Opening a marketplace creates complicated new tradeoffs
Hello again! Yesterday after I published the Sahil Lavingia interview I received a tweet from my friend Alex: https://twitter.com/CantHardyW
The strategy behind the news, in as few bullet points as possible
How new regulations have brought college athletes into the creator economy, big time
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
My recent interview with Jesse Beyroutey solidified a hunch that I’ve been nursing for awhile: Incentive alignment is one of the most import
Eric Newcomer is one of the smartest and most plugged in newsletter writers in tech. This week he'll be joining Nathan, Dan, and Evan in the
A Book Review of “Mastering the Market Cycle”
A post-mortem for a failed prediction, and a failed startup
Sonos filled homes with silky smooth sound, but it’s questionable if their strategic decisions made them anything more than commodity hardware.
Three Shorts: Facebook Portal — back from the dead!; an advertising arbitrage opportunity; a funny story about the power of incentives
BitClout is a new service that allows anyone to create a publicly-tradable token. Will it work? What effect could it have?
Is now a great time to buy? Or a terrible one?
Geoff Atkinson, the former SVP Marketing at Overstock, explains how strategy shifts can emerge through experimentation
Decoding Apple's intentions
On newsletters, platforms, marketplaces, and more
Your questions and critiques, answered!
The "Divinations" Summary / Review
The “divine discontent” critique
The return of Three Shorts!
Why I bought an outfit I’ll never wear IRL
On newsletters, courses, and creator marketing
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
All reviews of books, podcasts, articles, etc
