The Profile

Learn from the world's most successful people

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Learn from the world's most successful people

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The Profile is a newsletter for smart, curious people who want to improve their content diet. We study the wins and losses of the world’s most successful figures each week through the best longform profiles on people and companies in business, tech, and more.

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This is my favorite newsletter. I may be biased but I open it and read every Sunday :) Thanks for spending the time to put this together every week!

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6yr ago

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@apompliano thank you :))

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6yr ago

@apompliano @polina_marinova I aspire to find a partner who lifts me up like you two do each other :)

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6yr ago

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@apompliano @mrmikesmith aww you da best Mike! Just make sure you find a partner who supports you AND annoys you! Truly the best 😂

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6yr ago

@apompliano @polina_marinova what's that you wanna feature my dating profiles in a profile edition and help me find my wife? so generous!

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6yr ago

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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.

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6yr ago

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Of all the newsletters I subscribe to, The Profile is one of the few I make sure to read every single week. Why? Polina is especially good at finding interesting reads outside of the tech-bubble, a skill that I know I need to improve on, and I bet many others here could benefit from as well!

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6yr ago

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@tylerlastovich Thank you so much Tyler!!

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6yr ago

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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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6yr ago

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@lennysan @rrhoover Thank you Ryan! I've learned a lot, but mostly that nothing beats having your identity tied to your own name ... I wrote more about it here! https://theprofile.substack.com/...

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6yr ago

Polywork

Huge fan of The Profile! One of the few newsletters I pay for, and I look forward to it every week, twice a week!

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6yr ago

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@packym Thank you so much Packy!! Not as much as I look forward to Not Boring though....

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6yr ago

What are some of the best personal branding examples do see online, for individuals and not their orgs where the branding helps that individual get new work (can be partnership, business, lead, job)?

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6yr ago

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Of all the newsletters I subscribe to, this is the one that I am glad I am paying for. Polina does such a fabulous job with curating. Also, the Telegram group is awesome.

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6yr ago

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@nikhiljoisr Thank you so much for the kind words Nikhil! So glad you're part of the Profile community!

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