context) — digiday.com (2021-03, reporting). premium news-bundle demand doubts (era context)
- editorial ai guidelines/workflows post — every (2025, primary). editorial ai guidelines/workflows post
- software companies are media companies frame — epicenter.to (2024, reporting). "software companies are media companies" frame
- bs indicator audit: slogans — 1euroseo.com (2026, reporting). "bs indicator" audit: slogans; unlinked prestige citations
- every back on substack for distribution — every (2026, reporting). every back on substack for distribution
- extendable articles — every (2025-11, primary). extendable articles; "the religion of ramp"
- praxis joins — fortelabs.com (2020-11, reporting). praxis joins; "super-bundle"
- early lex review: ai writing market is as much of a gimmick — francescod.medium.com (2022-10, reporting). early lex review: "ai writing market is as much of a gimmick"
- everything ≈ #10 paid substack — guzey.com (2020-11-15, reference). everything ≈ #10 paid substack; est. $378k–648k/yr
- 80 pts/76c — hacker news (2024-01-20, reporting). 80 pts/76c; heavy skeptic comments
- how i got my brain back — 140 pts/133c — hacker news (2021-11-18, reporting). "how i got my brain back" — 140 pts/133c
- cora on hn — 1 pt — hacker news (2024-12-17, reporting). cora on hn — 1 pt
- gemini 1 — hacker news (2024-02-23, reporting). gemini 1.5 review — 300 pts/288c
- gpt-3 is the best journal — 213 pts/146c — hacker news (2023-01-16, reporting). "gpt-3 is the best journal" — 213 pts/146c; hostile+amazed mix
- linkedins alternate universe — 448 pts — hacker news (2021-02-10, reporting). "linkedin's alternate universe" — 448 pts
- nft projects are just mlms — 817 pts/658c — hacker news (2021-10-01, reporting). "nft projects are just mlms" — 817 pts/658c
- the blurred lines of parasocial relationships — 159 pts/65c — hacker news (2021-07-17, reporting). "the blurred lines of parasocial relationships" — 159 pts/65c
- show hn spiral — ~3 pts — hacker news (2024-06-19, reporting). show hn spiral — ~3 pts
- working at a startup is overrated — 601 pts/413c — hacker news (2021-05-22, reporting). "working at a startup is overrated" — 601 pts/413c
- caught in the study web — 107 pts — hacker news (2021-05-31, reporting). "caught in the study web" — 107 pts
- product rail: cora/spiral/sparkle/monologue/proof/plus one — every (2026, reporting). product rail: cora/spiral/sparkle/monologue/proof/plus one; "media and software company"
- oshinsky reversal — inboxcollective.com (2025-08, reporting). oshinsky reversal; ~80% of sparkle users are free readers
- sparkle ai launch — every (2024-08-19, primary). sparkle ai launch
- bloomberg/stripe/a16z media-inside-product discourse — theloremi.com (2026, reporting). bloomberg/stripe/a16z media-inside-product discourse
- mocs crypto turn — every (2021, primary). moc's crypto turn; li's late-era episode
- re-bundling prediction (semafor ceo) — nieman lab (2024-12, reporting). re-bundling prediction (semafor ceo)
- trustfnd indie-bundle experiment — nieman lab (2026-04, reporting). trustfnd indie-bundle experiment
- bundling trend (via archive) — new york magazine (2020-08-29, reference). bundling trend (via archive)
- li jin it girl profile — the new york times (2021-09-01, reporting). li jin "it girl" profile
- are we past peak newsletter? — the new york times (2022-10-20, reporting). "are we past peak newsletter?"
