How Spoonbill reveals our obsession with identity
Three reasons why RSS still dominates in audio, but not text.
Your questions and critiques, answered!
How media creates power
The strategy behind the news, in as few bullet points as possible
Also in Three Shorts: Amazon buying Wondery, and Calm's $2b valuation
How the professional platform makes networking weird
Three shorts: the strategy behind the news, in as few bullet points as possible.
On Snap's take on TikTok, Apple's developer fee reduction, and Vox's talent attrition.
Hello! Welcome to Three Shorts, a recurring series where I unpack the strategy behind the news in as few bullet points as possible. Enjoy!
The return of Three Shorts!
A post-mortem for a failed prediction, and a failed startup
The two types of “death tech” companies
Lessons from ecology’s “competitive exclusion principle”
How strict prioritization processes cause malaise, and why you should take gut instinct more seriously in your planning process.
How the tool for networked thought can grow into its $200m valuation
Hints that your strategy isn't working
Plus, how to be a person on the Internet, with Visakan Veerasamy
Can disruption be simplified?
The content format is a red herring. What really matters is the structure and purpose of TikTok’s network, which is antithetical to Instagram.
I'm interviewing Li Jin and Adam Davidson on Friday!
Two theories; one of them good
On newsletters, courses, and creator marketing
