Hamish McKenzie
FounderFounder/COO at Substack
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedSubstack · YC
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About
Hamish McKenzie is a co-founder and Chief Writing Officer at Substack, a platform for creating paid newsletters. He is the author of "Insane Mode: How Elon Musk's Tesla Sparked an Electric Revolution to End the Age of Oil" (2018) and previously worked as the lead writer for Tesla and as a reporter for PandoDaily. His earlier freelance work covered technology, business, pop culture, and politics for publications in New Zealand, Australia, Hong Kong, Canada, the UK, and the US.
Founder/COO at SubstackYC W18
Intro paths
Hamish went through Y Combinator (Winter 2018) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Substack's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Hamish can intro founders to Substack's investors below.
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Experience
- SubstackCo-founder and Chief Writing Officercurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Kik Interactive, Inc.Editorial Advisor2015 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- TeslaLead Writer2014 — 2015Palo Alto
- PandoDailyReporter2012 — 2013
- IndependentJournalist2010 — 2012
- Time Out Hong KongFeatures Editor2008 — 2010Hong Kong
- Digital MediaSenior Reporter2006 — 2007Hong Kong
- Critical PublicationsPublications Editor2004Dunedin, New Zealand
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Hamish McKenzie?
- Hamish McKenzie is a co-founder and Chief Writing Officer at Substack, a platform for creating paid newsletters. He is the author of "Insane Mode: How Elon Musk's Tesla Sparked an Electric Revolution to End the Age of Oil" (2018) and previously worked as the lead writer for Tesla and as a reporter for PandoDaily. His earlier freelance work covered technology, business, pop culture, and politics for publications in New Zealand, Australia, Hong Kong, Canada, the UK, and the US.
- Where does Hamish McKenzie work?
- Hamish McKenzie is Founder/COO of Substack.
- What companies did Hamish McKenzie found?
- Hamish McKenzie founded Substack.
- Where did Hamish McKenzie go to school?
- Hamish McKenzie studied at University of Otago (Bachelor of Arts - BA, English Language and Literature/Letters); Western University (Master of Arts in Journalism, Journalism); Y Combinator.
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