Medium

Medium is a platform designed for individuals to share insightful perspectives, useful knowledge, and life wisdom with a global audience. Supported by a growing community of members rather than advertisements or selling user data, Medium connects over 100 million people each month. The platform offers a membership program that allows members to read without limits or ads, fund great writers, and join a global community. Medium’s Partner Program enables writers to earn money based on member read time, positive interactions, follower bonuses, and Boost bonuses. Medium for Teams provides a library of insights from industry experts to help teams enhance their skills and knowledge. The company promotes a remote-first work culture, offering benefits such as home office stipends, Wi-Fi reimbursement, and co-working space memberships. Employees also receive comprehensive health insurance, 401(k) plans, parental leave, and unlimited paid time off. Medium hosts an annual all-company retreat for its remote employees to meet in person. The platform offers various membership plans, including a standard plan for $5/month or $60/year and a ‘Friend of Medium’ plan for $15/month or $150/year. Medium’s Partner Program has been updated to incentivize high-quality human writing and has expanded to more locations. The platform includes features like audio stories, offline reading, and a Mastodon community for members. Medium’s mission is to deepen the collective understanding of the world through the power of writing. The Partner Program requires participants to be Medium members, have published a story in the last six months, and be located in an eligible country.