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  1. Patel says SemiAnalysis grew from one person two and a half years ago to 50 people this week, completely organically.

    “Actually, this week we find that we hit 50 people, so having started it five years ago to now, and I've hired my first person two and a half years ago, We've now grown to 50 people just completely organically, so it's been a hell of a ride.”

    1:13 · Chris Best Substack · 31 Oct 2025 · permalink
  2. Patel says email capture growth accelerated dramatically on Substack but fell back after leaving despite SEO work.

    “And then I added Substack and growth went like this. And then I left Substack and it went back to like this, the email capture.”

    5:34 · Chris Best Substack · 31 Oct 2025 · permalink
  3. Patel says email growth slowed significantly after leaving Substack despite having dedicated SEO staff.

    “And then I left Substack and it went back to like this, the email capture.”

    5:37 · Chris Best Substack · 31 Oct 2025 · permalink

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