Entrepreneurship

So who survives?

First, creators who publish citable work . Newsletter writers who go deep on one thing. Analysts who publish original data. Technical writers who explain complex topics in a way that can be pulled apart and quoted. Agents like them because they produce high-signal content, and humans trust them because when an agent says “Carly... See more

What we see as an agency in our work with creators

We work with a lot of creators around the world for different brands, markets and niches and the ones that get brought back or are offered long-term partnerships are those that you can tell immediately what they stand for. From the topics they create content around to the way they frame things and... See more

I don't know if I'm ever going to get rich doing this but I am going to keep making things that I want to exist, in a way that seems fun and to a level of quality and style that I myself like and trust that the score will take care of itself

It’s about the same trap in professional life: doing the thing for years, getting more experienced, and staying stuck at the same level. You can work hard for a very long time without getting better—not because you’re lazy or untalented, but because you’re confusing practice with deliberate practice.

And if there’s one thing that experience has taught me, it’s that very little results can be replicated, as much as we wish they could . You cannot lift someone else’s strategy, apply it line by line, and expect the exact same outcome, because outward growth is deeply shaped by many variables including timing, luck, platform shifts, your voice,... See more

Duration is the final filter. People chasing rewards leave when rewards dry up. Sustained obsession can’t be faked. If you do fake it long enough to become indistinguishable from someone who has it, you’re not faking anymore.

If effort is now diminished, if it can be hidden, and proof can or soon will be gamed too, if transparency itself can be performed — what’s left?

The only thing left that can’t be gamed is wanting something badly enough that it shows. Desire is the closest thing to proof of authenticity we have left.

Desire resists this because it’s too... See more