Archive - Working Theorys

Digital Tug-of-War

On TikTok ban whiplash, digital trade, Harvard MBAs, and CEOs running it back.

Jan 19 •

December 2024

Writing Wrapped

I published 52 pieces this year (plus favorite tweets and an essay from the vault).

Dec 29, 2024 •

Everyone needs two shticks.

Dec 18, 2024 •

Invisible Duels

You didn’t agree to this duel. Yet it’s happening.

Dec 3, 2024 •

November 2024

Intellectualism Goes Mass-Market

Substack wants to be the final boss of the creator economy, even as it cringes at the term itself.

Nov 20, 2024 •

September 2024

Taste Is Eating Silicon Valley.

Just as software ate the world and dramatically transformed industries in the last era, taste is now eating software—and with it, Silicon Valley.

Sep 19, 2024 •

Learning anything comes down to two things: practice and performance.

Sep 17, 2024 •

The Unmistakable Weight of the Co-sign

Ascendancy in any domain is a game of two moves: self-made wins and high-status vouches. You alternate between the two, taking leaps from one step to…

Sep 13, 2024 •

Notes on 'Founder Mode'

Most founders are in “founder mode” — and most of them fail anyway.

Sep 2, 2024 •

August 2024

The Founder's Dilemma

On the rise of personal power and founders outgrowing their startups.

Aug 28, 2024 •

OR: The Marginalization of "Touch" in a Digital World

Aug 27, 2024 •

30 and Not Retired

P.S. It’s not just about being retirable, but being more retirable than your neighbor.

Aug 16, 2024 •

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