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Founders keep asking me how media is changing. In 2010, I worked nine months to land a story in Wired… about Square moving into a new office. That was considered newsworthy. Today, this story wouldn't be possible to land.

Me screaming it from the rooftops: Don't just post from whatever platform you feel like you "should" be on. Which one do you actually like??

What's newsworthy today is NOT what was newsworthy in the past. For more, subscribe to Lindsay's Substack: lindsayamos.substack.com/p/loyalty-move…

Don’t be a Chad. Be a Melisa Tokmak. Chad IDE made it way too easy last week to distract yourself from your actual work. And for founders watching the reaction, it’s tempting to think you need shock-value or controversy to get VCs’ attention.

6 years at Y Combinator advising 3,000+ startups on PR and comms Before that she was the first comms hire at Square, then Facebook She wrote YC's handbook and lived both media eras Her unlock? You have to do both Now? @lindsayamos helps founders & investors via

A clear, strong company narrative is essential. Some companies struggle to express one. But Angle Health figured it out. More from Lindsay Amos about why Angle Health's Series B feature in FORTUNE works 👇

Gabriel Jarrosson Huge fan of Lindsay Amos! Appreciate the Start shout Gabriel 🙏. Her recent conversation on the show breaks down exactly why this shift is happening and how founders can approach it without trying to “do everything.” Sharing here for anyone who wants to go deeper →

A concept we're leaving in 2025: Every company sounding exactly the same on social media. Not every company is Duolingo, and it shouldn't be! Maria LaMagna Morales with more: instagram.com/p/DSBb1iUAS3a/

I finally sat down and wrote the “introduction post” Substack recommends. From childhood to OSU, to Square, Facebook, and YC—what poured out were unexpected personal reasons I’ve spent my entire life obsessed with storytelling, and why The Angle is where that obsession becomes

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"In tech, we tend to over-rotate on the idea that startups are mostly building for other startups. But there’s an entire world of founders building for people who consume local content."

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I turned my latest post for The Angle into a practical guide founders can use to land local press coverage. Remember: local ≠ small brand impact.

Looking for an engagement pod, but also want to learn how to post better?? Join my WhatsApp Challenge, which starts Jan. 20: luma.com/0stn2945

For early-stage founders, traditional media often isn’t an option. Founder-led channels have changed the game. In my latest Angle piece, I break down how Imagine AI (YC F25) founders Sky Yang and neo built brand awareness by pitching Start, Fondo.com’s weekly

Founders often ask how startups end up in The New York Times. Coverage happens when a startup becomes “the interesting thing” of a moment—because it reflects something larger unfolding culturally. Natallie Rocha, a reporter at The New York Times, covers startups not just to

Early-stage startups don’t land in the The Wall Street Journal because they built a great product. It’s cultural friction. It’s generational tension. It’s resembling a company that has already defined a generation… Relationship Co’s Date Drop, a matchmaking algorithm built by a Stanford student