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
It’s not like war, but it’s not like art class, either.
The dust has settled. Now what?
Three Shorts: Notion, Roam, and “Time Preference”
I'm interviewing Li Jin and Adam Davidson on Friday!
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.
Hiten Shah on why “garbage in, garbage out” applies to strategy, too.
The “divine discontent” critique
Six attributes of high-traction startups
A new conduit for knowledge of business strategy
We made a bundle, and you're grandfathered in!
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
Strategy’s most famous theory could be wrong
Gumroad’s founder shares what he’s learned about strategy, product, and growth.
Short-form premium video is here to stay.
How to understand the essence of any business
The return of Three Shorts!
Lessons from ecology’s “competitive exclusion principle”
A guide to Porter’s “Five Forces” framework—through the lens of Spotify
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
The strategy behind the news, in as few bullet points as possible
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