Building Substack | Sachin Monga (Substack, Facebook)
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Sachin Monga (00:00:00): I really think that we're just starting into this golden era of what it might mean to be a writer on the internet. The economic model for supporting great writing on the internet has been generally pretty terrible for the entirety of the internet's history....
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Sachin Monga (00:05:01): I'm so happy to be here, and that's so great to hear. Lenny...
Accepts praise without shrinking from it or turning it into a performance.
do, if I scroll down and click on the profile of someone who's commenting on your post, it'll show me the other Substack that person reads too. Again, this is a very personalized and very writer centric...
Names a concrete strength, artifact, or contribution instead of offering generic praise.
Sachin Monga (00:20:20): Going back to your question about Chris too, I think Chris and Hamish...
Turns a moment that could become critique into a question about the guest's thinking.
Sachin Monga (01:00:33): My pleasure. Thank you so much for having me. Lenny (01:00:37):...
Accepts praise without shrinking from it or turning it into a performance.
Sachin Monga (00:59:58): I'll make one plug for a role that we're hiring for right at Substack, which is a senior data role with a product and growth analytics bent would be the specific archetype we're looking for in this role. If you are listening to the pod and feel like that might be you, I would love to chat. I think my email address too, I don't know if it would get shared, but it's just Sachin, my first name, @substackinc.com. Feel free to send me a note anytime. Lenny (01:00:24): Awesome....
The ending makes gratitude concrete, which turns warmth into checkable behavior.