- substack drops fundraise — the new york times (2022-05-26, reporting). substack drops fundraise
- passion economics → means of creation w/ li jin — every (2020-07-08, primary). "passion economics" → means of creation w/ li jin
- lex ph page — product hunt (2022-10-17, primary). lex ph page; 4.67/5, 25 reviews
- sparkle — #6 product of the day — product hunt (2024-08, primary). sparkle — #6 product of the day
- spiral v3 — #9 day rank — product hunt (2025-10, primary). spiral v3 — #9 day rank; ~181 pts; 5.0/4 reviews
- how do you use chatgpt? launch — every (2023-11, primary). "how do you use chatgpt?" launch; lavingia ep. 1
- forte: shipper interview — refactoring.fm (2025, reporting). forte: shipper interview; "multi-modal media company"; "ai writes 90% of code"
- newsletter news item: kate lee hire — semafor (2023-10-29, reporting). "newsletter news" item: kate lee hire
- six-engineer ai workflows post — every (2025-10, primary). six-engineer ai workflows post
- alex heath: most ai-pilled ceo — sources.news (2026-07-30, reporting). alex heath: "most ai-pilled ceo"
- original sparkle (pre-ai), superorganizers perk — every (2020-01-23, primary). original sparkle (pre-ai), superorganizers perk
- substack everything! — skeptical bundle analysis — subpub.substack.com (2020-11, reporting). "substack everything!" — skeptical bundle analysis
- codex daily-driver — tbpndigest.com (2026-05-22, reporting). codex daily-driver; 4→30 employees
- substack pro/advances backlash — era context — techcrunch (2021-03-18, reporting). substack pro/advances backlash — era context
- li jin → variant gp — techcrunch (2021-10-19, reporting). li jin → variant gp
- shipper on gpt-5 — the information (2026-09, reporting). shipper on gpt-5.6 launch panel
- yohei nakajima gpt-3 bots profile — every (2023-02-03, primary). yohei nakajima gpt-3 bots profile
- fable 5 day-zero vibe check — every (2026, primary). fable 5 day-zero vibe check; senior engineer benchmark 91/100
- opus 5 mixed review — brilliant in flashes — every (2026-07-24, primary). opus 5 mixed review — "brilliant in flashes"
- the newsletter boom is over (kafka) — vox (2022-08, reporting). "the newsletter boom is over" (kafka)
- rebrand — every (2024-09-17, primary). rebrand; ~4k paid; $60k mrr; >$3m total rev; 7 ftes
- bundle as fatigue fix — wired (2020-08-26, reporting). bundle as fatigue fix; oshinsky skeptic quote
- writing essays with ai — every (2023-02, primary). "writing essays with ai"; ~75k list; 8m impressions
- baschez: 2021… was a hard year for me — every (2022-01, primary). baschez: "2021… was a hard year for me"
- mypodcastdata — mypodcastdata (2023-11-15, repo). ep.1 "buying a building with chatgpt" w/ sahil lavingia
- republish — every (2024-12, reporting). republish; bio still says "podcast how do you use chatgpt?" → rename timing
- ask jerry announce — every (2020-10, reporting). ask jerry announce; lists full fall-2020 bundle roster
- $600k figure — axios (2021-01-26, repo). $600k figure; bundle origin "last april"; ~50% revenue share; marginal churn contribution
- post dates: studio 2024-10-16 — api.every.to (undated, reporting). post dates: studio 2024-10-16; consulting 2025-02-11; coo bio
- superorganizers+divinations bundle announce — every (2020-04-13, reporting). superorganizers+divinations bundle announce; $15→$20/mo
- spiral origin anecdote — every (2024-07-03, reporting). spiral origin anecdote; michael taylor columnist; kate lee sign-off
- 18 investors incl — cb insights (undated, repo). 18 investors incl. angels lenny rachitsky, li jin — secondary
- nov 20–dec 19 cohort — every (2023-10, reporting). nov 20–dec 19 cohort; $2k/$1.3k; "90,000" audience
- kieran: 100% ai-written prs — every (2026-01-26, reporting). kieran: 100% ai-written prs; think week resurface
- openclaw guide — every (2026-02, reporting). openclaw guide; cw to wednesdays; agents in discord/slack
