Entrepreneurship

The path to becoming future proof comes down to shifting from consumer to creator. When you solve your own problems, publish the solutions in the global town square, and help an audience of like-minded people, even if that audience is a "tiny" 1,000 true fans, I find it hard to believe you won't find the power in you to create a good life. At that... See more

I have yet to find a single writer who’s grown a serious following without some kind of niche.

That doesn’t mean boxing yourself in. It means starting with something clear enough for people to get what you’re about, and specific enough for the right readers to find you.

The first six months are for you. Experiment like crazy. Write about anything.... See more

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