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Ben Tossell

Founder and writer, Ben's Bites

  • Founder and writer, Ben's Bites1

Ben Tossell writes Ben's Bites, a newsletter about startups and investing for AI builders of all levels, sharing what Ben Tossell is learning building with agents and which tools are worth trying. It is published on Substack and includes summaries of AI news and launches, video tutorials, tool reviews, and company deep-dives, produced with a small team. Ben Tossell started Ben's Bites in 2022 while on the AI team at Zapier, after earlier founding the no-code tutorial site Makerpad, which Zapier acquired in 2021. Ben Tossell also runs Ben's Bites Fund.1

At a glance

Current role
Founder and writer
Sector
Independent
Work listed
1
Sources cited
1
Profile reviewed

Career

Ben Tossell joined Product Hunt in 2015 to help with launches and run its community, and went on to build many products with no-code tools. In 2019 Ben Tossell started Makerpad, a tutorial site for building with no-code tools, which Zapier acquired in March 2021.1

Ben Tossell later joined the AI team at Zapier, and in 2022 started the Ben's Bites newsletter.1

Channel and publications

Ben's Bites is published on Substack and, according to its about page, sends summaries of AI news and launches twice a week, along with video tutorials, tool reviews and commentary on founders and companies. The newsletter is produced by a small team and includes a paid community for people building with AI.1

Work and contributions

  • Ben's Bites Show, channel or publication

    Writes the newsletter, with news and launch summaries, tutorials on building things, tool reviews, and company deep-dives.1

Timeline

  1. Joined Product Hunt to help with product launches and run the community.1
  2. Started Makerpad, a no-code tutorial site.1
  3. Makerpad was acquired by Zapier.1
  4. Started the Ben's Bites newsletter while on the AI team at Zapier.1

Other documented roles

Roles the sources document that are not confirmed as current.

  • Founder, Makerpad1
  • AI team (2022), Zapier1
  • Launches and community (from 2015), Product Hunt1

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References

1 sources · profile reviewed Oct 21, 2026 · data updated Oct 21, 2026

  1. About - Ben's BitesBen's Bites · Official page · accessed Oct 21, 2026