- codex daily-driver (dan + austin tedesco head of growth) — every (2026, reporting). codex daily-driver (dan + austin tedesco head of growth)
- cora into bundle — every (2025-02-04, reporting). cora into bundle; waitlist 10k+; inference $25–35→<$5
- cora origin: summer-2024 eir mvp-in-a-night — every (2025-02, reporting). cora origin: summer-2024 eir mvp-in-a-night
Original source occurrences
- can ai replace editors like me? — lee · aboard.com · 2026-08 (month) · original ID: src-c-aboard-lee
"can ai replace editors like me?" — lee
- im a writer persona turn · every · 2023-09 (month) · original ID: src-c-admitting-obvious
"i'm a writer" persona turn
- lex review: no proprietary technology others could easily replicate · adopter.substack.com · 2025 (year) · original ID: src-c-adopter-lex
lex review: "no proprietary technology others could easily replicate"
- after automation manifesto · every-s-manifesto-production.up.railway.app · 2026-05 (month) · original ID: src-c-after-automation
"after automation" manifesto
- agent-native architectures (hn ~23 pts) · every · 2026-01 (month) · original ID: src-c-agent-native
"agent-native architectures" (hn ~23 pts)
- shipper as prompt-craft exemplar · theatlantic.com · 2023-02-08 (day) · original ID: src-c-atlantic-prompt
shipper as prompt-craft exemplar
- re-bundling the unbundled newsroom · axios · 2020-07-21 (day) · original ID: src-c-axios-rebundling
"re-bundling the unbundled newsroom"; record signup week
- the plug closes (post-bundle) · blackenterprise.com · 2024-03 (month) · original ID: src-c-be-plug
the plug closes (post-bundle)
- bundle launch · every · 2020-04-13 (day) · original ID: src-c-bundle-launch
bundle launch; 60% off 24h promo; $15→$20/mo
- claude code camp workshops · every · 2025 (year) · original ID: src-c-claude-code-camp
claude code camp workshops
- the diffs bundle-shrinkage critique quoted · colemanm.org · 2020-11 (month) · original ID: src-c-coleman-bundles
the diff's bundle-shrinkage critique quoted
- compound engineering framework · every · 2026-02 (month) · original ID: src-c-compound-eng
compound engineering framework
- premium news-bundle demand doubts (era context) · digiday.com · 2021-03 (month) · original ID: src-c-digiday
premium news-bundle demand doubts (era context)
- editorial ai guidelines/workflows post · every · 2025 (year) · original ID: src-c-editing-ai
editorial ai guidelines/workflows post
- software companies are media companies frame · epicenter.to · 2024 (year) · original ID: src-c-epicenter
"software companies are media companies" frame
- bs indicator audit: slogans · 1euroseo.com · 2026 (year) · original ID: src-c-euroseo
"bs indicator" audit: slogans; unlinked prestige citations
- every back on substack for distribution · every · 2026 (year) · original ID: src-c-every-substack
every back on substack for distribution
- extendable articles · every · 2025-11 (month) · original ID: src-c-extendable
extendable articles; "the religion of ramp"
- praxis joins · fortelabs.com · 2020-11 (month) · original ID: src-c-forte-praxis
praxis joins; "super-bundle"
- early lex review: ai writing market is as much of a gimmick · francescod.medium.com · 2022-10 (month) · original ID: src-c-francescod-lex
early lex review: "ai writing market is as much of a gimmick"
- everything ≈ #10 paid substack · guzey.com · 2020-11-15 (day) · original ID: src-c-guzey-earnings
everything ≈ #10 paid substack; est. $378k–648k/yr
- 80 pts/76c · hacker news · 2024-01-20 (day) · original ID: src-c-hn-allocation
80 pts/76c; heavy skeptic comments
- how i got my brain back — 140 pts/133c · hacker news · 2021-11-18 (day) · original ID: src-c-hn-brain-back
"how i got my brain back" — 140 pts/133c
- cora on hn — 1 pt · hacker news · 2024-12-17 (day) · original ID: src-c-hn-cora
cora on hn — 1 pt
- gemini 1 · hacker news · 2024-02-23 (day) · original ID: src-c-hn-gemini
gemini 1.5 review — 300 pts/288c
- gpt-3 is the best journal — 213 pts/146c · hacker news · 2023-01-16 (day) · original ID: src-c-hn-gpt3-journal
