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24 alternatives to The Owl and The Beetle

A newsletter on Leadership, Technology, and more

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Owl and The Beetle launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Radar Newsletter▲76
A curated newsletter of everything interesting in tech
2015 · radarnewsletter.weebly.com · its alternatives →
2
Monkey Keyboard Productivity Newsletter▲83
A weekly roundup of the best lifehacks and productivity tips
2015 · its alternatives →
3
The Journal, Issue #1 - by Kevin Rose▲227
Monthly newsletter w/ products reviews, podcasts, articles
2016 · its alternatives →
4
Dev Ideas▲86
An email newsletter for dev project ideas.
2014 · devideas.github.io · its alternatives →
5
MailChimp UX Newsletter▲180
Tales of researching, designing, and building from Mailchimp
2014 · its alternatives →
6
Owletter▲76
Keep an Eye on Your Competitors' Newsletters
2014 · owletter.com · its alternatives →
7
SummaList▲110
We summarize all the best tech & startup newsletters.
2014 · its alternatives →
8
The Pragmatic Engineer▲230
Newsletter for tech and engineering leaders
2021 · newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com · its alternatives →
9
Benedict Evans Newsletter▲77
Great newsletter for tech, mobile, trends, data, and news
2014 · ben-evans.com · its alternatives →
10
Startup Digest▲154
Personalized newsletter for all things startup in your area
2014 · techstars.com · its alternatives →
11
EMERGING▲141
Weekly newsletter about technology in the developing world
2016 · emerging.news · its alternatives →
12
The Working Lunch 👻▲166
Daily resources for startup founders
2015 · theworkinglunch.co · its alternatives →
13
Product Manager Handbook▲116
Interviews w/ product managers + weekly newsletter
2014 · its alternatives →
14
The Owl and The Beetle▲61
Weekly editorial newsletter on developing leadership skills
2023 · theowlandthebeetle.email · its alternatives →
15
Hot Pod▲108
A weekly newsletter all about podcasts
2015 · mailchimp.com · its alternatives →
16
SubList▲83
Email newsletters for blogs
2014 · bbrandsproductinformationvideo5.in.net · its alternatives →
17
The Modern Desk▲79
An apps and accessories newsletter for creatives.
2015 · themoderndesk.com · its alternatives →
18
Product Design Weekly▲118
Digital product design newsletter
2014 · designweekly.atomic.io · its alternatives →
19
Studio Neat Gazette▲85
Weekly newsletter from the guys at Studio Neat
2015 · studioneat.com · its alternatives →
20
The Tech for Founders Gazette▲90
Tech insights for founders
2023 · newsletter.moein.tech · its alternatives →
21
Laugh Digest▲85
A weekly newsletter with links to make you laugh
2015 · its alternatives →
22
BootUp▲75
Weekly no-BS newsletter w/ links about startups, tech & life
2015 · mailchimp.com · its alternatives →
23
iOS Arsenal▲123
The ultimate iOS developer newsletter.
2017 · its alternatives →
24
Tools for Reporters▲72
A newsletter with awesome tools for storytellers
2014 · toolsforreporters.com · its alternatives →

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