“One of the functions of art is to give people the words to know their own experience… Storytelling is a tool for knowing who we are and what we want.”
An Ursula K. Le Guin gem https://t.co/X6a6zUFt5O
The year is 1996 and you own a newspaper. The internet just came out, but you don’t really get it.
Which businesses are similar in 2023 with GPT3 + AI looming?
The Ozy Media meltdown has a lot of lessons. As the reporter who caught them buying junk traffic in 2017, I'm biased. But I see it as a perfect, cautionary illustration of Paid versus Earned media. So: a 🧵 on why Ozy failed as a paid media company — and why it matters.
I worry that other people of color building media businesses are going to face even more scrutiny and skepticism because of Ozy's deceptions.
And after years of covering ad fraud, I'm incensed that big brands still can't or won't take control of their digital spending.
I was asked by two different media sources for AAPI recommendations and they keep not getting published and my little list includes poetry which is not getting enough love when AAPI poetry is where it’s at! 1/7
I built my Twitter following from 1k to 40k in 50 days.
My email list from 0 to 7k in 2 months.
And I didn't spend a dollar.
Here are the 9 secrets to building an audience fast 🧵
I focused on building new, deep and unexpected relationships this past year.
I joined a few communities of varying sizes from 20 to 2,000+.
Within those communities, I found my tribe.
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Hmm... something interesting I learned from my buddy @RomeenSheth about McKinsey.
I thought they are just a stale boring consulting co
But he told me they've acquired a ton of software co's & now have a $100M ARR tech portfolio now (!)
I'll let him explain - guest thread!