Who's Reading the “Lessons” Blog in 2023?
Let’s do a deep dive into the “Lessons From A Startup Life” (aka “Lessons”) blog — and address the seismic shift in reader interest that we experienced this year. It’s December, after all.
In November 2023, readers couldn't get enough of “Lessons”. Why exactly? Well, we covered topics hotter than a certain pop superstar and NFL player who became a couple. Everything from the Open AI saga – with more twists than a pretzel factory (here), to Sam’s departure details – a tech soap opera classic (here), and the nail-biting, edge-of-your-seat thriller about AI safety (here).
But wait, there's more! We took on the equivalent of a Six Flags Great Adventure ride with blogs like navigating the VC and PE downturn (here), the VC funding freeze (brrr!) (here), leveling-up as an AI product managers (here and here), and the sizzling hot AI professionals labor market (here).
You may wonder “where in the world are readers of this blog located?” Spoiler alert: everywhere! Massachusetts took the top spot, with 30% of our readers. California grabbed silver, proving they're surfing the web just as much as the waves along the coast. And let’s not forget New York, Texas, and the state of Washington – with their beautiful tech clusters and super-speedy Wi-Fi!
Readers come from companies of all shapes and sizes: 17% are from businesses so small they could hold meetings in a broom closet; from startups where the CEO does coffee runs (20% of readers, 11-50 person companies), and from gigantic corporations where you need a map to find the kitchen. Thank you all for reading along.
From AI enthusiasts to French Blockchainers to VC voyeurs, I hope you’ve enjoyed the content in 2023. We've got a readership as diverse as the topics we cover, proving that whether you're trying to fund your startup, a tech guru or just trying to figure out what data Tic Tok really gathers, there's something here for everyone. Stay tuned, stay connected and who knows, maybe in 2024 an AI will be named “Sexiest Person Alive” by People Magazine!