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
Three Shorts: Notion, Roam, and “Time Preference”
The dust has settled. Now what?
The original cloud kitchen, ten years before it was cool
I'm interviewing Li Jin and Adam Davidson on Friday!
Why I bought an outfit I’ll never wear IRL
It’s not like war, but it’s not like art class, either.
Six attributes of high-traction startups
The “divine discontent” critique
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.
A new conduit for knowledge of business strategy
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
We made a bundle, and you're grandfathered in!
Lessons from ecology’s “competitive exclusion principle”
The return of Three Shorts!
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
Short-form premium video is here to stay.
How to understand the essence of any business
Strategy’s most famous theory could be wrong
Gumroad’s founder shares what he’s learned about strategy, product, and growth.
Two new things this week for subscribers! I narrated an audio version of this article just for paying subscribers like you. I’m going to do
This is the audio edition of Understanding the Covid-19 Recession. If you’d like these to be delivered to your podcast app every week, clic
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