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Niche or scale. Niche is often used as a backhanded compliment. It is a polite way of saying small. That’s changing. The most successful publishers have a tight focus on communities. That means even large publishers are looking to nail niches. Add up enough niches and a media company isn’t necessarily small..

Audio that’s valuable as a professional or educational resource, which encourages users to get their employer to pay for it, or consider an educational expense.

Most who use the Reddit hack are doing so for practical reasons, but it’s also a small act of protest—a way to stick it to the Search Engine Optimization and Online Ad Industrial Complex and to attempt to access a part of the internet that feels freer and more human.

If you subscribe to the idea that Masa’s still got it and is among the world’s most visionary operators and investors, there’s a case to be made that SoftBank is just hitting an early rough patch on the road to a massive opportunity. People underestimate how big an impact technology is yet to make; Masa does not. If he needs to be the villain for a... See more

Spotify seems to be trying to build out control of advertising and distribution of podcasting. With gatekeeping power over listeners through its streaming service, and gatekeeping power over ad revenue through its advertising network, Spotify will eventually be able to force podcasters to live in its ecosystem. It won’t be impossible to get listene... See more

Learn to question yourself: Why this anger or resentment? Where does this incessant need for attention come from? Under such scrutiny, your emotions will lose their hold on you. You will begin to think for yourself instead of reacting to what others give you.

On Substack, you own your email list. You have the autonomy to transfer to other sites.