03
Sep
Advertising Monologues
Beautiful design. Perfect targeting. Nobody cares.
Want to know why?
Read your own campaign:
"Our product solves problems."
1 min read
Latest
02
Sep
The Wrong Credits
Your client doesn't buy your services.
They buy a future version of themselves.
(The one they dream about
1 min read
01
Sep
The Ivory Tower
Seven years. $100 million. Complete secrecy.
Dean Kamen built the tallest ivory tower in tech history.
His team solved transportation.
1 min read
29
Aug
Comfortable Lies
Netflix asks managers one question: "Would you fight to keep this person?"
If no, they're gone.
1 min read
28
Aug
Managing Physics
Andy Grove ran Intel.
He had one rule: "Disagree and commit."
Say your piece. Make your case.
Then
1 min read
27
Aug
Invisible Ladder
Valve says they have no managers.
Also, Gabe Newell runs Valve.
They have "cabals" instead—groups that form
26
Aug
Equal Illusion
"But shouldn't it be 50/50?"
No.
Ray Dalio built Bridgewater on total honesty. Anyone can
25
Aug
Breaking In
We all try to change our managers.
We think we can break them in like new shoes.
Here's
1 min read
22
Aug
Poetry Doesn't Pay
You have 3 seconds.
That's how long your prospect gives your message before their brain decides: stay or
1 min read
21
Aug
Clarity Without Chains
Most managers give their teams GPS coordinates, detailed playbooks, and somehow… paralysis.
Then I learned about Commander's Intent—
1 min read