It is infinitely easier to talk than act so this critique is in deference to the entrepreneurs in the arena. With that said, I think Substack should’ve done 2 things differently 

1 - Tailor the product to power users, specifically publications (file under things that don’t scale) 

2 - Embrace advertising

I’m pretty sure they paid a bunch of name brand writers with sizable readership to use it

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