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A conversation with Paul Murphy, General Partner at Northzone
Founding Dots, backing Hopin and TIER, and what it is like to work with Tencent
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Consumer Subscription
Checking in on a (still) underrated category.
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August 2020
The Rise of Product-Led Growth
SaaS lessons from Warren Buffett, the best seed pitch ever, and key questions about the future of bottoms up software...
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The Rise: Video Games, Facebook, and LVMH
Introducing a new series of compilations sharing the stories behind the world's most interesting and important companies.
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July 2020
Enablers vs. Growers
Why aligning incentives with your customers is key to capturing the value you create.
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The Rise of Company X
How the world's most successful companies gained power
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One Person Companies are (Still) Underrated
Why the next McKinsey, Harvard, or Benchmark might start on Substack, with a Teachable course, or as a podcast
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Empowerment Loops
The driving insight behind Nike, TikTok, and Figma.
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June 2020
How to Identify Underrated Markets
A framework for analyzing the catalysts of emergent demand
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The Age of Precision Wellness
Ushering in the Metaverse of Health.
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May 2020
Structural Shifts
My podcast discussion with Ben Robinson of Aperture
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🎧 Spotify's New Customer
Listen now (16 min) | I co-wrote this essay (and created the accompanying audio recording) with Sid Jha, who just celebrated the one year anniversary of…
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