# Trung Phan

> Trung Phan is a Canadian writer, newsletter author, and co-founder who built one of the internet's most entertaining business media brands. His Saturday newsletter SatPost mixes deep-dive tech and business analysis with viral memes, earning him 725k+ Twitter followers and tens of thousands of Substack subscribers. A former equity analyst, Kensho Technologies researcher, and The Hustle writer, Phan is descended from Vietnam's most famous anti-colonial revolutionary, Phan Boi Chau - a lineage that sits somewhere between irony and destiny for a man who now runs his own media empire from a laptop.

- **Role:** Creator at Workweek / Author of SatPost
- **Organizations:** Workweek, SatPost, Bearly AI (former), The Hustle (former), Bloomberg Media (former), Kensho Technologies (former)
- **Nationality:** Canadian (Vietnamese heritage)
- **Education:** BA, History and Sociology, McGill University, MBA, University of British Columbia, Passed all 3 CFA exams (did not pay annual dues), CFA Institute
- **Known for:** Built Twitter/X following from 0 to 725k+ followers, Grew from 10k to 300k Twitter followers in 2021 alone, Co-founded Bearly AI, an AI writing tool for researchers and writers

## Career timeline

- **2012** — Moved to Vietnam after college; worked as equity analyst at a Vietnamese asset management firm with $3B+ AUM
- **2013-2014** — Completed MBA at University of British Columbia
- **2015** — Moved to Boston; joined Kensho Technologies (S&P Global subsidiary) as research analyst
- **2015-2019** — Research Analyst at Kensho Technologies
- **2020** — Joined The Hustle as lead writer (1.5M+ readers)
- **2021** — Grew Twitter following from 10k to 300k+ in a single year; launched SatPost newsletter
- **2022** — Left The Hustle; joined Workweek as creator; began writing for Bloomberg Opinion; co-founded Bearly AI with Parham Negahdar
- **2022-2023** — Bloomberg Opinion columnist
- **2022-2024** — Co-founder at Bearly AI (AI writing/research tool)
- **2024** — Departed Bearly AI; continued building SatPost on Substack through Workweek
- **2026** — Posted viral satire about Meek Mill's AI startup and Anthropic, sparking social media debate

## Achievements

- Built Twitter/X following from 0 to 725k+ followers
- Grew from 10k to 300k Twitter followers in 2021 alone
- Co-founded Bearly AI, an AI writing tool for researchers and writers
- Former lead writer at The Hustle (1.5M+ reader tech newsletter)
- Bloomberg Opinion columnist
- Co-host of 'Not Investment Advice' podcast with Jack Butcher and Bilal Zaidi
- Sold a comedy film script to Fox
- Passed all 3 CFA exams
- Workweek creator partner with guaranteed income model
- SatPost newsletter has tens of thousands of Substack subscribers

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Posted viral satire on X claiming Anthropic acquired Meek Mill's AI startup for $1B, sparking public exchange with the rapper and renewed attention on his commentary style
- **2025** — Continued publishing SatPost weekly on Substack through Workweek; X/Twitter following surpassed 725k
- **2024** — Departed co-founder role at Bearly AI after roughly two years building the AI research tool

## Links

- Website: https://www.readtrung.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tp23/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/TrungTPhan

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Last updated: 2026-04-22