The lifecycle of a business is to be born simple, grow complex, and then die.
My recent interview with Jesse Beyroutey solidified a hunch that I’ve been nursing for awhile: Incentive alignment is one of the most import
The original cloud kitchen, ten years before it was cool
Three Shorts: Notion, Roam, and “Time Preference”
It’s not like war, but it’s not like art class, either.
I'm interviewing Li Jin and Adam Davidson on Friday!
The dust has settled. Now what?
Why I bought an outfit I’ll never wear IRL
You probably can't have your cake and eat it too. But that's just fine.
Gumroad’s founder shares what he’s learned about strategy, product, and growth.
The “divine discontent” critique
Hiten Shah on why “garbage in, garbage out” applies to strategy, too.
It’s weird, but in some ways, side projects require better strategy than regular businesses. They’re so easy to quit. Even if you love it, y
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Strategy’s most famous theory could be wrong
A guide to Porter’s “Five Forces” framework—through the lens of Spotify
Six attributes of high-traction startups
A new conduit for knowledge of business strategy
Lessons from ecology’s “competitive exclusion principle”
Short-form premium video is here to stay.
Two theories; one of them good
Hey! Something special today :) I always wanted to release the raw audio of the interviews I do. But part of the magic of the original inter
The Divinations Podcast is back! (If you want to add it to your podcast app, press “add to podcast app” by the audio player above!) This wee
This week on the Divinations podcast, Adam Keesling and I are interviewed by our pal Dan Shipper about our Quibi prediction piece! How to Li
