Ryan Graff

Former Carny. Founder, 90-MinuteMessaging ... differentiation and positioning for B2B tech. Happy to help. DMs open.

[Ryan Graff @rcgraff]

@thesamparr One of my greatest eras was when I lived in a fully-furnished rented apartment in Chicago.

It was weird to tell people I was 35 and didn't own a bed, couch, or TV.

But now I've got a house, many beds, many couches, and two TVs, and the upside is small or non-existent.

[Ryan Graff @rcgraff]

@farhip "Owner hired the wrong leaders" is oldest, most tired trope in news.

There are no right leaders for newspapers. Why?
1) Few people want/like traditional news
2) Everything online is a) very niche (i.e. Substack, YouTube) or b) winner take all and NYT takes all for trad news.

[Ryan Graff @rcgraff]

@thesamparr I've heard some companies do an "easy out" ... basically resign and we'll give you a generous severance.

It's brilliant because it helps managers/founders act quickly rather than keep someone around for a long time avoiding the hard conversation.

Make it easy on both sides!

[Ryan Graff @rcgraff]

@STLChrisH This is a great post. Tons of insight and clear thinking.

On the build v. buy question ... interesting that the logic we've used for 15+ years holds even in the case of AI ... build if it's a core competency and provides advantage, otherwise buy.

Thanks for sharing!

[Ryan Graff @rcgraff]

@thesamparr That's one of my favorite books, and a bestseller, and yet i feel like it was buried under Atomic Habits.

Love to see the love ...

And Duhigg!

[Ryan Graff @rcgraff]

@theramblingfool He already had a deal.

The crazy talk was about saving face. Being able to say he made the Iranians blink.

[Ryan Graff @rcgraff]

A while ago I was in a Colorado mountain town when I heard a guy working on a house across cuss out an employee.

"How long does it take you to hang a window?" he shouted. "Are you a fucking framer or not?"

And all I could think was, "Man, I bet yelling at that dude felt great"

[Ryan Graff @rcgraff]

@jalehr Mutiny

[Ryan Graff @rcgraff]

@bryanhasling I'm glad you just recently signed up!

I've got one in mind, but haven't pulled the trigger just yet (scheduling, nagging injuries, etc.). It's an end of year event, so time isn't critical, but still gotta get my mind right.
Thanks for sharing!

[Ryan Graff @rcgraff]

@Dagk @BrianRoemmele I'd love to hear your perspective on this. Apple's in such an interesting place with AI.

[Ryan Graff @rcgraff]

@georgi_stanoev @thesamparr What's the name of the company?

[Ryan Graff @rcgraff]

@theryandreyer Rings by far.

I love them and they double as a trapeze for my 5 and 8 years olds.

Gonna put a second set (plus monkey bars) in the basement so they can swing somewhere other than my office/gym.

[Ryan Graff @rcgraff]

@Emarky Got an example to share?

[Ryan Graff @rcgraff]

@DukeOtty @homegymcoop For just $2500 you can never go to Planet Fitness again.

[Ryan Graff @rcgraff]

@Seanfrank Only if people are brands

@ShaanVP's Five Tweet Tuesday gets an open every single time.

The rest have fallen off, including prolific, insightful people like Prof G. and others.

[Ryan Graff @rcgraff]

@thesamparr 1) Lots of investors — and there are tons out there — don't have any special insight into who will win in AI.
2) The winner take all AI companies are likely already past the angel stage.
3) If you are/believe the above, then Media and DTC seem like relatively AI-proof segments

[Ryan Graff @rcgraff]

@dharmesh Yes.

Same reason you gotta learn math in school ... we have calculators, but it's kinda nice (and beneficial!) to know how to think and solve problems.

[Ryan Graff @rcgraff]

@ReubenR80027912 Pretty sure GCC isn't going all in on "regime change," which is a big, unpredictable endeavor.

They want to go back to the status quo of the last 30 years, in which they get rich AF while worrying only occasionally about a shitty neighbor.

[Ryan Graff @rcgraff]

@ElijahSchaffer @nytimes Next time you wanna fake a reporter reaching out to you, here's a believable text:

I'm working on a piece about XYZ for the NYT. I'd like your perspective. Can we get some time to chat?

No one writes five-paragraph SMS messages, dingus.