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The Oscars, Emmys, and Grammys are nothing if not vehicles for the stars who power the engine of pop culture. But the ubiquity of those stars is waning.

Rex Woodbury • The Internet Killed Mainstream Culture

We would tell readers what’s new and “Why

Jim VandeHei, Mike Allen, • Smart Brevity

The above trends are a reality and we believe the wise move is to find ways to exploit these new trends and leverage them to build great businesses. History has shown that incumbents tend to fight trends that challenge established ways and, in the process, lose focus on what matters most: customers. Hulu is not burdened by that legacy.

Jason Kilar • Jason Kilar on Hulu and content

In its early days, Substack primarily catered to a certain set of internet-savvy writers and journalists, lured by the promise of monetizing a direct relationship with their readers. But as it morphs from a niche publishing concern into a heavyweight start-up mentioned in the same breath as Twitter and Facebook, its user base is proliferating accor... See more

Joe Pompeo • “There Has to Be a Line”: Substack’s Founders Dive Headfirst Into the Culture Wars

In under two decades, on-demand lightning-fast internet television had gone from an impossibility to a simple fact of life.

Mark Bergen • Like, Comment, Subscribe

“Content innovation grows audiences, and distribution innovation creates enterprise value.”

Evan Armstrong • Distribution Is King

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings once announced his company was canceling several big-budget productions. He responded: Our hit ratio is way too high right now. I’m always pushing the content team. We have to take more risk. You have to try more crazy things, because we should have a higher cancel rate overall. These are not delusions or failures of respo

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Rex Woodbury • The Internet Killed Mainstream Culture

Jim VandeHei, Mike Allen, • Smart Brevity

Jason Kilar • Jason Kilar on Hulu and content

Joe Pompeo • “There Has to Be a Line”: Substack’s Founders Dive Headfirst Into the Culture Wars

Mark Bergen • Like, Comment, Subscribe

Evan Armstrong • Distribution Is King

Morgan Housel • The Psychology of Money: Timeless lessons on wealth, greed, and happiness

Adam Grant • Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World

Mark Bergen • Like, Comment, Subscribe