Best Technology Writers

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Good tech writers are few and far between. I talk to tech-focused funds and VCs weekly about software trends. I noticed these were the highest quality blogs and publications many of them read:

2/ @benthompson Ben Thompson was the most popular name amongst everyone. Widely known for his commentary and thoughtfulness on strategy, semiconductors and payments rails. Deep thinker! stratechery.com/

3/ @EricNewcomer One of the sharpest reporters at Bloomberg before setting out to write his blog. Best at uncovering behind-the-scenes stories and knows "whats hot" amongst VCs and big hedge funds like Tiger etc. Well known in many top circles. newcomer.co/

4/ @StackInvesting Peter spent decades as a CTO building and scaling tech companies. Now writes and goes deep into analyzing a wide variety of tech companies. Very well-read blog. His writing is popular amongst public funds. softwarestackinvesting.com/about/ softwarestackinvesting.com/snowflake-summit-2022-product-announcements/

5/ A: @whoisnnamdi Partner at @lightspeedvp and ex @ICONIQGrowth w/ expertise across many SaaS companies. Writes at the intersection of software, economics, and venture capital. Very data-driven and thoughtful analysis on key technology topics. whoisnnamdi.com/about-me/

6/ @hhhypergrowth Widely known as the premier expert on Cloudflare, Snowflake, and many Cybersecurity companies. Very well read. Muji spent multiple decades as a tech leader and architect scaling companies. One of my fav go-to's! hhhypergrowth.com/

7/ A: @cjgustafson222 Writes on key business metrics for tech business operators such as folks close to the CFO / COO roles. CJ leads a key function at one of the fastest-growing startups and shares his lessons. Well-known within finance + sell-side. mostlymetrics.com/

8/ @edsim Curates key enterprise tech and infrastructure news. Ed brings multiple yrs of investing exp. in filtering the most important tech and VC trends weekly. This is one I frequently read every weekend after a busy week to catch up on tech. whatshot.substack.com/about

9/ @colegrolmus Writes about the intersection of biz strategy and cybersecurity. Lowkey blog, but Cole spent over a decade consulting on security for F-500 CEOs as director. Currently advises sec-focused hedge funds. Good stuff if you love c-security! strategyofsecurity.com/

10/ @packyM Everyone knows and loves Packy. I find his newsletter is very popular amongst crypto-focused venture capitalists. Love the humor infused into his work. notboring.co/p/everything-is-broken

10/ @kwharrison13 GP w/ a top firm, @contrarycapital Writes about the future evolution of venture capital as an industry with a mix of humor. Brings a wealth of experience from VC firms, PE, and hedge funds sectors. Love his work. investing1012dot0.substack.com/

11/ @mariogabriele Mario is very popular amongst VCs. He writes about many emerging private tech companies and crypto. Almost everyone knows and enjoys the storytelling behind his work. readthegeneralist.com/

12/ @SaiVC_ The latest blog on this list covers industry trends across cloud data infrastructure, from Data/ML to DevOps and Security. Sai brings great experience helping many successful startups scale. Looking forward to how this evolves overtime! cloudinfrastructure.substack.com/

13/ @GergelyOrosz Writes about startups and software engineers. I haven't read much of Gergely's work, but it is apparently a very popular one amongst startups and tech VCs amongst some smart folks I respect. newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/

14/ @ByrneHobart Bryne curates lots of insightful short takes across industries at the intersection of finance + tech. I've benefited from them. His experience spans multiple sectors, and it shines through in his work. Almost everyone reads his work. thediff.co/

15/ Technically by @itunpredictable As someone who spends my day job researching software, this has become a favorite of mine. Justin beautifully explains complex technical terms in digestible bits! Even deeply technical folks I know read his work. technically.substack.com/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=substack_profile?utm_source=%2Fprofile%2F989210-justin&utm_medium=reader2

16/ The Best writers in tech IMO: • Stratechery • Technically • The Diff • Pragmatic Engineer • Cloud Infra • Software stack • The generalist • Mostly metrics • Packy • Who Is Nnamdi • Investing 101 • Strategy of Sec • What's hot in IT • Hhypergrowth • Newcomer

17/ This is a curated list from my network. Writing about tech is hard, so I appreciate each writer's intellectual honesty and thoughtfulness. Beyond the smart people reading their work, I know many of the individuals on this list, and they are all kind humans to follow.