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The biggest impact of someone like Casey unbundling himself from The Vox is that he is now an entrepreneur with a product called Casey. His beachhead may very well be a paid newsletter (it’s very good by the way) but the newsletter is just one SKU. Maybe the SKU he cares most about. Maybe even the SKU that makes him the most money. But it doesn’t... See more

One of the beautiful things about decentralized protocols is that their code, smart contracts, and transaction histories are out in the open for anyone to see, audit, and even copy. That openness acts as a check and balance; it incentivizes good behavior and protocol optimization, because if enough people disagree with the way the team behind a... See more

In total, Amazon should have transacted $35 billion in GMV in 2007 -- roughly 1x its valuation. At the same valuation, Shopify today is transacting 74% more GMV than Amazon did in 2007. To be fair, Shopify converts far less of that GMV into gross profit dollars (1.4% vs. 9.7%), but it has shown the ability to grow its rake of GMV by offering... See more

The reality is, there are likely people that already love what you’re doing that would gladly create content to be a part of your story.

Anyone can say no to bad ideas, but only a focused person can say no to good ideas.

Managing a business alone can be hard, but in the United States, over 70% of companies are "soloprenuers" and there's an accelerating trend that these businesses are digital-only. These hard working folks are tasked with managing finance, accounting, purchasing, sales, marketing and customer service. It can be daunting and veer the business-owner... See more