Sunday August 9th, 2020
Two theories; one of them good
Resurfacing Tiago’s in-depth P.A.R.A series
Nathan and Dan discuss how they test for what kind of content resonates. P.S. — Here’s the essay on Oatly’s marketing by Nat Eliason just p
Fool me once, shame on you...
A review of the Q2 earnings: growth in digital subscriptions, a fall in advertising, and a decline in APRU due to long-term investing.
Book review of The End of Accounting: there are four problems with current financial statements and intangible assets are the biggest reason why.
Nathan and Dan discuss how a new kind of media business model requires them to rethink how to fairly compensate writers for the bundle. Ho
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On newsletters, courses, and creator marketing
The “divine discontent” critique
Nathan and Dan discuss his latest Superorganizers essay on the framework he developed to help him follow his heart — and filter for the best
“Follow your heart” is squishy advice. It’s a Goop headline. It’s a bumper sticker. It’s something you imagine Adam Neumann plastering on
What GPT-3 is, GPT-3's capabilities, if GPT-3 will replace jobs, and how it affects social media.
The co-founders of Breaker, on podcasting, platforms, and media
Sunday July 26th, 2020
Mindful productivity helps her stay prolific without burning out
The lifecycle of a business is to be born simple, grow complex, and then die.
Two things today: First, a bit of follow-up from last episode. We’re alternating weeks where one of us is in “maker mode” and the other is i
How Amazon Marketplace works, how Thrasio built a unicorn, the platform risk associated with the strategy, and regulation concerns.
On newsletters, platforms, marketplaces, and more
“The first step to a new cosmogony is a step back” — Paul Feyerbend, Against Method Raise your hand if you’ve murdered an idea. I have. It
As the Everything bundle grows, Nathan’s focus seems to have disappeared. Dan helps him troubleshoot, and by the end of the episode, we deci
Strategy’s most famous theory could be wrong
