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Which newsletters should a founder read?

Read three: one on Indian startups, one on money, one on how good companies are built. For India, the Inc42 Daily Brief is the free daily round-up of funding, policy and new startups, read by 185,658+ subscribers, and The Ken sends free newsletters every weekday, with its paid reporting on Indian companies at Rs 3,245 a year for Basic. Finshots explains one business or money story a day in under 3 minutes, free. For building, Lenny's Newsletter on product and growth costs $20 a month or $200 a year, and its archive is the useful part. For strategy, Ben Thompson's Stratechery publishes free weekly articles, with daily updates on Stratechery Plus at $15 a month or $150 a year. The rule: subscribe to fewer and actually read them, two free Indian dailies and one paid deep read you would miss.

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A subscription publication of one deeply reported business story a day on Indian companies, with subscriber newsletters on e-commerce, retail, fintech, personal finance and edtech.

The Ken: plans

From the-ken.com by The Ken Subscription publication

  • Pay for depth on one story a day rather than breadth.
  • Subscriber newsletters cover individual sectors.
  • Read for analysis of companies, not daily news.
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A free daily newsletter explaining one business or finance story in plain English in under three minutes, read by more than five lakh subscribers.

Finshots

From finshots.in by Finshots Daily newsletter

  • Subscribe for one explained business story a day.
  • Under three minutes to read.
  • Free.
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Lenny's Newsletter is the most trusted operator-written resource on product, growth, and monetization, drawing on data from hundreds of companies. It's specific and tactical where most business-model writing is generic.

Lenny's Newsletter, Growth, Business Models & Monetization

From lennysnewsletter.com by Lenny Rachitsky newsletter archive

  • Match your monetization model to how customers already buy in your category
  • Freemium is a growth engine only if free users convert at a meaningful rate
  • B2B vs B2C is a fundamental fork that changes sales, pricing, and funding needs
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Ben Thompson's own description of Stratechery: free weekly articles and three subscriber-only daily updates a week on the strategy of technology and media.

About Stratechery

From stratechery.com by Ben Thompson

  • Weekly articles are free.
  • Three daily updates a week go to subscribers.
  • Read the free articles first to see if the paid tier is for you.
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Inc42's free newsletters on India's tech and startup economy; the Inc42 Daily Brief is the daily read on funding, policy and startups, with 185,658+ subscribers.

Inc42 Newsletters

From inc42.com by Inc42

Inc42 on eChai Explore

  • Covers funding rounds, policy and new startups in India.
  • Pick only the newsletters you will read.
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The Ken's newsletter list: free newsletters every weekday plus subscriber newsletters on Indian business and markets.

The Ken newsletters

From the-ken.com by The Ken

The Ken on eChai Explore

  • Free newsletters every weekday.
  • Subscriber newsletters go deeper on single themes.
  • A free way to sample The Ken before paying.
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Ben Thompson's analysis of the business and strategy of technology: weekly articles are free, and Stratechery Plus with daily updates is $15 a month or $150 a year.

Stratechery Plus

From stratechery.com by Ben Thompson

Stratechery on eChai Explore

  • Weekly articles are free; daily updates are for subscribers.
  • Teaches you to think about platforms and aggregation.
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