How media creates power
Everything I’ve learned about writing on the internet
Smaller, faster, cheaper, weirder
The surprisingly compelling audio app that has consumed my life
Narratives have network effects
The lifecycle of a business is to be born simple, grow complex, and then die.
How the tool for networked thought can grow into its $200m valuation
By Means of Natural Selection
How to gain serenity *and* success with one weird trick (care less about results, and learn to love the process)
Meta thinks it will, and they are betting everything on it.
The past, present, and future of writing on the internet
GPT-powered journaling is changing my life
I’m in at $22.51—we’ll see what happens next.
The content format is a red herring. What really matters is the structure and purpose of TikTok’s network, which is antithetical to Instagram.
The point isn’t just to make money—it’s to change the systems that human attention flows through. You can’t understand Substack without understanding this.
Apple has two choices: adapt or die
Five lesser-known benefits of thinking out loud
The Economics of Belief Transmission
If you’re building the tech equivalent of balsamic strawberry ice cream, don’t expect vanilla scale
Opening up to external content is the only way to ensure durability, scalability, and defensibility.
How I learned to stop worrying and love the robots that tell me what to do
Physics metaphors are everywhere in business. If you follow where they lead, you end up in fascinating places
Reading the tea leaves and reacting to the hype
How to make 1 + 1 = 3
