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
Hello and happy Sunday! What we published this week We published three new articles this week totaling ~7,000 words. We discovered the sec
While the U.S. reckons with its painful history, cities have an opportunity to reinvent public art
Dan interviews Nathan about his forthcoming series of Divinations essays that explore critiques of the traditional theory of disruption. In
More about our plans for the Everything bundle and how you can work with us
Why the weekly review is the cornerstone of my life
On the unbundling of Reddit into vertical communities
Dan and Nathan are both writing about Clay Christensen’s iconic theory of disruption, so we decided the second week of July every year is go
An unlikely marriage where both sides win
Announcing a new show with Li Jin, two looks into the future of fitness, Scott Belsky's Elephant List, Is It New Or Does It Suck, and more.
Either way, a digital fitness industry revolution is coming, fast
Businesses plateau for two reasons: Their strategy is wrong (Wrong Strategy Syndrome) They fail to execute any strategy at all (Fuzzy Strat
Hey! Dan here. If you're an introspective person, you probably spend a lot of time asking yourself how things are going: Do I like this? Do
Today, Dan and Nathan welcome guest Alex Kantrowitz to Talk Therapy! (This is a special episode that’s twice as long as usual!) Alex left hi
Dan and Nathan commiserate over their writing slump and strategize how to escape it. Meanwhile, Adam’s essay hits the top of Hacker News! T
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