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Hi, I'm Polina. In March, I left my job as the writer of the daily dealmaking newsletter Term Sheet at Fortune magazine to go full-time on The Profile.
What is The Profile? It's a community of smart, curious individuals who study the world's most successful people and companies.
The Profile currently has two products. The first is a free weekly email that curates and summarizes the most interesting profiles on the internet. The stories cover a wide spectrum — from business to sports to entertainment to media. (See last week's edition here: https://theprofile.substack.com/...)
The second product is a premium offering which includes audio and video recommendations plus a weekly deep-dive on a prominent individual called The Profile Dossier. (Check out the Dossier on Sara Blakely here:
https://theprofile.substack.com/...)
I went all in on The Profile because I believe that smart, curious people crave longform, high-quality content. My sole priority has always been to ruthlessly protect readers’ time and improve their content diet. Since I launched The Profile in 2017, I have never missed a single week of making sure this newsletter lands in the reader's inbox.
Most of all, The Profile has evolved into a community of diverse, smart, and curious people who are constantly seeking to improve both personally and professionally. I facilitate conversations between readers through (virtual) meetups, live Q&As, and a group chat. We share ideas, learn from each other, and debate interesting topics like the ethical ramifications of GPT-3.
My mission is to make sure The Profile remains high-quality, continues to add value over time, and helps you learn at least one new thing a week.
In fact, let me prove it to you. I’ve read thousands of profiles on people and companies. Give me a topic/idea you want to learn about in the comments, and I’ll reply with a profile to read.
Another example of a writer going independent on Substack. I recently chatted with @lennysan about this. He seems to be doing well, just crossed 1,000 paid subs.
I'm curious what you've learned so far and if you have any advice for others considering doing the same, @polina_marinova.
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