signalcreatesmovement
Probably this is one of the better quiet successes on the open web at the moment, and a look at signalcreatesmovement reinforced that quiet success quality, sites that are doing well without making a noise about doing well are the sites I most respect and this one has clearly chosen the quiet success path consistently throughout.
actioncreatestraction
A piece that did not lean on the writer credentials or institutional backing, and a look at actioncreatestraction maintained the same focus on substance, content that earns trust through quality rather than through name dropping is the kind I find most persuasive and this site is clearly playing on the substance side of that distinction.