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Brian Morrissey

July 18, 2025

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Media Strategy & Finance

Substack's OnlyFans opportunity

Substack's recent funding got a lot of attention for the headline valuation number, as all fundings do, but it's more interesting to examine what its new investment and investors say about the direction of the company. In this episode, I'm joined by Anonymous Banker to break down where Substack goes next and why OnlyFans is a better comp for its aspirations than YouTube.

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