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 lifecycle of a business is to be born simple, grow complex, and then die.
The dust has settled. Now what?
I'm interviewing Li Jin and Adam Davidson on Friday!
The original cloud kitchen, ten years before it was cool
Three Shorts: Notion, Roam, and “Time Preference”
It’s not like war, but it’s not like art class, either.
Strategy’s most famous theory could be wrong
Hiten Shah on why “garbage in, garbage out” applies to strategy, too.
Lessons from ecology’s “competitive exclusion principle”
Six attributes of high-traction startups
Why I bought an outfit I’ll never wear IRL
The “divine discontent” critique
A guide to Porter’s “Five Forces” framework—through the lens of Spotify
Short-form premium video is here to stay.
You probably can't have your cake and eat it too. But that's just fine.
How to understand the essence of any business
The return of Three Shorts!
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!
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
A new conduit for knowledge of business strategy
Gumroad’s founder shares what he’s learned about strategy, product, and growth.
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