# every: sources

> every source cited in the every history, with its date and type.

- [can ai replace editors like me? — lee](https://aboard.com/podcast/kate-lee-can-ai-replace-editors-like-me/) — aboard.com (2026-08, interview). "can ai replace editors like me?" — lee
- [im a writer persona turn](https://every.to/chain-of-thought/admitting-what-is-obvious-206624f9-4dcf-4342-9689-742e63fe8992) — every (2023-09, primary). "i'm a writer" persona turn
- [lex review: no proprietary technology others could easily replicate](https://adopter.substack.com/p/lex-ai-writter) — adopter.substack.com (2025, reporting). lex review: "no proprietary technology others could easily replicate"
- [after automation manifesto](https://every-s-manifesto-production.up.railway.app/after-automation.pdf) — every-s-manifesto-production.up.railway.app (2026-05, primary). "after automation" manifesto
- [agent-native architectures (hn ~23 pts)](https://every.to/guides/agent-native) — every (2026-01, primary). "agent-native architectures" (hn ~23 pts)
- [shipper as prompt-craft exemplar](https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/02/openai-text-models-google-search-engine-bard-chatbot-chatgpt-prompt-writing/672991/) — theatlantic.com (2023-02-08, reporting). shipper as prompt-craft exemplar
- [re-bundling the unbundled newsroom](https://www.axios.com/2020/07/21/substack-newsletters-journalism-media) — axios (2020-07-21, reporting). "re-bundling the unbundled newsroom"; record signup week
- [the plug closes (post-bundle)](https://www.blackenterprise.com/the-plug-is-closing-its-doors/) — blackenterprise.com (2024-03, reporting). the plug closes (post-bundle)
- [bundle launch](https://everything.substack.com/p/introducing-the-superorganizers-divinations) — every (2020-04-13, primary). bundle launch; 60% off 24h promo; $15→$20/mo
- [claude code camp workshops](https://every.to/source-code/claude-code-camp) — every (2025, primary). claude code camp workshops
- [the diffs bundle-shrinkage critique quoted](https://www.colemanm.org/post/newsletters-bundles-and-indie-publishing/) — colemanm.org (2020-11, repo). the diff's bundle-shrinkage critique quoted
- [compound engineering framework](https://every.to/guides/compound-engineering) — every (2026-02, primary). compound engineering framework
- [premium news-bundle demand doubts (era context)](https://digiday.com/media/the-subscribd-dilemma-premium-news-bundles-a-ways-off/) — digiday.com (2021-03, reporting). premium news-bundle demand doubts (era context)
- [editorial ai guidelines/workflows post](https://every.to/context-window/editing-ai-writing) — every (2025, primary). editorial ai guidelines/workflows post
- [software companies are media companies frame](https://www.epicenter.to/p/software-companies-are-media-companies) — epicenter.to (2024, reporting). "software companies are media companies" frame
- [bs indicator audit: slogans](https://1euroseo.com/bs-indicator/media-news-publishing/every-to/) — 1euroseo.com (2026, reporting). "bs indicator" audit: slogans; unlinked prestige citations
- [every back on substack for distribution](https://every.substack.com/) — every (2026, reporting). every back on substack for distribution
- [extendable articles](https://every.to/on-every/introducing-extendable-articles) — every (2025-11, primary). extendable articles; "the religion of ramp"
- [praxis joins](https://fortelabs.com/blog/praxis-is-joining-the-everything-bundle/) — fortelabs.com (2020-11, reporting). praxis joins; "super-bundle"
- [early lex review: ai writing market is as much of a gimmick](https://francescod.medium.com/lex-a-new-ai-writer-tool-landed-96fb6408aed3) — francescod.medium.com (2022-10, reporting). early lex review: "ai writing market is as much of a gimmick"
- [everything ≈ #10 paid substack](https://guzey.com/substack-earnings/) — guzey.com (2020-11-15, reference). everything ≈ #10 paid substack; est. $378k–648k/yr
- [80 pts/76c](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39066568) — hacker news (2024-01-20, reporting). 80 pts/76c; heavy skeptic comments
- [how i got my brain back — 140 pts/133c](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29263182) — hacker news (2021-11-18, reporting). "how i got my brain back" — 140 pts/133c
- [cora on hn — 1 pt](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42442493) — hacker news (2024-12-17, reporting). cora on hn — 1 pt
- [gemini 1](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39481670) — hacker news (2024-02-23, reporting). gemini 1.5 review — 300 pts/288c
- [gpt-3 is the best journal — 213 pts/146c](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34402648) — hacker news (2023-01-16, reporting). "gpt-3 is the best journal" — 213 pts/146c; hostile+amazed mix
- [linkedins alternate universe — 448 pts](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26091100) — hacker news (2021-02-10, reporting). "linkedin's alternate universe" — 448 pts
