I think Ramp is the perfect example of how companies should run a newsletter:
> built on proprietary data nobody else has: monthly saas vendor rankings and an AI index pulled from spend across 50k+ companies. makes it highly shareable (e.g. I regularly forward it to my CFO)
> owns a topic: the newsletter covers finance, AI spend, where business is heading etc. it earns the right to talk to a large audience who might one day need corporate credit cards (rather than a small group of maniacs who enjoy reading about corporate credit cards every day)
> real editorial: has a lead economist, named writers, a clear point of view. it reads like a publication & not just brand copy slop
& most importantly, leading indicators is a newsletter that youโd subscribe to if Ramp sold nothing โ itโs genuinely become one of the newsletters I read ritually
no coincidence that they raised $750M not long after launching a newsletter on @beehiiv ๐
One of the main reasons I quit covering Washington as a reporter was just how untethered many of my peers were from the lived experience of half the country.
Scott Pelley says Bari Weiss asked 60 Minutes staffers: โWhy do you think the country thinks youโre biased?"
Pelley: "Why do you think so? Do you have a poll? Is there market research? What are you talking about?"
"Because we certainly didn't believe that."
Incredible.
Thank you to everyone who shared their condolences, thoughts, and memories of Nate over the past 24 hours. The outpouring of people coming forward makes it clear how loved he was, and how deeply he impacted the lives of so many.
He was a trailblazer for tokenization and inspired many to follow his lead. He was the architect of much of the infrastructure powering RWAs today.
His legacy lives on onchain. Thank you to all of you who continue to put your confidence in our platform and team. We will not forget the trust you place in us.
Guess Iโll say the quiet part out loud
Bankless apparently laid off a majority of the team yesterday
No thank you or public announcement to help team find new homes
Just David tweeting about how heโs selling ETH and Ryan talking about himself
Come on guys
The adoption of tokenized stocks and ETFs is accelerating and happening faster than any other asset class to date. It took USDT almost 2.5 years to hit $1B; USDC did it in about 2 years, Blackrock did it in 14 months for BUIDL. Ondo GM did it in less than 8 months. Higher.
pirate wires is hiring a full-time writer / reporter to cover the philosophy of the technology industry, with a focus on the ideas shaping artificial intelligence https://t.co/C4UgA4GF5F
@hamishmckenzie Great interview! One thing Iโve also learned is you canโt beat people who are having fun. I think @tbpn is the North Star here. Our team works really hard but we also focus on having a great time doing it. People want to be around that energy.