Substacks recommended by Finn Tropy

Recommended by Finn Tropy

Showing writers how to use words to make money and change lives. Proven tips to build an audience online.

Transform to Wellness with Holistic Nurse Kathleen 🕊️

By Transform To Wellness With Holistic Nurse Kathleen

A nurse-led publication exploring stress physiology, mental health, and long-term disease risk — with clear, root-cause strategies to prevent burnout and early decline.

How to Write for a Living

By David McIlroy

Writers should get paid for doing what they love. Subscribe now to get my FREE 7-day email course, Substack Launchpad.

Product with Attitude

By Karo

AI Product Manager turning everyone into AI builders. I help you design, build and test your product, and feature it on StackShelf.app. I connect you with a supportive 10K+ community building and learning in public.

Wilding Out

By Robin Wilding

A humor stack about utter balderdashery. From Robin Wilding, a flawsome Canadian absurdist who writes covered in Cheeto dust.

The Banana Stand

By Mark (The Banana Stand)

The Banana Stand is the field guide for business founders who are determined to start, operate and grow a sustainably profitable business.

Probably Overthinking It

By Allen Downey

A blog about data science, Bayesian statistics, and more.

Thrive by Sean Kernan

Human stories and research to help you live better and be happier. This Substack is a source of community and top notch content.

The Part-Time Creator Club

By Eve Arnold

Get *unheard-of* growth hacks for building your thing alongside your 9-to-5.

Pen2Profit

Free weekly strategy letter for writers who want to build a profitable, sustainable writing business. For courses and deeper help, visit Pen2Profit Academy https://pen2profit.online

The Empowered Leader

By Margaret Williams

The Empowered Leader is a leadership publication which helps marginalized leaders stop surviving power systems and start leading with freedom, Influence, and authority

Newsletter Circle

By Ciler

Your go-to source for building a successful newsletter business. In-depth interviews with newsletter operators and insightful reports on newsletter strategies.

Stream Like a Boss® TV

By Tanya Smith

Your resource for mastering live video lead generation and business growth. Subscribe for access to my HEART 🩷 Livestream Planning Worksheet, stream alerts, & weekly tips for leveraging livestreams to get more leads!

If you're trying to grow your business but feel totally overwhelmed every time someone says "just go live!"—this newsletter is for you. Every issue is packed with practical tips, encouragement, and a sprinkle of HEART 🩷 (literally—you get her Livestream Planning Worksheet when you sign up). If you're ready to grow your audience with confidence, creativity, and consistency—subscribe. You won’t regret it.

- Finn Tropy

Making History Come Alive

By Richard Bluttal

History non fiction articles

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One weekly essay for people stepping off the default path to build lives they love, supported by work they enjoy.

WellthFusion™

By Lucille M. Shaw

Where wealth, legacy, and health align. Weekly insights from 25+ years in fiduciary advising to help you live and plan with purpose.

Unplugged by Yana G.Y.

[FREE 5k/month Masterclass] The exact model I used to build a $5k-$10k/mo newsletter with AI & Automations working 2 hours/day: Courses, Strategies, Tactics, AI Tools, Challenges & 1:1 HELP to grow, convert & scale revenues.

The Online Writing Club

By Kristina God

Helps you joyfully start, grow, monetize, market your writing on Substack & beyond in a soulful community of 17,000 like-minded writers, authors, dreamers & builders. TOP 25 Substack bestseller, award-winning brand manager, podcaster & mompreneur.

Nomadic Mind

By Pablo

Reinventing Travel

The Systematic Writer

By Mark Thompson "The Systematic Writer"

Write. Publish. Profit. Repeat

Prompting Culture

By P.Q. Rubin

Exploring the creative frontiers of AI and tech, with a focus on the art of crafting compelling prompts and the fascinating things they can generate.

If you're intrigued by thought-provoking stories about AI and want to master the art of crafting compelling prompts, this is a newsletter you won't want to miss.

- Finn Tropy

A2S | Automate to Scale

By Marianna Nakos

Sharing weekly insights on automation, AI integration, and scaling strategies that help you save time and money.

PubStack Success

By Karen Cherry

Start, grow, and make an impact on Substack. Get one easy-to-follow, no-nonsense newsletter per week and grow without FOMO and overwhelm. By a writer who built a $26K+ publication that's not writing about writing.

Artificial Ignorance

By Charlie Guo

At the intersection of engineering and intelligence. Essays, analysis, tactics, news, and more.

Reflections on 50+ Years of Horse Breeding

By The Thinking Horse Breeder

Tired of theoretical advice & generic tips? Ask questions. Get insights, practical advice, resources, & inspiration. Master the art, science & mindset for excellence, from a seasoned horse breeder who's been in the trenches.

Jeanette is an incredible source of thoughtful insights, advice, and inspiration. Even though I’m living on the other side of the world, I’m so lucky to collaborate with her—it feels like distance doesn’t even matter!

- Finn Tropy

SparkLab

By Braeden

Where ideas meet action and accountability.

Sherman Alexie

poems, short fiction, essays, opinion, audio, video

Old Man Talks

Finding clarity in the chaos. A gentle rebellion, where self-honesty matters more than self-help.

Code Like A Girl

Get 3 stories a week from Women in Tech that sharpen your skills, broaden your perspective, and keep you ahead in a changing industry.

Build to Launch

By Jenny Ouyang

Turn AI ideas into shipped products. Proven systems and showcase opportunities for builders who launch.

Jenny's newsletter connects builders who love to experiment, create, and launch products, and her in-depth stories are well-written and give fresh insights that I've found very valuable.

- Finn Tropy

Farag's Substack

By Farag Elzegil

My personal Substack

The Writing Long Game

By Tom Kuegler

Learn how to grow your Substack holistically, without burnout! Master Notes, improve your storytelling, and enjoy the act of writing. No hustle. No posting on 48 platforms. Just great writing that grows your audience.

Build to Thrive

By Juan Salas-Romer

Build to Thrive caters to professionals and founders seeking clarity, leverage, and income in the new AI economy. It is built for people navigating real transitions and applying what they know to new opportunities as the rules of business change

Build to Thrive provides weekly insights and tips that are tested and based on solid business experience...I've found the AI prompts particularly useful in building my own newsletter.

- Finn Tropy

Ideas To Income

By Matt Giaro

Daily tips to create (& monetize) your content in your spare time. Share your knowledge. Earn more. Build freedom.

Stay Invested

By Denis Gorbunov

Financial freedom is the goal. I provide you with concrete investment ideas to help you achieve it.

WorkmanShit

By Neela 🌶️

Join a community of humans trying to make sense of a world where work is life, life is work and both are full of shit.

ILLUMINATION Health & Wellness Network

By Dr Mehmet Yildiz

Guides, articles, and discussions about health, well-being, fitness, self-improvement, personal/professional development, longevity, and disease prevention with community support.

The Weekly Hmm

By George David Marks

Includes The Weekly Ahh. Entertain your brain; feed your heart.

The Operator's Handbook

By Torsten Walbaum

Actionable advice, frameworks and guides to grow your career in Tech. Based on a decade of operating experience at companies like Uber, Meta and Rippling.

Weird Plants Gardening Space

By Val Garner

Weird Plants Gardening Space - A gardening newsletter for people who love gardens and plants, both indoor and outdoor. Upgrade for $7/month or get the best value at $50/year—less than a fancy plant pot or a bag of premium soil.