Nicholas Lising-White is a behavioural analyst at Canvas8. With a degree in human geography from UCL, he is interested in the impact of differing cultural conditions on human behaviour. Outside of work, he can be found meandering between cafes on his bike, testing his culinary skills, and intermittently pottering around a rugby pitch.

People are redefining status for themselves using a broad range of factors beyond solely economic ones. This new iteration of status is often based around increasingly niche and local signifiers, and status is becoming a mode of belonging and connection with like-minded people.

Insider Status

United States

Social networking

Publishing

The New York-based newsletter distribution start-up Beehiiv has raised $33 million in series B funding on the promise of continued growth. With people growing wary of being plugged into social media, newsletters allow them to engage with niche communities at a slower pace.