Essays

• Creator, meet operator The creator economy makes a promise. But does it deliver?
• How top creators avoid burnout How do you replace yourself when you are the business?
• From sweaty startups to viral Twitter threads Nick Huber (aka @sweatystartup) shares his journey from Cornell undergrad to self-storage entrepreneur to amassing a huge online audience.
• Startup sliding doors Over the course of building your company, you face several divergent paths.
• Founder-Creator-Investor The startup world's hot new hyphenate.
• Audience is leverage Experts and builders from all over the business world have discovered that audiences create unfair advantages.
• Completing the puzzle Every week, I talk to prolific creators, founders, and builders. The same phrase comes up over and over again.
• Playing games Make sure you know which one you're playing.
• Purpose, then process With any creative effort, there is an important order of operations to follow.
• Why newsletters work They're simple, efficient, and perhaps a bit overhyped. But why are newsletters such an effective medium?
• Feel like a stranger I journeyed down the web3 rabbit hole, and found a tantalizing future for media.
• Let things unfold organically Creators are often told that consistency is a key virtue. But that’s not the whole story.