"gpt-3 is the best journal" — 213 pts/146c; hostile+amazed mix
- linkedins alternate universe — 448 pts · hacker news · 2021-02-10 (day) · original ID: src-c-hn-linkedin-au
"linkedin's alternate universe" — 448 pts
- nft projects are just mlms — 817 pts/658c · hacker news · 2021-10-01 (day) · original ID: src-c-hn-nft-mlms
"nft projects are just mlms" — 817 pts/658c
- the blurred lines of parasocial relationships — 159 pts/65c · hacker news · 2021-07-17 (day) · original ID: src-c-hn-parasocial
"the blurred lines of parasocial relationships" — 159 pts/65c
- show hn spiral — ~3 pts · hacker news · 2024-06-19 (day) · original ID: src-c-hn-spiral
show hn spiral — ~3 pts
- working at a startup is overrated — 601 pts/413c · hacker news · 2021-05-22 (day) · original ID: src-c-hn-startup-overrated
"working at a startup is overrated" — 601 pts/413c
- caught in the study web — 107 pts · hacker news · 2021-05-31 (day) · original ID: src-c-hn-study-web
"caught in the study web" — 107 pts
- product rail: cora/spiral/sparkle/monologue/proof/plus one · every · 2026 (year) · original ID: src-c-homepage
product rail: cora/spiral/sparkle/monologue/proof/plus one; "media and software company"
- oshinsky reversal · inboxcollective.com · 2025-08 (month) · original ID: src-c-inbox-collective
oshinsky reversal; ~80% of sparkle users are free readers
- sparkle ai launch · every · 2024-08-19 (day) · original ID: src-c-introducing-sparkle
sparkle ai launch
- bloomberg/stripe/a16z media-inside-product discourse · theloremi.com · 2026 (year) · original ID: src-c-loremi
bloomberg/stripe/a16z media-inside-product discourse
- mocs crypto turn · every · 2021 (year) · original ID: src-c-moc-variant
moc's crypto turn; li's late-era episode
- re-bundling prediction (semafor ceo) · nieman lab · 2024-12 (month) · original ID: src-c-nieman-2024
re-bundling prediction (semafor ceo)
- trustfnd indie-bundle experiment · nieman lab · 2026-04 (month) · original ID: src-c-nieman-2026
trustfnd indie-bundle experiment
- bundling trend (via archive) · new york magazine · 2020-08-29 (day) · original ID: src-c-nymag-economy
bundling trend (via archive)
- li jin it girl profile · the new york times · 2021-09-01 (day) · original ID: src-c-nyt-lijin
li jin "it girl" profile
- are we past peak newsletter? · the new york times · 2022-10-20 (day) · original ID: src-c-nyt-peak-newsletter
"are we past peak newsletter?"
- substack drops fundraise · the new york times · 2022-05-26 (day) · original ID: src-c-nyt-substack-vc
substack drops fundraise
- passion economics → means of creation w/ li jin · every · 2020-07-08 (day) · original ID: src-c-passion-econ
"passion economics" → means of creation w/ li jin
- lex ph page · product hunt · 2022-10-17 (day) · original ID: src-c-ph-lex
lex ph page; 4.67/5, 25 reviews
- sparkle — #6 product of the day · product hunt · 2024-08 (month) · original ID: src-c-ph-sparkle
sparkle — #6 product of the day
- spiral v3 — #9 day rank · product hunt · 2025-10 (month) · original ID: src-c-ph-spiral-v3
spiral v3 — #9 day rank; ~181 pts; 5.0/4 reviews
- how do you use chatgpt? launch · every · 2023-11 (month) · original ID: src-c-pod-hdyc
"how do you use chatgpt?" launch; lavingia ep. 1
- forte: shipper interview · refactoring.fm · 2025 (year) · original ID: src-c-refactoring
forte: shipper interview; "multi-modal media company"; "ai writes 90% of code"
- newsletter news item: kate lee hire · semafor · 2023-10-29 (day) · original ID: src-c-semafor-lee
"newsletter news" item: kate lee hire
- six-engineer ai workflows post · every · 2025-10 (month) · original ID: src-c-six-engineers
six-engineer ai workflows post
- alex heath: most ai-pilled ceo · sources.news · 2026-07-30 (day) · original ID: src-c-sources-aipilled
alex heath: "most ai-pilled ceo"
- original sparkle (pre-ai), superorganizers perk · every · 2020-01-23 (day) · original ID: src-c-sparkle-orig
