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Let’s imagine how perfect attribution for these essays would look. In that perfect world if somebody read Sari’s essay and was inspired to create a company, and that company made billions of dollars, Sari would get a cut. So would the people that inspired Sari’s writing. If the essay helped Sari land a new amazing job, then some portion of the earn... See more
Joey DeBruin • The creator attribution ratio
Patronage — It is my belief that audiences WANT to pay creators. Fans like to reward artists, musicians, authors and the like with the tokens of their appreciation, because it allows them to connect. But they will only pay if it is very easy to do, a reasonable amount, and they feel certain the money will directly benefit the creators.
French • Better Than Free
“No amount of sophistication is going to allay the fact that all your knowledge is about the past and all your decisions are about the future.” – Kolossus
Morgan Housel • Makes You Think
Assume best intent. If someone asks for more information or updates, they are probably low on confidence and you are probably leaving something ambiguous.
Josh Clemente • Confidence is Earned
Kurt Vonnegut, talking about when he tells his wife he’s going out to buy an envelope:
“Oh, she says well, you’re not a poor man. You know, why don’t you go online and buy a hundred envelopes and put them in the closet? And so I pretend not to hear her. And go out to get an envelope because I’m going to have a hell of a good time in the process of b
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Future of Food and
In the U.S., email marketing is the default way for brands to initiate and maintain relationships with customers, and it has been for years. But email isn’t popular in China — a lot of people use WeChat for all of their messaging needs, including for business. Private traffic is basically what Chinese brands came up with as an email-free equivalent... See more
Connie Chan • Why China’s Version of Email Marketing Is So Effective
At the “thick” end of the spectrum, members still give money and read your journalism, but they also show up at events, offer advice and feedback, respond to call-outs, share their knowledge, and interact with journalists. This relationship is denser and more intimate. It engenders a constant feedback loop between the news organization and its memb... See more