Paying for Technically

Technically is simple: we write articles on the software concepts and companies you need to know. Some of those articles are free to read, and some require you forking over some gold doubloons. Articles come in 3 flavors:

(1) The "Universe" of technical terms

These are direct and concise definitions of a technical term, kind of like you'd see in a dictionary. From APIs to context windows, these are 100% free, and are also embedded within longer posts to provide a dense Wikipedia-style reading experience:

(2) Foundational posts and knowledge bases

These are longer, more in depth posts like The Beginner's Guide to Databases or What's Cloud?. Many of these posts are 100% free, but the rest are gated as part of what we call knowledge bases. KBs are just organized groups of posts that help you accomplish a job, like building software. They give you an in-depth, networked guide to learning the concepts you'll need to achieve specific goals:

The foundational material (e.g. how to build a web app) doesn't change much from quarter-to-quarter or year-to-year, so these are charged as a one time fee.

(3) Company breakdowns

These are our most in depth and researched posts, unpacking what companies that build highly technical products actually do, how they make money, and what separates them from their competition.

All company breakdowns are bundled into the "Analyzing Software Companies" knowledge base:

This knowledge base will be updated most frequently, as competitive dynamics in software categories shift quarter-to-quarter.

Subscribers additionally have the ability to request coverage for a company, category, or around a specific event (eg an S1 filing).

It goes without saying (but we'll say it anyways) that our writing is not investment advice.