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š¤ 700 M Consumers Canāt Be Wrong
šSubstack Built a $100K Day-One Creator Platform
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š How Substack Built a $100K Day-One Creator Platform
ā”How to Get Your Brand Ready for AI-First Search
š¤ 700 M Consumers Canāt Be Wrong
ā” Instant Infographics with One Prompt
š„ Zoom Rolls Out AI Notetaker and Avatars
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šÆ Substack Built a $100K Day-One Creator Platform
šHow Substack Built a $100K Day-One Creator Platform
Digital marketers, what if your next big growth engine isnāt adsābut your audience itself?
Substack co-founder & CEO Chris Best (@cjgbest) is building exactly that: a publishing platform where independent creators succeed by serving their communities, not algorithms. Millions of people now pay directly for the writing, podcasts, and newsletters they loveāfueling a new economic engine for culture.
On The Social Radars podcast, Chris reveals:
š The essay that became Substackās founding manifesto
š° How their first writer earned $100K on day one
ā” Early struggles and conviction to keep going
š How Substack evolved from a tool into a powerful network effect
š Growth levers and its long-term vision to reshape media
š Hear the full breakdown and every growth lesson straight from Chris Best. Watch the full interview here šļø
Substack co-founder and CEO Chris Best (@cjgbest) is building the publishing platform for independent creators ā one where creators succeed by serving their communities.
Millions of people now use the app every week, paying for the work they value and fueling a new economic
ā Y Combinator (@ycombinator)
7:07 PM ⢠Sep 17, 2025
š How to Make Your Brand Visible in AI-First Search
ā”How to Get Your Brand Ready for AI-First Search
š Google traffic is softening while š¤ AI-generated answers climb to the top.
If your content isnāt built for AI visibility, you risk disappearing where it matters most.
ā” Semrushās AI Visibility Roadmap gives you a clear plan to stay discoverable:
š Quick Wins (30ā60 days)
š§ Fix technical gaps, set up AI search monitoring, and optimize existing content for LLM-readability.
š Next Steps (3ā6 months)
š¬ Build credibility with āBest ofā content, active community participation, and stronger review strategies.
š Long-Term Plays (6ā12 months)
š° Lock in authority with media partnerships, thought-leadership pieces, and topic clusters designed for AI citation.
š” The shift is happening now. Brands that act early will own the next era of search.
š¤ 700M Consumers Canāt Be Wrong
š¤ 700M Consumers Canāt Be Wrong
OpenAI just dropped the largest study ever on how real people use ChatGPTācovering 1.5 million conversations and a jaw-dropping 700 million weekly users. The findings show AI isnāt just an enterprise tool anymoreāitās woven into everyday life.

The future of AI isnāt just enterpriseāitās everyday life. ChatGPT is quietly reshaping how people learn, work, and buy, compressing time-to-output and influencing decisions that traditional metrics donāt capture.
For marketers and creators, this is the signal: audiences everywhere are training themselves to think and shop with AI.
š Donāt miss the complete breakdown and the marketing implicationsāfrom how to position your brand inside conversational AI to spotting the next growth markets.
š Want all the numbers and context? Read the full study and see the deep-dive blog.
How 433 Investors Unlocked 400X Return Potential
Institutional investors back startups to unlock outsized returns. Regular investors have to wait. But not anymore. Thanks to regulatory updates, some companies are doing things differently.
Take Revolut. In 2016, 433 regular people invested an average of $2,730. Today? They got a 400X buyout offer from the company, as Revolutās valuation increased 89,900% in the same timeframe.
Founded by a former Zillow exec, Pacasoās co-ownership tech reshapes the $1.3T vacation home market. Theyāve earned $110M+ in gross profit to date, including 41% YoY growth in 2024 alone. They even reserved the Nasdaq ticker PCSO.
The same institutional investors behind Uber, Venmo, and eBay backed Pacaso. And you can join them. But not for long. Pacasoās investment opportunity ends September 18.
Paid advertisement for Pacasoās Regulation A offering. Read the offering circular at invest.pacaso.com. Reserving a ticker symbol is not a guarantee that the company will go public. Listing on the NASDAQ is subject to approvals.
ā” Instant Infographics with One Prompt
š How to Build Infographics with Just One Prompt
Thereās now a faster way. Googleās Gemini can turn raw ideas or complex data into ready-to-share visuals in minutes.
Hereās how simple it is:
1ļøā£ Go to Gemini
2ļøā£ Type your prompt
3ļøā£ Select Canvas ā then Create ā Infographic
Thatās it. Your messy notes or analytics can instantly become polished, digestible graphicsāperfect for campaigns, reports, and social posts.
Why this matters:
ā” Saves hours of design time
š Makes data instantly understandable
š Lets you ship more visual content, faster
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š§ China Blocks Nvidia AI ChipsāA Global AI Shockwave
Beijing bans local tech firms from buying Nvidia chipsāreshaping AI supply chains overnight.
š¬ Voice AI Keplar Wants to Rewrite Market Research
A Kleiner Perkins-backed startup aims to replace slow surveys with fast, conversational AI.
š Macroscope AI Promises Bug-Free Codebases
A next-gen tool scans entire codebases, fixing bugs and explaining code on the fly.
š”ļø Irregular Raises $80M to Guard Frontier AI Models
A stealth AI security company gears up to protect cutting-edge foundation models.
š Silicon Valley Builds Virtual Worlds to Train AI Agents
Investors bet on āenvironmentsā where autonomous agents learn faster than ever.
š CodeRabbit Leaps to $60M Valuation
This 2-year-old startup says its AI reviews code more accurately than humans.
š Gemini Nano Banana Craze Sends Google to App Store #1
Googleās playful AI image model sparks a global download surgeāled by India.
š®š³ India Adds a Local Twist to Googleās Nano Banana Trend
Creative Indian spins turn Googleās quirky AI feature into a viral sensation.
š„ Zoom Rolls Out AI Notetaker and Avatars
Smarter meetings are here, with instant summaries and lifelike AI avatars.
⨠Google Refreshes Discover Feed for Creators
The revamped feed now puts original content and influencer voices center stage.
š§ Airbuds: The Social Music App Everyoneās Talking About
A fresh platform that mixes music sharing with social networkingāaddictive from day one.
š» Google Brings Lightning-Fast AI Search to Windows
A new desktop app delivers Spotlight-like AI-powered search for PC users.