- [nft projects are just mlms — 817 pts/658c](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28713249) — hacker news (2021-10-01, reporting). "nft projects are just mlms" — 817 pts/658c
- [the blurred lines of parasocial relationships — 159 pts/65c](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27867188) — hacker news (2021-07-17, reporting). "the blurred lines of parasocial relationships" — 159 pts/65c
- [show hn spiral — ~3 pts](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40724620) — hacker news (2024-06-19, reporting). show hn spiral — ~3 pts
- [working at a startup is overrated — 601 pts/413c](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27245090) — hacker news (2021-05-22, reporting). "working at a startup is overrated" — 601 pts/413c
- [caught in the study web — 107 pts](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27347028) — hacker news (2021-05-31, reporting). "caught in the study web" — 107 pts
- [product rail: cora/spiral/sparkle/monologue/proof/plus one](https://every.to/) — every (2026, reporting). product rail: cora/spiral/sparkle/monologue/proof/plus one; "media and software company"
- [oshinsky reversal](https://inboxcollective.com/what-i-learned-at-the-newsletter-conference-this-year/) — inboxcollective.com (2025-08, reporting). oshinsky reversal; ~80% of sparkle users are free readers
- [sparkle ai launch](https://every.to/p/introducing-sparkle-4ce57b2c-49df-4d98-9b53-efd220d7d33e) — every (2024-08-19, primary). sparkle ai launch
- [bloomberg/stripe/a16z media-inside-product discourse](https://www.theloremi.com/research/essays/ramp-hired-a-media-builder-openai-bought-a-media-company-read-the-room) — theloremi.com (2026, reporting). bloomberg/stripe/a16z media-inside-product discourse
- [mocs crypto turn](https://every.to/means-of-creation/li-jin-on-the-story-behind-variant-s-new-110m-fund-to-back-the-ownership-economy) — every (2021, primary). moc's crypto turn; li's late-era episode
- [re-bundling prediction (semafor ceo)](https://www.niemanlab.org/2024/12/back-to-the-bundle/) — nieman lab (2024-12, reporting). re-bundling prediction (semafor ceo)
- [trustfnd indie-bundle experiment](https://www.niemanlab.org/2026/04/three-newsletters-for-the-price-of-1-5-independent-journalists-experiment-with-a-bundle/) — nieman lab (2026-04, reporting). trustfnd indie-bundle experiment
- [bundling trend (via archive)](https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/08/a-guide-to-the-substack-newsletter-economy.html) — new york magazine (2020-08-29, reference). bundling trend (via archive)
- [li jin it girl profile](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/01/technology/li-jin-youtube-creators.html) — the new york times (2021-09-01, reporting). li jin "it girl" profile
- [are we past peak newsletter?](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/20/business/media/newsletters-bubble.html) — the new york times (2022-10-20, reporting). "are we past peak newsletter?"
- [substack drops fundraise](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/26/business/media/substack-venture-capital.html) — the new york times (2022-05-26, reporting). substack drops fundraise
- [passion economics → means of creation w/ li jin](https://every.to/divinations/announcing-passion-economics-f9e-660941) — every (2020-07-08, primary). "passion economics" → means of creation w/ li jin
- [lex ph page](https://www.producthunt.com/products/lex-4) — product hunt (2022-10-17, primary). lex ph page; 4.67/5, 25 reviews
- [sparkle — #6 product of the day](https://www.producthunt.com/products/sparkle-5) — product hunt (2024-08, primary). sparkle — #6 product of the day
- [spiral v3 — #9 day rank](https://www.producthunt.com/products/spiral-8) — product hunt (2025-10, primary). spiral v3 — #9 day rank; ~181 pts; 5.0/4 reviews
- [how do you use chatgpt? launch](https://every.to/podcast/introducing-how-i-use-chatgpt.md) — every (2023-11, primary). "how do you use chatgpt?" launch; lavingia ep. 1
- [forte: shipper interview](https://refactoring.fm/p/the-future-of-creative-organizations) — refactoring.fm (2025, reporting). forte: shipper interview; "multi-modal media company"; "ai writes 90% of code"
- [newsletter news item: kate lee hire](https://www.semafor.com/newsletter/10/29/2023/biden-blasted-timess-gaza-coverage) — semafor (2023-10-29, reporting). "newsletter news" item: kate lee hire
- [six-engineer ai workflows post](https://every.to/source-code/inside-the-ai-workflows-of-every-s-six-engineers) — every (2025-10, primary). six-engineer ai workflows post
- [alex heath: most ai-pilled ceo](https://sources.news/p/meet-the-most-ai-pilled-ceo-on-earth-ec5) — sources.news (2026-07-30, reporting). alex heath: "most ai-pilled ceo"
- [original sparkle (pre-ai), superorganizers perk](https://every.to/superorganizers/introducing-sparkle--244513) — every (2020-01-23, primary). original sparkle (pre-ai), superorganizers perk
- [substack everything! — skeptical bundle analysis](https://subpub.substack.com/p/substack-everything) — subpub.substack.com (2020-11, reporting). "substack everything!" — skeptical bundle analysis
