This week the CEO of Medium announced he'd be leaving his role. It's an interesting time to reflect on Medium which once seemed to be the future of publishing for online creators. But have newsletters better fulfilled that role? Newsletters are easier to monetize, creators have full control of their audiences, and they can still leverage a blog format for distribution. Do you think there's still room for a dedicated blogging platform like Medium?

And the featured newsletters this week cover sustainability, marketing, UK history, Erlang, and more!

Articles & Tools

Ev Williams calls it quits as CEO of Medium — techcrunch.com

Famed serial entrepreneur Ev Williams is relinquishing his full-time role with Medium.

The Top 5 Email Newsletter Platforms — www.growthcurrency.net

A post breaking down the benefits & limitations of 5 of the big newsletter & email marketing platforms.

KleanMail Free Email Verifier — www.kleanmail.com

An email verification tool with a free option.

Morning Brew tops 4 million newsletter subscribers as it looks to expand with M&A — www.cnbc.com

Morning Brew has more than 4 million newsletter subscribers as it hunts for acquisitions to grow the company.

Sponsor

Market Loop — www.marketloop.co

Bite-sized business news from the UK and beyond

Featured Newsletters

Indie Watch — inboxreads.co

Indie Watch is an exclusive weekly hand-curated newsletter showcasing the best iOS apps from developers worldwide.

For the Love of Nature — inboxreads.co

For the Love of Nature is a monthly newsletter that focuses on the successful and promising stories in sustainability.

Sponsor

Desk Notes by Charles Schifano — charlesschifano.substack.com

Exploring writing, travel, and literature.

Erlang & Elixir Weekly — inboxreads.co

Each monday the latest articles, projects and tutorials about Erlang and Elixir.

All Things Digital Marketing — inboxreads.co

This newsletter discusses and shares information about digital marketing: including social media, websites, ppc and many more.

Mule, Britannia — inboxreads.co

Mule, Britannia! is a once monthly long-read that will explore an often forgotten failure from the UK’s recent cultural past.

Red and Blue Customers — inboxreads.co

Discover how you can increase growth and efficiency by better understanding your customers' worldviews - along conservative and liberal lines.

DASAR Newsletter — inboxreads.co

DASAR is designed to help you take "One Action Each Week" that takes you closer to the goal that YOU choose.

Zig Weekly — inboxreads.co

Each monday the latest articles, projects and tutorials about Zig.

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