Brands are building their own media.
More brands now build their own newsletters, podcasts, and shows instead of renting attention through ads. This is a running directory of who's doing it, and the channels they own. I add new ones as I find them, so send through anything I've missed.
Suggest an entryThe Hustle
NewsletterDaily business and tech newsletter.
a16z News
Newslettera16z's daily email newsletter on tech, culture, and software.
Courier Media
PrintBimonthly print and digital magazine for modern entrepreneurs, reaching 100k+ readers across 26+ countries.
Makerpad
CourseNo-code education platform and community that Zapier acquired in 2021, its first acquisition. Around 10,000 members at the time.
Gong Visioneers
CommunityGong's online community for revenue professionals to connect and share tactics. Around 8,800 members.
Beneath the Surface
PodcastA limited-series Stripe Press podcast about infrastructure, hosted by Tamara Winter. Seven episodes from 2022.
Big Desk Energy
Newsletterbeehiiv CEO Tyler Denk's newsletter on building the company. Startup insights, stories, and strategy, read by founders, operators, and investors at top startups and funds.
Blazing Trails
PodcastSalesforce's flagship podcast with global leaders on work, well-being, innovation, and equality.
Chartr
NewsletterData-visualization newsletter turning business and society data into simple charts, acquired by Robinhood in December 2023.
Dreamforce
EventSalesforce's flagship annual San Francisco conference, one of the largest software events in the world.
Future
BlogAn optimistic tech-and-society online publication a16z launched in 2021 and wound down in late 2022.
Going Through It
PodcastA Mailchimp Presents podcast about the quit-or-keep-going moments in people's careers. It ran four seasons from 2019 to 2023.
Gong Labs
BlogGong's data-backed sales research blog publishing findings from analyzing millions of sales conversations.
Increment
PrintQuarterly magazine about how software teams build and operate at scale, founded by Susan Fowler. It ran from 2017 to 2021.
Indie Hackers
CommunityCommunity and newsletter for bootstrapped founders that Stripe acquired in 2017 and sold back to its founders in 2023.
Intercom on Product
PodcastIntercom's product and design podcast with co-founder Des Traynor and CPO Paul Adams on building in an AI-first world.
My First Million
PodcastPodcast about business ideas and how to build wealth, acquired as part of The Hustle.
Reveal: The Revenue AI Podcast
PodcastGong-produced podcast (originally 'Reveal: The Revenue Intelligence Podcast') interviewing sales and revenue leaders.
Salesforce+
OtherSalesforce's free streaming service offering live and on-demand event content and original series from Salesforce Studios.
Sherwood News
BlogRobinhood's editorial news website covering markets, business, technology, and the culture of money, launched in April 2024.
Snacks
NewsletterDaily financial-news newsletter, descended from the MarketSnacks newsletter Robinhood acquired in 2019, now published by Sherwood Media.
The Edge
NewsletterA monthly newsletter by Kelly Breslin Wright with data-driven insights on sales, scaling, and building teams.
The Marketing Cloudcast
PodcastSalesforce's marketing podcast on trends, tactics, and career advice. It ran from 2015 to 2021.
The Ticket
PodcastIntercom's customer service podcast, launched in 2015 as the Inside Intercom podcast and rebranded in 2024. Over 3M downloads.
a16z Podcast
Podcasta16z's flagship podcast (launched 2014) on the most important ideas in technology with the people building it.
web3 with a16z crypto
Podcasta16z crypto's podcast (launched 2022) on building the next generation of the internet through blockchains and web3.