Founded in 2017 in San Francisco, the platform provides infrastructure for content creation, including payment processing, analytics, and design.
While initially focused on newsletters, Substack aims to attract a wider variety of creators by offering more diverse content options.
The Hungry Dogs Project
Patterson recently launched a new project called Hungry Dogs on Substack. Explaining the name, Patterson said, “Hungry dogs run faster,” a phrase his grandmother used. His decision to join Substack is largely driven by the freedom the platform offers.
“With Substack, we’re totally free, we get to do whatever the hell we want to do. So, I can write opinion pieces. I can write whatever the hell I want to write, and that’s liberating,” Patterson said.
Patterson also plans to use his Substack to share opinion pieces, advice on writing, and video interviews with authors he admires, including co-authors like Dolly Parton and Bill Clinton.
According to a recent Business Edition article, Patterson has a lot to share, and he’s ready to “tell all” on topics ranging from Hollywood to Washington D.C.