- [codex daily-driver](https://www.tbpndigest.com/story/2026-05-22/dan-shipper-on-codex-as-daily-driver-every-agent-needs-a-human-and-ai-is-actually-increasing-demand-for-experts) — tbpndigest.com (2026-05-22, reporting). codex daily-driver; 4→30 employees
- [substack pro/advances backlash — era context](https://techcrunch.com/2021/03/18/substack-backlash/) — techcrunch (2021-03-18, reporting). substack pro/advances backlash — era context
- [li jin → variant gp](https://techcrunch.com/2021/10/19/variant-debuts-a-new-110m-fund-for-crypto-startups-announces-li-jin-has-joined-as-a-general-partner/) — techcrunch (2021-10-19, reporting). li jin → variant gp
- [shipper on gpt-5](https://www.theinformation.com/titv/4llxg) — the information (2026-09, reporting). shipper on gpt-5.6 launch panel
- [yohei nakajima gpt-3 bots profile](https://every.to/chain-of-thought/this-vc-is-slowly-automating-their-job) — every (2023-02-03, primary). yohei nakajima gpt-3 bots profile
- [fable 5 day-zero vibe check](https://every.to/vibe-check/anthropic-mythos-our-fable-vibe-check) — every (2026, primary). fable 5 day-zero vibe check; senior engineer benchmark 91/100
- [opus 5 mixed review — brilliant in flashes](https://every.to/vibe-check/opus-5) — every (2026-07-24, primary). opus 5 mixed review — "brilliant in flashes"
- [the newsletter boom is over (kafka)](https://www.vox.com/recode/23289433/newsletters-substack-subscriptions-bari-weiss-semafor-peter-kafka-column) — vox (2022-08, reporting). "the newsletter boom is over" (kafka)
- [rebrand](https://every.to/on-every/what-comes-next-a-new-era-for-every) — every (2024-09-17, primary). rebrand; ~4k paid; $60k mrr; >$3m total rev; 7 ftes
- [bundle as fatigue fix](https://www.wired.com/story/newsletters-subscription-substack-journalism/) — wired (2020-08-26, reporting). bundle as fatigue fix; oshinsky skeptic quote
- [writing essays with ai](https://every.to/chain-of-thought/writing-essays-with-ai-a-guide) — every (2023-02, primary). "writing essays with ai"; ~75k list; 8m impressions
- [baschez: 2021… was a hard year for me](https://every.to/divinations/year-two) — every (2022-01, primary). baschez: "2021… was a hard year for me"
- [mypodcastdata](https://www.mypodcastdata.com/fr/podcast/show/ai-and-i-dan-shipper-3HdVjQo3/episodes) — mypodcastdata (2023-11-15, repo). ep.1 "buying a building with chatgpt" w/ sahil lavingia
- [republish](https://every.to/chain-of-thought/the-knowledge-economy-is-over-welcome-to-the-allocation-economy-e499dcbc-256c-4328-a9fd-765cbe3707f3) — every (2024-12, reporting). republish; bio still says "podcast how do you use chatgpt?" → rename timing
- [ask jerry announce](https://everything.substack.com/p/announcing-ask-jerry) — every (2020-10, reporting). ask jerry announce; lists full fall-2020 bundle roster
- [$600k figure](https://www.axios.com/2021/01/26/everything-bundle-substack-newsletters) — axios (2021-01-26, repo). $600k figure; bundle origin "last april"; ~50% revenue share; marginal churn contribution
- [post dates: studio 2024-10-16](https://api.every.to/@brandon_5263) — api.every.to (undated, reporting). post dates: studio 2024-10-16; consulting 2025-02-11; coo bio
- [superorganizers+divinations bundle announce](https://every.to/everything/introducing-the-superorganizers-divinations-372366) — every (2020-04-13, reporting). superorganizers+divinations bundle announce; $15→$20/mo
- [spiral origin anecdote](https://every.to/chain-of-thought/when-ai-gets-more-capable-what-will-humans-do) — every (2024-07-03, reporting). spiral origin anecdote; michael taylor columnist; kate lee sign-off
- [18 investors incl](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/every-2/financials) — cb insights (undated, repo). 18 investors incl. angels lenny rachitsky, li jin — secondary
- [nov 20–dec 19 cohort](https://every.to/p/enrollment-is-open-how-to-build-a-gpt-4-chatbot) — every (2023-10, reporting). nov 20–dec 19 cohort; $2k/$1.3k; "90,000" audience
- [kieran: 100% ai-written prs](https://every.to/source-code/how-i-use-claude-code-to-ship-like-a-team-of-five-6f23f136-52ab-455f-a997-101c071613aa) — every (2026-01-26, reporting). kieran: 100% ai-written prs; think week resurface
- [openclaw guide](https://every.to/context-window/how-claws-took-over-every) — every (2026-02, reporting). openclaw guide; cw to wednesdays; agents in discord/slack
- [codex daily-driver (dan + austin tedesco head of growth)](https://every.to/context-window/ai-work-is-splitting-in-two) — every (2026, reporting). codex daily-driver (dan + austin tedesco head of growth)
- [cora into bundle](https://every.to/on-every/the-every-bundle-now-includes-cora) — every (2025-02-04, reporting). cora into bundle; waitlist 10k+; inference $25–35→<$5
- [cora origin: summer-2024 eir mvp-in-a-night](https://every.to/podcast/an-inside-look-at-building-an-email-client-in-three-months) — every (2025-02, reporting). cora origin: summer-2024 eir mvp-in-a-night


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