original sparkle (pre-ai), superorganizers perk
- substack everything! — skeptical bundle analysis · subpub.substack.com · 2020-11 (month) · original ID: src-c-subpub-critique
"substack everything!" — skeptical bundle analysis
- codex daily-driver · tbpndigest.com · 2026-05-22 (day) · original ID: src-c-tbpn-codex
codex daily-driver; 4→30 employees
- substack pro/advances backlash — era context · techcrunch · 2021-03-18 (day) · original ID: src-c-tc-substack-backlash
substack pro/advances backlash — era context
- li jin → variant gp · techcrunch · 2021-10-19 (day) · original ID: src-c-tc-variant
li jin → variant gp
- shipper on gpt-5 · the information · 2026-09 (month) · original ID: src-c-titv
shipper on gpt-5.6 launch panel
- yohei nakajima gpt-3 bots profile · every · 2023-02-03 (day) · original ID: src-c-vc-automating
yohei nakajima gpt-3 bots profile
- fable 5 day-zero vibe check · every · 2026 (year) · original ID: src-c-vibe-fable
fable 5 day-zero vibe check; senior engineer benchmark 91/100
- opus 5 mixed review — brilliant in flashes · every · 2026-07-24 (day) · original ID: src-c-vibe-opus5
opus 5 mixed review — "brilliant in flashes"
- the newsletter boom is over (kafka) · vox · 2022-08 (month) · original ID: src-c-vox-boom-over
"the newsletter boom is over" (kafka)
- rebrand · every · 2024-09-17 (day) · original ID: src-c-what-comes-next
rebrand; ~4k paid; $60k mrr; >$3m total rev; 7 ftes
- bundle as fatigue fix · wired · 2020-08-26 (day) · original ID: src-c-wired-newsletters
bundle as fatigue fix; oshinsky skeptic quote
- writing essays with ai · every · 2023-02 (month) · original ID: src-c-writing-essays-ai
"writing essays with ai"; ~75k list; 8m impressions
- baschez: 2021… was a hard year for me · every · 2022-01 (month) · original ID: src-c-year-two
baschez: "2021… was a hard year for me"
- mypodcastdata · mypodcastdata · 2023-11-15 (day) · original ID: src-h-ai-and-i-ep1
ep.1 "buying a building with chatgpt" w/ sahil lavingia
- republish · every · 2024-12 (month) · original ID: src-h-alloc-econ-repub
republish; bio still says "podcast how do you use chatgpt?" → rename timing
- ask jerry announce · every · 2020-10 (month) · original ID: src-h-ask-jerry
ask jerry announce; lists full fall-2020 bundle roster
- $600k figure · axios · 2021-01-26 (day) · original ID: src-h-axios-leaves-substack
$600k figure; bundle origin "last april"; ~50% revenue share; marginal churn contribution
- post dates: studio 2024-10-16 · api.every.to · undated (unknown) · original ID: src-h-brandon-author
post dates: studio 2024-10-16; consulting 2025-02-11; coo bio
- superorganizers+divinations bundle announce · every · 2020-04-13 (day) · original ID: src-h-bundle-launch
superorganizers+divinations bundle announce; $15→$20/mo
- spiral origin anecdote · every · 2024-07-03 (day) · original ID: src-h-capability-blindness
spiral origin anecdote; michael taylor columnist; kate lee sign-off
- 18 investors incl · cb insights · undated (unknown) · original ID: src-h-cbinsights
18 investors incl. angels lenny rachitsky, li jin — secondary
- nov 20–dec 19 cohort · every · 2023-10 (month) · original ID: src-h-chatbot-course-nov
nov 20–dec 19 cohort; $2k/$1.3k; "90,000" audience
- kieran: 100% ai-written prs · every · 2026-01-26 (day) · original ID: src-h-claude-code-team
kieran: 100% ai-written prs; think week resurface
- openclaw guide · every · 2026-02 (month) · original ID: src-h-claws
openclaw guide; cw to wednesdays; agents in discord/slack
- codex daily-driver (dan + austin tedesco head of growth) · every · 2026 (year) · original ID: src-h-context-aiwork
codex daily-driver (dan + austin tedesco head of growth)
- cora into bundle · every · 2025-02-04 (day) · original ID: src-h-cora-bundle
cora into bundle; waitlist 10k+; inference $25–35→<$5
- cora origin: summer-2024 eir mvp-in-a-night · every · 2025-02 (month) · original ID: src-h-cora-podcast-3mo
cora origin: summer-2024 eir mvp-in-a-night