# Jeremy Caplan

> Jeremy Caplan is a journalist, educator, and newsletter creator who built Wonder Tools into one of Substack's most-recommended productivity and AI tools newsletters, with 85,000+ subscribers in 201 countries. He is Director of Teaching and Learning at CUNY's Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism, where he also runs the Entrepreneurial Journalism Creators Program. A Princeton and dual-Columbia grad, former Time magazine reporter, and one-time international concertmaster, Caplan has spent over a decade helping journalists and knowledge workers find tools that actually save time.

- **Role:** Director of Teaching and Learning at Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism, CUNY
- **Organizations:** Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism, CUNY, Wonder Tools (Substack newsletter), Fast Company, Poynter Institute
- **From:** Boston, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BA, Public Policy, Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, M.S. in Journalism (Knight-Bagehot Fellow), Columbia Journalism School, MBA (Wiegers Fellow), Columbia Business School, Ford Fellow in Entrepreneurial Journalism, Poynter Institute
- **Known for:** Built Wonder Tools from zero to 85,000+ subscribers as a side project alongside a full-time academic role, Directed the first global M.A. and certificate programs in Entrepreneurial Journalism at CUNY, 277 Substack newsletters recommend Wonder Tools - top 76 in Technology category

## Career timeline

- **Early 1990s** — Served as Concertmaster, International Symphony Orchestra in Jerusalem, while at Princeton
- **Mid-1990s** — Early journalism work at The Paris Review and Yahoo! Internet Life
- **Late 1990s** — Staff writer at Newsweek and contributor to Time for Kids
- **2000s** — Reporter at Time Magazine covering business, technology, and cultural trends
- **2010s** — Joined CUNY Tow-Knight Center for Entrepreneurial Journalism as Director of Education
- **2010s** — Directed the first global M.A. and certificate programs in Entrepreneurial Journalism at CUNY
- **2020-04** — Launched Wonder Tools newsletter on Substack during COVID-19 pandemic
- **2021** — Wonder Tools reaches first anniversary milestone
- **2023** — Speaker at ONA23; newsletter syndicated in Fast Company
- **2024** — Wonder Tools surpasses 39,000+ subscribers; speaks at ONA24
- **2025-04** — Wonder Tools celebrates 5-year anniversary with 65,000+ subscribers in 201 countries
- **2025-11** — Subscribers reach ~80,000
- **2026-04** — Wonder Tools surpasses 85,000 free subscribers; 277 Substack newsletters recommend it

## Achievements

- Built Wonder Tools from zero to 85,000+ subscribers as a side project alongside a full-time academic role
- Directed the first global M.A. and certificate programs in Entrepreneurial Journalism at CUNY
- 277 Substack newsletters recommend Wonder Tools - top 76 in Technology category
- Newsletter syndicated through Fast Company
- Supported hundreds of journalists worldwide over 10+ years in building independent ventures
- Served as Concertmaster of the International Symphony Orchestra in Jerusalem while still a Princeton student
- Holds Princeton BA, Columbia J-School M.S., and Columbia Business School MBA
- Knight-Bagehot Fellow and Wiegers Fellow
- Ford Fellow in Entrepreneurial Journalism at Poynter Institute

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Wonder Tools reaches 85,000+ subscribers from 201 countries; ranked #76 in Substack Technology
- **2025-11** — Subscribers hit ~80,000 milestone
- **2025-04** — Celebrated 5-year anniversary with retrospective: 265 posts, 200,000+ words, 2,000+ hours invested
- **2024** — Spoke at ONA24; co-taught Generative AI for Media Professionals course on Maven
- **2023** — Spoke at ONA23; featured by Fast Company; interviewed by AImpactful on AI tools

## Links

- Website: https://jeremycaplan.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremycaplan/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/jeremycaplan
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/JeremyCaplan/videos
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeremycaplan/

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Last updated: 2026-04-24